The Best Books About Raising Toddlers
“What are the best books about Raising Toddlers?” We looked at 192 of the top Toddler books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 36 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Raising Toddler” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 150+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
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Top 36 Books About Raising Toddlers
36 .) Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill and Julia Stone
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Early Childhood Education
Scorekeeping—An exceedingly complex, often relentless, tit-for-tat war waged by husbands and wives over the division of parenting responsibilities and domestic chores.
35 .) Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
Lists It Appears On:
- Blinkist
- Goodreads
The secret behind France’s astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn’t aspire to become a “French parent.” French parenting isn’t a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren’t doing anything special. Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends take a year or more. French kids eat well-rounded meals that are more likely to include braised leeks than chicken nuggets. And while her American friends spend their visits resolving spats between their kids, her French friends sip coffee while the kids play. Motherhood itself is a whole different experience in France. There’s no role model, as there is in America, for the harried new mom with no life of her own.
34 .) Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense by Ellyn Satter
Lists It Appears On:
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, by Satter, Ellyn
33 .) Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn – and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Parenting
In Einstein Never Used Flashcards highly credentialed child psychologists, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D., with Diane Eyer, Ph.D., offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning. It’s a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through play is not only okay-it’s better than drilling academics! Drawing on overwhelming scientific evidence from their own studies and the collective research results of child development experts, and addressing the key areas of development-math, reading, verbal communication, science, self-awareness, and social skills-the authors explain the process of learning from a child’s point of view. They then offer parents 40 age-appropriate games for creative play. These simple, fun–yet powerful exercises work as well or better than expensive high-tech gadgets to teach a child what his ever-active, playful mind is craving to learn.
32 .) Go the F**k to Sleep, by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes and Noble
- Health Line
A laugh-out-loud, adults-only bedtime story for parents familiar with the age-old struggle of putting their kids to bed “Hell no, you can’t go to the bathroom. You know where you can go? The f**k to sleep.” Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, it captures the familiar—and unspoken—tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. Read by a host of celebrities, from Samuel L. Jackson to Jennifer Garner, this subversively funny bestselling storybook will not actually put your kids to sleep, but it will leave you laughing so hard you won’t care.
31 .) How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Lists It Appears On:
- Blinkist
- Goodreads
A provocative manifesto that exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternate philosophy for raising preteens and teens to self-sufficient young adulthood In How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success. Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of twentysomethings-and of special value to parents of teens-this book is a rallying cry for those who wish to ensure that the next generation can take charge of their own lives with competence and confidence.
30 .) Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Parenting
“Ellen Galinsky—already the go-to person on interaction between families and the workplace—draws on fresh research to explain what we ought to be teaching our children. This is must-reading for everyone who cares about America’s fate in the 21st century.” — Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent for The PBS NewsHour Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky (Ask the Children, The Six Stages of Parenthood) presents a book of groundbreaking advice based on the latest research on child development.
29 .) NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Parenting
In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What’s the single most important thing that helps infants learn language? NurtureShock is a groundbreaking collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. They argue that when it comes to children, we’ve mistaken good intentions for good ideas. With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society’s strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring–because key twists in the science have been overlooked. Nothing like a parenting manual, the authors’ work is an insightful exploration of themes and issues that transcend children’s (and adults’) lives.
28 .) Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year by Anne Lamott
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes and Noble
- Goodreads
The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamott’s account of her son Sam’s first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott (Crooked Little Heart) is a single mother and ex-alcoholic with a pleasingly warped social circle and a remarkably tolerant religion to lean on. She responds to the changes, exhaustion, and love Sam brings with aplomb or outright insanity. The book rocks from hilarious to unbearably poignant when Sam’s burgeoning life is played out against a very close friend’s illness. No saccharine paean to becoming a parent, this touches on the rage and befuddlement that dog sweeter emotions during this sea change in one’s life.
27 .) Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide
Lists It Appears On:
- Health Line
- The Pragmatic Parent
Popular parenting blogger Rebecca Eanes believes that parenting advice should be about more than just getting kids to behave. Struggling to maintain a meaningful connection with her two little ones and frustrated by the lack of emotionally aware books for parents, she began to share her own insights with readers online. Her following has grown into a thriving community–hundreds of thousands strong. In this eagerly anticipated guide, Eanes shares her hard-won wisdom for overcoming limiting thought patterns and recognizing emotional triggers, as well as advice for connecting with kids at each stage, from infancy to adolescence. This heartfelt, insightful advice comes not from an “expert,” but from a learning, evolving parent. Filled with practical, solution-oriented advice, this is an empowering guide for any parent who longs to end the yelling, power struggles, and downward spiral of acting out, punishment, resentment, and shame–and instead foster an emotional connection that helps kids learn self-discipline, feel confident, and create lasting, loving bonds.
26 .) Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes and Noble
- Goodreads
In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country’s leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting–sad, afraid, angry, and silent. Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucial question: What do boys need that they’re not getting? They illuminate the forces that threaten our boys, teaching them to believe that “cool” equals macho strength and stoicism. Cutting through outdated theories of “mother blame,” “boy biology,” and “testosterone,” the authors shed light on the destructive emotional training our boys receive–the emotional miseducation of boys. Kindlon and Thompson make a compelling case that emotional literacy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urging parents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to an impossible standard of manhood. They identify the social and emotional challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness and empathy–giving them the vital connections and support they need to navigate the social pressures of youth.
25 .) Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber
Lists It Appears On:
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
The completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling book on children’s sleep problems, with important new insights and solutions from Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation’s leading authority on children’s sleep problems. Does your child have difficulty falling asleep? Wake in the middle of the night? Suffer sleep terrors, sleepwalking, or nighttime fears? Have difficulty waking for school or staying awake in class? Snore, wet the bed, or head bang? In the first major revision of his bestselling, groundbreaking classic since it was published, Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation’s foremost authority on children’s sleep problems, delivers safe, sound ideas for helping your child fall and stay asleep at night and perform well during the day. Incorporating new research, Dr. Ferber provides important basic information that all parents should know regarding the nature of sleep and the development of normal sleep and body rhythms throughout childhood. He discusses the causes of most sleep problems from birth to adolescence and recommends an array of proven solutions for each so that parents can choose the strategy that works best for them.
24 .) The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- To Four-Year-Old by Harvey Karp
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Goodreads
Toddlers can drive you bonkers…so adorable and fun one minute…so stubborn and demanding the next! Yet, as unbelievable as it sounds, there is a way to turn the daily stream of “nos” and “don’ts” into “yeses” and hugs…if you know how to speak your toddler’s language. In one of the most useful advances in parenting techniques of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp reveals that toddlers, with their immature brains and stormy outbursts, should be thought of not as pint-size people but as pintsize…cavemen.
23 .) 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
Lists It Appears On:
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
Essential advice from the author of the bestselling Get Out Of My Life Today’s children–from toddlers to preteens–challenge their parents in ways that would have been unthinkable a generation ago, notes Anthony E. Wolf, and parents are often uncertain about how to cope. In his new book, Wolf presents a fresh perspective on this less pleasant behavior and a surprisingly simple method for dealing with it. He argues that punishments and rewards don’t work and may even be counterproductive. Instead, parents must act swiftly and decisively following Wolf’s easy but powerful technique. Using numerous examples of effective and ineffective parent-child interactions, he offers practical advice on a wide range of basic issues, from tantrums and back talk, to getting kids off to school in the morning and eliminating sibling fights. Humorous and easy to use, The Secret of Parenting is guaranteed to dramatically increase the joy parents get from raising their children.
22 .) The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by Diane Wiessinger
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Mama Natural
It’s no secret that breastfeeding is the normal, healthy way to nourish and nurture your baby. Dedicated to supporting nursing and expectant mothers, the internationally respected La Leche League has set the standard for educating and empowering mothers in this natural art for generations. Now their classic bestselling guide has been retooled, refocused, and updated for today’s mothers and lifestyles. Working mothers, stay-at-home moms, single moms, and mothers of multiples will all benefit from the book’s range of nursing advice, stories, and information-from preparing for breastfeeding during pregnancy to feeding cues, from nursing positions to expressing and storing breast milk. This ultimate support bible offers: real-mom wisdom on breastfeeding comfortably new insights into old approaches toward latching and attaching, ages and stages, and answers to the most-asked questions recent scientific data that highlight the many lifelong health benefits of breastfeeding helpful tips for building your support network-at home or when back at work guidance on breast health issues, weight gain, day care, colic, postpartum depression, food allergies, and medications
21 .) Toddler Tactics by Pinky McKay
Lists It Appears On:
- Belly Belly
- Guardian
Sensible, realistic advice from baby-parent expert to turn the toddler years from despair into delight. Do you automatically cut toast into fingers? Appreciate finger painting as much as fine art? Hear “no” a million times a day? If the answer is yes, then Toddler Tactics is for you. Being the parent of a toddler can be exciting, inspiring, and exhausting—all at once! Your adorable little baby has now become a moving, grooving tot with attitude, and it will take all your patience and skill to deal with these changes. Parenting expert Pinky McKay explains what to do at each stage of development and offers fuss-free advice on communicating with your toddler discipline and good manners, good eating habits, routines for play and sleep, toilet training, and family dynamics. Toddler Tactics is bursting with practical strategies for making the toddler years the exhilarating experience they should be.
20 .) What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff
Lists It Appears On:
- Chapters
- Goodreads
Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed—and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year. With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated. Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever—packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals—crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements—are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear.
19 .) What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff
Lists It Appears On:
- Chapters
- Goodreads
Incorporating everything that’s new in pregnancy, childbirth, and the lifestyles of parents-to-be, complete with a preconception plan, information on choosing a practitioner, birthing alternatives, second pregnancies, twins, making love while pregnant, and coping with common and not so common pregnancy symptoms.
18 .) Your Baby and Child – From Birth to Age Five by Penelope Leach
Lists It Appears On:
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
This newest edition of Penelope Leach’s much-loved, trusted, and comprehensive classic—an international best seller for twenty-five years, with nearly two million copies sold in America alone—encompasses the latest research and thinking on child development and learning, and reflects the realities of today’s changing lifestyles. In her authoritative and practical style, Leach responds fully to parents’ every concern about the psychological, emotional, and physical well-being of their children. She describes, in easy-to-follow stages from birth through starting school, how children develop: what they are doing, experiencing, and feeling. And she tackles both the questions parents often ask—What does a new baby’s wakefulness or a toddler’s tantrum mean?—and those that are more difficult: How should new parents time their return to work, choose day care, tell a child about a new baby or an impending divorce? Whatever the concern or question, Your Baby and Child supplies the information, encouragement, and reassurance every parent-to-be or new parent needs.
17 .) Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five by John Medina
Lists It Appears On:
- Early Childhood Education
- Goodreads
- Parenting
In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says about how to raise smart and happy children from zero to 5. This book is destined to revolutionize parenting. Just one of the surprises: The best way to get your children into the college of their choice? Teach them impulse control.
16 .) Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood by Jim Fay
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Imagiplay
- The Pragmatic Parent
Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years Let Jim Fay and Charles Fay, Ph.D., help you start your child off on the right foot. The tools in Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood will give you the building blocks you need to create children who grow up to be responsible, successful teens and adults. And as a bonus you will enjoy every stage of your child’s life and look forward to sharing a lifetime of joy with them. Get help with: * potty training * daycare * back-talk * whining * and many more everyday stresses faced by parents of toddlers
15 .) No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Lansbury
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Imagiplay
- The Pragmatic Parent
Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their toddlers. “No Bad Kids” is a collection of Janet’s most popular and widely read articles pertaining to common toddler behaviors and how respectful parenting practices can be applied to benefit both parents and children. It covers such common topics as punishment, cooperation, boundaries, testing, tantrums, hitting, and more. “No Bad Kids” provides a practical, indispensable tool for parents who are anticipating or experiencing those critical years when toddlers are developmentally obliged to test the limits of our patience and love. Armed with knowledge and a clearer sense of the world through our children’s eyes, this period of uncertainty can afford a myriad of opportunities to forge unbreakable bonds of trust and respect.
14 .) Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster W. Cline
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Health Line
- Imagiplay
This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Indexed for easy reference.
13 .) Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Health Line
- The Pragmatic Parent
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 child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe—or even punish. This remarkable guide will help parents better understand their own emotions—and get them in check—so they can parent with healthy limits, empathy, and clear communication to raise a self-disciplined child. Step-by-step examples give solutions and kid-tested phrasing for parents of toddlers right through the elementary years. If you’re tired of power struggles, tantrums, and searching for the right “consequence,” look no further.
12 .) Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Health Line
- Parenting
Today’s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed–with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time–children feel the pressure. They can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now, in defense of the extraordinary power of less, internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need, allowing their children’s attention to focus and their individuality to flourish.
11 .) The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby by William Sears
Lists It Appears On:
- Belly Belly
- Goodreads
- Mama Natural
Might you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father’s role in nurturing a newborn? How does early attachment foster a child’s eventual independence?
10 .) The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Chapters
- Goodreads
A breakthrough approach for a good night’s sleep–with no tears There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby “cry it out,” or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don’t believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third option, presented in Elizabeth Pantley’s sanity-saving book The No-Cry Sleep Solution. Pantley’s successful solution has been tested and proven effective by scores of mothers and their babies from across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Based on her research, Pantley’s guide provides you with effective strategies to overcoming naptime and nighttime problems. The No-Cry Sleep Solution offers clearly explained, step-by-step ideas that steer your little ones toward a good night’s sleep–all with no crying.
9 .) Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
Lists It Appears On:
- Belly Belly
- Goodreads
- Health Line
Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they’re told?” — and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking “What do kids need — and how can we meet those needs?” What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including “time-outs”), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That’s precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it’s not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, Unconditional Parenting addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from “doing to” to “working with” parenting — including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people.
8 .) 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Chapters
- Goodreads
- Health Line
Addressing the task of disciplining children ages 2 through 12 without arguing, yelling, or spanking, this program offers easy-to- follow steps to immediately manage troublesome behaviour with reason, patience, and compassion.
7 .) Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Early Childhood Education
- Goodreads
- Imagiplay
For twenty-five years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grown-ups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition. The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any child–from a three-year-old toddler to a rebellious teenager–can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline with no loss of dignity. Inside you’ll discover how to • bridge communication gaps • defuse power struggles • avoid the dangers of praise • enforce your message of love • build on strengths, not weaknesses • hold children accountable with their self-respect intact • teach children not what to think but how to think • win cooperation at home and at school • meet the special challenge of teen misbehavior “It is not easy to improve a classic book, but Jane Nelson has done so in this revised edition. Packed with updated examples that are clear and specific, Positive Discipline shows parents exactly how to focus on solutions while being kind and firm. If you want to enrich your relationship with your children, this is the book for you.” –Sal Severe, author of How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too!
6 .) Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber
Lists It Appears On:
- Belly Belly
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
- Goodreads
Already best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish turned their minds to the battle of the siblings. Parents themselves, they were determined to figure out how to help their children get along. The result was Siblings Without Rivalry. This wise, groundbreaking book gives parents the practical tools they need to cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship. With humor and understanding—much gained from raising their own children—Faber and Mazlish explain how and when to intervene in fights, provide suggestions on how to help children channel their hostility into creative outlets, and demonstrate how to treat children unequally and still be fair.
5 .) The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two by Martha Sears and William Sears
Lists It Appears On:
- Chapters
- Early Childhood Education
- Goodreads
- Mama Natural
The “baby bible” of the post-Dr. Spock generation, already embraced by hundreds of thousands of American parents, has now been revised, expanded, and brought thoroughly up-to-date — with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms, from postpartum nutrition to infant development. Dr. Bill and Martha Sears draw from their vast experience both as medical professionals and as the parents of eight children to provide comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of infant care. Working for the first time with their sons Dr. Bob and Dr. Jim, both pediatric specialists in their own right, the Searses have produced a completely updated guide that is unrivaled in its scope and authority.
4 .) Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Lists It Appears On:
- Babble
- Goodreads
- Guardian
- Health Line
- The Pragmatic Parent
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 to be “more”—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this revised edition of the award-winning classic, voted one of the top twenty books for parents, Kurcinka provides vivid examples and a refreshingly positive viewpoint. Raising Your Spirited Child will help you: understand your child’s—and your own—temperamental traits discover the power of positive—rather than negative—labels cope with the tantrums and power struggles when they do occur plan for success with a simple four-step program develop strategies for handling mealtimes, sibling rivalry, bedtimes, holidays, and school, among other situations
3 .) The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
Lists It Appears On:
- Blinkist
- Chapters
- Goodreads
- Guardian
- Mama Natural
In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries –an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying. No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan, have turned to him to learn the secrets for making babies happy. Never again will parents have to stand by helpless and frazzled while their poor baby cries and cries. Dr. Karp has found there is a remedy for colic. “I share with parents techniques known only to the most gifted baby soothers throughout history …and I explain exactly how they work.” In an innovative and thought-provoking reevaluation of early infancy, Dr. Karp blends modern science and ancient wisdom to prove that newborns are not fully ready for the world when they are born.
2 .) The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel
Lists It Appears On:
- Blinkist
- Goodreads
- Health Line
- Imagiplay
- Parenting For Brain
- The Pragmatic Parent
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your fifth-grader sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives endlessly challenging? No—it’s just their developing brain calling the shots!
1 .) How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Lists It Appears On:
- Blinkist
- Early Childhood Education
- Flashlight Worthy Books
- Goodreads
- Health Line
- Imagiplay
- The Pragmatic Parent
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 and more rewarding.
The 150+ Additional Best Raising Infant Books
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| (Books Appear On 1 List Each) | |||
| 37 | All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood | Jennifer Senior | Goodreads |
| 38 | An American Childhood, | Annie Dillard | Barnes and Noble |
| 39 | Baby Chronicles: My Very Own Story: from… | Chapters | |
| 40 | Baby Play and Learn: 160 Games and Learning Activities for the First Three Years | Penney Warner | Early Childhood Education |
| 41 | Baby-led Weaning: Helping Your Baby to Love Good Food | Gill Rapley | Goodreads |
| 42 | Be the Coolest Dad on the Block: All the Tricks, Games, Puzzles and Jokes You Need to Impress Your Kids and Keep Them Entertained for Years to Come | Simon Rose and Steven Caplin | Early Childhood Education |
| 43 | Beautiful Babies | Kristen Michaelis | Mama Natural |
| 44 | Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years | Laura Davis and Janis Keyser | Early Childhood Education |
| 45 | Between Parent and Child | Dr. Haim G. Ginott | Early Childhood Education |
| 46 | Beyond Baby Talk: From Speaking To Spelling: A Guide To Language And Literacy Development For Parents And Caregivers | Kenn Apel Ph.D. and Julie Masterson Ph.D. | Early Childhood Education |
| 47 | Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control | Imagiplay | |
| 48 | Big Bad-Ass Book of Cocktails: 1,500 Recipes to Mix It Up!, | Running Press | Barnes and Noble |
| 49 | Bringing Up Boys | James C. Dobson | Goodreads |
| 50 | Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed, | Glennon Doyle Melton | Barnes and Noble |
| 51 | Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture | Peggy Orenstein | Goodreads |
| 52 | Common Sense Pregnancy: Navigating a Healthy Pregnancy & Birth for Mother and Baby | Jeanne Faulkner | Blinkist |
| 53 | Cooking With Trader Joe’s: Dinner’s Done, | Deana Gunn and Wona Miniati | Barnes and Noble |
| 54 | Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get… | Chapters | |
| 55 | Diaper-Free Before 3 | Jill M. Lekovic, M.D. | Babble |
| 56 | Different Learners: Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Your Child’s Learning Problems | Parenting | |
| 57 | Ending the Homework Hassle | John Rosemond | Early Childhood Education |
| 58 | Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House | Parenting | |
| 59 | Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From America’s Favorite Humorist, | Erma Bombeck | Barnes and Noble |
| 60 | Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry | Lenore Skenazy | Goodreads |
| 61 | French Children Don’t Throw Food | Pamela Druckerman: | Independent |
| 62 | French Kids Eat Everything | Karen Le Billon: | Independent |
| 63 | Fun On the Run | Parenting | |
| 64 | Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in the Age of Instant Everything | Dr. Michael Osit | Early Childhood Education |
| 65 | Gift From the Sea, | Anne Morrow Lindbergh | Barnes and Noble |
| 66 | Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus | Elyse M. Fitzpatrick | Goodreads |
| 67 | Go Out and Play: Favorite Outdoor Games From Kaboom! | Parenting | |
| 68 | Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives, | Jean Shinoda-Bolen | Barnes and Noble |
| 69 | Grace-Based Parenting | Tim Kimmel | Goodreads |
| 70 | Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child | Marc Weissbluth M.D. | Mama Natural |
| 71 | Heart To Heart Parenting | Robin Grille | Belly Belly |
| 72 | Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition | Read brightly | |
| 73 | Hidden Messages: What Our Words and Our Actions Are Really Telling Our Children | Elizabeth Pantley | Early Childhood Education |
| 74 | Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers | Gordon Neufeld | Goodreads |
| 75 | How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character | Paul Tough | Goodreads |
| 76 | How to Raise A Brighter Child | Joan Beck | Early Childhood Education |
| 77 | How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love With Nature | Scott D. Sampson | Blinkist |
| 78 | How to Raise an Amazing Child The Montessori Way | Tim Seldin. | How We Montessori |
| 79 | Hypnobirthing: The breakthrough natural… | Chapters | |
| 80 | I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood | Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile | Early Childhood Education |
| 81 | Imaginative Prayer: A Yearlong Guide for Your Child’s Spiritual Formation | Imagiplay | |
| 82 | Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth | Ina May Gaskin | Goodreads |
| 83 | It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much-Needed Margarita | Heather Armstrong | Early Childhood Education |
| 84 | Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family Friendly Experiments from Around the House | Forbes | |
| 85 | Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder | Richard Louv | Goodreads |
| 86 | Masterminds and Wingmen | Read brightly | |
| 87 | Matilda | Read brightly | |
| 88 | Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink, | Katrina Alcorn | Barnes and Noble |
| 89 | Mental Toughness: Understanding the Game of Life | Dr. Timothy S. Wakefield | Early Childhood Education |
| 90 | Mom & Me & Mom, | Maya Angelou | Barnes and Noble |
| 91 | Mommy Guilt | Julie Bort, Aviva Pflock, and Devra Renner | Early Childhood Education |
| 92 | My Body Myself for Boys: A “What’s Happening to My Body” Quizbook and Journal | Lynda Maderas and Area Maderas | Early Childhood Education |
| 93 | My Body Myself for Girls: A “What’s Happening to My Body” Quizbook and Journal | Lynda Maderas | Early Childhood Education |
| 94 | My Life on the Road | Read brightly | |
| 95 | My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family, | Zach Wahls | Barnes and Noble |
| 96 | Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Liberating Parents | Keith Gilbert | Early Childhood Education |
| 97 | No Drama Discipline – Dan Siegel | Imagiplay | |
| 98 | No Regrets Parenting: Turning Long Days and Short Years into Cherished Moments with Your Kids | Parenting | |
| 99 | No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind | Daniel J. Siegel | Goodreads |
| 100 | Nobody Told Me | Hollie McNish: | Independent |
| 101 | Notorious RBG | Read brightly | |
| 102 | Nourished Baby | Heather Dessinger | Mama Natural |
| 103 | Nourishing Traditions of Baby & Child Care | Sally Fallon Morell & Thomas Cowan M.D. | Mama Natural |
| 104 | Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls | Rachel Simmons | Barnes and Noble |
| 105 | On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep | Gary Ezzo | Goodreads |
| 106 | Opehlia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self, | Sara Shandler | Barnes and Noble |
| 107 | Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) | Thomas Gordon | Belly Belly |
| 108 | Parenting College Students: 27 Winning Strategies for Success | Dr. Debi Yohn | Early Childhood Education |
| 109 | Parenting From the Inside Out | Daniel J. Siegel | Goodreads |
| 110 | Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected | Health Line | |
| 111 | Parenting: Illustrated With Crappy Pictures, | Amber Dusick | Barnes and Noble |
| 112 | Perfect Parenting | Elizabeth Pantley | Early Childhood Education |
| 113 | Pink Brain, Blue Brain | Read brightly | |
| 114 | Pippi Longstocking | Read brightly | |
| 115 | Playful Learning: Develop Your Child’s Sense of Joy and Wonder | Parenting | |
| 116 | Playful Parenting | Lawrence J. Cohen | Goodreads |
| 117 | Preschool Art: It’s the Process, Not the Product! | Maryann F. Kohl | Early Childhood Education |
| 118 | Pressured Parents, Stressed Out Kids: Dealing with Competition While Raising a Successful Child | Wendy S. Grolnick and Kathy Seal | Early Childhood Education |
| 119 | Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child | John M. Gottman | Goodreads |
| 120 | Raising Boys | Steve Biddulph | Belly Belly |
| 121 | Raising Drug Free Kids – 100 Tips For Parents | Aletha Solter | Belly Belly |
| 122 | Raising Girls | Steve Biddulph | Belly Belly |
| 123 | Raising Kids Who Can: Use Good Judgment, Assume Responsibility, Communicate Effectively, Respect Self & Others, Cooperate, Develop Self Esteem & Enjoy Life | Betty Lou Bettner and Amy Lew | Early Childhood Education |
| 124 | Rosie Revere, Engineer | Read brightly | |
| 125 | Running Like a Girl: Notes on Learning to Run, | Alexandra Heminsley | Barnes and Noble |
| 126 | Running With Scissors: A Memoir, | Augusten Burroughs | Barnes and Noble |
| 127 | Screamfree Parenting | Health Line | |
| 128 | Screen-Smart Parenting: How to Find Balance and Benefit in Your Child’s Use of Social Media, Apps, and Digital Devices | Forbes | |
| 129 | Secrets Of The Baby Whisperer: How To Calm,… | Chapters | |
| 130 | Sex, Likes and Social Media | Alison Havey and Deana Puccio: | Independent |
| 131 | Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us, | Laurie Kilmartin, Karen Moline, Alicia Ybarbo, Mary Ann Zoellner | Barnes and Noble |
| 132 | Shepherding a Child’s Heart | Tedd Tripp | Goodreads |
| 133 | Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid | Gina Gallagher & Patricia Konjoian | Babble |
| 134 | Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential | Parenting | |
| 135 | Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men | Health Line | |
| 136 | Take Out Your Nosering, Honey, We’re Going to Grandma’s!: Hanging In, Holding On, And Letting Go Of Your Teen | Carleton Kendrick and Barbara Cook | Early Childhood Education |
| 137 | Teenagers Suck: What to Do When Missed Curfews, Texting and “Mom, Can I Have the Keys” Make You Miserable | Joanne Kimes, R. J. Colleary, and Rebecca Rutledge | Early Childhood Education |
| 138 | Teenagers Translated | Janey Downshire and Naella Grew: | Independent |
| 139 | The Absorbent Mind | Maria Montessori. | How We Montessori |
| 140 | The Artful Parent | Jean Van’t Hul: | Independent |
| 141 | The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother | Amy Chua | Blinkist |
| 142 | The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children | Wendy Mogel | Goodreads |
| 143 | The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog | Parenting For Brain | |
| 144 | The Calm and Happy Toddler | Dr Rebecca Chicot: | Independent |
| 145 | The Can’t Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!, | Jessica Seinfeld | Barnes and Noble |
| 146 | The Complete Secrets of Happy Children | Steve Biddulph | Belly Belly |
| 147 | The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children, | Dr. Shefali Tsabary | Barnes and Noble |
| 148 | The Continuum Concept | Jean Liedloff | Belly Belly |
| 149 | The Emotional Life of a Toddler | Guardian | |
| 150 | The Everything Parent’s Guide to Dealing with Bullies: From Playground Teasing to Cyber Bullying, All You Need to Ensure Your Child’s Safety and Happiness | Deborah Carpenter and Christopher J. Ferguson | Early Childhood Education |
| 151 | The Explosive Child | Ross W. Greene | Goodreads |
| 152 | The Five Love Languages of Children | Gary Chapman | Goodreads |
| 153 | The Gardener and the Carpenter | Alison Gopnik: | Independent |
| 154 | The Gift of Failure | The Pragmatic Parent | |
| 155 | The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need From Grown-Ups | Erika Christakis | Blinkist |
| 156 | The Informed Parent: A Science-Based Resource for Your Child’s First Four Years | Forbes | |
| 157 | The Mother of All Pregnancy Books: An… | Chapters | |
| 158 | The Mother’s Almanac | Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons | Early Childhood Education |
| 159 | The New York Times 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in USA and Canada, | Barbara Ireland | Barnes and Noble |
| 160 | The Nursing Mother’s Companion | Kathleen Huggins | Early Childhood Education |
| 161 | The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money | Ron Lieber | Goodreads |
| 162 | The Other Baby Book: A Natural Approach to Baby’s First Year | Megan McGrory Massaro | Mama Natural |
| 163 | The Parent Survival Guide | Imagiplay | |
| 164 | The Pocket Parent | Gail Reichlin and Caroline Winkler | Early Childhood Education |
| 165 | The Power of Positive Parenting | Dr. Glenn I. Latham | Early Childhood Education |
| 166 | The Read Aloud Handbook | Jim Trelease | Early Childhood Education |
| 167 | The Rhythm Of Family: Discovering A Sense Of… | Chapters | |
| 168 | The Rookie Mom’s Handbook | Heather Gibbs Flett and Whitney Moss | Early Childhood Education |
| 169 | The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby’s First Year | Forbes | |
| 170 | The Science of Parenting | Parenting For Brain | |
| 171 | The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More | Bruce Feiler | Goodreads |
| 172 | The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals | Melissa Chase Lapine | Early Childhood Education |
| 173 | The Ten Greatest Gifts I Give My Children: Parenting from the Heart | Steven W. Vannoy | Early Childhood Education |
| 174 | The Toddler’s Busy Book: 365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2- to 3-Year-Old Busy | Trish Kuffner | Early Childhood Education |
| 175 | The Vaccine Book | Dr. Robert Sears | Mama Natural |
| 176 | The Whipped Parent: Hope for Parents Raising an Out-of-Control Teen | Kimberly Abraham, Marney Studaker-Cordner, Katharine O’Dea | Early Childhood Education |
| 177 | Toddlers are A**holes (It’s Not Your Fault) | Guardian | |
| 178 | Transforming the Difficult Child: A Heart Nurtured Approach | The Pragmatic Parent | |
| 179 | Turning Tantrums Into Triumphs | Parenting For Brain | |
| 180 | Understanding the Human Being | Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro MD. | How We Montessori |
| 181 | Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood | Lisa Damour | Blinkist |
| 182 | Verdict | Independent | |
| 183 | Video Games & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control | Hilarie Cash, Kim Mcdaniel, Ken Lucas | Early Childhood Education |
| 184 | Weelicious | Catherine McCord | Babble |
| 185 | What Every 21st Century Parent Needs to Know: Facing Today’s Challenges with Wisdom and Heart | Debra W. Haffner | Early Childhood Education |
| 186 | What Every Parent Needs To Know | Margot Sunderland | Belly Belly |
| 187 | What Kids Really Want to Ask: Using Movies to Start Meaningful Conversations | Rhonda A. Richardson and A. Margaret Pevec | Early Childhood Education |
| 188 | What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most, | Elizabeth Benedict | Barnes and Noble |
| 189 | Wherever You Go, There You Are, | Jon Kabat-Zinn | Barnes and Noble |
| 190 | Worried All the Time: Overparenting In An Age Of Anxiety And How To Stop It | David Anderegg | Early Childhood Education |
| 191 | You Might As Well Laugh: A Working Mothers #1 Rule | Sandi Kahn Shelton | Early Childhood Education |
| 192 | Your Baby Week by Week | Simone Cave and Dr Caroline Fertleman: | Independent |
19 Best Books About Raising Kids Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| Babble | Top 9 Toddler Parenting Books | Babble |
| Barnes and Noble | 25 Days of Modern Mom Must-Reads – Barnes & Noble Reads … |
| Belly Belly | Best Parenting Books – 12 Great Books | BellyBelly |
| Blinkist | Become an Even Better Mom or Dad with Today’s Best Books on … |
| Chapters | Top 50 Parenting Books | chapters.indigo.ca |
| Early Childhood Education | 50 Of The Best Books For Parents – Early Childhood Education Degrees |
| Flashlight Worthy Books | The 6 Very, Very Best Parenting Books – Flashlight Worthy Books |
| Forbes | Five Science-Based Parenting Books You Should Add To Your Library |
| Goodreads | Popular Parenting Books – Goodreads |
| Guardian | 5 Useful Books for Raising Toddlers | Guardian Learning |
| Health Line | The Best Parenting Books of 2017 – Healthline |
| How We Montessori | Top 3 – Must Read Montessori Books – how we montessori |
| Imagiplay | Top 10 Parenting Books for Raising Toddlers | ImagiPlay |
| Independent | 10 best parenting books | The Independent |
| Mama Natural | Top 10 Natural Parenting Books | Mama Natural |
| Parenting | 10 Best Books for Thinking Parents | Parenting |
| Parenting For Brain | 7 Best Science-Based Parenting Books – Parenting For Brain |
| Read brightly | A Reading List for Moms Who Want to Raise Feminist Sons | Brightly |
| The Pragmatic Parent | 10 Best Parenting Books for Positive Parenting & Raising a Happy … |
