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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 87%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ 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
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
Failure to Launch
by Mark McConville • 2020
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
4.22
583
Failure to Launch Summary
Failure to Launch 87%
From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.
by Mark McConville 2020
4.22
583 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 87%
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023
4.10
180 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 87%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ ratings
The Self-Driven Child
by William Stixrud • 2018
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
4.33
8k+
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child 86%
Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.
by William Stixrud 2018
4.33
8k+ 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
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
by Elisa Medhus • 2001
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
3.78
175
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Summary
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves 86%
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
by Elisa Medhus 2001
3.78
175 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
Hunt, Gather, Parent
by Michaeleen Doucleff • 2021
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
4.14
34k+
Hunt, Gather, Parent Summary
Hunt, Gather, Parent 86%
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021
4.14
34k+ 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 86%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
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+
Parenting Without Borders Summary
Parenting Without Borders 86%
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
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 86%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 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
Disaster Preparedness
by Heather Havrilesky • 2010
She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.
3.53
764
Disaster Preparedness Summary
Disaster Preparedness 86%
She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.
by Heather Havrilesky 2010
3.53
764 ratings
How to Raise an Adult
by Julie Lythcott-Haims • 2015
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
4.07
13k+
How to Raise an Adult Summary
How to Raise an Adult 86%
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
by Julie Lythcott-Haims 2015
4.07
13k+ ratings
Tough Titties
by Laura Belgray • 2023
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
3.50
2k+
Tough Titties Summary
Tough Titties 86%
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
by Laura Belgray 2023
3.50
2k+ 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 86%
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
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
4k+
Smart but Scattered Summary
Smart but Scattered 86%
Build the brain skills that turn a bright, disorganized kid into a focused, self-sufficient teen.
by Peg Dawson 2009
4.01
4k+ ratings
One Bird's Choice
by Iain Reid • 2010
Back on his parents' farm: broke, overeducated, and outranked by a guinea fowl.
3.74
461
One Bird's Choice Summary
One Bird's Choice 86%
Back on his parents' farm: broke, overeducated, and outranked by a guinea fowl.
by Iain Reid 2010
3.74
461 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 86%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
Cleaning House
by Kay Wills Wyma • 2012
Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.
3.72
3k+
Cleaning House Summary
Cleaning House 86%
Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.
by Kay Wills Wyma 2012
3.72
3k+ 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 86%
Children aren't built; they're grown. A developmental scientist explains why the difference matters.
by Alison Gopnik 2016
3.77
3k+ ratings
It Never Ends
by Nan Gefen • 2017
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
4.75
4
It Never Ends Summary
It Never Ends 86%
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
by Nan Gefen 2017
4.75
4 ratings
Life Skills
by Chicago Tribune • 2012
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
2.79
134
Life Skills Summary
Life Skills 86%
Fix a leak, fold a fitted sheet, handle a fender-bender: the life guide you never got.
by Chicago Tribune 2012
2.79
134 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 86%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ 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
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 86%
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
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 86%
Raise an enterprising child: the seven traits and the parenting balance that make them stick.
by Richard Rende 2015
4.00
24 ratings
The Gift of Failure
by Jessica Lahey • 2014
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
4.14
8k+
The Gift of Failure Summary
The Gift of Failure 86%
Helicoptering kills the very competence you want to build. The case for letting your children fail.
by Jessica Lahey 2014
4.14
8k+ 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
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 86%
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
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
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 86%
Middle school and its signature misery were both invented in the 1960s. Knowing why heals.
by Judith Warner 2020
3.54
597 ratings
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder
by Rebecca Branstetter • 2013
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
4.05
102
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder 86%
The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.
by Rebecca Branstetter 2013
4.05
102 ratings
Adulting
by Kelly Williams Brown • 2013
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
3.70
14k+
Adulting Summary
Adulting 86%
From changing your oil to keeping your friends, 468 steps that replace panic with competence.
by Kelly Williams Brown 2013
3.70
14k+ 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
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 86%
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
by Jesper Juul 1995
4.25
2k+ 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
Asshole No More
by Xavier Crement • 1990
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
2.73
5k+
Asshole No More Summary
Asshole No More 86%
Definitive field guide to assholism: a social disease with types, stages, and a recovery program.
by Xavier Crement 1990
2.73
5k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012
3.91
158 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 86%
The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.
by Alexandra Robbins 2001
3.19
1k+ 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
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
589
Late, Lost, and Unprepared Summary
Late, Lost, and Unprepared 86%
Stop fighting with a child who isn't lazy. A practical plan for when structure beats scolding.
by Joyce Cooper-Kahn 2008
3.85
589 ratings
The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori • 2010
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
4.16
4k+
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother 86%
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010
4.16
4k+ ratings
A Good Childhood
by Judy Dunn • 2009
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
3.67
61
A Good Childhood Summary
A Good Childhood 86%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 ratings
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