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The Smartest Kids in the World Summary
The Smartest Kids in the World
And How They Got That Way
by Amanda Ripley 2013 306 pages
4.07
15k+ ratings
Education
Parenting
Teaching
Learning How to Learn Summary
Learning How to Learn
How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
by Barbara Oakley 2018 255 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Education
Self Help
Psychology
A Secure Base Summary
A Secure Base
Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development
by John Bowlby 225 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Mental Health
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome Summary
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
by Tony Attwood 2006 416 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Aspergers
The Self-Driven Child Summary
The Self-Driven Child
The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
by William Stixrud 2018 384 pages
4.34
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Gardener and the Carpenter Summary
The Gardener and the Carpenter
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
by Alison Gopnik 2016 322 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
The Baby Decision Summary
The Baby Decision
How to Make the Most Important Choice of Your Life
by Merle Bombardieri 1981 352 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Developing Mind Summary
The Developing Mind
How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
by Daniel J. Siegel 1999 394 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Neuroscience
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting
How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
by Leonard Sax 2015 304 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Montessori from the Start Summary
Montessori from the Start
The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three
by Paula Polk Lillard 2003 304 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Childrens
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Creating a Nurturing Family in a Turbulent World
by Stephen R. Covey 1997 390 pages
4.13
11k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
Boys & Sex Summary
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
by Peggy Orenstein 2020 293 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
The Out-of-Sync Child Summary
The Out-of-Sync Child
Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 1998 356 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
by Bruce D. Perry 2007 288 pages
4.59
38k+ ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Science
Rules of Estrangement Summary
Rules of Estrangement
Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict
by Joshua Coleman 2021 320 pages
4.14
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
Mind in the Making Summary
Mind in the Making
The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
by Ellen Galinsky 2010 382 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Psychology
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test
Mastering Self-Control
by Walter Mischel 2014 336 pages
3.72
9k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Baby Sleep Solution Summary
The Baby Sleep Solution
A Proven Program to Teach Your Baby to Sleep Twelve Hours aNight
by Suzy Giordano 2006 127 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma 2000 224 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Family
Parenting
The Deepest Well Summary
The Deepest Well
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
by Nadine Burke Harris 2018 251 pages
4.43
10k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Knowledge Gap Summary
The Knowledge Gap
The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System β€” and How to Fix it
by Natalie Wexler 2019 336 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Parenting
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers Summary
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
by Lisa Damour 2023 239 pages
4.47
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Middle School Matters Summary
Middle School Matters
The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond β€” and How Parents Can Help
by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019 288 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Self Help
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother
A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010 240 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Turn Autism Around Summary
Turn Autism Around
An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism
by Mary Lynch Barbera 2021 254 pages
3.94
100+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Parenting
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Summary
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber 1980 286 pages
4.27
36k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
Your Competent Child Summary
Your Competent Child
Toward New Basic Values for the Family
by Jesper Juul 1995 256 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Childrens
Third Culture Kids Summary
Third Culture Kids
Growing Up Among Worlds
by David C. Pollock 1999 360 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Tiny Humans, Big Emotions Summary
Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
by Alyssa Blask Campbell 2023 304 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Birth Order Book Summary
The Birth Order Book
Why You Are the Way You Are
by Kevin Leman 1984 368 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Self Help
The Evolving Self Summary
The Evolving Self
Problem and Process in Human Development
by Robert Kegan 1982 336 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Raising Your Spirited Child Summary
Raising Your Spirited Child
A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 1991 496 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Gentle Discipline Book Summary
The Gentle Discipline Book
by Ockwell-Smith Sarah 2017 288 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent
How to Raise Contented, Interesting and Resilient Children
by The School of Life 2021 192 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Philosophy
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Summary
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
by Sean Covey 1997 268 pages
4.05
37k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents
Guiding Your Children to Success and Fulfillment
by Deepak Chopra 2006 160 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Spirituality
Self Help
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self & Live with Confidence
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021 248 pages
3.79
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood
Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
by Jim Fay 2000 174 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Family
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen Summary
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen
A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
by Joanna Faber 2017 385 pages
4.39
22k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Summary
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids
Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
by Bryan Caplan 2011 240 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Economics
Psychology
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape
by Peggy Orenstein 2016 303 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
Feminism
Parenting
Sexuality
Hunt, Gather, Parent Summary
Hunt, Gather, Parent
What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021 352 pages
4.15
25k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Childrens
Don't Shoot the Dog! Summary
Don't Shoot the Dog!
The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor 1984 202 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Dogs
Psychology
Animals
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk Summary
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
by Adele Faber 2005 224 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Parenting
Self Help
Psychology
Permission to Feel Summary
Permission to Feel
Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
by Marc Brackett 2019 304 pages
4.18
11k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Parenting
What Your Childhood Memories Say about You . . . and What You Can Do about It Summary
What Your Childhood Memories Say about You . . . and What You Can Do about It
by Kevin Leman 2007 240 pages
3.46
500+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Christian
The Worry Cure Summary
The Worry Cure
Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
by Robert L. Leahy 2005 336 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
Brain Rules for Baby Summary
Brain Rules for Baby
How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
by John Medina 2010 299 pages
4.30
14k+ ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Science
Scattered Minds Summary
Scattered Minds
The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
by Gabor MatΓ© 1999 368 pages
4.30
16k+ ratings
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
Why Don't Students Like School? Summary
Why Don't Students Like School?
A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom
by Daniel T. Willingham 2009 180 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Psychology
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