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8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
by Michelle Icard • 2023
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
4.10
180
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 98%
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023
4.10
180 ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
3.93
1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well 97%
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012
3.93
1k+ ratings
The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud • 2018
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
4.33
8k+
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child 97%
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
by William Stixrud 2018
4.33
8k+ ratings
The Gift of Failure
by Jessica Lahey • 2014
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
4.14
8k+
The Gift of Failure Summary
The Gift of Failure 97%
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
by Jessica Lahey 2014
4.14
8k+ ratings
How to Raise an Adult
by Julie Lythcott-Haims • 2015
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
4.07
13k+
How to Raise an Adult Summary
How to Raise an Adult 97%
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
by Julie Lythcott-Haims 2015
4.07
13k+ ratings
Grown and Flown
by Lisa Heffernan • 2019
Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.
3.91
883
Grown and Flown Summary
Grown and Flown 97%
Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.
by Lisa Heffernan 2019
3.91
883 ratings
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety
by John Duffy • 2019
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
4.08
801
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety Summary
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety 97%
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
by John Duffy 2019
4.08
801 ratings
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans
by Josh Shipp • 2017
Quit micromanaging. The coaching-based playbook for earning your teen’s trust and raising an adult.
4.22
804
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans Summary
The Grown-Up's Guide to Teenage Humans 96%
Quit micromanaging. The coaching-based playbook for earning your teen’s trust and raising an adult.
by Josh Shipp 2017
4.22
804 ratings
The Disengaged Teen
by Jenny Anderson • 2025
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
4.01
952
The Disengaged Teen Summary
The Disengaged Teen 96%
Four modes that explain teen disengagement and the coaching moves that restore curiosity.
by Jenny Anderson 2025
4.01
952 ratings
Never Enough
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2023
High-achieving schools now produce an at-risk generation, and the fix isn't what parents expect.
4.13
8k+
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough 96%
High-achieving schools now produce an at-risk generation, and the fix isn't what parents expect.
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2023
4.13
8k+ ratings
Letting Go
by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
3.68
388
Letting Go Summary
Letting Go 96%
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
by Karen Levin Coburn 1988
3.68
388 ratings
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens
by Joani Geltman • 2014
The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.
3.46
72
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens Summary
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens 96%
The brain science behind your teen's worst decisions, and the conversations that survive them.
by Joani Geltman 2014
3.46
72 ratings
Teaching Kids to Think
by Darlene Sweetland • 2015
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
3.77
359
Teaching Kids to Think Summary
Teaching Kids to Think 96%
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
by Darlene Sweetland 2015
3.77
359 ratings
Voice Lessons for Parents
by Wendy Mogel • 2018
What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.
3.97
790
Voice Lessons for Parents Summary
Voice Lessons for Parents 96%
What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.
by Wendy Mogel 2018
3.97
790 ratings
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition
by Jane Nelsen • 1994
Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.
4.00
360
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition Summary
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition 96%
Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.
by Jane Nelsen 1994
4.00
360 ratings
The Collapse of Parenting
by Leonard Sax • 2015
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
4.29
6k+
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting 96%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic
by Foster W. Cline • 1992
Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.
4.09
2k+
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary
Parenting Teens With Love And Logic 95%
Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.
by Foster W. Cline 1992
4.09
2k+ ratings
Middle School Matters
by Phyllis L. Fagell • 2019
Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.
4.02
750
Middle School Matters Summary
Middle School Matters 95%
Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.
by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019
4.02
750 ratings
Generation Z Unfiltered
by Tim Elmore • 2019
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
4.06
540
Generation Z Unfiltered Summary
Generation Z Unfiltered 95%
Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.
by Tim Elmore 2019
4.06
540 ratings
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen
by Michelle Icard • 2021
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
4.16
4k+
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen Summary
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen 95%
Fourteen talks before high school: side-by-side conversations that work when lectures fail.
by Michelle Icard 2021
4.16
4k+ ratings
Raising Competent Children
by Jesper Juul • 1995
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
4.25
2k+
Raising Competent Children Summary
Raising Competent Children 95%
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
by Jesper Juul 1995
4.25
2k+ ratings
13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do
by Amy Morin • 2017
Your child's resilience depends more on what you stop doing than what you start.
4.16
2k+
13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do Summary
13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do 95%
Your child's resilience depends more on what you stop doing than what you start.
by Amy Morin 2017
4.16
2k+ ratings
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen
by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
4.09
58
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 95%
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015
4.09
58 ratings
The Myth of the Perfect Girl
by Ana Homayoun • 2012
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
3.76
160
The Myth of the Perfect Girl Summary
The Myth of the Perfect Girl 95%
Straight A's and a hollow feeling: why achievement culture fails girls, and what replaces it.
by Ana Homayoun 2012
3.76
160 ratings
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students
by Christine Fonseca • 2010
Turn your gifted child's emotional fire from a problem into a powerhouse: a coach's playbook.
3.92
851
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students Summary
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students 95%
Turn your gifted child's emotional fire from a problem into a powerhouse: a coach's playbook.
by Christine Fonseca 2010
3.92
851 ratings
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
by Elisa Medhus • 2001
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
3.78
175
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Summary
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves 95%
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
by Elisa Medhus 2001
3.78
175 ratings
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
4.03
27k+
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock 95%
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
by Po Bronson 2008
4.03
27k+ ratings
Parenting a Teen Girl
by Lucie Hemmen • 2012
When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.
3.90
249
Parenting a Teen Girl Summary
Parenting a Teen Girl 95%
When your teenage daughter pulls away, here's how to stay close without pushing harder.
by Lucie Hemmen 2012
3.90
249 ratings
How To Raise Successful People
by Esther Wojcicki • 2019
Her daughters run YouTube and 23andMe. Her method: trust, respect, and far less intervention.
3.91
3k+
How To Raise Successful People Summary
How To Raise Successful People 95%
Her daughters run YouTube and 23andMe. Her method: trust, respect, and far less intervention.
by Esther Wojcicki 2019
3.91
3k+ ratings
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
by Charles J. Sykes • 2007
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
3.70
283
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Summary
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School 95%
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
by Charles J. Sykes 2007
3.70
283 ratings
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
by Adele Faber • 2005
Parents who listen first raise teens who talk. The workshop-tested method for breaking the silence.
4.00
4k+
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk Summary
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk 95%
Parents who listen first raise teens who talk. The workshop-tested method for breaking the silence.
by Adele Faber 2005
4.00
4k+ ratings
Mind in the Making
by Ellen Galinsky • 2010
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
3.85
2k+
Mind in the Making Summary
Mind in the Making 95%
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
by Ellen Galinsky 2010
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers
by Gary Chapman • 2000
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
4.15
4k+
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Summary
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers 95%
Teens hear love in distinct emotional dialects. Learn to speak your teen's, and the silence breaks.
by Gary Chapman 2000
4.15
4k+ ratings
9 Ways to a Resilient Child
by Justin Coulson • 2019
Resilience is built, not born. Nine shifts that grow it through parenting, no tough love required.
3.95
169
9 Ways to a Resilient Child Summary
9 Ways to a Resilient Child 95%
Resilience is built, not born. Nine shifts that grow it through parenting, no tough love required.
by Justin Coulson 2019
3.95
169 ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 95%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
Raising Mentally Strong Kids
by Daniel G. Amen • 2024
Build the brain first, and mental strength follows. The playbook for raising resilient kids.
4.15
5k+
Raising Mentally Strong Kids Summary
Raising Mentally Strong Kids 95%
Build the brain first, and mental strength follows. The playbook for raising resilient kids.
by Daniel G. Amen 2024
4.15
5k+ ratings
The Learning Habit
by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman • 2014
A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.
4.29
212
The Learning Habit Summary
The Learning Habit 95%
A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.
by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman 2014
4.29
212 ratings
The Good Enough Parent
by The School of Life • 2021
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
4.12
807
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent 95%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
4.02
3k+
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 95%
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021
4.02
3k+ ratings
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids
by Laura Markham • 2012
Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.
4.21
11k+
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Summary
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids 95%
Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.
by Laura Markham 2012
4.21
11k+ ratings
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.
4.19
2k+
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 95%
Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.
by Ross W.Greene 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
Raising Girls
by Steve Biddulph • 2011
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
3.93
2k+
Raising Girls Summary
Raising Girls 95%
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
by Steve Biddulph 2011
3.93
2k+ ratings
Your Defiant Teen
by Russell A. Barkley • 2008
Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.
3.94
134
Your Defiant Teen Summary
Your Defiant Teen 95%
Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.
by Russell A. Barkley 2008
3.94
134 ratings
Thrivers
by Michele Borba • 2021
Seven teachable traits that predict children's success more than IQ, and how to nurture them.
4.05
1k+
Thrivers Summary
Thrivers 95%
Seven teachable traits that predict children's success more than IQ, and how to nurture them.
by Michele Borba 2021
4.05
1k+ ratings
Kids Are Worth It!
by Barbara Coloroso • 1994
Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.
4.21
2k+
Kids Are Worth It! Summary
Kids Are Worth It! 95%
Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.
by Barbara Coloroso 1994
4.21
2k+ ratings
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
by Judith Warner • 2020
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
3.54
597
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me 95%
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
by Judith Warner 2020
3.54
597 ratings
The Teenage Brain
by Frances E. Jensen • 2014
The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.
3.77
6k+
The Teenage Brain Summary
The Teenage Brain 95%
The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.
by Frances E. Jensen 2014
3.77
6k+ ratings
Failure to Launch
by Mark McConville • 2020
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
4.22
583
Failure to Launch Summary
Failure to Launch 95%
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
by Mark McConville 2020
4.22
583 ratings
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg • 2006
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
4.15
54
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Summary
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens 95%
The resilience playbook for parents: build self-assurance, strong connections, and stress skills.
by Kenneth R. Ginsburg 2006
4.15
54 ratings
The Good News About Bad Behavior
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis • 2018
Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.
3.92
724
The Good News About Bad Behavior Summary
The Good News About Bad Behavior 95%
Why time-outs and sticker charts fail, and a model that builds self-control from connection outward.
by Katherine Reynolds Lewis 2018
3.92
724 ratings
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