The 6 Best Books on Parenting
a list by Karen Kennedy, mother of two
As the mother of two boys and an avid reader, I've read a lot of parenting books. Many have some useful ideas, but I've found the six below truly indispensable.
All six books not only contain great practical advice, but also strike deeper truths about kids and parenting. Three of the books are about general parenting issues; the other three are about three subjects that loom large for many parents: sleep, eating, and sibling rivalry.
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Your_Baby_and_Child_From_Birth_to_Age_Five');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0375700005'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Your_Baby_and_Child_From_Birth_to_Age_Five');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0375700005'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five
by Penelope Leach
Amazon readers say:
"Must-have for all first-time parents." "This book is like having a third Parent around." "Best and most user friendly advice book in existence." "If ever there was an "owners manual" for parents, this is it."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Your_Baby_and_Child_From_Birth_to_Age_Five');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0375700005'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Your_Baby_and_Child_From_Birth_to_Age_Five');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0375700005'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
560 page paperback
|$13.60
|84 reviews
|
|
| |
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Solve_Your_Childs_Sleep_Problems_New_Revised_and_Expanded_Edition');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0743201639'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Solve_Your_Childs_Sleep_Problems_New_Revised_and_Expanded_Edition');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0743201639'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition
by Richard Ferber
Amazon readers say:
"This book will help if you put in the effort." "Co-sleeping mom and dad are now Ferber converts." "Happy baby, happy mom." "Read the book before you judge the method."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Solve_Your_Childs_Sleep_Problems_New_Revised_and_Expanded_Edition');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0743201639'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Solve_Your_Childs_Sleep_Problems_New_Revised_and_Expanded_Edition');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0743201639'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
464 page paperback
|$10.85
|400 reviews
|
|
| |
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Child_of_Mine_Feeding_with_Love_and_Good_Sense');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0923521518'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Child_of_Mine_Feeding_with_Love_and_Good_Sense');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0923521518'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense
by Ellyn Satter
Amazon readers say:
"A good, helpful read for first time parents." "An informative, practical, thorough guide to feeding." "Changed my thinking on how to feed my baby." "Its great to see clinical 'proofs' that help to build a parent's confidence."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Child_of_Mine_Feeding_with_Love_and_Good_Sense');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0923521518'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Child_of_Mine_Feeding_with_Love_and_Good_Sense');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0923521518'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
536 page paperback
|$11.53
|51 reviews
|
|
| |
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen__Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380811960'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen__Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380811960'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Amazon readers say:
"An essential text which belongs on every parent's shelf." "A must-have book for basic communication for everyone." "Alternatives to yelling, nagging, threatening, criticizing." "Works just as well with adults as it does with children."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen__Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380811960'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen__Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380811960'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
286 page paperback
|$10.17
|170 reviews
|
|
| |
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/The_Secret_of_Parenting_How_to_Be_in_Charge_of_Todays_Kids__from_Toddlers_to_Preteens__Without_Threats_or_Punishment');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0374527083'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/The_Secret_of_Parenting_How_to_Be_in_Charge_of_Todays_Kids__from_Toddlers_to_Preteens__Without_Threats_or_Punishment');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0374527083'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">The Secret of Parenting: How to Be in Charge of Today's Kids -- from Toddlers to Preteens -- Without Threats or Punishment
by Anthony E. Wolf
Amazon readers say:
"One of the best parenting books." "The best parenting book ever." "This book has become my official parenting bible." "I can't say enough good things about this book."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/The_Secret_of_Parenting_How_to_Be_in_Charge_of_Todays_Kids__from_Toddlers_to_Preteens__Without_Threats_or_Punishment');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0374527083'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/The_Secret_of_Parenting_How_to_Be_in_Charge_of_Todays_Kids__from_Toddlers_to_Preteens__Without_Threats_or_Punishment');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0374527083'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
240 page paperback
|$10.40
|11 reviews
|
|
| |
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Siblings_Without_Rivalry_How_to_Help_Your_Children_Live_Together_So_You_Can_Live_Too');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380799006'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
|
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Siblings_Without_Rivalry_How_to_Help_Your_Children_Live_Together_So_You_Can_Live_Too');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380799006'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Amazon readers say:
"Essential for anyone with two or more children." "Grown-up kids prove this book's value." "In need of a peace treaty for your siblings?" "Practical, respectul of parents and children."
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Siblings_Without_Rivalry_How_to_Help_Your_Children_Live_Together_So_You_Can_Live_Too');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380799006'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">more on Amazon
onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/The_6_Best_Books_on_Parenting/Siblings_Without_Rivalry_How_to_Help_Your_Children_Live_Together_So_You_Can_Live_Too');"
onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0380799006'; return true;"
onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;" rel="nofollow">
272 page paperback
|$11.16
|68 reviews
|
|
Know any books we should add to the list above?
.
