😂 Humor In Parenting

Candid, laugh-out-loud writing about the chaos, exhaustion, and bewildering joy of raising children. For parents who need to know they're not the only ones losing their minds.

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding

by Thomas Hill • 1993

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

3.40

625

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding Summary

What to Expect When Your Wife Is Expanding 91%

The pregnancy book for guys: what to do, what to say, and when to shut up.

by Thomas Hill 1993

3.40

625 ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 😂 Pregnancy Humor 🏥 Childbirth Preparation

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

by Fredrik Backman • 2012

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

3.99

35k+

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 91%

A new father's hilarious crash course on love, manhood, and why IKEA will test your marriage.

by Fredrik Backman 2012

3.99

35k+ ratings

🍼 New Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 😬 Self-Deprecating Humor

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal

by Scott Benner • 2013

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

4.09

151

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary

Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 91%

A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.

by Scott Benner 2013

4.09

151 ratings

🏠 Stay-At-Home Parenting 👨‍👧‍👦 Modern Fatherhood 📋 Adoption Stories

The New One

by Mike Birbiglia • 2020

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

4.06

7k+

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor

The New One 91%

A comedian who swore off kids. A wife who changed her mind. The year that rewired him.

by Mike Birbiglia 2020

4.06

7k+ ratings

🍼 Reluctant Fatherhood 🎤 Comedy Memoirs 😂 Parenting Humor

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

by Tom Segura • 2022

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

4.00

18k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please 90%

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

by Tom Segura 2022

4.00

18k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

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+

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting

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

🤝 Respectful Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching 🌱 Positive Parenting

Hunt, Gather, Parent

by Michaeleen Doucleff • 2021

Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.

4.14

34k+

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting 🧒 Innate Helpfulness 🤝 Family Teamwork

Hunt, Gather, Parent 89%

Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.

by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021

4.14

34k+ ratings

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting 🧒 Innate Helpfulness 🤝 Family Teamwork

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

🧠 Philosophical Parenting 🧩 Parenting Imperfection 💡 Emotional Intelligence

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

🧠 Philosophical Parenting 🧩 Parenting Imperfection 💡 Emotional Intelligence

Dad Hacks

by Dan Marshall • 2016

A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.

3.31

🏠 Life Hacks 👨 Dad Humor 🍼 New Fathers

Dad Hacks 89%

A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.

by Dan Marshall 2016

3.31

49 ratings

🏠 Life Hacks 👨 Dad Humor 🍼 New Fathers

The Kid

by Dan Savage • 1999

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

4.05

9k+

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir

The Kid 89%

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

by Dan Savage 1999

4.05

9k+ ratings

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir

My Planet

by Mary Roach • 2013

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

3.66

4k+

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

My Planet 89%

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

by Mary Roach 2013

3.66

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook

by Adrian Kulp • 2018

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

3.98

3k+

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook Summary

We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook 89%

From positive test through fourth trimester: a month-by-month playbook for first-time dads.

by Adrian Kulp 2018

3.98

3k+ ratings

🍼 Expectant Fathers 🤝 Partner Support 🛁 Newborn Care

How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

by Joanna Faber • 2021

Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.

4.34

1k+

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 💢 Tantrum Management ❤️ Emotion Coaching

How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen Summary

How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen 89%

Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.

by Joanna Faber 2021

4.34

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 💢 Tantrum Management ❤️ Emotion Coaching

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves

by Jack Douglas • 1972

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

3.27

205

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 89%

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

by Jack Douglas 1972

3.27

205 ratings

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy

All Things Aside

by Iliza Shlesinger • 2022

Modern womanhood is a series of scams. A comedian presents her receipts.

3.90

5k+

🎤 Observational Comedy ♀️ Feminist Humor 📱 Millennial Experience

All Things Aside 89%

Modern womanhood is a series of scams. A comedian presents her receipts.

by Iliza Shlesinger 2022

3.90

5k+ ratings

🎤 Observational Comedy ♀️ Feminist Humor 📱 Millennial Experience

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+

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

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

🧒 Defiant Children 📏 Child Discipline ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

Melissa Explains It All

by Melissa Joan Hart • 2013

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

3.42

5k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity

Melissa Explains It All 89%

A child star's survival manual hidden inside a memoir: treat fame like a paper route.

by Melissa Joan Hart 2013

3.42

5k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🎭 Showbiz Memoir 🌱 Grounded Celebrity

Cribsheet

by Emily Oster • 2019

An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.

4.13

45k+

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood

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

📊 Data-Driven Parenting 👶 New Parents 🧒 Early Childhood

The Child Whisperer

by Carol Tuttle • 2012

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

3.99

3k+

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting

The Child Whisperer 89%

Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.

by Carol Tuttle 2012

3.99

3k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Typing 🌈 Temperament Parenting 👶 Responsive Parenting

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

by Joanna Faber • 2017

Turn defiance into cooperation: the no-yell toolkit for parents of children ages 2 to 7.

4.38

26k+

👶 Early Childhood 🗣️ Parent Communication 🌱 Positive Discipline

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen Summary

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen 89%

Turn defiance into cooperation: the no-yell toolkit for parents of children ages 2 to 7.

by Joanna Faber 2017

4.38

26k+ ratings

👶 Early Childhood 🗣️ Parent Communication 🌱 Positive Discipline

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .

by Rachel Dratch • 2012

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

3.63

28k+

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays

Girl Walks into a Bar . . . 89%

Rachel Dratch was 43, single, and done with baby dreams. A Hawaii fling changed everything.

by Rachel Dratch 2012

3.63

28k+ ratings

🎤 Comedian Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Personal Essays

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+

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching

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

🗣️ Parent-Child Dialogue 🫂 Empathetic Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching

My Toddler Talks

by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012

A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.

4.03

270

🗣️ Language Development 👶 Toddler Development 🧸 Play-Based Learning

My Toddler Talks 89%

A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.

by Kimberly Scanlon 2012

4.03

270 ratings

🗣️ Language Development 👶 Toddler Development 🧸 Play-Based Learning

Oh Crap! Potty Training

by Jamie Glowacki • 2015

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

3.90

23k+

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones

Oh Crap! Potty Training 89%

Most parents wait too long. The bare-bottom method for potty training before the resistance begins.

by Jamie Glowacki 2015

3.90

23k+ ratings

🚽 Potty Training 👶 Toddler Parenting 📈 Developmental Milestones

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems

by Tracy Hogg • 2005

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

3.77

2k+

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems Summary

The Baby Whisperer solves all your problems 88%

From feeding to sleep, a structured, responsive plan that helps your baby self-soothe without tears.

by Tracy Hogg 2005

3.77

2k+ ratings

👶 Baby Routines 😴 Gentle Sleep Training 🤱 Responsive Parenting

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

by Bryan Caplan • 2011

Twin studies show parenting effort fades. An economist's case for doing less and having more kids.

3.55

2k+

🧮 Parenting Economics 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌿 Low-Pressure Parenting

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids Summary

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids 88%

Twin studies show parenting effort fades. An economist's case for doing less and having more kids.

by Bryan Caplan 2011

3.55

2k+ ratings

🧮 Parenting Economics 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🌿 Low-Pressure Parenting

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+

🐢 Slow Parenting 🏡 Minimalist Parenting 🧹 Decluttering

Simplicity Parenting 88%

Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.

by Kim John Payne 2009

4.22

16k+ ratings

🐢 Slow Parenting 🏡 Minimalist Parenting 🧹 Decluttering

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir

Depression the Comedy 88%

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir

This I Believe

by Dan Gediman • 2011

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

4.14

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness

This I Believe 88%

When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.

by Dan Gediman 2011

4.14

51 ratings

👨‍👧 Fatherhood 📖 Parenting Memoirs 🕊️ Family Forgiveness

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+

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 🧸 Unstructured Play

Parenting Without Borders 88%

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

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 🧸 Unstructured Play

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children

by Tom Sturges • 2008

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

2.00

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children Summary

Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children 88%

76 memorable techniques for everyday parenting, from crowded parking lots to sibling feuds.

by Tom Sturges 2008

2.00

1 ratings

🧰 Practical Parenting 🌱 Positive Discipline 💭 Emotional Intelligence

Teaching Your Children Values

by Linda Eyre • 1993

How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.

4.15

727

👶 Values-Based Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🧒 Age-Based Discipline

Teaching Your Children Values 88%

How to pass on 12 core values without lectures: your own behavior and age-appropriate practice.

by Linda Eyre 1993

4.15

727 ratings

👶 Values-Based Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🧒 Age-Based Discipline

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

by Jim Fay • 2000

How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.

4.12

6k+

🧒 Early Childhood ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Summary

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood 88%

How you handle a toddler's misbehavior shapes the teenager. Change the approach before age six.

by Jim Fay 2000

4.12

6k+ ratings

🧒 Early Childhood ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline

by Carl Pickhardt • 2011

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

3.60

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline Summary

The Everything Parent's Guide To Positive Discipline 88%

The discipline ratio that raises cooperative kids: teach ten times as much as you correct.

by Carl Pickhardt 2011

3.60

30 ratings

🧸 Positive Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🗣️ Family Communication

Parent Effectiveness Training

by Thomas Gordon • 1970

Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.

4.25

2k+

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 🤝 Non-Punitive Parenting 👂 Active Listening

Parent Effectiveness Training 88%

Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.

by Thomas Gordon 1970

4.25

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 🤝 Non-Punitive Parenting 👂 Active Listening

Raising Competent Children

by Jesper Juul • 1995

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

4.25

2k+

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

Raising Competent Children 88%

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

by Jesper Juul 1995

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

Parenting with Theraplay®

by Helen Rodwell • 2017

A playful, activity-based method to deepen attachment and resolve behavioral struggles.

4.39

121

🧸 Attachment Parenting 🎭 Play Therapy 👨‍👧 Parent-Child Bonding

Parenting with Theraplay® 88%

A playful, activity-based method to deepen attachment and resolve behavioral struggles.

by Helen Rodwell 2017

4.39

121 ratings

🧸 Attachment Parenting 🎭 Play Therapy 👨‍👧 Parent-Child Bonding

Building Better Families

by Matthew Kelly • 2008

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

4.14

417

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication

Building Better Families 88%

Parenting as leadership: how to guide your kids with vision, questions, and values instead of rules.

by Matthew Kelly 2008

4.14

417 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧭 Parenting As Leadership 🗣️ Family Communication

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback

by Thomas W Phelan

Stop arguing and start counting: the discipline method that works because you finally stop talking.

3.82

438

🧸 Child Discipline 🧘 Calm Discipline 🔄 Behavior Modification

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback Summary

123 MAGIC by THOMAS W PHELAN (8-Dec-2014) Paperback 88%

Stop arguing and start counting: the discipline method that works because you finally stop talking.

by Thomas W Phelan

3.82

438 ratings

🧸 Child Discipline 🧘 Calm Discipline 🔄 Behavior Modification

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents

by Thomas W. Phelan • 2004

Ditch the lectures. A calm, scripture-rooted three-count is all it takes to stop misbehavior.

4.06

533

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Discipline

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents Summary

1-2-3 Magic for Christian Parents 88%

Ditch the lectures. A calm, scripture-rooted three-count is all it takes to stop misbehavior.

by Thomas W. Phelan 2004

4.06

533 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Calm Discipline

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition

by Laura Hunter • 2012

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

4.41

1k+

👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition Summary

Moms on Call | Next Steps Baby Care 6-15 Months | Parenting Book 2 of 3 | 20th Anniversary Edition 88%

The room rules, fever number, and food order that turn baby chaos into predictable days.

by Laura Hunter 2012

4.41

1k+ ratings

👶 Baby Care 🌙 Infant Sleep 🥣 Feeding Routines

Ready, Set, Go!

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith • 2018

Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.

3.69

505

🚽 Potty Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting

Ready, Set, Go! 88%

Skip the sticker charts. Potty training has a biological window, and hitting it changes everything.

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 2018

3.69

505 ratings

🚽 Potty Training 🌸 Gentle Parenting 📊 Evidence-Based Parenting

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+

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support

Unconditional Parenting 88%

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

🧸 Gentle Parenting 💪 Positive Discipline 🌱 Autonomy Support

No Bad Kids

by Janet Lansbury • 2014

Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.

4.26

12k+

🧒 Toddler Discipline 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🤝 Respectful Parenting

No Bad Kids 88%

Stop punishing and distracting: the respectful way to set limits that preserves trust.

by Janet Lansbury 2014

4.26

12k+ ratings

🧒 Toddler Discipline 🌿 Gentle Parenting 🤝 Respectful Parenting

Did I Say That Out Loud?

by Kristin van Ogtrop • 2021

Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.

3.78

1k+

👩‍🦳 Midlife Memoir 👴 Aging Parents 🦷 Body Humor

Did I Say That Out Loud? 88%

Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.

by Kristin van Ogtrop 2021

3.78

1k+ ratings

👩‍🦳 Midlife Memoir 👴 Aging Parents 🦷 Body Humor

Positive Discipline

by Jane Nelsen • 1981

Stop punishing and start teaching: the discipline framework that builds capable, self-reliant kids.

4.24

4k+

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Adlerian Psychology

Positive Discipline 88%

Stop punishing and start teaching: the discipline framework that builds capable, self-reliant kids.

by Jane Nelsen 1981

4.24

4k+ ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🏫 Classroom Management 🧠 Adlerian Psychology

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen

by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

4.09

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 88%

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015

4.09

58 ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

by Ross W.Greene • 2021

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

4.19

2k+

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] Summary

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition] 88%

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

by Ross W.Greene 2021

4.19

2k+ ratings

🧠 Developmental Parenting 🧩 Behavioral Challenges 🌿 Gentle Parenting

The Art of Talking with Children

by Rebecca Rolland • 2022

Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.

3.93

287

🗣️ Talking With Children 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Art of Talking with Children Summary

The Art of Talking with Children 88%

Following the child's lead, not your lesson plan, is what builds kind, confident, curious kids.

by Rebecca Rolland 2022

3.93

287 ratings

🗣️ Talking With Children 🌱 Child Development 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

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+

🇩🇰 Scandinavian Parenting 🌍 Global Parenting 🧒 Free Play

The Danish Way of Parenting 88%

Six parenting habits from the happiest country, and why they wire children for resilience.

by Jessica Joelle Alexander 2014

4.08

18k+ ratings

🇩🇰 Scandinavian Parenting 🌍 Global Parenting 🧒 Free Play

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