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Trust Kids!
by carla joy bergman • 2022
Adult supremacy is the root of all domination, and ceding power to youth is the revolution.
4.12
296
Trust Kids! Summary
Trust Kids! 92%
Adult supremacy is the root of all domination, and ceding power to youth is the revolution.
by carla joy bergman 2022
4.12
296 ratings
Hunt, Gather, Parent
by Michaeleen Doucleff • 2021
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
4.14
34k+
Hunt, Gather, Parent Summary
Hunt, Gather, Parent 91%
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021
4.14
34k+ ratings
Parenting Without Borders
by Christine Gross-Loh • 2013
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
3.94
1k+
Parenting Without Borders Summary
Parenting Without Borders 91%
Your child's sleep, eating, and play problems may not be biological. They may be cultural.
by Christine Gross-Loh 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Sovereign Child
by Aaron Stupple • 2025
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
3.40
335
The Sovereign Child Summary
The Sovereign Child 91%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 ratings
Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne • 2009
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
4.22
16k+
Simplicity Parenting Summary
Simplicity Parenting 90%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
4.57
1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 90%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 90%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
The Danish Way of Parenting
by Jessica Joelle Alexander • 2014
Six parenting habits from the happiest country, and why they wire children for resilience.
4.08
18k+
The Danish Way of Parenting Summary
The Danish Way of Parenting 90%
Six parenting habits from the happiest country, and why they wire children for resilience.
by Jessica Joelle Alexander 2014
4.08
18k+ ratings
Home Grown
by Ben Hewitt • 2014
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
3.95
2k+
Home Grown Summary
Home Grown 90%
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
by Ben Hewitt 2014
3.95
2k+ ratings
The Awakened Family
by Shefali Tsabary • 2016
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
4.32
3k+
The Awakened Family Summary
The Awakened Family 90%
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
by Shefali Tsabary 2016
4.32
3k+ ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 90%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
Raising Freethinkers
by Dale McGowan • 2009
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
4.19
1k+
Raising Freethinkers Summary
Raising Freethinkers 89%
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
by Dale McGowan 2009
4.19
1k+ ratings
Doing It All
by Ruby Russell • 2024
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
4.24
17
Doing It All Summary
Doing It All 89%
The nuclear family was built for capitalism, not kids. Single mothers are exposing a better way.
by Ruby Russell 2024
4.24
17 ratings
Parenting with an Accent
by Masha Rumer • 2021
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
4.21
129
Parenting with an Accent Summary
Parenting with an Accent 89%
Parenting advice assumes a shared culture. Immigrant families must invent their own playbook.
by Masha Rumer 2021
4.21
129 ratings
The Parent's Tao Te Ching
by William Martin • 1999
What a 2,500-year-old poem says about raising children: try less, trust more, and let them be.
4.53
1k+
The Parent's Tao Te Ching Summary
The Parent's Tao Te Ching 89%
What a 2,500-year-old poem says about raising children: try less, trust more, and let them be.
by William Martin 1999
4.53
1k+ ratings
Unconditional Parenting
by Alfie Kohn • 2005
The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.
4.16
9k+
Unconditional Parenting Summary
Unconditional Parenting 89%
The love most parents offer comes with strings. Here is how to raise confident kids without them.
by Alfie Kohn 2005
4.16
9k+ ratings
Bringing Up Bébé
by Pamela Druckerman • 2012
French babies sleep at three months, toddlers eat vegetables. An American mom in Paris takes notes.
4.02
80k+
Bringing Up Bébé Summary
Bringing Up Bébé 89%
French babies sleep at three months, toddlers eat vegetables. An American mom in Paris takes notes.
by Pamela Druckerman 2012
4.02
80k+ ratings
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber • 1980
The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.
4.27
39k+
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk Summary
How to Talk to Kids So Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk 89%
The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.
by Adele Faber 1980
4.27
39k+ ratings
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
by Philippa Perry • 2019
The repair after you mess up matters more than the rules. A psychotherapist reframes parenting.
4.09
40k+
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read Summary
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read 89%
The repair after you mess up matters more than the rules. A psychotherapist reframes parenting.
by Philippa Perry 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes
by Melinda Wenner Moyer • 2021
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
4.02
3k+
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary
How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 89%
They notice race by three months. They learn kindness or cruelty from what you say and skip.
by Melinda Wenner Moyer 2021
4.02
3k+ ratings
Raising Competent Children
by Jesper Juul • 1995
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
4.25
2k+
Raising Competent Children Summary
Raising Competent Children 89%
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
by Jesper Juul 1995
4.25
2k+ ratings
Unschooled
by Kerry McDonald • 2019
Schooling is optional. How to be a facilitator, not a teacher, to a child.
4.08
1k+
Unschooled Summary
Unschooled 89%
Schooling is optional. How to be a facilitator, not a teacher, to a child.
by Kerry McDonald 2019
4.08
1k+ ratings
The New Strong-Willed Child
by James C. Dobson • 1978
Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.
3.79
5k+
The New Strong-Willed Child Summary
The New Strong-Willed Child 89%
Your hardest child was born that way: match that stubbornness with calm action, not louder anger.
by James C. Dobson 1978
3.79
5k+ ratings
Free to Learn
by Peter O. Gray • 2013
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
4.25
4k+
Free to Learn Summary
Free to Learn 89%
Children learn best when we stop teaching them. The evidence for play over classroom.
by Peter O. Gray 2013
4.25
4k+ ratings
Pour une enfance heureuse
by Catherine Gueguen • 2014
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
4.21
515
Pour une enfance heureuse Summary
Pour une enfance heureuse 89%
Punishment shrinks a child's developing brain. Neuroscience reveals what actually helps it grow.
by Catherine Gueguen 2014
4.21
515 ratings
The Most Important Job In The World
by Gina Rushton • 2022
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
4.08
988
The Most Important Job In The World Summary
The Most Important Job In The World 89%
The hardest question about having children isn't whether you're ready. It's whether the world is.
by Gina Rushton 2022
4.08
988 ratings
Teach Your Own
by John C. Holt • 1981
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
4.09
2k+
Teach Your Own Summary
Teach Your Own 89%
Schools have become a prison for the mind; the case for breaking out and teaching your own.
by John C. Holt 1981
4.09
2k+ ratings
A Good Childhood
by Judy Dunn • 2009
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
3.67
61
A Good Childhood Summary
A Good Childhood 89%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 ratings
Free-Range Kids
by Lenore Skenazy • 2009
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
3.88
8k+
Free-Range Kids Summary
Free-Range Kids 89%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
The Good Enough Parent
by The School of Life • 2021
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
4.12
807
The Good Enough Parent Summary
The Good Enough Parent 89%
Perfect parenting produces fragile children. The real goal is being adequate and emotionally honest.
by The School of Life 2021
4.12
807 ratings
How to Raise an Adult
by Julie Lythcott-Haims • 2015
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
4.07
13k+
How to Raise an Adult Summary
How to Raise an Adult 89%
Stop doing it all for them: a former Stanford dean's playbook for raising a self-sufficient kid.
by Julie Lythcott-Haims 2015
4.07
13k+ ratings
Essential Labor
by Angela Garbes • 2022
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
3.79
3k+
Essential Labor Summary
Essential Labor 89%
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
by Angela Garbes 2022
3.79
3k+ ratings
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
4.50
89k+
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 89%
Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.50
89k+ ratings
Raising Good Humans Every Day
by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE • 2023
Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.
4.15
532
Raising Good Humans Every Day Summary
Raising Good Humans Every Day 89%
Fifty small mindful practices that fit into real life and quietly change the way you parent.
by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE 2023
4.15
532 ratings
Learning at Home Pre K-3
by Ann Barbour • 2014
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
Learning at Home Pre K-3 Summary
Learning at Home Pre K-3 89%
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014
How To Raise A Boy
by Michael C. Reichert • 2019
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
3.55
902
How To Raise A Boy Summary
How To Raise A Boy 89%
Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.
by Michael C. Reichert 2019
3.55
902 ratings
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
by Elisa Medhus • 2001
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
3.78
175
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Summary
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves 89%
Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.
by Elisa Medhus 2001
3.78
175 ratings
Bad Therapy
by Abigail Shrier • 2024
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
3.95
16k+
Bad Therapy Summary
Bad Therapy 89%
Therapy promised healthier kids. It gave us the most medicated, least resilient generation yet.
by Abigail Shrier 2024
3.95
16k+ ratings
Parent Effectiveness Training
by Thomas Gordon • 1970
Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.
4.25
2k+
Parent Effectiveness Training Summary
Parent Effectiveness Training 89%
Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.
by Thomas Gordon 1970
4.25
2k+ ratings
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
4.42
2k+
India that is Bharat Summary
India that is Bharat 89%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
Cribsheet
by Emily Oster • 2019
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
4.13
45k+
Cribsheet Summary
Cribsheet 89%
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
by Emily Oster 2019
4.13
45k+ ratings
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering
by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
3.98
1k+
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering Summary
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 89%
Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.
by Sarah J. Buckley 2005
3.98
1k+ ratings
Between Parent and Child
by Haim G. Ginott • 1965
What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.
4.34
3k+
Between Parent and Child Summary
Between Parent and Child 89%
What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.
by Haim G. Ginott 1965
4.34
3k+ ratings
Parenting Beyond Belief
by Dale McGowan • 2007
Raising ethical kids without religion: how to tackle death, holidays, and moral growth.
4.07
2k+
Parenting Beyond Belief Summary
Parenting Beyond Belief 89%
Raising ethical kids without religion: how to tackle death, holidays, and moral growth.
by Dale McGowan 2007
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents
by Deepak Chopra • 2008
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
4.07
1k+
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents 89%
Childhood success has an inner dimension, and it runs on a spiritual code most parents never teach.
by Deepak Chopra 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather
by Linda Åkeson McGurk • 2017
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
4.11
12k+
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather Summary
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather 89%
A Swedish mother's argument for raising healthier kids: daily outdoor play, no matter the forecast.
by Linda Åkeson McGurk 2017
4.11
12k+ ratings
Until the Streetlights Come On
by Ginny Yurich • 2023
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
4.30
4k+
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On 89%
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023
4.30
4k+ ratings
The Montessori Toddler
by Simone Davies • 2018
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
4.28
15k+
The Montessori Toddler Summary
The Montessori Toddler 89%
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
by Simone Davies 2018
4.28
15k+ ratings
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
4.14
12k+
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 89%
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002
4.14
12k+ ratings
The Children of Tomorrow
by Om Swami • 2019
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
4.49
310
The Children of Tomorrow Summary
The Children of Tomorrow 89%
A monk's quiet rules for raising self-reliant, emotionally whole children, no punishment required.
by Om Swami 2019
4.49
310 ratings
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