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Parenting Book Summaries

Strategic Intervention Handbook
by Magali Peysha • 2014
Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.
4.25
114
Strategic Intervention Handbook Summary
Strategic Intervention Handbook
Find the hidden need behind any problem and break lifelong patterns in a single coaching session.
by Magali Peysha 2014 188 pages
4.25
114 ratings
Notes for Neuro Navigators
by Jolene Stockman • 2023
For allies of autistic people: the shifts that replace compliance with genuine support.
4.16
38
Notes for Neuro Navigators Summary
Notes for Neuro Navigators
For allies of autistic people: the shifts that replace compliance with genuine support.
by Jolene Stockman 2023 141 pages
4.16
38 ratings
Where Reasons End
by Yiyun Li • 2019
After her son's suicide, a mother conjures him in conversation, testing what words can hold.
3.77
6k+
Where Reasons End Summary
Where Reasons End
After her son's suicide, a mother conjures him in conversation, testing what words can hold.
by Yiyun Li 2019 170 pages
3.77
6k+ ratings
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
by Michel Desmurget • 2019
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
4.09
500+
La fábrica de cretinos digitales Summary
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
by Michel Desmurget 2019 683 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
The Call of the Wild and Free
by Ainsley Arment • 2019
Wonder beats worksheets. How nature, play, and stories build thriving kids, college included.
4.31
10k+
The Call of the Wild and Free Summary
The Call of the Wild and Free
Wonder beats worksheets. How nature, play, and stories build thriving kids, college included.
by Ainsley Arment 2019 336 pages
4.31
10k+ ratings
Deep Secrets
by Niobe Way • 2011
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
4.09
207
Deep Secrets Summary
Deep Secrets
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
by Niobe Way 2011 336 pages
4.09
207 ratings
The Baby and the Biome
by Meenal Lele • 2022
Half of children develop immune disease. Their microbiome can prevent and reverse it from birth.
3.88
49
The Baby and the Biome Summary
The Baby and the Biome
Half of children develop immune disease. Their microbiome can prevent and reverse it from birth.
by Meenal Lele 2022 272 pages
3.88
49 ratings
Lean Mommy
by Lisa Druxman • 2007
Stroller as gym, baby as dumbbell. A fitness plan that works around nap time.
4.00
19
Lean Mommy Summary
Lean Mommy
Stroller as gym, baby as dumbbell. A fitness plan that works around nap time.
by Lisa Druxman 2007
4.00
19 ratings
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
by James Lock • 2021
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
4.02
41
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder Summary
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder
Parents don't cause eating disorders; they cure them. A guide to refeeding your teen at home.
by James Lock 2021 1 pages
4.02
41 ratings
Mattering
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2026
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
3.92
2k+
Mattering Summary
Mattering
A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2026 288 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Your Weight Is Not the Problem
by Lyndi Cohen • 2023
Stop dieting. A layered system for health that begins with sleep, hydration, and forgiving yourself.
4.23
500+
Your Weight Is Not the Problem Summary
Your Weight Is Not the Problem
Stop dieting. A layered system for health that begins with sleep, hydration, and forgiving yourself.
by Lyndi Cohen 2023 304 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships
by Patricia L. Papernow • 2013
Stepparents feel like outsiders, parents feel torn. The fix is structural, not personal.
4.47
147
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships Summary
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships
Stepparents feel like outsiders, parents feel torn. The fix is structural, not personal.
by Patricia L. Papernow 2013 248 pages
4.47
147 ratings
Decoding Boys
by Dr Cara Natterson • 2021
Boy puberty starts around age nine, often invisible. The internet will teach him if you stay silent.
4.12
26
Decoding Boys Summary
Decoding Boys
Boy puberty starts around age nine, often invisible. The internet will teach him if you stay silent.
by Dr Cara Natterson 2021 256 pages
4.12
26 ratings
Under Pressure
by Sigal Barsade • 2015
The toll of achievement culture on children, and the prescription: less intensity, more downtime.
2.75
4
Under Pressure Summary
Under Pressure
The toll of achievement culture on children, and the prescription: less intensity, more downtime.
by Sigal Barsade 2015 69 pages
2.75
4 ratings
Smart but Scattered
by Peg Dawson • 2009
Build the brain skills that turn a bright, disorganized kid into a focused, self-sufficient teen.
4.01
3k+
Smart but Scattered Summary
Smart but Scattered
Build the brain skills that turn a bright, disorganized kid into a focused, self-sufficient teen.
by Peg Dawson 2009 314 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Jose Silva's Everyday ESP
by Jose Silva Jr. • 2007
The brain frequency behind every good hunch, and how to switch it on deliberately.
4.01
67
Jose Silva's Everyday ESP Summary
Jose Silva's Everyday ESP
The brain frequency behind every good hunch, and how to switch it on deliberately.
by Jose Silva Jr. 2007 249 pages
4.01
67 ratings
It Starts with the Egg
by Rebecca Fett • 2014
The 90 days before ovulation decide egg quality. The exact supplements and rules that improve it.
4.31
7k+
It Starts with the Egg Summary
It Starts with the Egg
The 90 days before ovulation decide egg quality. The exact supplements and rules that improve it.
by Rebecca Fett 2014 304 pages
4.31
7k+ ratings
Is Your Child Psychic?
by Alex Tanous • 2009
Children are born with psychic senses. Learn to nurture them before the world trains them out.
3.25
4
Is Your Child Psychic? Summary
Is Your Child Psychic?
Children are born with psychic senses. Learn to nurture them before the world trains them out.
by Alex Tanous 2009 230 pages
3.25
4 ratings
Yes! Your Child Can
by Victoria Waller Ed.D. • 2022
Your child's intense interests are the key to learning; here's how to make them the curriculum.
4.00
9
Yes! Your Child Can Summary
Yes! Your Child Can
Your child's intense interests are the key to learning; here's how to make them the curriculum.
by Victoria Waller Ed.D. 2022 250 pages
4.00
9 ratings
Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough
by Abbey Strauss • 2011
When your mother charms everyone but you: the tools for setting limits and healing old wounds.
4.33
3
Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough Summary
Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough
When your mother charms everyone but you: the tools for setting limits and healing old wounds.
by Abbey Strauss 2011 112 pages
4.33
3 ratings
Sleep Better, Baby
by Cat Cubie • 2022
Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.
3.74
38
Sleep Better, Baby Summary
Sleep Better, Baby
Better baby sleep without cry-it-out: consistent routines, dark rooms, and listening before you act.
by Cat Cubie 2022 335 pages
3.74
38 ratings
The Parallel Parenting Solution
by Carl Knickerbocker JD • 2021
Divorce advice says cooperate. For a third of families, that advice prolongs the abuse.
4.49
254
The Parallel Parenting Solution Summary
The Parallel Parenting Solution
Divorce advice says cooperate. For a third of families, that advice prolongs the abuse.
by Carl Knickerbocker JD 2021 173 pages
4.49
254 ratings
Grace, Not Perfection
by Emily Ley • 2016
Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.
4.00
6k+
Grace, Not Perfection Summary
Grace, Not Perfection
Motherhood was never a performance. Systems and faith for the woman ready to stop striving.
by Emily Ley 2016 240 pages
4.00
6k+ ratings
Breaking the Taboo
by Theo Clarke • 2025
An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.
4.37
19
Breaking the Taboo Summary
Breaking the Taboo
An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.
by Theo Clarke 2025 356 pages
4.37
19 ratings
The Baby on the Fire Escape
by Julie Phillips • 2022
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
4.27
500+
The Baby on the Fire Escape Summary
The Baby on the Fire Escape
Great art demands solitude. Motherhood steals it. The creative women who found a third way.
by Julie Phillips 2022 320 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Make Believe
by Mac Barnett • 2026
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
4.38
4k+
Make Believe Summary
Make Believe
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
by Mac Barnett 2026 160 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
Intercultural Marriage
by Dugan Romano • 1988
Why love isn't enough when you marry across cultures, and the framework for making it work.
3.87
98
Intercultural Marriage Summary
Intercultural Marriage
Why love isn't enough when you marry across cultures, and the framework for making it work.
by Dugan Romano 1988 250 pages
3.87
98 ratings
Youth Soccer Development
by Noel Dempsey • 2015
Why the best youth coaches spend less time on drills and more time on character.
Youth Soccer Development Summary
Youth Soccer Development
Why the best youth coaches spend less time on drills and more time on character.
by Noel Dempsey 2015 150 pages
Dream School
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2025
The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.
4.23
500+
Dream School Summary
Dream School
The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2025 352 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Self-Compassion for Parents
by Susan M. Pollak • 2019
Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.
4.00
79
Self-Compassion for Parents Summary
Self-Compassion for Parents
Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.
by Susan M. Pollak 2019 246 pages
4.00
79 ratings
Motherhood
by Sheila Heti • 2018
A writer pushes forty, flipping coins: her art, or the child she might have.
3.64
21k+
Motherhood Summary
Motherhood
A writer pushes forty, flipping coins: her art, or the child she might have.
by Sheila Heti 2018 304 pages
3.64
21k+ ratings
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding
by Thomas Hill • 1993
The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.
3.40
500+
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding Summary
What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding
The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.
by Thomas Hill 1993 160 pages
3.40
500+ ratings
Children of the Self-Absorbed
by Nina W. Brown • 2000
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
3.91
1k+
Children of the Self-Absorbed Summary
Children of the Self-Absorbed
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
by Nina W. Brown 2000 180 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Quiet Beautiful Things
by Samantha Christy • 2024
A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.
4.43
10k+
Quiet Beautiful Things Summary
Quiet Beautiful Things
A playboy gains a deaf daughter and falls for her teacher, who doesn't date hearing men.
by Samantha Christy 2024 434 pages
4.43
10k+ ratings
Show Them Jesus
by Jack Klumpenhower • 2014
Sunday school moralism is driving kids away. The antidote: every lesson built around the cross.
4.51
1k+
Show Them Jesus Summary
Show Them Jesus
Sunday school moralism is driving kids away. The antidote: every lesson built around the cross.
by Jack Klumpenhower 2014 224 pages
4.51
1k+ ratings
Will the Drama Ever End?
by Karyl McBride • 2024
Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.
4.34
372
Will the Drama Ever End? Summary
Will the Drama Ever End?
Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.
by Karyl McBride 2024 272 pages
4.34
372 ratings
Know Thyself
by Lisa Lawmaster Hess • 2019
Six organizing personalities. Yours decides whether the system sticks. Work with it, not against it.
4.50
6
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself
Six organizing personalities. Yours decides whether the system sticks. Work with it, not against it.
by Lisa Lawmaster Hess 2019 179 pages
4.50
6 ratings
Difficult Mothers
by Terri Apter • 2012
A difficult mother's power outlasts childhood. Rewriting the story in your head finally breaks it.
3.82
479
Difficult Mothers Summary
Difficult Mothers
A difficult mother's power outlasts childhood. Rewriting the story in your head finally breaks it.
by Terri Apter 2012 256 pages
3.82
479 ratings
Irreversible Damage
by Abigail Shrier • 2020
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
4.15
13k+
Irreversible Damage Summary
Irreversible Damage
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
by Abigail Shrier 2020 276 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori • 1936
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
4.15
1k+
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936 256 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
A Different Way to Learn
by Naomi Fisher • 2023
School is failing your neurodivergent child. Here is how to build an education that actually works.
4.54
290
A Different Way to Learn Summary
A Different Way to Learn
School is failing your neurodivergent child. Here is how to build an education that actually works.
by Naomi Fisher 2023 236 pages
4.54
290 ratings
Your Intercultural Marriage
by Marla Alupoaicei • 2009
Married across cultures? The clashes are coming. Here is how to make them strengthen your marriage.
3.53
36
Your Intercultural Marriage Summary
Your Intercultural Marriage
Married across cultures? The clashes are coming. Here is how to make them strengthen your marriage.
by Marla Alupoaicei 2009 224 pages
3.53
36 ratings
Releasing the Mother Load
by Erica Djossa • 2024
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
3.92
312
Releasing the Mother Load Summary
Releasing the Mother Load
The mental load of motherhood is invisible and exhausting. How to share it and reclaim yourself.
by Erica Djossa 2024 377 pages
3.92
312 ratings
Learning Unlimited
by Dawna Markova • 1998
Your child has a natural learning style. Align homework with it and end the nightly struggle.
3.00
1
Learning Unlimited Summary
Learning Unlimited
Your child has a natural learning style. Align homework with it and end the nightly struggle.
by Dawna Markova 1998 180 pages
3.00
1 ratings
Standing on the Promises
by Douglas Wilson • 1997
God's promises cover your children. The rod and Christian education are how you receive them.
4.41
1k+
Standing on the Promises Summary
Standing on the Promises
God's promises cover your children. The rod and Christian education are how you receive them.
by Douglas Wilson 1997 194 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
Are My Kids on Track?
by Sissy Goff • 2017
Three kinds of milestones you've never tracked, and why they predict thriving better than grades.
4.58
1k+
Are My Kids on Track? Summary
Are My Kids on Track?
Three kinds of milestones you've never tracked, and why they predict thriving better than grades.
by Sissy Goff 2017 304 pages
4.58
1k+ ratings
Teaching from Rest
by Sarah Mackenzie • 2014
Faith, not frenzy: the homeschool method swapping anxious to-do lists for prayer, margin, and peace.
4.63
9k+
Teaching from Rest Summary
Teaching from Rest
Faith, not frenzy: the homeschool method swapping anxious to-do lists for prayer, margin, and peace.
by Sarah Mackenzie 2014
4.63
9k+ ratings
The Art of Vulture Investing
by George Schultze • 2012
Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.
3.83
64
The Art of Vulture Investing Summary
The Art of Vulture Investing
Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.
by George Schultze 2012 224 pages
3.83
64 ratings
Learning at Home Pre K-3
by Ann Barbour • 2014
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
Learning at Home Pre K-3 Summary
Learning at Home Pre K-3
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014 208 pages
The Vision Of A Champion
by Anson Dorrance • 2005
Champions are made in empty stadiums. A legendary coach reveals what happens there.
4.28
187
The Vision Of A Champion Summary
The Vision Of A Champion
Champions are made in empty stadiums. A legendary coach reveals what happens there.
by Anson Dorrance 2005 332 pages
4.28
187 ratings
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