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Natural, Respectful Parenting Books
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items So many parenting books actually encourage a bit of parental bullying! I've read a LOT of parenting books. These are the ones that shaped how we treated our kids. The bottom line is always: when this kid is 30, and he's looking back at how you treated him, is he going to want to be friends with you? We're not quite to 30, but our oldest is 20 and so far, the answer is YES!
Hands-down my favorite parenting advice. The workshop is extremely helpful, if you can find it. The book's a bit scattered, but persevere b/c the advice is life-changing.
Redirecting Children's Behavior: Kathryn J. Kvols
I'm so glad I found this when my kids were very small. It has resulted in fantastic relationships with our teen and young adult sons.
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Matter
I HIGHLY encourage you to go look into the history of the food pyramid guidelines. This book drastically changed how I looked at food. It's meaty, but worth it.
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
Didn't find this until the kids were grown, but the title is pretty spot-on! Keeping it for the grandkids.
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Lovely little reminders for hard days. You don't read this all the way through, you read a page and reflect on it for a while. Really helps you remember the point of all this.
The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Advice for Parents
Make them work!! They feel valuable and learn great skills.
Children Who Do Too Little
This should really be called The Daily Parent. It's a daily devotional with SO much wisdom. If you don't know this author, he's amazing!
The Daily Dad
So much of what we give our children is actually toxic. This book helped me enormously when our kids didn't feel well.
Naturally Healthy Babies and Children Guide
This is a fascinating deep dive into how tribal people parent. This is how we evolved. The comparison between how they do it and how we do it is very striking.
The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness
Speaks for itself.
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
I recommend this series with a HUGE caveat: I don't agree with their parenting advice. We only used these to understand what was developmentally appropriate at various ages.
Your One-Year-Old: Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-24 Months
One of the absolute BEST things we did with our kids. They can start communicating as early as 9 months!!
Baby Sign Language - Communicate With Your baby
The more they can do on their own, the more confident they are.
The Montessori Home: Create a Space to Thrive
It's important to stay up to date with the current brain research.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture ...
I'm so thankful to have found this book. She really helps give perspective.
Good Inside
Kids really lose a lot when they're too tightly held and not allowed to learn to trust themselves. They need to learn to solve problems on their own.
Free-Range Kids