Books Betsy Recommends

As a parenting expert, I was asked to create a list of THE BEST BOOKS TO HELP YOU BE THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE and explain why. Here it is!

Category: Parenting

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Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

THE BEST BOOKS TO HELP YOU BE THE PARENT YOU WANT TO

The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy

Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)

The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Timeless Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards : How Our Children Really Learn - and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less (June 2008)

Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age

The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education

Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected

Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby's First Year

Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens

You're Not the Boss of Me: Brat-proofing Your Four- to Twelve-Year-Old Child

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

You Have to Say I'm Pretty, You're My Mother: How to Help Your Daughter Learn to Love Her Body and Herself

WHY Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

No: Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It

The Self-Aware Parent: Resolving Conflict and Building a Better Bond with Your Child

The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

I'd Listen to My Parents If They'd Just Shut Up: What to Say and Not Say When Parenting Teens

Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents

Calm Mama, Happy Baby: The Simple, Intuitive Way to Tame Tears, Improve Sleep, and Help Your Family Thrive

Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

SuperBaby: 12 Ways to Give Your Child a Head Start in the First 3 Years

Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters

Raising Gifted Kids: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Exceptional Child Thrive

Alpha Girls: Understanding the New American Girl and How She Is Changing the World

A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting

Loving Your Child Is Not Enough: Positive Discipline That Works

Loving without Spoiling : And 100 Other Timeless Tips for Raising Terrific Kids

Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised and Updated

Adolescence Isn't Terminal

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

Queen Bees and Wannabes, 3rd Edition: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World

Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls

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

The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed

How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind

The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skills When a Child Resists a Parent

Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape

Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity

Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons

Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents

The Price of Privilege

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