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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
Growing an In-Sync Child Summary
Growing an In-Sync Child 91%
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009
4.18
121 ratings
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+
The Importance of Being Little Summary
The Importance of Being Little 90%
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
by Erika Christakis 2016
3.71
3k+ ratings
My Toddler Talks
by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
4.03
270
My Toddler Talks Summary
My Toddler Talks 90%
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
by Kimberly Scanlon 2012
4.03
270 ratings
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
Ages and Stages Summary
Ages and Stages 90%
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
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+
Balanced and Barefoot Summary
Balanced and Barefoot 90%
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
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+
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood 90%
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936
4.15
2k+ ratings
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
The Art of Talking with Children Summary
The Art of Talking with Children 90%
Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.
by Rebecca Rolland 2022
3.93
287 ratings
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+
The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter 89%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
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+
Play Summary
Play 89%
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
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+
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words 89%
A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.
by Dana Suskind 2015
4.14
4k+ ratings
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+
Mind in the Making Summary
Mind in the Making 89%
Executive function predicts success better than IQ. Seven skills you can build through daily play.
by Ellen Galinsky 2010
3.85
2k+ ratings
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+
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards 89%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
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+
The Wonder Weeks Summary
The Wonder Weeks 89%
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
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
The Way of Play Summary
The Way of Play 89%
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
The Montessori Potential
by Paula Lillard Preschlack • 2023
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
4.29
49
The Montessori Potential Summary
The Montessori Potential 89%
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
by Paula Lillard Preschlack 2023
4.29
49 ratings
Montessori Toddler
by Emma Ross • 2020
Montessori for toddlers: how prepared spaces and simple tasks build self-directed, capable kids.
2.25
4
Montessori Toddler Summary
Montessori Toddler 89%
Montessori for toddlers: how prepared spaces and simple tasks build self-directed, capable kids.
by Emma Ross 2020
2.25
4 ratings
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+
Brain Rules for Baby Summary
Brain Rules for Baby 89%
What actually builds a child's brain: empathy, effort, guided play, and what screens cannot do.
by John Medina 2010
4.30
15k+ ratings
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
by Maria Montessori • 1949
A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.
4.17
3k+
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori Summary
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori 89%
A child's mind constructs itself. The blueprint behind the first six years decides a lifetime.
by Maria Montessori 1949
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child
by Sarah Herbert Robbins • 2011
Your gifted child is intense and unevenly developing. Here's the parenting guide that actually fits.
3.61
67
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child 89%
Your gifted child is intense and unevenly developing. Here's the parenting guide that actually fits.
by Sarah Herbert Robbins 2011
3.61
67 ratings
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+
The Wonder Weeks Summary
The Wonder Weeks 89%
Ten predictable fussy phases map your baby's brain development from newborn to toddler.
by Xaviera Plas-Plooij 2019
3.76
2k+ ratings
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+
Your Self-Confident Baby Summary
Your Self-Confident Baby 89%
Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.
by Magda Gerber 1997
4.10
1k+ ratings
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life
by Marcia L. Tate • 2011
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
4.09
22
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life Summary
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life 89%
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
by Marcia L. Tate 2011
4.09
22 ratings
The Yes Brain Child
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018
Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.
4.19
6k+
The Yes Brain Child Summary
The Yes Brain Child 89%
Four brain-based skills that build resilience in children, and how parents cultivate them.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2018
4.19
6k+ ratings
The Developing Brain
by Marilee Sprenger • 2008
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
3.62
13
The Developing Brain Summary
The Developing Brain 89%
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
by Marilee Sprenger 2008
3.62
13 ratings
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
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten Summary
Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten 89%
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
Raising Can-Do Kids
by Richard Rende • 2015
Raise an enterprising child: the seven traits and the parenting balance that make them stick.
4.00
24
Raising Can-Do Kids Summary
Raising Can-Do Kids 89%
Raise an enterprising child: the seven traits and the parenting balance that make them stick.
by Richard Rende 2015
4.00
24 ratings
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity
by Debi Pearl • 2019
Your child's brain is under construction, and the most important tool isn't a curriculum: it's you.
4.03
207
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity Summary
Create a Better Brain Through Neuroplasticity 89%
Your child's brain is under construction, and the most important tool isn't a curriculum: it's you.
by Debi Pearl 2019
4.03
207 ratings
It Takes Two to Talk
by Jan Pepper • 2004
Turn play into language. Helping late talkers communicate through the moments you already share.
4.29
264
It Takes Two to Talk Summary
It Takes Two to Talk 89%
Turn play into language. Helping late talkers communicate through the moments you already share.
by Jan Pepper 2004
4.29
264 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 89%
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014
The Music Advantage
by Anita Collins • 2020
Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.
4.25
182
The Music Advantage Summary
The Music Advantage 89%
Keeping a steady beat at three predicts reading at six. The connection is neural timing.
by Anita Collins 2020
4.25
182 ratings
Smart Moves
by Carla Hannaford • 1995
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
4.02
492
Smart Moves Summary
Smart Moves 89%
Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.
by Carla Hannaford 1995
4.02
492 ratings
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 from the Start Summary
Montessori from the Start 89%
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
Playborhood
by Mike Lanza • 2012
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
3.91
158
Playborhood Summary
Playborhood 89%
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012
3.91
158 ratings
Montessori
by Angeline Stoll Lillard • 2005
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
4.22
983
Montessori Summary
Montessori 89%
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
by Angeline Stoll Lillard 2005
4.22
983 ratings
Autism Intervention Every Day!
by Merle J Crawford • 2013
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
4.00
6
Autism Intervention Every Day! Summary
Autism Intervention Every Day! 89%
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
by Merle J Crawford 2013
4.00
6 ratings
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+
The Philosophical Baby Summary
The Philosophical Baby 88%
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
by Alison Gopnik 2003
3.78
2k+ ratings
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+
Free to Learn Summary
Free to Learn 88%
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
by Peter O. Gray 2013
4.25
4k+ ratings
Montessori Madness!
by Trevor Eissler • 2009
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
3.87
376
Montessori Madness! Summary
Montessori Madness! 88%
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
by Trevor Eissler 2009
3.87
376 ratings
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+
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On 88%
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023
4.30
4k+ ratings
The Montessori Toddler
by Simone Davies • 2018
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
4.28
15k+
The Montessori Toddler Summary
The Montessori Toddler 88%
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
by Simone Davies 2018
4.28
15k+ ratings
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+
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
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+
Oh Crap! Potty Training Summary
Oh Crap! Potty Training 88%
Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.
by Jamie Glowacki 2015
3.90
23k+ ratings
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler
by Jamie Glowacki • 2019
Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.
4.30
2k+
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler Summary
Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler 88%
Why time-outs make toddler meltdowns worse, and what to do when your child tests every limit.
by Jamie Glowacki 2019
4.30
2k+ ratings
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father bet genius can be trained. His proof: three daughters, all chess grandmasters.
4.05
758
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 88%
A father bet genius can be trained. His proof: three daughters, all chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
Tenacity in Children
by Sam Goldstein • 2021
The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.
4.00
11
Tenacity in Children Summary
Tenacity in Children 88%
The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.
by Sam Goldstein 2021
4.00
11 ratings
Disconnected Kids
by Robert Melillo • 2009
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
3.69
1k+
Disconnected Kids Summary
Disconnected Kids 88%
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.
by Robert Melillo 2009
3.69
1k+ ratings
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
Homesick and Happy Summary
Homesick and Happy 88%
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
by Michael G. Thompson 2012
4.11
280 ratings
Engaging Autism
by Stanley I. Greenspan • 2006
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
4.16
563
Engaging Autism Summary
Engaging Autism 88%
Floortime: build emotional connection from the child's own interests, and language and logic follow.
by Stanley I. Greenspan 2006
4.16
563 ratings
Social Skills Activities for Kids
by Natasha Daniels • 2019
Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.
4.27
154
Social Skills Activities for Kids Summary
Social Skills Activities for Kids 88%
Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.
by Natasha Daniels 2019
4.27
154 ratings
Nurture Shock
by Po Bronson • 2008
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
4.03
27k+
Nurture Shock Summary
Nurture Shock 88%
Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.
by Po Bronson 2008
4.03
27k+ ratings
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