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10 best books like Becoming the Parent You Want To Be (Laura Davis): The Rosie Effect, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting, The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate, Brave Parenting: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Children, Playful Parenting, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

The Rosie Effect
AuthorGraeme Simsion
ISBN1476767327
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they're about to face a new challenge because - surprise - Rosie is pregnant.

Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research...
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
AuthorCarol S. Dweck
A newer edition of this book can be found here.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the...
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
AuthorAmy Chua
ISBN1594202842
An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards—and the costs—of raising her children the Chinese way.

"This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of...
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
AuthorRobert L. Wolke
ISBN0393011836
Do you wish you understood the science of foods, but don't want to plow through dry technical books? What Einstein Told His Cook is like having a scientist at your side to answer your questions in plain, nontechnical terms. Chemistry professor and syndicated Washington Post food columnist Robert L....
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
AuthorAdele Faber
ISBN0380811960
Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be effective with your children. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down--to--earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful...
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
AuthorLaura Markham
ISBN0399160280
A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids

Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your...
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate
AuthorSusan Kaiser Greenland
ISBN1416583564
The techniques of mindful awareness have helped millions of adults reduce stress in their lives. Now, children—who are under more pressure than ever before—can learn to protect themselves with these well-established methods adapted for their ages. Based on a program affiliated with UCLA,...
Brave Parenting: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Children
AuthorKrissy Pozatek
How do we build resilient children who can handle life's challenges?

As parents today, we often feel that our role is to protect our children from the world: to cushion them when they fall, to lift them over obstacles, and to remove sharp rocks from their path. But controlling a child’s entire...
Playful Parenting
AuthorLawrence J. Cohen
ISBN0345442865

Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring the world, communicating deep feelings, getting close to those they care about, working through stressful situations, and simply...
Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
AuthorShauna L. Shapiro
ISBN1608828840
Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both love and limits. In Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expert Shauna Shapiro and pediatrician Chris White weave together ancient wisdom and modern science to provide new perspectives...
What's Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
AuthorLise Eliot
ISBN0553378252
As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense,...
Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development
AuthorCarol S. Dweck
ISBN1841690244
This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows:
* How...
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child
AuthorDaniel J. Siegel
ISBN0399594663
From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child's innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity.

When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut...
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting
AuthorJanet Lansbury
ISBN1499103670
Janet Lansbury’s advice on respectful parenting is quoted and shared by millions of readers worldwide. Inspired by the pioneering parenting philosophy of her friend and mentor, Magda Gerber, Janet’s influential voice encourages parents and child care professionals to perceive babies as...
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
AuthorMary Sheedy Kurcinka
ISBN0060739665
Newly revised, featuring the most up-to-date research, effective strategies, and real-life stories

The spirited child—often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"—possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited kids are wired...
Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities -- From the Very Start
AuthorMagda Gerber
ISBN0471178837
"At long last -- Magda Gerber's wisdom and spice captured in a book --what a treasure! Now parents and caregivers everywhere can benefit from learning what it means to truly respect babies."
--Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Author of Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers and Dragon Mom"Magda Gerber's approach...
1, 2, 3... the Toddler Years: A Practical Guide for Parents & Caregivers
AuthorIrene Van Der Zande
ISBN0940953250
1,2,3...The Toddler Years offers practical help in an entertaining fashion on the many issues parents and caregivers face as young children experience the toddler years. The true life examples, humorous approach and clear format make the book easy to read and use. These methods have been applied...
Baby Knows Best: Raising a Confident and Resourceful Child, the RIE Way
AuthorDeborah Carlisle Solomon
ISBN0316219207
Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Approach.

Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), and Educaring. BABY KNOWS BEST...
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5
AuthorSteven P. Shelov
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EXPERT ADVICE
FOR MOTHERS, FATHERS, AND CARE PROVIDERS FROM
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

From the most respected organization on child health comes this essential resource for all parents who want to provide the very best care for their children....
Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters
AuthorCarla Naumburg
ISBN1937006832
This generation of parents is overwhelmed with parenting advice. Carla Naumburg sets out to remind them that they have everything they need to raise healthy, happy children. Mindful parenting is about paying attention to what is going on with your children and yourself, without judging, freaking...
Bright From the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3
AuthorJill Stamm
ISBN1592402852
A cutting-edge handbook for parents, from a pioneer in infant brain development, that bridges the gap between the most current neuroscience and practical parenting techniques Dr. Jill Stamm's daughter was born almost four months premature, and doctors insisted she would never walk or talk. Now,...
Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, Revised and Updated Edition
AuthorEllyn Satter
ISBN0923521518
I really expected to love it. I think the principle of the division of responsibility is excellent and I really do agree with a lot of her ideas, but the book in itself was weird. The book could have been more concise, there was a lot of repetition. I was annoyed to find sleep advice, though I guess I can see...
Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask
AuthorDalton Conley
ISBN1476712654
In this eye-opening, witty book, an award-winning scientist offers his unorthodox but highly engaged approach to childrearing—and reveals groundbreaking research and strategies to produce creative and confident children.

All parenting is about experimenting (whether you know...
Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages
AuthorL.R. Knost
ISBN0988995816
Gentle parenting is about guiding instead of controlling, connecting instead of punishing, encouraging instead of demanding. It's about listening, understanding, responding, and communicating. Written by children's book and parenting author, L.R.Knost, 'Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle...
Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits
AuthorRobin Berman
ISBN0062277294
Over the past few decades, the power structure intrinsic to the family unit has flip-flopped. Children have become the center of the universe, ruling the roost with some serious ramifications for their wellbeing. By trying to constantly please their children and make them happy, parents are actually...
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
AuthorThomas Gordon
ISBN0609806939
P.E.T., or Parent Effectiveness Training, began almost forty years ago as the first national parent-training program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids and offer step-by-step advice to resolving family conflicts so everybody wins.  This beloved classic is the most...
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids - Hint Don't tell
AuthorCarol S. Dweck
Our society worships talent, and many people assume that
possessing superior intelligence or ability—along with confidence in
that ability—is a recipe for success. In fact, however, more than 30
years of scientific investigation suggests that an overemphasis on
intellect...
The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
AuthorJohn E. Sarno
ISBN0446675156
The New York Times bestselling guide to a healthy and pain-free life.

Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most doctors failing to recognize their underlying cause. In this acclaimed volume, Dr. Sarno reveals how many painful conditions-including...
Art Workshop for Children: How to Foster Original Thinking with more than 25 Process Art Experiences
AuthorBarbara Rucci
ISBN1631591436
Art Workshop for Children is not just another book of straightforward art projects. The book's unique child-led approach provides a framework for cultivating creative thinking and encourages the wonder that comes when children are allowed to freely explore the creative process and their materials.

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