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50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
by Charles J. Sykes • 2007
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
3.70
283
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Summary
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School 87%
Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.
by Charles J. Sykes 2007
3.70
283 ratings
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
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
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 87%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
Quarterlife Crisis
by Alexandra Robbins • 2001
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
3.19
1k+
Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Quarterlife Crisis 87%
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
by Alexandra Robbins 2001
3.19
1k+ ratings
Creating Love
by John Bradshaw • 1992
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
4.03
217
Creating Love Summary
Creating Love 86%
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
by John Bradshaw 1992
4.03
217 ratings
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.
4.40
6k+
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 86%
They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.40
6k+ ratings
The Vanishing American Adult
by Ben Sasse • 2017
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
4.03
6k+
The Vanishing American Adult Summary
The Vanishing American Adult 86%
Why young Americans mock adulthood, and the uncomfortable remedy their parents must impose.
by Ben Sasse 2017
4.03
6k+ ratings
Way of the Warrior Kid
by Jocko Willink • 2017
A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.
4.51
5k+
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid 86%
A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.
by Jocko Willink 2017
4.51
5k+ ratings
The Emotional Incest Syndrome
by Patricia Love • 1990
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
4.20
547
The Emotional Incest Syndrome Summary
The Emotional Incest Syndrome 86%
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
by Patricia Love 1990
4.20
547 ratings
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+
Breaking the Silence Summary
Breaking the Silence 86%
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
by Casey Watson 2013
4.42
1k+ ratings
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
3.95
16k+
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 86%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
by Jim Burns • 2019
When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.
4.08
6k+
Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary
Doing Life with Your Adult Children 86%
When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.
by Jim Burns 2019
4.08
6k+ ratings
Age of Opportunity
by Laurence Steinberg • 2014
Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.
4.03
799
Age of Opportunity Summary
Age of Opportunity 86%
Adolescence is a 15-year window of brain plasticity: our last, best chance to shape a life.
by Laurence Steinberg 2014
4.03
799 ratings
Necessary Losses
by Judith Viorst • 1986
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
4.07
4k+
Necessary Losses Summary
Necessary Losses 86%
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
by Judith Viorst 1986
4.07
4k+ ratings
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
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 86%
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
by Michelle Icard • 2023
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
4.10
180
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 86%
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023
4.10
180 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 86%
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
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
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 86%
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
The Making of Men
by Arne Rubinstein • 2013
Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.
4.17
159
The Making of Men Summary
The Making of Men 86%
Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.
by Arne Rubinstein 2013
4.17
159 ratings
Teaching Kids to Think
by Darlene Sweetland • 2015
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
3.77
359
Teaching Kids to Think Summary
Teaching Kids to Think 86%
Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.
by Darlene Sweetland 2015
3.77
359 ratings
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set
by Tara Westover • 2023
A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.
4.34
360
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set Summary
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set 86%
A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.
by Tara Westover 2023
4.34
360 ratings
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II
by Jack Canfield • 1998
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
3.98
7k+
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Summary
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II 86%
Real stories from real teenagers who survived the worst of high school to share what helped.
by Jack Canfield 1998
3.98
7k+ ratings
10 Rules for Resilience
by Joe De Sena • 2021
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
4.35
419
10 Rules for Resilience Summary
10 Rules for Resilience 86%
Ten rules for raising kids who embrace hard things, and the no-excuses mindset it takes.
by Joe De Sena 2021
4.35
419 ratings
Homeschooled
by Stefan Merrill Block • 2026
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
3.63
19k+
Homeschooled Summary
Homeschooled 86%
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
by Stefan Merrill Block 2026
3.63
19k+ ratings
Way of the Warrior Kid
by Jocko Willink • 2018
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
4.63
2k+
Way of the Warrior Kid Summary
Way of the Warrior Kid 86%
Bullied and adrift, an eleven-year-old gets one summer with his Navy SEAL uncle.
by Jocko Willink 2018
4.63
2k+ ratings
Maps of Meaning
by Jordan B. Peterson • 1999
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
4.03
7k+
Maps of Meaning Summary
Maps of Meaning 86%
Meaning demands sacrifice and truth. The easy path leads nowhere. Here is what works instead.
by Jordan B. Peterson 1999
4.03
7k+ ratings
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+
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood 86%
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
by Jim Fay 2000
4.12
6k+ ratings
Wildhood
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
4.11
518
Wildhood Summary
Wildhood 86%
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019
4.11
518 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 86%
Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.
by Michael G. Thompson 2012
4.11
280 ratings
A Chance in the World
by Steve Pemberton • 2012
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
4.27
6k+
A Chance in the World Summary
A Chance in the World 86%
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
by Steve Pemberton 2012
4.27
6k+ ratings
So Damn Sketchy
by Bonnie Kent • 2020
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
3.93
218
So Damn Sketchy Summary
So Damn Sketchy 86%
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
by Bonnie Kent 2020
3.93
218 ratings
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+
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 86%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Sound of Gravel
by Ruth Wariner • 2016
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
4.31
68k+
The Sound of Gravel Summary
The Sound of Gravel 86%
A polygamist prophet's thirty-ninth child: poverty, abuse, her father's murder, and the long escape.
by Ruth Wariner 2016
4.31
68k+ ratings
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
3.93
854
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem 86%
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.93
854 ratings
Jesus Land
by Julia Scheeres • 2005
A Christian reform school in the tropics. A white girl, her Black brother, one escape plan.
3.97
20k+
Jesus Land Summary
Jesus Land 86%
A Christian reform school in the tropics. A white girl, her Black brother, one escape plan.
by Julia Scheeres 2005
3.97
20k+ ratings
Aller Retour
by Yves Beauchesne
Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.
2.43
119
Aller Retour Summary
Aller Retour 86%
Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.
by Yves Beauchesne
2.43
119 ratings
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition
by Jane Nelsen • 1994
Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.
4.00
360
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition Summary
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition 86%
Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.
by Jane Nelsen 1994
4.00
360 ratings
The Collapse of Parenting
by Leonard Sax • 2015
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
4.29
6k+
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting 86%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin • 2019
After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.
3.70
49k+
The Last Romantics Summary
The Last Romantics 86%
After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.
by Tara Conklin 2019
3.70
49k+ ratings
How to Hug a Porcupine
by Julie A. Ross • 2008
Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.
3.80
1k+
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine 85%
Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.
by Julie A. Ross 2008
3.80
1k+ ratings
The Sovereign Child
by Aaron Stupple • 2025
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
3.40
335
The Sovereign Child Summary
The Sovereign Child 85%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 ratings
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
Book of Children Summary
Book of Children 85%
Every child arrives a natural mystic. Then society gets to work. The damage is not permanent.
by Osho 1996
4.16
534 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 85%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ 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 85%
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936
4.15
2k+ ratings
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis
by Alexandra Robbins • 2004
You're not behind. You're not broken. The rules for navigating the decade everyone finds hardest.
3.38
331
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis Summary
Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis 85%
You're not behind. You're not broken. The rules for navigating the decade everyone finds hardest.
by Alexandra Robbins 2004
3.38
331 ratings
Letting Go
by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
3.68
388
Letting Go Summary
Letting Go 85%
From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.
by Karen Levin Coburn 1988
3.68
388 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 85%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ 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 85%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
Raising Girls
by Steve Biddulph • 2011
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
3.93
2k+
Raising Girls Summary
Raising Girls 85%
Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.
by Steve Biddulph 2011
3.93
2k+ ratings
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
by Meg Meeker • 2014
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
3.91
3k+
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 85%
Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.
by Meg Meeker 2014
3.91
3k+ ratings
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