50 Books like Sleep Better, Baby

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep

by Harvey Karp • 2012

A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.

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👶 Infant Sleep 🤱 Gentle Sleep Training 🍼 Newborn Care 🛏️ Bedtime Routines 🧠 Child Development

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep Summary

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep 99%

A baby's cry has a quiet switch. Five sensory steps flip it and sleep comes naturally.

by Harvey Karp 2012

3.76

2k+ ratings

👶 Infant Sleep 🤱 Gentle Sleep Training 🍼 Newborn Care 🛏️ Bedtime Routines 🧠 Child Development

The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan

by Cathryn Tobin • 2006

Start sleep training at six weeks, not six months: the gentle window most parents miss.

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😴 Infant Sleep 👶 Newborn Care 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌿 Gentle Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones

The Lull-A-Baby Sleep Plan 99%

Start sleep training at six weeks, not six months: the gentle window most parents miss.

by Cathryn Tobin 2006

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72 ratings

😴 Infant Sleep 👶 Newborn Care 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌿 Gentle Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution

by Gina Ford • 2018

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution Summary

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution 98%

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

by Gina Ford 2018

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book

by Cynthia MacGregor • 2005

From drowsy to deep sleep: age-by-age rules for naps, nights, and everything that breaks them.

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🍼 Infant Sleep ⏰ Baby Routines 🛏️ Sleep Training 👨‍👩‍👧 Cosleeping 😴 Nap Schedules

The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book Summary

The Everything Get Your Baby To Sleep Book 98%

From drowsy to deep sleep: age-by-age rules for naps, nights, and everything that breaks them.

by Cynthia MacGregor 2005

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13 ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep ⏰ Baby Routines 🛏️ Sleep Training 👨‍👩‍👧 Cosleeping 😴 Nap Schedules

The Natural Baby Sleep Solution

by Polly Moore • 2016

The 90-minute rhythm inside your baby: how to time naps for longer stretches and calmer nights.

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👶 Infant Sleep 😴 Sleep Training ⏰ Circadian Rhythms 🕐 Nap Schedules 🌿 Gentle Sleep Methods

The Natural Baby Sleep Solution 98%

The 90-minute rhythm inside your baby: how to time naps for longer stretches and calmer nights.

by Polly Moore 2016

3.95

432 ratings

👶 Infant Sleep 😴 Sleep Training ⏰ Circadian Rhythms 🕐 Nap Schedules 🌿 Gentle Sleep Methods

The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight

by Kim West • 2005

No cry-it-out: a gentle method that moves from bedside to door, one chair at a time.

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🍼 Baby Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 🤱 Gentle Sleep Methods 🩷 Responsive Parenting 🧸 Self-Soothing

The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight Summary

The Sleep Lady®'s Good Night, Sleep Tight 98%

No cry-it-out: a gentle method that moves from bedside to door, one chair at a time.

by Kim West 2005

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2k+ ratings

🍼 Baby Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 🤱 Gentle Sleep Methods 🩷 Responsive Parenting 🧸 Self-Soothing

Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition

by Jodi A. Mindell • 1997

Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.

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👶 Infant Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 🧸 Self-Soothing 🌙 Bedtime Routines 📋 Behavioral Parenting

Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition Summary

Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition 98%

Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.

by Jodi A. Mindell 1997

3.70

865 ratings

👶 Infant Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 🧸 Self-Soothing 🌙 Bedtime Routines 📋 Behavioral Parenting

The Gentle Sleep Book

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2015

Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.

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🔮 Baby Sleep 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🛏️ Co-Sleeping 🌙 Bedtime Routines 🍼 Night Weaning

The Gentle Sleep Book 98%

Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2015

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2k+ ratings

🔮 Baby Sleep 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🛏️ Co-Sleeping 🌙 Bedtime Routines 🍼 Night Weaning

How Babies Sleep

by Sofia Axelrod • 2020

Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.

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🍼 Infant Sleep 👶 New Parents 🌓 Circadian Rhythms 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting

How Babies Sleep 98%

Red light at night, bright light by day: how your baby's internal clock holds the key to sleep.

by Sofia Axelrod 2020

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474 ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 👶 New Parents 🌓 Circadian Rhythms 🛏️ Sleep Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting

Precious Little Sleep

by Alexis Dubief • 2017

Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.

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🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 👶 New Parents

Precious Little Sleep 98%

Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.

by Alexis Dubief 2017

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7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 👶 New Parents

Baby Sleep Guide

by Sandy Jones • 2009

The 4-month regression disrupts everything. Here's how to get sleep back, no single method required.

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🛏️ Infant Sleep 🧸 Toddler Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 📉 Sleep Regressions 🛡️ Safe Sleep

Baby Sleep Guide 98%

The 4-month regression disrupts everything. Here's how to get sleep back, no single method required.

by Sandy Jones 2009

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44 ratings

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🧸 Toddler Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 📉 Sleep Regressions 🛡️ Safe Sleep

Sleeping Like A Baby

by Pinky McKay • 2006

No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.

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🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Gentle Sleep Methods 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🥛 Breastfeeding Advocacy

Sleeping Like A Baby 98%

No cry-it-out required: baby-warm sleep strategies rooted in biology, not training.

by Pinky McKay 2006

4.03

338 ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Gentle Sleep Methods 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🥛 Breastfeeding Advocacy

Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way

by Natalie Willes • 2017

Less total crying, faster results: the sleep method that trains nights and naps together.

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🛌 Infant Sleep 😴 Sleep Training 😢 Cry It Out 💤 Independent Sleep 👶 New Parents

Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way Summary

Getting Your Baby to Sleep the Baby Sleep Trainer Way 98%

Less total crying, faster results: the sleep method that trains nights and naps together.

by Natalie Willes 2017

4.03

103 ratings

🛌 Infant Sleep 😴 Sleep Training 😢 Cry It Out 💤 Independent Sleep 👶 New Parents

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine

by Charmian Mead • 2018

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

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🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine Summary

7pm to 7am Sleeping Baby Routine 98%

Twelve-hour nights by eight weeks, no tears. The daytime feeding strategy that builds them.

by Charmian Mead 2018

3.15

144 ratings

🛏️ Newborn Sleep 🍼 Infant Feeding ⏰ Baby Routines 😴 No-Cry Sleep Training 🧘 Self-Soothing

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

by Tracy Hogg • 2005

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

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👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems Summary

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems 98%

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

by Tracy Hogg 2005

3.77

2k+ ratings

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The New Contented Little Baby Book

by Gina Ford • 2002

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

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🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

The New Contented Little Baby Book Summary

The New Contented Little Baby Book 97%

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

by Gina Ford 2002

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2k+ ratings

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 👶 New Parents 🌙 Sleep Training

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme

by John Pearce • 1999

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

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👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme Summary

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme 97%

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

by John Pearce 1999

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5 ratings

👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby

by James J. McKenna • 2012

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

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🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby Summary

A Quick Guide to Safely Sleeping with Your Baby 97%

A researcher's safety checklist that makes sharing a bed with your baby safer than a crib.

by James J. McKenna 2012

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8 ratings

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🛌 Safe Bedsharing 🤱 Attachment Parenting 🍼 Breastfeeding Support 👶 Newborn Care

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

by Marc Weissbluth • 1987

A pediatrician's plan for ending night wakings that starts with a bedtime as early as 6:00 PM.

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😴 Child Sleep Training 🔄 Sleep Routines 🧘 Self-Soothing 🩺 Pediatric Sleep 📈 Ages And Stages

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Summary

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child 97%

A pediatrician's plan for ending night wakings that starts with a bedtime as early as 6:00 PM.

by Marc Weissbluth 1987

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12k+ ratings

😴 Child Sleep Training 🔄 Sleep Routines 🧘 Self-Soothing 🩺 Pediatric Sleep 📈 Ages And Stages

Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

by Laura Hunter • 2012

The schedule and swaddle system that teaches a newborn the night, starting from week one.

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😴 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Baby Schedules 🕐 Parent-Led Routines 🧸 Self Soothing

Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition Summary

Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition 97%

The schedule and swaddle system that teaches a newborn the night, starting from week one.

by Laura Hunter 2012

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7k+ ratings

😴 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Baby Schedules 🕐 Parent-Led Routines 🧸 Self Soothing

The First Six Weeks

by Midwife Cath • 2016

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

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🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The First Six Weeks 97%

The 10pm trick that slowly becomes a 7pm bedtime: a midwife's method for newborn sleep.

by Midwife Cath 2016

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1k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Care 😴 Baby Sleep Training 🔄 Routine Building 🤗 Attachment Parenting 🤱 Breastfeeding Support

The Baby Sleep Solution

by Suzy Giordano • 2006

Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.

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🛏️ Sleep Training ⏱️ Controlled Crying 🧸 Self Soothing 🍼 Feeding Schedules 👑 Parent-Led

The Baby Sleep Solution 97%

Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.

by Suzy Giordano 2006

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1k+ ratings

🛏️ Sleep Training ⏱️ Controlled Crying 🧸 Self Soothing 🍼 Feeding Schedules 👑 Parent-Led

On Becoming Baby Wise

by Robert Bucknam M.D. • 1993

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

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👶 New Parents 🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding

On Becoming Baby Wise 97%

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

by Robert Bucknam M.D. 1993

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17k+ ratings

👶 New Parents 🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding

Helping Baby Sleep

by Anni Gethin • 2009

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

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👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

Helping Baby Sleep 96%

Night waking kept primate babies alive for 35 million years. Your baby's brain hasn't caught up.

by Anni Gethin 2009

3.56

78 ratings

👶 Attachment Parenting 🌙 Gentle Sleep 🤝 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Attachment Theory 🐒 Evolutionary Parenting

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

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👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution 96%

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

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1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins

by Marc Weissbluth • 2009

Two babies, one sleep clock. A pediatrician's protocol for syncing twin sleep so everyone rests.

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🧒 Twin Parenting 🛌 Infant Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 📅 Baby Schedules 🧘 Self-Soothing

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins Summary

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins 96%

Two babies, one sleep clock. A pediatrician's protocol for syncing twin sleep so everyone rests.

by Marc Weissbluth 2009

3.78

647 ratings

🧒 Twin Parenting 🛌 Infant Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 📅 Baby Schedules 🧘 Self-Soothing

The Science of Mom

by Alice Callahan • 2015

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

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🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

The Science of Mom 96%

Feeding, sleep, vaccines: what the evidence actually shows, and how to read the studies yourself.

by Alice Callahan 2015

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1k+ ratings

🍼 New Parents 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 😴 Baby Sleep 🥄 Infant Feeding 👶 Newborn Care

Cribsheet

by Emily Oster • 2019

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

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📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

Cribsheet 95%

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

by Emily Oster 2019

4.13

45k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding

The Wonder Weeks

by Hetty van de Rijt • 1992

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

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7k+

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

The Wonder Weeks 95%

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

by Hetty van de Rijt 1992

3.89

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

Your Self-Confident Baby

by Magda Gerber • 1997

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

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🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play 💞 Responsive Caregiving 💬 Emotional Validation

Your Self-Confident Baby 94%

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

by Magda Gerber 1997

4.10

1k+ ratings

🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play 💞 Responsive Caregiving 💬 Emotional Validation

The Wonder Weeks

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij • 2019

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

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🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 👶 New Parents 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding

The Wonder Weeks 94%

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij 2019

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 👶 New Parents 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler

by Jamie Glowacki • 2019

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

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🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler 94%

Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.

by Jamie Glowacki 2019

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2k+ ratings

🧒 Toddler Development 🍃 Gentle Discipline 🎨 Play-Based Learning 💬 Emotional Validation 🛀 Parental Self-Care

The Montessori Baby

by Simone Davies • 2021

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

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9k+

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

The Montessori Baby 94%

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

by Simone Davies 2021

3.91

9k+ ratings

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

Listen

by Patty Wipfler • 2016

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

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405

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Listen 94%

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

by Patty Wipfler 2016

4.34

405 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Raising Good Humans Every Day

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE • 2023

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

4.15

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🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

Raising Good Humans Every Day 93%

Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.

by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE 2023

4.15

532 ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 👶 Child Development 😌 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Nonviolent Communication 🎈 Positive Discipline

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids

by Laura Markham • 2012

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

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11k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids 93%

Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.

by Laura Markham 2012

4.21

11k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 🔗 Parent-Child Connection 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👶 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindful Parenting

The Child Whisperer

by Carol Tuttle • 2012

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

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3k+

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

The Child Whisperer 93%

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

by Carol Tuttle 2012

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting 🤲 Gentle Discipline 💬 Parent Communication

Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly • 2016

One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.

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🧸 Positive Parenting 🧩 Child Temperament ❤️ Emotion Coaching 🌿 Gentle Discipline 👫 Parenting Boys & Girls

Hidden Figures 93%

One small language shift that gets kids to cooperate without yelling or threats.

by Margot Lee Shetterly 2016

3.96

116k+ ratings

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧩 Child Temperament ❤️ Emotion Coaching 🌿 Gentle Discipline 👫 Parenting Boys & Girls

Montessori from the Start

by Paula Polk Lillard • 2003

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

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3k+

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

Montessori from the Start 93%

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

by Paula Polk Lillard 2003

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

The Yes Brain Child

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.

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👶 Child Development 🧠 Parenting Neuroscience ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🛡️ Resilience Building 🧘 Mindful Parenting

The Yes Brain Child 93%

Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

4.19

6k+ ratings

👶 Child Development 🧠 Parenting Neuroscience ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🛡️ Resilience Building 🧘 Mindful Parenting

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk

by Adele Faber • 1980

The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.

4.27

39k+

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting ⚡ Power Struggles 🦋 Child Autonomy

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk Summary

How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk 93%

The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.

by Adele Faber 1980

4.27

39k+ ratings

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting ⚡ Power Struggles 🦋 Child Autonomy

Ready, Set, Go!

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2018

Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.

3.69

505

🚽 Potty Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧒 Toddler Development 🧸 Parents Of Toddlers

Ready, Set, Go! 93%

Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2018

3.69

505 ratings

🚽 Potty Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧒 Toddler Development 🧸 Parents Of Toddlers

Unconditional Parenting

by Alfie Kohn • 2005

The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.

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9k+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💡 Humanistic Psychology

Unconditional Parenting 93%

The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.

by Alfie Kohn 2005

4.16

9k+ ratings

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💡 Humanistic Psychology

The Child Code

by Danielle Dick • 2021

Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.

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163

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌡️ Temperament Types ✂️ Tailored Parenting 🧘 Child Self-Regulation 🤲 Good Enough Parenting

The Child Code 93%

Your child's personality is written in DNA. Work with it rather than fight it.

by Danielle Dick 2021

3.79

163 ratings

🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌡️ Temperament Types ✂️ Tailored Parenting 🧘 Child Self-Regulation 🤲 Good Enough Parenting

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

by Ross W.Greene • 2021

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

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2k+

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 93%

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

by Ross W.Greene 2021

4.19

2k+ ratings

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🧘 Emotion Regulation 🤝 Cooperative Parenting

Generation Sleepless

by Heather Turgeon MFT • 2022

Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.

4.05

170

😴 Adolescent Sleep 🔬 Sleep Science 📱 Screen Time 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 🕰️ Circadian Rhythms

Generation Sleepless 93%

Five percent of seniors sleep enough. Biology, not laziness, is the culprit. The no-nagging fix.

by Heather Turgeon MFT 2022

4.05

170 ratings

😴 Adolescent Sleep 🔬 Sleep Science 📱 Screen Time 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 🕰️ Circadian Rhythms

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback

by Thomas W Phelan

Stop arguing and start counting: the discipline method that works because you finally stop talking.

3.82

438

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