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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
The Parallel Parenting Solution Summary
The Parallel Parenting Solution 92%
Divorce advice says cooperate. For a third of families, that advice prolongs the abuse.
by Carl Knickerbocker JD 2021
4.49
254 ratings
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex
by Amy J.L. Baker • 2014
When your ex turns your child against you, the strategies to protect your bond.
4.13
515
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex Summary
Co-parenting with a Toxic Ex 91%
When your ex turns your child against you, the strategies to protect your bond.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2014
4.13
515 ratings
Mom's House, Dad's House
by Isolina Ricci • 1980
The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.
3.97
353
Mom's House, Dad's House Summary
Mom's House, Dad's House 91%
The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.
by Isolina Ricci 1980
3.97
353 ratings
The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert E. Emery • 2004
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
4.12
215
The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary
The Truth About Children and Divorce 90%
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
by Robert E. Emery 2004
4.12
215 ratings
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome
by Amy J.L. Baker • 2007
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
4.44
176
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome Summary
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome 90%
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2007
4.44
176 ratings
Siblings Without Rivalry
by Adele Faber • 1972
Why equal treatment backfires and the skills that make sibling fights shorter and less frequent.
4.19
17k+
Siblings Without Rivalry Summary
Siblings Without Rivalry 89%
Why equal treatment backfires and the skills that make sibling fights shorter and less frequent.
by Adele Faber 1972
4.19
17k+ ratings
The New Strong-Willed Child
by James C. Dobson • 1978
Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.
3.79
5k+
The New Strong-Willed Child Summary
The New Strong-Willed Child 88%
Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.
by James C. Dobson 1978
3.79
5k+ ratings
Parent Effectiveness Training
by Thomas Gordon • 1970
Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.
4.25
2k+
Parent Effectiveness Training Summary
Parent Effectiveness Training 88%
Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.
by Thomas Gordon 1970
4.25
2k+ ratings
Different Children, Different Needs
by Charles Boyd • 1994
Four personality styles. Four ways to parent. Discover which one unlocks your child.
4.18
156
Different Children, Different Needs Summary
Different Children, Different Needs 88%
Four personality styles. Four ways to parent. Discover which one unlocks your child.
by Charles Boyd 1994
4.18
156 ratings
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber • 1980
The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.
4.27
39k+
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk Summary
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk 88%
The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.
by Adele Faber 1980
4.27
39k+ ratings
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
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships Summary
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships 88%
Stepparents feel like outsiders, parents feel torn. The fix is structural, not personal.
by Patricia L. Papernow 2013
4.47
147 ratings
The Explosive Child
by Ross W. Greene • 1998
Some kids explode not from defiance but from missing skills. Here is how to help.
4.16
14k+
The Explosive Child Summary
The Explosive Child 88%
Some kids explode not from defiance but from missing skills. Here is how to help.
by Ross W. Greene 1998
4.16
14k+ ratings
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child
by Robert J. Mac Kenzie • 2001
Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.
4.17
3k+
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Summary
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child 88%
Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.
by Robert J. Mac Kenzie 2001
4.17
3k+ ratings
Have a New Kid by Friday
by Kevin Leman • 2008
Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.
3.83
4k+
Have a New Kid by Friday Summary
Have a New Kid by Friday 88%
Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.
by Kevin Leman 2008
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]
by Ross W.Greene • 2021
Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.
4.19
2k+
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 88%
Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.
by Ross W.Greene 2021
4.19
2k+ ratings
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen
by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
4.09
58
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary
Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 88%
Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.
by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015
4.09
58 ratings
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
by Jancee Dunn • 2017
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
4.06
15k+
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Summary
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids 88%
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
by Jancee Dunn 2017
4.06
15k+ 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 88%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 ratings
Raising Your Spirited Child
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka • 1991
The temperament behind your child's hardest moments, and the playbook that works with it.
4.20
8k+
Raising Your Spirited Child Summary
Raising Your Spirited Child 88%
The temperament behind your child's hardest moments, and the playbook that works with it.
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 1991
4.20
8k+ ratings
Raising Competent Children
by Jesper Juul • 1995
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
4.25
2k+
Raising Competent Children Summary
Raising Competent Children 88%
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
by Jesper Juul 1995
4.25
2k+ ratings
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+
Between Parent and Child Summary
Between Parent and Child 88%
What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.
by Haim G. Ginott 1965
4.34
3k+ 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 88%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
Fault Lines
by Karl Pillemer • 2020
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
4.12
612
Fault Lines Summary
Fault Lines 88%
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
by Karl Pillemer 2020
4.12
612 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 88%
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
Laying Down the Law
by Ruth Peters • 2002
The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.
3.69
29
Laying Down the Law Summary
Laying Down the Law 88%
The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.
by Ruth Peters 2002
3.69
29 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 88%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
The Whole-Brain Child Workbook
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2015
Putting brain science into daily parenting: the companion workbook with scripts and exercises.
4.35
419
The Whole-Brain Child Workbook Summary
The Whole-Brain Child Workbook 88%
Putting brain science into daily parenting: the companion workbook with scripts and exercises.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2015
4.35
419 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 88%
How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.
by Jim Fay 2000
4.12
6k+ ratings
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen
by Joanna Faber • 2021
Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.
4.34
1k+
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen Summary
How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen 88%
Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.
by Joanna Faber 2021
4.34
1k+ ratings
Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man
by Scott Wetzler • 1992
How to spot the hidden anger, stop the push-pull, and set limits that end the game.
4.02
349
Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man Summary
Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man 88%
How to spot the hidden anger, stop the push-pull, and set limits that end the game.
by Scott Wetzler 1992
4.02
349 ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 88%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
How We Love Our Kids
by Milan Yerkovich • 2011
How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.
4.36
413
How We Love Our Kids Summary
How We Love Our Kids 88%
How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.
by Milan Yerkovich 2011
4.36
413 ratings
Fair Play
by Eve Rodsky • 2019
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
3.58
26k+
Fair Play Summary
Fair Play 88%
End resentment from invisible labor: a card-based system that makes domestic work fair.
by Eve Rodsky 2019
3.58
26k+ ratings
The Good Enough Parent
by The School of Life • 2021
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
4.12
807
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent 88%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
Raising Human Beings
by Ross W. Greene • 2016
Most misbehavior is a skill deficit, not defiance. The partnership method that ends power struggles.
4.20
2k+
Raising Human Beings Summary
Raising Human Beings 88%
Most misbehavior is a skill deficit, not defiance. The partnership method that ends power struggles.
by Ross W. Greene 2016
4.20
2k+ ratings
The Child Whisperer
by Carol Tuttle • 2012
Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.
3.99
3k+
The Child Whisperer Summary
The Child Whisperer 88%
Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.
by Carol Tuttle 2012
3.99
3k+ ratings
Helping Your Child with PDA Live a Happier Life
by Alice Running • 2021
Standard autism advice backfires on PDA kids. A playbook built on fewer demands and real trust.
4.00
14
Helping Your Child with PDA Live a Happier Life Summary
Helping Your Child with PDA Live a Happier Life 88%
Standard autism advice backfires on PDA kids. A playbook built on fewer demands and real trust.
by Alice Running 2021
4.00
14 ratings
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+
And Baby Makes Three Summary
And Baby Makes Three 88%
After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.
by John M. Gottman 2007
3.80
2k+ ratings
Parenting With Love and Logic
by Foster W. Cline • 1990
Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.
4.04
14k+
Parenting With Love and Logic Summary
Parenting With Love and Logic 88%
Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.
by Foster W. Cline 1990
4.04
14k+ ratings
I Can Fix This
by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
4.65
2k+
I Can Fix This Summary
I Can Fix This 88%
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
by Kristina Kuzmic 2024
4.65
2k+ ratings
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal
by Scott Benner • 2013
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
4.09
151
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 88%
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
by Scott Benner 2013
4.09
151 ratings
Securely Attached
by Mike Berry • 2020
Hard behaviors are trauma speaking. Practical tools to decode the message and build connection.
4.35
178
Securely Attached Summary
Securely Attached 88%
Hard behaviors are trauma speaking. Practical tools to decode the message and build connection.
by Mike Berry 2020
4.35
178 ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child
by Jesse Jayne Rutherford • 2010
When time-outs fail: the underlying causes of your child's defiance and the discipline that works.
3.58
19
The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to the Defiant Child 88%
When time-outs fail: the underlying causes of your child's defiance and the discipline that works.
by Jesse Jayne Rutherford 2010
3.58
19 ratings
Your Defiant Teen
by Russell A. Barkley • 2008
Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.
3.94
134
Your Defiant Teen Summary
Your Defiant Teen 88%
Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.
by Russell A. Barkley 2008
3.94
134 ratings
Hold On to Your Kids
by Gordon Neufeld • 2004
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
4.15
12k+
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids 88%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ 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 88%
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
The Parent Compass
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
4.56
140
The Parent Compass Summary
The Parent Compass 87%
Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020
4.56
140 ratings
When Your Daughter Has BPD
by Daniel S. Lobel • 2017
Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.
3.92
299
When Your Daughter Has BPD Summary
When Your Daughter Has BPD 87%
Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.
by Daniel S. Lobel 2017
3.92
299 ratings
Boundaries with Kids
by Henry Cloud • 2001
The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.
4.31
5k+
Boundaries with Kids Summary
Boundaries with Kids 87%
The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.
by Henry Cloud 2001
4.31
5k+ ratings
How to Hug a Porcupine
by June Eding • 2009
Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.
3.09
3k+
How to Hug a Porcupine Summary
How to Hug a Porcupine 87%
Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.
by June Eding 2009
3.09
3k+ ratings
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