👶 New Parents

Guides and stories for those navigating the bewildering, sleep-deprived, heart-expanding terrain of early parenthood. Equal parts reassurance and practical wisdom for the steepest learning curve of a lifetime.

The Whole-Brain Child

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2011

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

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60k+

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

The Whole-Brain Child

Tantrums reveal a brain still under construction. Twelve strategies that teach instead of punish.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2011

4.26

60k+ ratings

🧠 Child Development 🧬 Neuroscience Parenting 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🤝 Attachment Theory

Mating in Captivity

by Esther Perel • 2006

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

4.17

50k+

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Mating in Captivity

Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.

by Esther Perel 2006

4.17

50k+ ratings

🔥 Erotic Desire 💑 Couples Therapy ⚡ Intimacy And Desire 🔑 Sexual Autonomy 🌙 Fantasy And Desire

Cribsheet

by Emily Oster • 2019

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

4.13

45k+

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding 🏫 Childcare Choices

Cribsheet

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

by Emily Oster 2019

4.13

45k+ ratings

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 🧒 Early Childhood 😴 Sleep Training 🤱 Breastfeeding 🏫 Childcare Choices

The 5 Love Languages of Children

by Gary Chapman • 1995

Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.

4.17

29k+

🫂 Parent-Child Bonding 🧸 Attachment Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Positive Discipline 💝 Unconditional Parenting

The 5 Love Languages of Children

Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.

by Gary Chapman 1995

4.17

29k+ ratings

🫂 Parent-Child Bonding 🧸 Attachment Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Positive Discipline 💝 Unconditional Parenting

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

by John M. Gottman • 1997

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

4.19

7k+

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

by John M. Gottman 1997

4.19

7k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Validating Emotions 🧩 Emotional Intelligence

Precious Little Sleep

by Alexis Dubief • 2017

Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.

4.12

7k+

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 🌛 Night Weaning

Precious Little Sleep

Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.

by Alexis Dubief 2017

4.12

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 😴 Gentle Sleep Methods 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting 🌛 Night Weaning

The Coddling of the American Mind

by Greg Lukianoff • 2018

Three well-meaning lies are raising a generation for failure. What actually builds resilience.

4.23

57k+

🎓 Campus Culture 🧠 Youth Mental Health 🛡️ Overprotective Parenting 🗣️ Free Speech On Campus 📱 Generational Anxiety

The Coddling of the American Mind

Three well-meaning lies are raising a generation for failure. What actually builds resilience.

by Greg Lukianoff 2018

4.23

57k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Culture 🧠 Youth Mental Health 🛡️ Overprotective Parenting 🗣️ Free Speech On Campus 📱 Generational Anxiety

Playing and Reality

by D.W. Winnicott • 1971

Creativity begins not in genius or instinct but in the space where a child first plays.

4.20

3k+

🧸 Object Relations Theory 🇬🇧 British Psychoanalysis 👶 Child Psychoanalysis 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🎨 Play Therapy

Playing and Reality

Creativity begins not in genius or instinct but in the space where a child first plays.

by D.W. Winnicott 1971

4.20

3k+ ratings

🧸 Object Relations Theory 🇬🇧 British Psychoanalysis 👶 Child Psychoanalysis 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🎨 Play Therapy

Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old

by Suzy Giordano • 2006

Four daytime feeds, timed check-ins, and a firm bedtime: full-night infant sleep by three months.

3.71

4k+

🍼 Baby Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Parent-Led Routines 😴 Self-Soothing 🌙 Night Weaning

Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old

Four daytime feeds, timed check-ins, and a firm bedtime: full-night infant sleep by three months.

by Suzy Giordano 2006

3.71

4k+ ratings

🍼 Baby Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Parent-Led Routines 😴 Self-Soothing 🌙 Night Weaning

Between Parent and Child

by Haim G. Ginott • 1965

What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.

4.34

3k+

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Gentle Discipline 👫 Sibling Rivalry

Between Parent and Child

What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.

by Haim G. Ginott 1965

4.34

3k+ ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Gentle Discipline 👫 Sibling Rivalry

Oh Crap! Potty Training

by Jamie Glowacki • 2015

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

3.90

23k+

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones 🧘 Parental Mindset 🛠️ Practical Parenting

Oh Crap! Potty Training

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

by Jamie Glowacki 2015

3.90

23k+ ratings

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones 🧘 Parental Mindset 🛠️ Practical Parenting

The Birth Order Book

by Kevin Leman • 1984

Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.

3.79

8k+

🔢 Birth Order Theory 🧩 Personality Types 👫 Sibling Dynamics 💑 Relationship Dynamics 👶 Parenting Strategies

The Birth Order Book

Your birth order explains your personality, career, and marriage. Learn the pattern and use it.

by Kevin Leman 1984

3.79

8k+ ratings

🔢 Birth Order Theory 🧩 Personality Types 👫 Sibling Dynamics 💑 Relationship Dynamics 👶 Parenting Strategies

Habits of the Household

by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2021

Your child is shaped by breakfast and bedtime more than by church. A guide for parents.

4.54

26k+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 📖 Family Discipleship 🔄 Habit Formation ⛪ Liturgical Living 📱 Digital Habits

Habits of the Household

Your child is shaped by breakfast and bedtime more than by church. A guide for parents.

by Justin Whitmel Earley 2021

4.54

26k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 📖 Family Discipleship 🔄 Habit Formation ⛪ Liturgical Living 📱 Digital Habits

The New Contented Little Baby Book

by Gina Ford • 2002

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

3.36

2k+

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 🌙 Sleep Training 📈 Infant Development

The New Contented Little Baby Book

The schedule-first routine: ten adjustments across year one to engineer a full night's sleep.

by Gina Ford 2002

3.36

2k+ ratings

🕒 Routine-Based Parenting 😴 Infant Sleep 🍼 Baby Feeding 🌙 Sleep Training 📈 Infant Development

Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

by Laura Hunter • 2012

The schedule and swaddle system that teaches a newborn the night, starting from week one.

4.22

7k+

😴 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Baby Schedules 🕐 Parent-Led Routines 🧸 Self Soothing

Moms on Call | Basic Baby Care 0-6 Months | Parenting Book 1 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

The schedule and swaddle system that teaches a newborn the night, starting from week one.

by Laura Hunter 2012

4.22

7k+ ratings

😴 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Care 📋 Baby Schedules 🕐 Parent-Led Routines 🧸 Self Soothing

The Montessori Baby

by Simone Davies • 2021

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

3.91

9k+

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

The Montessori Baby

Montessori from birth: a prepared home, freedom to move, and letting your baby struggle to learn.

by Simone Davies 2021

3.91

9k+ ratings

🏫 Montessori Method 👶 Infant Care 🤝 Respectful Parenting 💝 Attachment Parenting 🧠 Child Development

Brain Rules for Baby

by John Medina • 2010

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

4.30

15k+

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

Brain Rules for Baby

What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.

by John Medina 2010

4.30

15k+ ratings

👶 Early Childhood Development 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Brain Development 🧩 Guided Play 💝 Emotional Coaching

The Baby Sleep Solution

by Suzy Giordano • 2006

Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.

3.84

1k+

🛏️ Sleep Training ⏱️ Controlled Crying 🧸 Self Soothing 🍼 Feeding Schedules 👑 Parent-Led

The Baby Sleep Solution

Twelve hours by twelve weeks: a sleep plan halfway between cry-it-out and no-cry.

by Suzy Giordano 2006

3.84

1k+ ratings

🛏️ Sleep Training ⏱️ Controlled Crying 🧸 Self Soothing 🍼 Feeding Schedules 👑 Parent-Led

The Nurture Revolution

by Greer Kirshenbaum • 2023

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

4.34

1k+

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Nurture Revolution

The one thing that prevents mental illness starts in infancy: how you nurture your baby.

by Greer Kirshenbaum 2023

4.34

1k+ ratings

👶 Infant Development 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤱 Responsive Parenting 💞 Co-Regulation 🥺 Emotion Coaching

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

by Tracy Hogg • 2005

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

3.77

2k+

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

by Tracy Hogg 2005

3.77

2k+ ratings

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting 🧩 Infant Temperament 🍼 Infant Feeding

Raising a Secure Child

by Kent Hoffman • 2017

Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.

4.22

2k+

🔬 Attachment Theory 🧸 Secure Attachment 💞 Emotional Attunement 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🔄 Reparenting

Raising a Secure Child

Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.

by Kent Hoffman 2017

4.22

2k+ ratings

🔬 Attachment Theory 🧸 Secure Attachment 💞 Emotional Attunement 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🔄 Reparenting

The Wonder Weeks

by Hetty van de Rijt • 1992

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

3.89

7k+

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

The Wonder Weeks

When the crying peaks, the brain is actually growing. A week-by-week map of the first 20 months.

by Hetty van de Rijt 1992

3.89

7k+ ratings

🍼 Infant Development 👣 Baby Milestones 🧠 Brain Development 😢 Infant Fussiness 🔬 Parenting Science

Thirty Million Words

by Dana Suskind • 2015

A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.

4.14

4k+

🧠 Early Development 🗣️ Language Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📉 Achievement Gap 🌐 Bilingual Parenting

Thirty Million Words

A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.

by Dana Suskind 2015

4.14

4k+ ratings

🧠 Early Development 🗣️ Language Development 🔄 Neuroplasticity 📉 Achievement Gap 🌐 Bilingual Parenting

The Wonder Weeks

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij • 2019

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

3.76

2k+

🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding 🪜 Developmental Stages

The Wonder Weeks

Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.

by Xaviera Plas-Plooij 2019

3.76

2k+ ratings

🧠 Infant Development 🚼 Baby Milestones 😭 Baby Fussiness 🤝 Parent-Child Bonding 🪜 Developmental Stages

And Baby Makes Three

by John M. Gottman • 2007

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

3.80

2k+

💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science 💕 Maintaining Intimacy

And Baby Makes Three

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

by John M. Gottman 2007

3.80

2k+ ratings

💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science 💕 Maintaining Intimacy

Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition

by Jodi A. Mindell • 1997

Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.

3.70

865

👶 Infant Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 🧸 Self-Soothing 🌙 Bedtime Routines 📋 Behavioral Parenting

Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition

Most infant sleep problems are learned behaviors. The right routine solves them in under two weeks.

by Jodi A. Mindell 1997

3.70

865 ratings

👶 Infant Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 🧸 Self-Soothing 🌙 Bedtime Routines 📋 Behavioral Parenting

Montessori from the Start

by Paula Polk Lillard • 2003

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

3.85

3k+

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

Montessori from the Start

A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.

by Paula Polk Lillard 2003

3.85

3k+ ratings

🏡 Montessori Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧹 Practical Life Skills 🗣️ Language Acquisition 🌸 Gentle Parenting

On Becoming Baby Wise

by Robert Bucknam M.D. • 1993

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

3.69

17k+

🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding 🧘 Self-Soothing

On Becoming Baby Wise

Routine feeds, not demand feeds, teach a baby nighttime sleep. The marriage benefits too.

by Robert Bucknam M.D. 1993

3.69

17k+ ratings

🍼 Newborn Routines 🔄 Routine-Based Parenting 🌙 Infant Sleep Methods ⏰ Scheduled Feeding 🧘 Self-Soothing

The Tech-Wise Family

by Andy Crouch • 2017

Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.

4.25

9k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 📵 Digital Minimalism 🏡 Family Technology 🛐 Sabbath Rest 🛑 Screen Time Limits

The Tech-Wise Family

Daily, weekly, and yearly tech fasts that recover sleep, conversation, and family worship.

by Andy Crouch 2017

4.25

9k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 📵 Digital Minimalism 🏡 Family Technology 🛐 Sabbath Rest 🛑 Screen Time Limits

The Gentle Sleep Book

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2015

Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.

3.91

2k+

🔮 Baby Sleep 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🛏️ Co-Sleeping 🌙 Bedtime Routines 🍼 Night Weaning

The Gentle Sleep Book

Night waking is normal, not a sleep failure. Gentle no-cry strategies for ages 0-5.

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2015

3.91

2k+ ratings

🔮 Baby Sleep 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🛏️ Co-Sleeping 🌙 Bedtime Routines 🍼 Night Weaning

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