Best Parenting Books | Summaries & Audio

Parenting Book Summaries

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

🧠 Learning Differences 🧩 Adhd Parenting 🗂️ Executive Function 🖥️ Assistive Technology ⏱️ Early Intervention

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

🧠 Learning Differences 🧩 Adhd Parenting 🗂️ Executive Function 🖥️ Assistive Technology ⏱️ Early Intervention

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+

🧘 Intuitive Eating ✂️ Anti-Diet Movement ⚖️ Health At Every Size 💗 Body Acceptance 🔍 Diet Culture Critique

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

🧘 Intuitive Eating ✂️ Anti-Diet Movement ⚖️ Health At Every Size 💗 Body Acceptance 🔍 Diet Culture Critique

Lean Mommy

by Lisa Druxman • 2007

Stroller as gym, baby as dumbbell. A fitness plan that works around nap time.

4.00

🏃‍♀️ Postpartum Fitness 🩹 Postpartum Recovery 💛 Body Acceptance 🍽️ Mindful Eating 📋 Habit Tracking

Lean Mommy

Stroller as gym, baby as dumbbell. A fitness plan that works around nap time.

by Lisa Druxman 2007

4.00

19 ratings

🏃‍♀️ Postpartum Fitness 🩹 Postpartum Recovery 💛 Body Acceptance 🍽️ Mindful Eating 📋 Habit Tracking

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+

🧒 Child Development 📺 Screen Time Effects 📱 Digital Parenting 💻 Tech Criticism 💥 Attention Crisis

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

🧒 Child Development 📺 Screen Time Effects 📱 Digital Parenting 💻 Tech Criticism 💥 Attention Crisis

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

🛌 Infant Sleep 🤫 No-Cry Sleep 🌸 Gentle Parenting 👶 New Parents 🗓️ First Year

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

🛌 Infant Sleep 🤫 No-Cry Sleep 🌸 Gentle Parenting 👶 New Parents 🗓️ First Year

Under Pressure

by Sigal Barsade • 2015

The toll of achievement culture on children, and the prescription: less intensity, more downtime.

2.75

🏅 Achievement Culture 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 😬 Parental Anxiety 🌳 Unstructured Play 🎓 College Admissions

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

🏅 Achievement Culture 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 😬 Parental Anxiety 🌳 Unstructured Play 🎓 College Admissions

Take Back Your Family

by Jefferson Bethke • 2021

The nuclear family left everyone exhausted. Your family was built to be a multigenerational team.

4.33

2k+

✝️ Christian Family Life 🏡 Multigenerational Living 🌱 Family Discipleship 🛤️ Countercultural Parenting 🧭 Family Mission

Take Back Your Family

The nuclear family left everyone exhausted. Your family was built to be a multigenerational team.

by Jefferson Bethke 2021 256 pages

4.33

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Family Life 🏡 Multigenerational Living 🌱 Family Discipleship 🛤️ Countercultural Parenting 🧭 Family Mission

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

🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers ⚖️ Adolescent Anorexia 👪 Family Therapy 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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

🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers ⚖️ Adolescent Anorexia 👪 Family Therapy 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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+

🏡 Homeschool Philosophy 🌿 Nature-Based Education 🧭 Child-Led Learning 🎨 Play-Based Learning 📚 Living Books

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

🏡 Homeschool Philosophy 🌿 Nature-Based Education 🧭 Child-Led Learning 🎨 Play-Based Learning 📚 Living Books

The Development Psychology of the Black Child

by Amos N. Wilson • 1978

Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.

4.61

🧠 Black Psychology 👶 Child Development 🪞 Racial Identity 📋 Cultural Bias In Testing 🗣️ Black English

The Development Psychology of the Black Child

Black infants outpace white infants on every measure. Then racism becomes neurological.

by Amos N. Wilson 1978 296 pages

4.61

89 ratings

🧠 Black Psychology 👶 Child Development 🪞 Racial Identity 📋 Cultural Bias In Testing 🗣️ Black English

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

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🚧 Boundary Setting 🩹 Emotional Healing 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

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

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🚧 Boundary Setting 🩹 Emotional Healing 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

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

🧿 Psychic Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🔮 Psi Phenomena 💤 Dream Work 👻 Imaginary Friends

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

🧿 Psychic Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🔮 Psi Phenomena 💤 Dream Work 👻 Imaginary Friends

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+

🪞 Metafiction 💔 Grief Without Closure 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 👼 Loss Of A Child 💭 Imagined Conversations

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

🪞 Metafiction 💔 Grief Without Closure 👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond 👼 Loss Of A Child 💭 Imagined Conversations

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

🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

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

🛠️ Coaching Methodology 🧭 Strategic Therapy ⚡ Brief Therapy 🏠 Family Systems 💬 Ericksonian Therapy

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

🏠 Stepfamily Dynamics 🤝 Co-Parenting Strategies 🔄 Family Systems Theory 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Stepparenting 💔 Divorced Parents

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

🏠 Stepfamily Dynamics 🤝 Co-Parenting Strategies 🔄 Family Systems Theory 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Stepparenting 💔 Divorced Parents

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+

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 💛 Anti-Perfectionism 🏠 Decluttering 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📋 Daily Routines

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

🕊️ Christian Motherhood 💛 Anti-Perfectionism 🏠 Decluttering 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📋 Daily Routines

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

🔮 Psychic Development 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Healing ⚡ Energy Fields 💼 Business Intuition

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

🔮 Psychic Development 🎬 Visualization Techniques 🧬 Mind-Body Healing ⚡ Energy Fields 💼 Business Intuition

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

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

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

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

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+

🎨 Motherhood And Art 📚 Feminist Biography ✊ Reproductive Autonomy 🌸 Late-Blooming Artists 👩‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

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

🎨 Motherhood And Art 📚 Feminist Biography ✊ Reproductive Autonomy 🌸 Late-Blooming Artists 👩‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

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+

🧠 Executive Function 👨‍👩‍👧 Behavioral Parenting ⚡ Adhd Parenting 🧰 Life Skills 🏫 School Advocacy

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

🧠 Executive Function 👨‍👩‍👧 Behavioral Parenting ⚡ Adhd Parenting 🧰 Life Skills 🏫 School Advocacy

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+

🎓 College Admissions 🏛️ Higher Education 🔍 College Search 🏆 Prestige Critique 💰 College ROI

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

🎓 College Admissions 🏛️ Higher Education 🔍 College Search 🏆 Prestige Critique 💰 College ROI

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

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💪 Male Body Image

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

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💪 Male Body Image

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

🌍 Intercultural Marriage 😵 Culture Shock ✈️ Expatriate Life 🧠 Cross-Cultural Values 🧒 Bicultural Children

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

🌍 Intercultural Marriage 😵 Culture Shock ✈️ Expatriate Life 🧠 Cross-Cultural Values 🧒 Bicultural Children

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

🏡 Post-Divorce Parenting ⚡ High-Conflict Co-Parenting 🩹 Divorce Recovery 🎭 Narcissistic Ex-Partners 🚧 Communication Boundaries

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

🏡 Post-Divorce Parenting ⚡ High-Conflict Co-Parenting 🩹 Divorce Recovery 🎭 Narcissistic Ex-Partners 🚧 Communication Boundaries

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

2k+

📚 Children's Literature 📝 Literary Criticism ✍️ Essay Collections 🧠 Child Development 🎭 Imaginative Play

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

2k+ ratings

📚 Children's Literature 📝 Literary Criticism ✍️ Essay Collections 🧠 Child Development 🎭 Imaginative Play

Wealth

by Stuart E. Lucas • 2006

Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.

3.91

🏠 Family Wealth 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 📊 Index Investing 💰 Tax Efficiency 🧭 Values-Based Planning

Wealth

Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.

by Stuart E. Lucas 2006 356 pages

3.91

57 ratings

🏠 Family Wealth 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 📊 Index Investing 💰 Tax Efficiency 🧭 Values-Based Planning

Know Thyself

by Lisa Lawmaster Hess • 2019

Six organizing personalities. Yours decides whether the system sticks. Work with it, not against it.

4.50

🏠 Home Organization 🧩 Personality Types 🔁 Habit Formation 💛 Self-Acceptance 📦 Chronic Disorganization

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

🏠 Home Organization 🧩 Personality Types 🔁 Habit Formation 💛 Self-Acceptance 📦 Chronic Disorganization

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

👩‍👧 Maternal Relationships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Generational Trauma 📖 Narrative Psychology

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

👩‍👧 Maternal Relationships 🔗 Attachment Theory 💔 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Generational Trauma 📖 Narrative Psychology

Motherhood

by Sheila Heti • 2018

A writer pushes forty, flipping coins: her art, or the child she might have.

3.64

21k+

🖋️ Autofiction 🕯️ Generational Trauma 🤰 Motherhood Ambivalence 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 🍂 Elegiac

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

🖋️ Autofiction 🕯️ Generational Trauma 🤰 Motherhood Ambivalence 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 🍂 Elegiac

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+

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

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

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation 💬 Couples Communication 🪞 Parenting Satire

Mattering

by Jennifer Breheny Wallace • 2026

A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.

3.93

2k+

🤝 Social Connection 🩺 Social Health 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🛡️ Resilience

Mattering

A hunger stronger than belonging: to be useful. Its neglect explains modern burnout and despair.

by Jennifer Breheny Wallace 2026 288 pages

3.93

2k+ ratings

🤝 Social Connection 🩺 Social Health 🔥 Burnout Prevention 🧭 Purpose And Meaning 🛡️ Resilience

Youth Soccer Development

by Noel Dempsey • 2015

Why the best youth coaches spend less time on drills and more time on character.

🧒 Youth Sports Coaching 🌱 Holistic Coaching 🧱 Character Development 🧠 Growth Mindset 💪 Failure And Resilience

Youth Soccer Development

Why the best youth coaches spend less time on drills and more time on character.

by Noel Dempsey 2015 150 pages

🧒 Youth Sports Coaching 🌱 Holistic Coaching 🧱 Character Development 🧠 Growth Mindset 💪 Failure And Resilience

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+

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

🦻 Deaf Representation 👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Learning Unlimited

by Dawna Markova • 1998

Your child has a natural learning style. Align homework with it and end the nightly struggle.

3.00

🎨 Learning Styles 📚 Homework Strategies 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 📋 Organizational Skills 💭 Metacognition

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

🎨 Learning Styles 📚 Homework Strategies 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 📋 Organizational Skills 💭 Metacognition

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.

🧒 Early Childhood Education 🏫 Home-School Partnerships 🧸 Play-Based Learning 📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching 👪 Family Involvement

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

🧒 Early Childhood Education 🏫 Home-School Partnerships 🧸 Play-Based Learning 📚 Culturally Responsive Teaching 👪 Family Involvement

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+

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🧒 Inner Child Work 🫶 Reparenting 🦋 Individuation

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

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🧒 Inner Child Work 🫶 Reparenting 🦋 Individuation

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

⚽ Women's Soccer 🎓 College Coaching 🧠 Competitive Mindset 🔁 Deliberate Practice 🤝 Team Culture

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

⚽ Women's Soccer 🎓 College Coaching 🧠 Competitive Mindset 🔁 Deliberate Practice 🤝 Team Culture

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

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💆‍♀️ Parental Self-Care 💖 Self-Compassion 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 🌊 Emotional Regulation

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

🧘 Mindful Parenting 💆‍♀️ Parental Self-Care 💖 Self-Compassion 🔄 Breaking Family Cycles 🌊 Emotional Regulation

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+

🩺 Reproductive Health 🔬 Evidence-Based Fertility 🧪 Endocrine Disruptors 💊 Supplement Protocols ⚡ Mitochondrial Support

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

🩺 Reproductive Health 🔬 Evidence-Based Fertility 🧪 Endocrine Disruptors 💊 Supplement Protocols ⚡ Mitochondrial Support

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

🧠 Neurodivergent Children 🌱 Self-Directed Learning 🏡 Deschooling 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Low-Demand Parenting

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

🧠 Neurodivergent Children 🌱 Self-Directed Learning 🏡 Deschooling 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🤝 Low-Demand Parenting

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

👻 Invisible Labor 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔍 Intensive Mothering 🤝 Partner Load-Sharing 🔥 Burnout Recovery

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

👻 Invisible Labor 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 🔍 Intensive Mothering 🤝 Partner Load-Sharing 🔥 Burnout Recovery

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+

🧒 Child Development 🏫 Progressive Education 🧠 Developmental Psychology 🌱 Self-Directed Learning 🍼 Early Childhood

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

🧒 Child Development 🏫 Progressive Education 🧠 Developmental Psychology 🌱 Self-Directed Learning 🍼 Early Childhood

The Art of Vulture Investing

by George Schultze • 2012

Bullies respond least to punishment. A guide to interventions that actually change behavior.

3.83

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🌱 Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Empathy Building

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

🏫 School Bullying ❤️‍🩹 Restorative Justice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🌱 Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Empathy Building

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme

by John Pearce • 1999

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

3.60

👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

by John Pearce 1999 160 pages

3.60

5 ratings

👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

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+

🧒 Children's Ministry 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Gospel Parenting ✝️ Gospel Centrality ⚖️ Anti-Legalism ❤️ Heart Transformation

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

🧒 Children's Ministry 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Gospel Parenting ✝️ Gospel Centrality ⚖️ Anti-Legalism ❤️ Heart Transformation

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+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🗣️ Emotional Literacy 🤝 Social Skills ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧠 Adolescent Development

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

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🗣️ Emotional Literacy 🤝 Social Skills ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧠 Adolescent Development

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+

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

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

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

Late, Lost, and Unprepared

by Joyce Cooper-Kahn • 2008

Stop fighting with a child who isn't lazy. A practical plan for when structure beats scolding.

3.85

500+

🧠 Executive Dysfunction ⏳ Developmental Delays 🏗️ Scaffolding 🧩 Neurodivergent Parenting 📢 School Advocacy

Late, Lost, and Unprepared

Stop fighting with a child who isn't lazy. A practical plan for when structure beats scolding.

by Joyce Cooper-Kahn 2008 232 pages

3.85

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Eight flexible daily rhythms for new homeschooling families that evolve as your children grow.

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