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Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Summary
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids
How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
by Laura Markham 2012 276 pages
4.22
10.3K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Summary
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child
Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
by Robert J. MacKenzie 2001 273 pages
4.17
2.5K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
We Were the Mulvaneys Summary
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates 1996 454 pages
3.75
103.7K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Science of Mom Summary
The Science of Mom
A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
by Alice Callahan 2015 304 pages
4.38
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Science
God, Marriage, and Family Summary
God, Marriage, and Family
Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation
by Andreas J. Köstenberger 2004 448 pages
4.23
1.3K ratings
Marriage
Theology
Family
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids
Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts With Worry
by Lenore Skenazy 2009 195 pages
3.90
6.5K ratings
Parenting
Education
Family
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook
by Adrian Kulp 2018 298 pages
3.98
2.4K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Rebound Summary
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander 2018 416 pages
4.30
13.8K ratings
Poetry
Sports
Middle Grade
L'Arminuta Summary
L'Arminuta
by Donatella Di Pietrantonio 2017 163 pages
4.09
25.4K ratings
Italy
Italian Literature
Contemporary
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Summary
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
by Marc Weissbluth 1987 346 pages
3.90
11.5K ratings
Parenting
Reference
Self Help
Have a New Kid by Friday Summary
Have a New Kid by Friday
How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behaviour & Character in 5 Days
by Kevin Leman 2008 304 pages
3.84
3.6K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
And Baby Makes Three Summary
And Baby Makes Three
The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
by John M. Gottman 2007 272 pages
3.81
1.7K ratings
Parenting
Relationships
Marriage
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages
4.41
7.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Parenting Summary
Parenting
Getting It Right
by Andy Stanley 2023 240 pages
4.57
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Faith
Self Help
The Secrets of Happy Families Summary
The Secrets of Happy Families
Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More
by Bruce Feiler 2013 292 pages
3.98
6.1K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Summary
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber 1980 286 pages
4.27
36.9K ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
by John M. Gottman 2006 275 pages
4.15
1.4K ratings
Relationships
Marriage
Psychology
Sleeping Through the Night Summary
Sleeping Through the Night
How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep
by Jodi A. Mindell 1997 368 pages
3.71
848 ratings
Parenting
Family
Psychology
More or Less Maddy Summary
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova 2025 360 pages
4.21
18.2K ratings
Mental Health
Contemporary
Book Club
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
by Meg Meeker 2014 368 pages
3.92
2.9K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
by Meg Meeker 2006 267 pages
4.16
6.5K ratings
Parenting
Family
Self Help
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes
by Kristen Welch 2016 272 pages
4.00
5.8K ratings
Parenting
Christian
Family
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Summary
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn
The Complete Guide
by Penny Simkin 1984 512 pages
4.21
3.1K ratings
Parenting
Health
Family
Raising Resilient Children Summary
Raising Resilient Children
Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
by Robert B. Brooks 2001 336 pages
3.97
453 ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Family
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid
Marc's Mission
by Jocko Willink 2018 224 pages
4.63
1.9K ratings
Childrens
Parenting
Leadership
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Echo Mountain Summary
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages
4.26
10.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
Raising Girls Summary
Raising Girls
by Steve Biddulph 2011
3.94
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Pineapple Street Summary
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson 2023 304 pages
3.55
199.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Three Days in June Summary
Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler 2025 165 pages
3.72
39.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Sheet Music Summary
Sheet Music
Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
by Kevin Leman 2002 256 pages
4.07
7.7K ratings
Marriage
Christian
Relationships
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools Summary
Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
The 49 Most Effective Methods to Stop Power Struggles, Build Communication, and Raise Empowered, Capable Kids
by Jane Nelsen 2016 384 pages
4.27
314 ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Childrens
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well
Why Values and Coping Skills Matter More Than Grades, Trophies, or "Fat Envelopes"
by Madeline Levine 2012 352 pages
3.93
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Raising Critical Thinkers Summary
Raising Critical Thinkers
A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
by Julie Bogart 2022 352 pages
4.02
1.9K ratings
Parenting
Education
Self Help
Sandwich Summary
Sandwich
by Catherine Newman 2024 240 pages
3.61
117.9K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Summer
The Baby Book Summary
The Baby Book
Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
by William Sears 1993 769 pages
4.17
7.5K ratings
Parenting
Reference
Health
The Tech-Wise Family Summary
The Tech-Wise Family
Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place
by Andy Crouch 2017 224 pages
4.25
7.9K ratings
Parenting
Christian
Technology
Your Self-Confident Baby Summary
Your Self-Confident Baby
How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities -- From the Very Start
by Magda Gerber 1997 256 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Parenting
Childrens
Psychology
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler Summary
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler
Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years―No Time-outs Needed (2)
by Jamie Glowacki 2019 304 pages
4.31
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
The Connected Parent Summary
The Connected Parent
Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
by Karyn Purvis 2020 187 pages
4.54
1.6K ratings
Parenting
Adoption
Fostering
This Is How It Always Is Summary
This Is How It Always Is
by Laurie Frankel 2017 338 pages
4.28
205.6K ratings
Book Club
LGBT
Contemporary
Balanced and Barefoot Summary
Balanced and Barefoot
How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
by Angela J. Hanscom 2016 256 pages
4.16
5.1K ratings
Parenting
Nature
Childrens
Bringing Up Girls Summary
Bringing Up Girls
Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women
by James C. Dobson 2008 304 pages
3.92
3.0K ratings
Parenting
Christian
Family
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On
How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future
by Ginny Yurich 2023 224 pages
4.32
3.4K ratings
Parenting
Nature
Education
Boys Adrift Summary
Boys Adrift
The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
by Leonard Sax 2005 288 pages
4.18
7.5K ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think
A Philosophy of Education Based on the Principles of Ayn Rand's Objectivism
by Leonard Peikoff 2014 104 pages
4.13
156 ratings
Philosophy
Education
Parenting
On Becoming Baby Wise Summary
On Becoming Baby Wise
Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep
by Gary Ezzo 1993 252 pages
3.69
16.4K ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids
by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017 304 pages
4.11
11.0K ratings
Parenting
Nature
Education
Men and Marriage Summary
Men and Marriage
by George Gilder 1986 240 pages
4.23
466 ratings
Marriage
Cultural
Politics
The Daily Dad Summary
The Daily Dad
366 Meditations on Parenting, Love and Raising Great Kids
by Ryan Holiday 2023 432 pages
4.55
1.5K ratings
Parenting
Philosophy
Self Help
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