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📜 Childhood Scripts

Explorations of the unconscious narratives written in youth — the roles assigned by family, the stories we tell ourselves about who we are — and the struggle to rewrite them as adults.
Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne • 2009
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
4.22
16k+
🐢 Slow Parenting🏡 Minimalist Parenting🧹 Decluttering
Simplicity Parenting Summary
Simplicity Parenting 88%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
🐢 Slow Parenting🏡 Minimalist Parenting🧹 Decluttering
What do you say after you say hello?
by Eric Berne • 1964
You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.
4.05
2k+
🧠 Transactional Analysis👶 Childhood Conditioning🔄 Interpersonal Dynamics
What do you say after you say hello? Summary
What do you say after you say hello? 88%
You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.
by Eric Berne 1964
4.05
2k+ ratings
🧠 Transactional Analysis👶 Childhood Conditioning🔄 Interpersonal Dynamics
The Gardener and the Carpenter
by Alison Gopnik • 2016
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
3.77
3k+
🧒 Child Development🎲 Play-Based Learning🔍 Parenting Critique
The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter 88%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🎲 Play-Based Learning🔍 Parenting Critique
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek • 2003
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
3.94
2k+
🧒 Early Childhood🎲 Play-Based Learning💖 Emotional Intelligence
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards 88%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
🧒 Early Childhood🎲 Play-Based Learning💖 Emotional Intelligence
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.
3.71
3k+
🏫 Early Childhood Education🧩 Play-Based Learning🌱 Child Development
The Importance of Being Little Summary
The Importance of Being Little 87%
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
by Erika Christakis 2016
3.71
3k+ ratings
🏫 Early Childhood Education🧩 Play-Based Learning🌱 Child Development
Playborhood
by Mike Lanza • 2012
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
3.91
158
🧒 Free Play🌳 Children'S Outdoor Play🦅 Free-Range Parenting
Playborhood Summary
Playborhood 87%
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012
3.91
158 ratings
🧒 Free Play🌳 Children'S Outdoor Play🦅 Free-Range Parenting
Homesick and Happy
by Michael G. Thompson • 2012
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
4.11
280
🏕️ Summer Camp🧭 Childhood Independence🚁 Helicopter Parenting
Homesick and Happy Summary
Homesick and Happy 87%
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
by Michael G. Thompson 2012
4.11
280 ratings
🏕️ Summer Camp🧭 Childhood Independence🚁 Helicopter Parenting
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
3.95
16k+
🧒 Childhood Resilience🚁 Overparenting Critique👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 87%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
🧒 Childhood Resilience🚁 Overparenting Critique👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Authority
The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori • 1936
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
4.15
2k+
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood 87%
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936
4.15
2k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology
I'm Ok, You're Ok
by Thomas A. Harris • 1967
Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.
3.76
19k+
🧠 Transactional Analysis🎭 Psychological Games❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair
I'm Ok, You're Ok Summary
I'm Ok, You're Ok 87%
Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.
by Thomas A. Harris 1967
3.76
19k+ ratings
🧠 Transactional Analysis🎭 Psychological Games❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
by Alice Miller • 1991
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
4.10
339
🧒 Childhood Trauma🎭 Repressed Emotions👶 Inner Child Work
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence 87%
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
by Alice Miller 1991
4.10
339 ratings
🧒 Childhood Trauma🎭 Repressed Emotions👶 Inner Child Work
The Philosophical Baby
by Alison Gopnik • 2003
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
3.78
2k+
🧠 Developmental Psychology👶 Child Cognition🎭 Imagination And Play
The Philosophical Baby Summary
The Philosophical Baby 87%
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
by Alison Gopnik 2003
3.78
2k+ ratings
🧠 Developmental Psychology👶 Child Cognition🎭 Imagination And Play
Play Therapy
by Garry L. Landreth • 1991
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
4.41
827
🧸 Child Therapy🎲 Play Therapy🌱 Child Development
Play Therapy Summary
Play Therapy 87%
Children speak through play. Follow their lead, reflect the feeling, and let the relationship heal.
by Garry L. Landreth 1991
4.41
827 ratings
🧸 Child Therapy🎲 Play Therapy🌱 Child Development
Homecoming
by John Bradshaw • 1984
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
4.02
3k+
🧸 Inner Child Healing❤️‍🩹 Childhood Trauma👪 Reparenting
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 87%
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
by John Bradshaw 1984
4.02
3k+ ratings
🧸 Inner Child Healing❤️‍🩹 Childhood Trauma👪 Reparenting
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
4.05
758
🧸 Early Childhood Education💡 Talent Development🎯 Deliberate Practice
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 87%
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
🧸 Early Childhood Education💡 Talent Development🎯 Deliberate Practice
For Your Own Good
by Alice Miller • 1985
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
4.25
2k+
🧒 Childhood Trauma🔄 Intergenerational Trauma🎭 Emotional Suppression
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 87%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
🧒 Childhood Trauma🔄 Intergenerational Trauma🎭 Emotional Suppression
How to Develop Emotional Health
by Oliver James • 2014
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
3.56
1k+
🧠 Developmental Psychology🔗 Attachment Theory👶 Inner Child
How to Develop Emotional Health Summary
How to Develop Emotional Health 87%
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
by Oliver James 2014
3.56
1k+ ratings
🧠 Developmental Psychology🔗 Attachment Theory👶 Inner Child
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
4.49
83
🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🔗 Intergenerational Trauma
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 87%
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🔗 Intergenerational Trauma
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
by Marisa Peer • 2022
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
4.17
560
🌀 Hypnotherapy👶 Inner Child Healing🧠 Subconscious Beliefs
Tell Yourself a Better Lie Summary
Tell Yourself a Better Lie 87%
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
by Marisa Peer 2022
4.17
560 ratings
🌀 Hypnotherapy👶 Inner Child Healing🧠 Subconscious Beliefs
Balanced and Barefoot
by Angela J. Hanscom • 2016
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
4.17
6k+
🧗 Outdoor Play🧠 Sensory Integration🏞️ Free Play
Balanced and Barefoot Summary
Balanced and Barefoot 87%
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
by Angela J. Hanscom 2016
4.17
6k+ ratings
🧗 Outdoor Play🧠 Sensory Integration🏞️ Free Play
The Way of Play
by Tina Payne Bryson • 2025
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
4.13
573
🧒 Child-Led Play🧠 Emotional Regulation🏕️ Unstructured Play
The Way of Play Summary
The Way of Play 87%
How to turn the play you already do into a neuroscience-backed engine of emotional development.
by Tina Payne Bryson 2025
4.13
573 ratings
🧒 Child-Led Play🧠 Emotional Regulation🏕️ Unstructured Play
Highcastle
by Stanisław Lem • 1966
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
3.65
635
🧒 Childhood Memoir✍️ Literary Memoir🎭 Imagination And Play
Highcastle Summary
Highcastle 87%
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
by Stanisław Lem 1966
3.65
635 ratings
🧒 Childhood Memoir✍️ Literary Memoir🎭 Imagination And Play
Your Self-Confident Baby
by Magda Gerber • 1997
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
4.10
1k+
🤲 Gentle Parenting👶 Infant Development🧸 Child-Led Play
Your Self-Confident Baby Summary
Your Self-Confident Baby 87%
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
by Magda Gerber 1997
4.10
1k+ ratings
🤲 Gentle Parenting👶 Infant Development🧸 Child-Led Play
Bruce Lee
by Bruce Lee • 2001
A basement jersey gave a boy superpowers. His mission: vaporize every adult who ruined the fun.
4.21
1k+
🏙️ Midcentury America🧒 American Childhood📷 Nostalgia Memoir
Bruce Lee Summary
Bruce Lee 87%
A basement jersey gave a boy superpowers. His mission: vaporize every adult who ruined the fun.
by Bruce Lee 2001
4.21
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Midcentury America🧒 American Childhood📷 Nostalgia Memoir
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
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words 87%
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
My Toddler Talks
by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
4.03
270
🗣️ Language Development👶 Toddler Development🧸 Play-Based Learning
My Toddler Talks Summary
My Toddler Talks 87%
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
by Kimberly Scanlon 2012
4.03
270 ratings
🗣️ Language Development👶 Toddler Development🧸 Play-Based Learning
Ages and Stages
by Charles E. Schaefer • 2000
What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.
3.83
163
🧩 Developmental Milestones🧸 Play-Based Learning❤️ Emotional Development
Ages and Stages Summary
Ages and Stages 87%
What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.
by Charles E. Schaefer 2000
3.83
163 ratings
🧩 Developmental Milestones🧸 Play-Based Learning❤️ Emotional Development
The Art of Talking with Children
by Rebecca Rolland • 2022
Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.
3.93
287
🗣️ Talking With Children🌱 Child Development🧠 Emotional Intelligence
The Art of Talking with Children Summary
The Art of Talking with Children 87%
Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.
by Rebecca Rolland 2022
3.93
287 ratings
🗣️ Talking With Children🌱 Child Development🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Reinventing Your Life
by Jeffrey E. Young • 1993
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
4.20
9k+
🛋️ Schema Therapy👶 Childhood Patterns🧠 Cognitive Behavioral
Reinventing Your Life Summary
Reinventing Your Life 87%
Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.
by Jeffrey E. Young 1993
4.20
9k+ ratings
🛋️ Schema Therapy👶 Childhood Patterns🧠 Cognitive Behavioral
Book of Children
by Osho • 1996
Every child arrives a natural mystic. Then society gets to work. The damage is not permanent.
4.16
534
🧒 Conscious Parenting📚 Alternative Education🔗 Childhood Conditioning
Book of Children Summary
Book of Children 87%
Every child arrives a natural mystic. Then society gets to work. The damage is not permanent.
by Osho 1996
4.16
534 ratings
🧒 Conscious Parenting📚 Alternative Education🔗 Childhood Conditioning
Play
by Stuart M. Brown Jr. • 2009
Play isn't just for kids. Its absence rewires the brain for depression, isolation, and stagnation.
3.89
4k+
🧒 Child Development🧠 Brain Development🎓 Play-Based Learning
Play Summary
Play 87%
Play isn't just for kids. Its absence rewires the brain for depression, isolation, and stagnation.
by Stuart M. Brown Jr. 2009
3.89
4k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🧠 Brain Development🎓 Play-Based Learning
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
Brain Rules for Baby Summary
Brain Rules for Baby 87%
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
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
🧿 Psychic Parenting🧸 Child Development🔮 Psi Phenomena
Is Your Child Psychic? Summary
Is Your Child Psychic? 87%
Children are born with psychic senses. Learn to nurture them before the world trains them out.
by Alex Tanous 2009
3.25
4 ratings
🧿 Psychic Parenting🧸 Child Development🔮 Psi Phenomena
Until the Streetlights Come On
by Ginny Yurich • 2023
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
4.30
4k+
🍃 Nature-Based Play🧩 Play-Based Learning🐢 Slow Parenting
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On 87%
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023
4.30
4k+ ratings
🍃 Nature-Based Play🧩 Play-Based Learning🐢 Slow Parenting
Growing an In-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 2009
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
4.18
121
🧠 Sensory Integration🏃 Movement And Learning👐 Occupational Therapy
Growing an In-Sync Child Summary
Growing an In-Sync Child 87%
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009
4.18
121 ratings
🧠 Sensory Integration🏃 Movement And Learning👐 Occupational Therapy
Parenting Without Borders
by Christine Gross-Loh • 2013
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
3.94
1k+
🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting🧒 Child Autonomy🧸 Unstructured Play
Parenting Without Borders Summary
Parenting Without Borders 87%
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
by Christine Gross-Loh 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting🧒 Child Autonomy🧸 Unstructured Play
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten
by David Perlmutter • 2006
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
3.75
216
🧠 Early Childhood Development🥑 Brain Nutrition🔗 Neuroplasticity
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten Summary
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten 87%
First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.
by David Perlmutter 2006
3.75
216 ratings
🧠 Early Childhood Development🥑 Brain Nutrition🔗 Neuroplasticity
A Secure Base
by John Bowlby • 1988
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
4.23
1k+
🧠 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development👪 Parenting Styles
A Secure Base Summary
A Secure Base 87%
Why the caregiver bond shapes adult relationships more than personality or willpower.
by John Bowlby 1988
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧠 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development👪 Parenting Styles
Montessori Madness!
by Trevor Eissler • 2009
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
3.87
376
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education
Montessori Madness! Summary
Montessori Madness! 87%
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
by Trevor Eissler 2009
3.87
376 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education
The Orchid and the Dandelion
by W. Thomas Boyce • 2019
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
3.77
2k+
🧒 Child Development👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies🌱 Environmental Sensitivity
The Orchid and the Dandelion Summary
The Orchid and the Dandelion 87%
One in five kids is wired to feel everything deeply. Handled right, that wiring is a superpower.
by W. Thomas Boyce 2019
3.77
2k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Strategies🌱 Environmental Sensitivity
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me
by Judith Warner • 2020
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
3.54
597
🧠 Adolescent Development📜 History Of Childhood👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me Summary
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me 87%
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
by Judith Warner 2020
3.54
597 ratings
🧠 Adolescent Development📜 History Of Childhood👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teens
The Drama of the Gifted Child
by Alice Miller • 1979
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
4.05
31k+
🧸 Childhood Trauma🪞 Parental Narcissism🔒 Emotional Repression
The Drama of the Gifted Child Summary
The Drama of the Gifted Child 87%
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
by Alice Miller 1979
4.05
31k+ ratings
🧸 Childhood Trauma🪞 Parental Narcissism🔒 Emotional Repression
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore • 2003
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
3.90
187
🫂 Childhood Friendships🗣️ Social Skills For Kids🧩 Personality Types
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship Summary
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship 87%
Nine social challenges your child might face, and the specific skills that turn each one around.
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore 2003
3.90
187 ratings
🫂 Childhood Friendships🗣️ Social Skills For Kids🧩 Personality Types
How Children Succeed
by Paul Tough • 2012
Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.
3.89
25k+
🧒 Child Development📚 Education Reform🌪️ Childhood Adversity
How Children Succeed Summary
How Children Succeed 87%
Grit and self-control matter more than test scores, but childhood stress can erode them.
by Paul Tough 2012
3.89
25k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development📚 Education Reform🌪️ Childhood Adversity
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working
by Richard Brouillette • 2023
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
4.11
56
🧠 Schema Therapy🧒 Inner Child Work🏠 Reparenting
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Summary
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working 87%
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
by Richard Brouillette 2023
4.11
56 ratings
🧠 Schema Therapy🧒 Inner Child Work🏠 Reparenting
Mind in the Making
by Ellen Galinsky • 2010
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
3.85
2k+
🧒 Child Development🧠 Executive Function🧬 Brain-Based Parenting
Mind in the Making Summary
Mind in the Making 87%
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
by Ellen Galinsky 2010
3.85
2k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🧠 Executive Function🧬 Brain-Based Parenting
Breaking the Silence
by Casey Watson • 2013
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
4.42
1k+
🏠 Foster Care🧩 Autism Spectrum👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting
Breaking the Silence Summary
Breaking the Silence 87%
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
by Casey Watson 2013
4.42
1k+ ratings
🏠 Foster Care🧩 Autism Spectrum👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
by Jim Fay • 2000
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
4.12
6k+
🧒 Early Childhood⚖️ Authoritative Parenting🍃 Natural Consequences
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood 87%
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
by Jim Fay 2000
4.12
6k+ ratings
🧒 Early Childhood⚖️ Authoritative Parenting🍃 Natural Consequences
Free to Learn
by Peter O. Gray • 2013
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
4.25
4k+
🧒 Child Development🏫 Alternative Education📚 Unschooling
Free to Learn Summary
Free to Learn 87%
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
by Peter O. Gray 2013
4.25
4k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🏫 Alternative Education📚 Unschooling
Healing Your Emotional Self
by Beverly Engel • 2006
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
4.00
1k+
🧒 Childhood Trauma👶 Inner Child Work🛡️ Shame Resilience
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 86%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
🧒 Childhood Trauma👶 Inner Child Work🛡️ Shame Resilience
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