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Recommended Reading

Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook

By Maria Montessori

Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle to Freedom, Power And Joy

By Naomi Aldort, Ph.D.

12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids

By Michele Borba, Ed.D

How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years

By Julie A. Ross

Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers' Schemes

By Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk

By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear, 2nd Edition

By Pam Leo

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

By Alfie Kohn

Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

By Alfie Kohn

The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards"

By Alfie Kohn

The 10 Commitments: Parenting with Purpose

By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller

Parent Talk: How to Talk to Your Children in Language That Builds Self-Esteem and Encourages Responsibility

By Chick Moorman

Raising Drug-free Kids: 100 Tips for Parents

By Aletha Solter

The Aware Baby

By Aletha Solter

Tears and Tantrums: What to Do When Babies and Children Cry

By Aletha Solter

Playful Parenting

By Lawrence J. Cohen

Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Your Child’s Self-Esteem

By Dorothy Corkhill Briggs

Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation

By Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson

Parenting From Your Heart: Sharing the Gifts of Compassion, Connection, and Choice (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

By Inbal Kashtan

Time-Out for Parents: A Guide to Compassionate Parenting

By Cheri Huber and Melinda Guyol

The Continuum Concept: In Search Of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development)

By Jean Liedloff

Welcoming Your Second Baby

By Vicki Lansky

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)

By William and Martha Sears

The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library)

By William and Martha Sears

The Pregnancy Book: Month-by-Month, Everything You Need to Know From America's Baby Experts

By William and Martha Sears

Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep

By William and Martha Sears

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

By Myla and John Kabot-Zinn

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

By Marshall B. Rosenberg

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

By Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson

Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

By Dr. Thomas Gordon

Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (Revised Edition)

By Penelope Leach

Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child

By Janet Zand, Rachel Walton and Bob Rountree

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book

By Don Miguel Ruiz

Baby on Board: Becoming a Mother without Losing Yourself-A Guide for Moms-to-Be

By Joelle Jay and Amy Kovarick

Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

By Mary Piper

Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication

By Dr. Haim G. Ginott

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