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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 89%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Teach Your Own
by John C. Holt • 1981
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
4.09
2k+
Teach Your Own Summary
Teach Your Own 88%
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
by John C. Holt 1981
4.09
2k+ ratings
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
by Meg Meeker • 2006
A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.
4.16
7k+
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 88%
A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.
by Meg Meeker 2006
4.16
7k+ ratings
Standing on the Promises
by Douglas Wilson • 1997
God's promises cover your children. The rod and Christian education are how you receive them.
4.41
1k+
Standing on the Promises Summary
Standing on the Promises 88%
God's promises cover your children. The rod and Christian education are how you receive them.
by Douglas Wilson 1997
4.41
1k+ 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 88%
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
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 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
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
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
3.98
1k+
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering Summary
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 88%
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
by Sarah J. Buckley 2005
3.98
1k+ 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 88%
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
Building Better Families
by Matthew Kelly • 2008
Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.
4.14
417
Building Better Families Summary
Building Better Families 88%
Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.
by Matthew Kelly 2008
4.14
417 ratings
Bringing Up Girls
by James C. Dobson • 2008
Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.
3.91
3k+
Bringing Up Girls Summary
Bringing Up Girls 88%
Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.
by James C. Dobson 2008
3.91
3k+ ratings
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World
by Kristen Welch • 2016
One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.
3.99
6k+
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 88%
One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.
by Kristen Welch 2016
3.99
6k+ ratings
Cribsheet
by Emily Oster • 2019
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
4.13
45k+
Cribsheet Summary
Cribsheet 88%
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
by Emily Oster 2019
4.13
45k+ ratings
Teaching Your Children Values
by Linda Eyre • 1993
How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.
4.15
727
Teaching Your Children Values Summary
Teaching Your Children Values 88%
How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.
by Linda Eyre 1993
4.15
727 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
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
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 87%
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
Raising Freethinkers
by Dale McGowan • 2009
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
4.19
1k+
Raising Freethinkers Summary
Raising Freethinkers 87%
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
by Dale McGowan 2009
4.19
1k+ 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 87%
Free play has vanished from childhood. The fix begins in your own front yard.
by Mike Lanza 2012
3.91
158 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 87%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 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 87%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad
by Michael Farris • 2004
A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.
3.93
118
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary
What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 87%
A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.
by Michael Farris 2004
3.93
118 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 87%
Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.
by Kay Wills Wyma 2012
3.72
3k+ ratings
Trust Kids!
by carla joy bergman • 2022
Adult supremacy is the root of all domination, and ceding power to youth is the revolution.
4.12
296
Trust Kids! Summary
Trust Kids! 87%
Adult supremacy is the root of all domination, and ceding power to youth is the revolution.
by carla joy bergman 2022
4.12
296 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 87%
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
by Elisa Medhus 2001
3.78
175 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
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline
by Carl Pickhardt • 2011
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
3.60
30
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline Summary
The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline 87%
The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.
by Carl Pickhardt 2011
3.60
30 ratings
Unconditional Parenting
by Alfie Kohn • 2005
The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.
4.16
9k+
Unconditional Parenting Summary
Unconditional Parenting 87%
The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.
by Alfie Kohn 2005
4.16
9k+ ratings
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
by Bryan Caplan • 2011
Twin studies show parenting effort fades. An economist's case for doing less and having more kids.
3.55
2k+
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Summary
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids 87%
Twin studies show parenting effort fades. An economist's case for doing less and having more kids.
by Bryan Caplan 2011
3.55
2k+ ratings
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
4.02
3k+
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 87%
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021
4.02
3k+ ratings
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children
by Tom Sturges • 2008
76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.
2.00
1
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 87%
76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.
by Tom Sturges 2008
2.00
1 ratings
8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids
by Dr. Kevin Leman • 2021
Eight principles for raising children who succeed at being good humans, not just good achievers.
4.50
12
8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids Summary
8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids 87%
Eight principles for raising children who succeed at being good humans, not just good achievers.
by Dr. Kevin Leman 2021
4.50
12 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 87%
Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.
by Foster W. Cline 1990
4.04
14k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages of Children
by Gary Chapman • 1995
Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.
4.17
29k+
The 5 Love Languages of Children Summary
The 5 Love Languages of Children 87%
Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.
by Gary Chapman 1995
4.17
29k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
When your ex turns your child against you, the strategies to protect your bond.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2014
4.13
515 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
Bringing Up Boys
by James C. Dobson • 2001
The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.
3.92
8k+
Bringing Up Boys Summary
Bringing Up Boys 87%
The boy brain is not a defective girl brain. A Christian psychologist on what sons actually need.
by James C. Dobson 2001
3.92
8k+ ratings
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World
by Zig Ziglar • 2002
What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?
4.11
552
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World Summary
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World 87%
What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?
by Zig Ziglar 2002
4.11
552 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 87%
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021
4.14
34k+ 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 87%
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
by Scott Benner 2013
4.09
151 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 87%
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
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