Best Parenting Books | Summaries & Audio

Parenting Book Summaries

Crooked

by Forrest Maready • 2018

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

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178

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

Crooked

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

by Forrest Maready 2018 385 pages

4.38

178 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting

by Paul Raeburn • 2016

Kids are tiny strategists. Game theory reveals the playbook you did not know they were running.

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375

🧠 Game Theory 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Strategies 🧒 Child Behavior ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🏡 Family Dynamics

The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting

Kids are tiny strategists. Game theory reveals the playbook you did not know they were running.

by Paul Raeburn 2016 222 pages

3.48

375 ratings

🧠 Game Theory 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Strategies 🧒 Child Behavior ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🏡 Family Dynamics

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

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388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988 448 pages

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

21st Century Skills

by Bernie Trilling • 2009

Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.

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433

📐 Project-Based Learning 💻 Digital Literacy 🏫 Education Reform 🔮 Future Of Education 💼 Workforce Readiness

21st Century Skills

Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.

by Bernie Trilling 2009 240 pages

3.69

433 ratings

📐 Project-Based Learning 💻 Digital Literacy 🏫 Education Reform 🔮 Future Of Education 💼 Workforce Readiness

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US

by Danielle Crittenden • 1999

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

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454

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

by Danielle Crittenden 1999 208 pages

3.71

454 ratings

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

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196

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

The Safety Trap

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021 356 pages

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

Autism Breakthrough

by Raun K. Kaufman • 2014

Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.

4.15

456

🧩 Autism Parenting 🌱 Developmental Approach 🔍 Sensory Processing 💬 Behavior As Communication 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent-Led Intervention

Autism Breakthrough

Your autistic child doesn't need fixing. Enter their world, and the breakthroughs follow.

by Raun K. Kaufman 2014 368 pages

4.15

456 ratings

🧩 Autism Parenting 🌱 Developmental Approach 🔍 Sensory Processing 💬 Behavior As Communication 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent-Led Intervention

How To Raise A Boy

by Michael C. Reichert • 2019

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

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500+

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

How To Raise A Boy

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

by Michael C. Reichert 2019 336 pages

3.55

500+ ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

The Teenage Liberation Handbook

by Grace Llewellyn • 1991

School is optional. This is the manual for leaving it behind and getting a real education.

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1k+

🧳 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🧹 Deschooling ✊ Teen Empowerment 🏡 Homeschooling Teens

The Teenage Liberation Handbook

School is optional. This is the manual for leaving it behind and getting a real education.

by Grace Llewellyn 1991 726 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧳 Unschooling 🧭 Self-Directed Learning 🧹 Deschooling ✊ Teen Empowerment 🏡 Homeschooling Teens

The Making of Men

by Arne Rubinstein • 2013

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

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159

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

The Making of Men

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

by Arne Rubinstein 2013 288 pages

4.17

159 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Gifted Children

by Ellen Winner • 1996

Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.

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109

🎓 Gifted Education 👶 Child Development 🎯 Domain-Specific Ability 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🌱 Talent Development

Gifted Children

Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.

by Ellen Winner 1996 464 pages

3.83

109 ratings

🎓 Gifted Education 👶 Child Development 🎯 Domain-Specific Ability 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🌱 Talent Development

Helping Children Succeed

by Paul Tough • 2016

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

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2k+

🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Helping Children Succeed

Grit can't be taught. It grows from an environment of support, belonging, and high expectations.

by Paul Tough 2016 125 pages

3.86

2k+ ratings

🌪️ Childhood Adversity 📉 Educational Equity 🔨 Character Development 🤱 Attachment Theory 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Why Smart Kids Worry

by Allison Edwards • 2013

Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.

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1k+

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 🧩 Gifted Children ⏳ Asynchronous Development 🎨 Multiple Intelligences 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Why Smart Kids Worry

Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.

by Allison Edwards 2013 256 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 🧩 Gifted Children ⏳ Asynchronous Development 🎨 Multiple Intelligences 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition

by Anita Diamant • 1991

Skip the guilt, build a sacred Jewish home: choose the traditions that fit your family.

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1k+

🕊️ Liberal Judaism 🏠 Jewish Home 🕯️ Shabbat Observance 📅 Jewish Holidays 👶 Jewish Lifecycle

Living a Jewish Life, Updated and Revised Edition

Skip the guilt, build a sacred Jewish home: choose the traditions that fit your family.

by Anita Diamant 1991 320 pages

4.22

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Liberal Judaism 🏠 Jewish Home 🕯️ Shabbat Observance 📅 Jewish Holidays 👶 Jewish Lifecycle

Teach Your Child How To Think

by Edward de Bono • 1994

Intelligence is potential. Thinking is a skill. Build it in your child, one exercise at a time.

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500+

🏠 Parenting Guides 🧠 Cognitive Development 💭 Thinking Skills 🎨 Divergent Thinking 💗 Emotional Intelligence In Children

Teach Your Child How To Think

Intelligence is potential. Thinking is a skill. Build it in your child, one exercise at a time.

by Edward de Bono 1994

3.67

500+ ratings

🏠 Parenting Guides 🧠 Cognitive Development 💭 Thinking Skills 🎨 Divergent Thinking 💗 Emotional Intelligence In Children

Helping Your Anxious Child

by Ronald M. Rapee • 2000

Your anxious child isn't broken. A step-by-step plan to handle fear without avoidance.

3.79

500+

😟 Anxious Children 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Coaching 🗣️ Social Skills Training

Helping Your Anxious Child

Your anxious child isn't broken. A step-by-step plan to handle fear without avoidance.

by Ronald M. Rapee 2000 296 pages

3.79

500+ ratings

😟 Anxious Children 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Coaching 🗣️ Social Skills Training

Showing Up for Life

by Bill Gates Sr. • 2009

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

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1k+

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving 🎯 Being Present 📚 Lifelong Learning

Showing Up for Life

Father, lawyer, philanthropist: quiet principles that built a life of meaning across nine decades.

by Bill Gates Sr. 2009 208 pages

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧭 Values-Based Living 👴 Elder Wisdom 🤲 Philanthropic Giving 🎯 Being Present 📚 Lifelong Learning

Raising Freethinkers

by Dale McGowan • 2009

A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.

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1k+

🏠 Secular Parenting 🌍 Secular Humanism 📚 Religious Literacy 🔍 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Ethical Reasoning

Raising Freethinkers

A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.

by Dale McGowan 2009 269 pages

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏠 Secular Parenting 🌍 Secular Humanism 📚 Religious Literacy 🔍 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Ethical Reasoning

Mom Heart Moments

by Sally Clarkson • 2019

Daily encouragement for mothers who need endurance more than advice, and grace more than guilt.

4.71

500+

🕯️ Daily Devotions ✝️ Christian Parenting 🏠 Family Discipleship 🌷 Intentional Motherhood 🤱 Motherhood

Mom Heart Moments

Daily encouragement for mothers who need endurance more than advice, and grace more than guilt.

by Sally Clarkson 2019 384 pages

4.71

500+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotions ✝️ Christian Parenting 🏠 Family Discipleship 🌷 Intentional Motherhood 🤱 Motherhood

How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience

by Laura Schlessinger • 1996

Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.

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481

🧭 Values-Based Living 🧠 Emotional Regulation ⚖️ Moral Absolutism 🔨 Personal Accountability 💍 Commitment And Sacrifice

How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience

Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.

by Laura Schlessinger 1996 269 pages

3.77

481 ratings

🧭 Values-Based Living 🧠 Emotional Regulation ⚖️ Moral Absolutism 🔨 Personal Accountability 💍 Commitment And Sacrifice

The Child Code

by Danielle Dick • 2021

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

3.79

163

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

The Child Code

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

by Danielle Dick 2021 272 pages

3.79

163 ratings

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

The Etiquette of Illness

by Susan P. Halpern • 2004

What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.

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500+

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🏥 End Of Life Care 🤲 Caregiving 💛 Practical Empathy 🕯️ Grief Support

The Etiquette of Illness

What to say when illness or death arrive, from your first awkward visit to goodbye.

by Susan P. Halpern 2004 256 pages

3.76

500+ ratings

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🏥 End Of Life Care 🤲 Caregiving 💛 Practical Empathy 🕯️ Grief Support

Teaching Children Responsibility

by Linda Eyre • 1982

The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.

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251

🧱 Character Education 📖 Lds Parenting 🧹 Children And Chores 🧠 Self-Discipline In Kids 🎈 Age-Appropriate Parenting

Teaching Children Responsibility

The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.

by Linda Eyre 1982 192 pages

3.98

251 ratings

🧱 Character Education 📖 Lds Parenting 🧹 Children And Chores 🧠 Self-Discipline In Kids 🎈 Age-Appropriate Parenting

Birth Without Fear

by January Harshe • 2019

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

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1k+

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Birth Without Fear

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

by January Harshe 2019 259 pages

3.57

1k+ ratings

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful

by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa • 2003

Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

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496

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful

Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa 2003 264 pages

4.27

496 ratings

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

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

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience 🎭 Risk And Responsibility 🪞 Parental Self-Awareness

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success

Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.

by Michelle Icard 2023 288 pages

4.10

180 ratings

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience 🎭 Risk And Responsibility 🪞 Parental Self-Awareness

Families And How To Survive Them

by John Cleese • 1983

You didn't choose your partner by accident. Childhood wrote the job description.

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1k+

🏠 Family Systems 🔄 Generational Patterns 🌊 Unconscious Patterns 💔 Relationship Patterns 👁️ Emotional Awareness

Families And How To Survive Them

You didn't choose your partner by accident. Childhood wrote the job description.

by John Cleese 1983 304 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

🏠 Family Systems 🔄 Generational Patterns 🌊 Unconscious Patterns 💔 Relationship Patterns 👁️ Emotional Awareness

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline

by Carl Pickhardt • 2011

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

3.60

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication 👶 Developmental Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

by Carl Pickhardt 2011 304 pages

3.60

30 ratings

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication 👶 Developmental Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences

Ready, Set, Go!

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2018

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

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500+

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

Ready, Set, Go!

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

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2018 208 pages

3.69

500+ ratings

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

Essential Labor

by Angela Garbes • 2022

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

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3k+

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

Essential Labor

The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.

by Angela Garbes 2022

3.79

3k+ ratings

🧹 Care Work 🤝 Intersectional Feminism ✊ Anti-Capitalist Feminism ⚖️ Reproductive Justice ♿ Disability Justice

Be Different

by John Elder Robison • 2011

How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.

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3k+

🌈 Neurodiversity 📖 Autism Memoirs 🗣️ Social Skills 🦻 Sensory Processing 🛡️ Bullying Prevention

Be Different

How to turn autistic traits into professional and personal strengths, from someone who lived it.

by John Elder Robison 2011 304 pages

3.97

3k+ ratings

🌈 Neurodiversity 📖 Autism Memoirs 🗣️ Social Skills 🦻 Sensory Processing 🛡️ Bullying Prevention

Tenacity in Children

by Sam Goldstein • 2021

The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.

4.00

🧒 Child Development 🏗️ Resilience Building 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💗 Social-Emotional Learning 😊 Positive Psychology

Tenacity in Children

The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.

by Sam Goldstein 2021 282 pages

4.00

11 ratings

🧒 Child Development 🏗️ Resilience Building 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💗 Social-Emotional Learning 😊 Positive Psychology

Future Tense

by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary • 2022

Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.

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500+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Reframing Anxiety 🧭 Uncertainty Navigation 🎨 Anxiety And Creativity 💊 Medicalization Critique

Future Tense

Anxiety isn't the problem. It's an ancient tool for facing the unknown. Suppressing it is.

by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary 2022 256 pages

3.70

500+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🪞 Reframing Anxiety 🧭 Uncertainty Navigation 🎨 Anxiety And Creativity 💊 Medicalization Critique

The Highly Sensitive Parent

by Elaine N. Aron • 2020

For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.

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1k+

🧠 High Sensitivity 🔇 Overstimulation 💚 Emotional Regulation 🤔 Decision Fatigue 🧸 Attachment Parenting

The Highly Sensitive Parent

For sensitive parents who absorb everything: how to thrive on your wiring instead of fighting it.

by Elaine N. Aron 2020 244 pages

3.50

1k+ ratings

🧠 High Sensitivity 🔇 Overstimulation 💚 Emotional Regulation 🤔 Decision Fatigue 🧸 Attachment Parenting

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

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2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019 149 pages

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

Depression the Comedy

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018 202 pages

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids

by Dan Owens-Reid • 2014

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

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269

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids

Your kid came out. Now what? Practical answers about school, faith, safety, and sex.

by Dan Owens-Reid 2014 240 pages

4.16

269 ratings

🌈 Parenting Lgbtq Kids 🚪 Coming Out Support 💬 Family Communication 🏫 School Advocacy 🩺 Safe Sex Education

Let Them Play

by Jerry Lynch • 2016

Too much sideline coaching? A mindful guide to raising self-reliant athletes who own their game.

3.97

🏅 Sports Parenting 🧢 Youth Coaching 🏀 Multi-Sport Participation 📈 Process Over Outcome 💪 Embracing Failure

Let Them Play

Too much sideline coaching? A mindful guide to raising self-reliant athletes who own their game.

by Jerry Lynch 2016 192 pages

3.97

72 ratings

🏅 Sports Parenting 🧢 Youth Coaching 🏀 Multi-Sport Participation 📈 Process Over Outcome 💪 Embracing Failure

Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating

by Katja Rowell • 2015

Pushing harder makes picky eating worse. The routine that turns mealtime from battlefield to safety.

4.20

500+

🍽️ Picky Eating 🥦 Child Nutrition 🤝 Responsive Feeding 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Meals ⏲️ Mealtime Routines

Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating

Pushing harder makes picky eating worse. The routine that turns mealtime from battlefield to safety.

by Katja Rowell 2015 242 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🍽️ Picky Eating 🥦 Child Nutrition 🤝 Responsive Feeding 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Meals ⏲️ Mealtime Routines

Prepared

by Diane Tavenner • 2019

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

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2k+

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed Learning

Prepared

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

by Diane Tavenner 2019 304 pages

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed Learning

Real-Life Romance

by Rhonda Stoppe • 2018

True love stories from real couples who waited, forgave, and built their marriages on faith.

4.05

💒 Christian Marriage ✝️ Godly Relationships 💌 Courtship Stories 🔒 Sexual Purity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Real-Life Romance

True love stories from real couples who waited, forgave, and built their marriages on faith.

by Rhonda Stoppe 2018 240 pages

4.05

61 ratings

💒 Christian Marriage ✝️ Godly Relationships 💌 Courtship Stories 🔒 Sexual Purity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Elle & Coach

by Stefany Shaheen • 2015

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

4.35

482

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

Elle & Coach

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

by Stefany Shaheen 2015 238 pages

4.35

482 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

The Power of Being a Woman

by Michelle McKinney Hammond • 2004

Influence beats authority every time. A Christian guide to the quiet power women already have.

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208

✝️ Christian Living 👩 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Marriage Advice 🌿 Feminine Influence 🕊️ Biblical Submission

The Power of Being a Woman

Influence beats authority every time. A Christian guide to the quiet power women already have.

by Michelle McKinney Hammond 2004 336 pages

4.22

208 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 👩 Biblical Womanhood 💍 Marriage Advice 🌿 Feminine Influence 🕊️ Biblical Submission

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby

by Marc Weissbluth • 2004

Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.

3.95

311

🛌 Baby Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 😢 Colic 🧠 Child Temperament 🩺 Pediatric Sleep

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby

Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.

by Marc Weissbluth 2004

3.95

311 ratings

🛌 Baby Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 😢 Colic 🧠 Child Temperament 🩺 Pediatric Sleep

The Importance of Being Little

by Erika Christakis • 2016

Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.

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2k+

🏫 Early Childhood Education 🧩 Play-Based Learning 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Developmental Psychology 💛 Social-Emotional Learning

The Importance of Being Little

Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.

by Erika Christakis 2016 399 pages

3.71

2k+ ratings

🏫 Early Childhood Education 🧩 Play-Based Learning 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Developmental Psychology 💛 Social-Emotional Learning

I Left My Homework in the Hamptons

by Blythe N. Grossberg • 2021

A tutor for the one percent reveals what wealth does to children that money cannot fix.

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2k+

🏫 Elite Education 🎓 College Admissions 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💎 Affluent Anxiety ⚖️ Class And Education

I Left My Homework in the Hamptons

A tutor for the one percent reveals what wealth does to children that money cannot fix.

by Blythe N. Grossberg 2021 162 pages

3.41

2k+ ratings

🏫 Elite Education 🎓 College Admissions 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💎 Affluent Anxiety ⚖️ Class And Education

Non-Toxic Masculinity

by Zachary Wagner • 2023

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

4.27

412

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

Non-Toxic Masculinity

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

by Zachary Wagner 2023 209 pages

4.27

412 ratings

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

The Finnish Way

by Katja Pantzar • 2018

The Nordic recipe for resilience starts in near-freezing water and ends with a simpler life.

3.71

4k+

🏔️ Nordic Lifestyle 📖 Cultural Memoir ♻️ Sustainable Living 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🌳 Forest Bathing

The Finnish Way

The Nordic recipe for resilience starts in near-freezing water and ends with a simpler life.

by Katja Pantzar 2018 272 pages

3.71

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Nordic Lifestyle 📖 Cultural Memoir ♻️ Sustainable Living 🧊 Cold Water Immersion 🌳 Forest Bathing

Don't Waste Your Sports

by C.J. Mahaney • 2010

Sports can become an idol. The path back to playing for something bigger than yourself.

3.98

183

🏃 Christian Athletes ⚽ Youth Sports 🎭 Idolatry 🙇 Humility 🙏 Gratitude

Don't Waste Your Sports

Sports can become an idol. The path back to playing for something bigger than yourself.

by C.J. Mahaney 2010

3.98

183 ratings

🏃 Christian Athletes ⚽ Youth Sports 🎭 Idolatry 🙇 Humility 🙏 Gratitude

The Wonder of Boys

by Michael Gurian • 1996

One household is not enough to raise a boy. What community, initiation, and real work provide.

3.63

1k+

🧒 Raising Boys 🧬 Brain Sex Differences 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🏛️ Rites Of Passage 🧠 Boy Psychology

The Wonder of Boys

One household is not enough to raise a boy. What community, initiation, and real work provide.

by Michael Gurian 1996 320 pages

3.63

1k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🧬 Brain Sex Differences 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🏛️ Rites Of Passage 🧠 Boy Psychology

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