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Parenting Book Summaries

The Collapse of Parenting
by Leonard Sax • 2015
How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
4.29
5k+
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The Collapse of Parenting
How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
by Leonard Sax 2015 304 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Baby Decision
by Merle Bombardieri • 1981
How to Make The Most Important Choice of Your Life
4.19
1k+
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Baby Decision Summary
The Baby Decision
How to Make The Most Important Choice of Your Life
by Merle Bombardieri 1981 352 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Running on Empty
by Jonice Webb • 2012
Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
4.18
11k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Running on Empty Summary
Running on Empty
Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
by Jonice Webb 2012 227 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Oh Crap! Potty Training
by Jamie Glowacki • 2015
Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
3.90
23k+
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Oh Crap! Potty Training Summary
Oh Crap! Potty Training
Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
by Jamie Glowacki 2015 294 pages
3.90
23k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Dissolving Illusions
by Suzanne Humphries • 2013
Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History
4.62
2k+
Health
History
Science
Dissolving Illusions Summary
Dissolving Illusions
Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History
by Suzanne Humphries 2013 530 pages
4.62
2k+ ratings
Health
History
Science
ADHD Is Awesome
by Penn Holderness • 2024
A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
4.16
16k+
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
ADHD Is Awesome Summary
ADHD Is Awesome
A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
by Penn Holderness 2024 292 pages
4.16
16k+ ratings
Adhd
Self Help
Psychology
The Teenage Brain
by Frances E. Jensen • 2014
A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
3.77
6k+
Parenting
Psychology
Science
The Teenage Brain Summary
The Teenage Brain
A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
by Frances E. Jensen 2014 384 pages
3.77
6k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Science
Permission to Feel
by Marc Brackett • 2019
The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success
4.16
12k+
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
Permission to Feel Summary
Permission to Feel
The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success
by Marc Brackett 2019 304 pages
4.16
12k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
The Gardener and the Carpenter
by Alison Gopnik • 2016
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
3.77
2k+
Parenting
Psychology
Education
The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
by Alison Gopnik 2016 322 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Boys & Sex
by Peggy Orenstein • 2020
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
4.23
6k+
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
Boys & Sex Summary
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
by Peggy Orenstein 2020 293 pages
4.23
6k+ ratings
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
The Birth Order Book
by Kevin Leman • 1984
Why You Are the Way You Are
3.79
8k+
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Psychology
Self Help
The Birth Order Book Summary
The Birth Order Book
Why You Are the Way You Are
by Kevin Leman 1984 352 pages
3.79
8k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Never Enough
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2023
When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
4.13
7k+
Parenting
Education
Self Help
Never Enough Summary
Never Enough
When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2023 320 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Self Help
Fair Play
by Eve Rodsky • 2019
A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do
3.58
26k+
Self Help
Parenting
Relationships
Fair Play Summary
Fair Play
A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do
by Eve Rodsky 2019 352 pages
3.58
26k+ ratings
Self Help
Parenting
Relationships
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
by Joanna Faber • 2017
A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
4.38
26k+
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen Summary
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
by Joanna Faber 2017 385 pages
4.38
26k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Expecting Better
by Emily Oster • 2013
Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
4.29
55k+
Parenting
Health
Science
Expecting Better Summary
Expecting Better
Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
by Emily Oster 2013 336 pages
4.29
55k+ ratings
Parenting
Health
Science
The New Contented Little Baby Book
by Gina Ford • 2002
The Secret to Calm and Confident Parenting
3.36
1k+
Parenting
Reference
Childrens
The New Contented Little Baby Book Summary
The New Contented Little Baby Book
The Secret to Calm and Confident Parenting
by Gina Ford 2002 352 pages
3.36
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Reference
Childrens
Hunt, Gather, Parent
by Michaeleen Doucleff • 2021
What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
4.14
33k+
Parenting
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Childrens
Hunt, Gather, Parent Summary
Hunt, Gather, Parent
What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021 352 pages
4.14
33k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition
by Laura Hunter • 2012
4.22
6k+
Parenting
Family
Childrens
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
by Laura Hunter 2012 159 pages
4.22
6k+ ratings
Parenting
Family
Childrens
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
by Dominique Smith • 2015
Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
3.92
2k+
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Better Than Carrots or Sticks Summary
Better Than Carrots or Sticks
Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
by Dominique Smith 2015 208 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Make Your Kid A Money Genius (Even If You're Not)
by Beth Kobliner • 2017
A Parents' Guide for Kids 3 to 23
3.76
1k+
Parenting
Finance
Personal Finance
Make Your Kid A Money Genius (Even If You're Not) Summary
Make Your Kid A Money Genius (Even If You're Not)
A Parents' Guide for Kids 3 to 23
by Beth Kobliner 2017 276 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Finance
Personal Finance
The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori • 2010
A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
4.16
3k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother
A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010 227 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Scattered Minds
by Gabor Maté • 1999
A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
4.28
21k+
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
Scattered Minds Summary
Scattered Minds
A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
by Gabor Maté 1999 368 pages
4.28
21k+ ratings
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
Habits of the Household
by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2021
Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms
4.54
25k+
Parenting
Christian
Family
Habits of the Household Summary
Habits of the Household
Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms
by Justin Whitmel Earley 2021 226 pages
4.54
25k+ ratings
Parenting
Christian
Family
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood • 2006
4.23
3k+
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Aspergers
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Summary
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood 2006 400 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Aspergers
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2009
4.04
5k+
Education
Teaching
Psychology
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School?
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009 240 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
by Lisa Damour • 2023
Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
4.46
6k+
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers Summary
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
by Lisa Damour 2023 239 pages
4.46
6k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Worry Cure
by Robert L. Leahy • 2005
Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
3.92
1k+
Self Help
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Mental Health
The Worry Cure Summary
The Worry Cure
Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
by Robert L. Leahy 2005 336 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
by Bruce D. Perry • 2007
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
4.58
42k+
Psychology
Mental Health
Social Work
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
by Bruce D. Perry 2007 417 pages
4.58
42k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Social Work
Don't Shoot the Dog!
by Karen Pryor • 1984
The New Art of Teaching and Training
4.24
6k+
Dogs
Psychology
Animals
Don't Shoot the Dog! Summary
Don't Shoot the Dog!
The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor 1984 224 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Dogs
Psychology
Animals
Parenting
by Paul David Tripp • 2016
14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
4.44
11k+
Parenting
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Christian Living
Parenting Summary
Parenting
14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
by Paul David Tripp 2016 216 pages
4.44
11k+ ratings
Parenting
Christian
Christian Living
The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud • 2018
The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
4.33
7k+
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child
The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
by William Stixrud 2018 384 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Raising Boys
by Steve Biddulph • 1997
Why Boys Are Different--and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
3.73
4k+
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Raising Boys Summary
Raising Boys
Why Boys Are Different--and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
by Steve Biddulph 1997 224 pages
3.73
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003
A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
4.30
3k+
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Overcoming Dyslexia Summary
Overcoming Dyslexia
A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003 432 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Theories of Childhood
by Carol Garhart Mooney • 2000
An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky
4.07
500+
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Psychology
Theories of Childhood Summary
Theories of Childhood
An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky
by Carol Garhart Mooney 2000 128 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Psychology
No-Drama Discipline
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2014
The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
4.25
26k+
Parenting
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Childrens
No-Drama Discipline Summary
No-Drama Discipline
The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel 2014 290 pages
4.25
26k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Childrens
Free to Learn
by Peter O. Gray • 2013
Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
4.25
4k+
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Education
Psychology
Free to Learn Summary
Free to Learn
Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life
by Peter O. Gray 2013 274 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
Quiet Power
by Susan Cain • 2012
The Secret Strengths of Introverts
3.91
6k+
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
Quiet Power Summary
Quiet Power
The Secret Strengths of Introverts
by Susan Cain 2012 277 pages
3.91
6k+ ratings
Psychology
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Parenting
The Intentional Father
by Jon Tyson • 2021
A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character
4.33
2k+
Parenting
Family
Christian
The Intentional Father Summary
The Intentional Father
A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character
by Jon Tyson 2021 256 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Family
Christian
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey • 1997
The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
4.05
37k+
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
by Sean Covey 1997 268 pages
4.05
37k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Untangled
by Lisa Damour • 2016
Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
4.52
19k+
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Untangled Summary
Untangled
Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
by Lisa Damour 2016 352 pages
4.52
19k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Far From The Tree
by Andrew Solomon • 2012
A Dozen Kinds of Love
4.27
22k+
Psychology
Parenting
Science
Far From The Tree Summary
Far From The Tree
A Dozen Kinds of Love
by Andrew Solomon 2012 976 pages
4.27
22k+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
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ADHD
by Thom Hartmann • 2019
A Hunter in a Farmer’s World
4.08
500+
Adhd
Psychology
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ADHD Summary
ADHD
A Hunter in a Farmer’s World
by Thom Hartmann 2019 240 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Adhd
Psychology
Self Help
Family Fortunes
by Bill Bonner • 2012
How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years
3.78
298
Finance
Business
Economics
Family Fortunes Summary
Family Fortunes
How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years
by Bill Bonner 2012 352 pages
3.78
298 ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
by Stephen R. Covey • 2014
4.13
11k+
Parenting
Self Help
Family
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
by Stephen R. Covey 2014 390 pages
4.13
11k+ ratings
Parenting
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Girls & Sex
by Peggy Orenstein • 2016
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
4.07
11k+
Feminism
Parenting
Sexuality
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
by Peggy Orenstein 2016 303 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
Feminism
Parenting
Sexuality
The Deepest Well
by Nadine Burke Harris • 2018
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
4.42
11k+
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018 251 pages
4.42
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber • 1980
4.27
39k+
Parenting
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Self Help
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
by Adele Faber 1980 345 pages
4.27
39k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
4.05
500+
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Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
500+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Siblings Without Rivalry
by Adele Faber • 1972
How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
4.19
17k+
Parenting
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Psychology
Siblings Without Rivalry Summary
Siblings Without Rivalry
How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
by Adele Faber 1972 288 pages
4.19
17k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Out-of-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 1998
Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
4.18
5k+
Parenting
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
The Out-of-Sync Child Summary
The Out-of-Sync Child
Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 1998 356 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
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