Recent list from the Youth Consultants List Serve:
1, 2, 3 Magic series by Thomas Phalen (DVD is helpful)
13 Things Mentally Strong Parent Don’t Do by Amy Morin
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood/ Jennifer Senior
Baby 411
The Baby-Led Weaning Cookbook
Baby Toddler Play by Gymboree
Be the parent, please : stop banning seesaws and start banning Snapchat : strategies for solving the real parenting problems by Naomi Schaefer Riley
The big disconnect : protecting childhood and family relationships in the digital age by Catherine Adair-Stern
Brain Rules for Baby by Dr. Medina,
Brainstorm by Daniel Siegel
The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso
The Confident Parent: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Caring for Your Little One–Without Losing Your Joy, Your Mind, or Yourself/ Jane Scott
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms (2019) by Kate Northrup
Doing Life with your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and Your Welcome Mat Out (2019) by Jim Burns, PhD
Earn It by Michael Wetter
Elevating Child Care by Janet Lansbury
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster
French Kids Eat Everything: How our family moved to France, cured picky eating, banned snacking, and discovered 10 simple rules for raising happy, healthy eaters (2012) by Karen Le Billon
Grab the Kids and Go: A Practical Guide to Your Family’s Gap Year (2017) by Taryn Ash
Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday: Say Good-bye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious and Hello to Renewed Joy in Motherhood (2019) by Valerie Woerner
Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp (DVD a must)
Have a New Kid by Friday by Kevin Leman
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron
Hold On To Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld
Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute/ K.J. Dell’Antonia
How To Raise and Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
How to talk so little kids will listen : a survival guide to life with children ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber & Julie King. How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber.
Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction/ Catherine Pearlman
Just Because it’s not Wrong Doesn’t Make it Right by Barbara Coloroso
Kids are Worth It by Barbara Coloroso
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder (2008) by Richard Louv
A Little Bit of Dirt: 55 Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children to Nature (2015) by Asia Citro
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (2019) by Simone Davies
Motivation Breakthrough by Richard Lavoie
No Bad Kids by Janet Lansbury
No More Mean Girls by Katie Hurley
No : why kids — of all ages — need to hear it and ways parents can say it. David Walsh
Oh, Crap! Potty Training
The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money (2015) by Ron Lieber
The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive by W. Thomas Boyce
Play, Make, Create: A Process Art Handbook (2019) by Meri Cherry
Play the Forest School Way (2016) by Jane Worroll
Playful Parenting by Lawrence Cohen
The Read-Aloud Handbook (2013) by Jim Trelease
Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Pre-schoolers by Deborah MacNamara.
The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby’s First Year by Alice Callahan
The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud
Siblings Without Rivalry
Simplicity Parenting by Kim Payne
Sleep Book for Tired Parents by Rebecca Huntley
Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems
There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) (2017) by Linda Akeson McGurk
Under Pressure by Lisa Damour
The Way of Boys by Anthony Rao
Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches/ Hillary Frank
The Whole Brain by Daniel Siegel
Wide Open World: How Volunteering Around the World Changed One Family’s Life Forever (2015) by John Marshall
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James
A Year of Forest School by Jane Worroll
Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel Siegel
You Are Your Child’s First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin.
Recommended Authors:
Dan Siegel, Janet Lansbury, Dr. David Walsh, Barbara Coloroso
General Recommendations:
Potty training books and videos will fly off the shelf.
“Safe hearts” book series is through an independent publisher but tackles many tough topics.