Parental Letting Go Books | Summaries & Audio

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

by Jim Burns • 2019

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

4.08

6k+

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary

Doing Life with Your Adult Children 90%

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

by Jim Burns 2019

4.08

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

by Meg Meeker • 2014

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

3.91

3k+

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 90%

Your son will eventually fight you. How to survive the battle and raise a man you admire.

by Meg Meeker 2014

3.91

3k+ ratings

👩‍👦 Mother-Son Relationship ✝️ Christian Parenting 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development

Letting Go 89%

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children

by Gregory Grinstead • 2015

Trading control for prayer: a Christian guide to loving adult children without running their lives.

5.00

🪹 Empty Nest 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 📖 Biblical Parenting

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children Summary

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children 89%

Trading control for prayer: a Christian guide to loving adult children without running their lives.

by Gregory Grinstead 2015

5.00

2 ratings

🪹 Empty Nest 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 📖 Biblical Parenting

It Never Ends

by Nan Gefen • 2017

Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.

4.75

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧓 Aging Parents 🔄 Role Reversal

It Never Ends 88%

Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.

by Nan Gefen 2017

4.75

4 ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧓 Aging Parents 🔄 Role Reversal

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+

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Awakened Family 88%

What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.

by Shefali Tsabary 2016

4.32

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Parenting 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Failure to Launch

by Mark McConville • 2020

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

4.22

583

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries

Failure to Launch 88%

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

by Mark McConville 2020

4.22

583 ratings

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries

Homesick and Happy

by Michael G. Thompson • 2012

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

4.11

280

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Homesick and Happy 88%

Camp builds resilience, but only if parents master the skill no school teaches: letting go.

by Michael G. Thompson 2012

4.11

280 ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🧭 Childhood Independence 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success

by Michelle Icard • 2023

Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.

4.10

180

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary

8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 87%

Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.

by Michelle Icard 2023

4.10

180 ratings

🧭 Adolescent Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Raising Teenagers 💪 Failure And Resilience

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 87%

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

Grown and Flown

by Lisa Heffernan • 2019

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

3.91

883

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation

Grown and Flown 87%

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

by Lisa Heffernan 2019

3.91

883 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation

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+

🚁 Overparenting 🎓 College Admissions 🏞 Free-Range Parenting

How to Raise an Adult 87%

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

🚁 Overparenting 🎓 College Admissions 🏞 Free-Range Parenting

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

🧒 Child Autonomy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🗣️ Internal Dialogue

Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Summary

Raising Children Who Think for Themselves 87%

Two instincts kids absorb: comply or rebel. The method that installs a third: an inner compass.

by Elisa Medhus 2001

3.78

175 ratings

🧒 Child Autonomy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🗣️ Internal Dialogue

The Making of Men

by Arne Rubinstein • 2013

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

4.17

159

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

The Making of Men 87%

Without rites of passage, boys act out. A parent's roadmap from self-focused boy to responsible man.

by Arne Rubinstein 2013

4.17

159 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🏹 Rites Of Passage 👨‍👦 Father Son Bond

I Can Fix This

by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

4.65

2k+

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt

I Can Fix This 87%

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

by Kristina Kuzmic 2024

4.65

2k+ ratings

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt

The Sovereign Child

by Aaron Stupple • 2025

Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.

3.40

335

🧒 Child Autonomy 📚 Unschooling Philosophy 🧠 Critical Rationalism

The Sovereign Child 87%

Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.

by Aaron Stupple 2025

3.40

335 ratings

🧒 Child Autonomy 📚 Unschooling Philosophy 🧠 Critical Rationalism

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+

🧒 Modern Parenting 🚲 Child Independence 🎯 Unstructured Play

Free-Range Kids 87%

Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.

by Lenore Skenazy 2009

3.88

8k+ ratings

🧒 Modern Parenting 🚲 Child Independence 🎯 Unstructured Play

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 87%

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

The Self-Driven Child

by William Stixrud • 2018

Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.

4.33

8k+

🧒 Child Autonomy 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

The Self-Driven Child 87%

Control is the key to a child's well-being, not pressure. How to give it without chaos.

by William Stixrud 2018

4.33

8k+ ratings

🧒 Child Autonomy 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic

by Foster W. Cline • 1992

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

4.09

2k+

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic Summary

Parenting Teens With Love And Logic 87%

Empathy plus consequences: how to stop rescuing your teen and start raising a responsible adult.

by Foster W. Cline 1992

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teenagers 🧠 Teen Development 💬 Parent-Teen Communication

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

by John M. Gottman • 1997

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

4.19

7k+

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 87%

Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.

by John M. Gottman 1997

4.19

7k+ ratings

🧠 Emotion-Focused Parenting 💬 Parent-Child Communication 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Parent Compass

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

4.56

140

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

The Parent Compass 87%

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020

4.56

140 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting

Rules of Estrangement

by Joshua Coleman • 2021

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

4.12

1k+

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

Rules of Estrangement 87%

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

by Joshua Coleman 2021

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

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 87%

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

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

by Kristen Welch • 2016

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

3.99

6k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 87%

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

by Kristen Welch 2016

3.99

6k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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 87%

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

Earth to Moon

by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

4.20

3k+

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds

Earth to Moon 87%

She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.

by Moon Unit Zappa 2024

4.20

3k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Childhood 🎨 Bohemian Childhood 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds

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+

🧘 Mindful Parenting ☯️ Daoist Wisdom 🪞 Parenting By Example

The Parent's Tao Te Ching 87%

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

🧘 Mindful Parenting ☯️ Daoist Wisdom 🪞 Parenting By Example

Cleaning House

by Kay Wills Wyma • 2012

Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.

3.72

3k+

🧒 Youth Entitlement 🧹 Household Chores 🔧 Life Skills For Kids

Cleaning House 87%

Her kids expected service. Twelve months of real work gave them something better: competence.

by Kay Wills Wyma 2012

3.72

3k+ ratings

🧒 Youth Entitlement 🧹 Household Chores 🔧 Life Skills For Kids

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 87%

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

Voice Lessons for Parents

by Wendy Mogel • 2018

What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.

3.97

790

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 👶 Stage-Based Parenting 👂 Active Listening

Voice Lessons for Parents 87%

What to say when your toddler screams, your tween clams up, and your teen shuts the door.

by Wendy Mogel 2018

3.97

790 ratings

🗣️ Parent-Child Communication 👶 Stage-Based Parenting 👂 Active Listening

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools

by Jane Nelsen • 2016

Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.

4.28

327

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧪 Experiential Learning 🌱 Natural Consequences

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools Summary

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools 87%

Forty-nine tools that turn daily conflict into skill-building moments, no punishment required.

by Jane Nelsen 2016

4.28

327 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧪 Experiential Learning 🌱 Natural Consequences

The Intentional Father

by Jon Tyson • 2021

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

4.33

3k+

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

The Intentional Father 87%

A father's practical guide to initiating his son into manhood before the world steps in.

by Jon Tyson 2021

4.33

3k+ ratings

🧒 Raising Sons ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👦 Fatherhood

A Heart That Works

by Rob Delaney • 2022

Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.

4.62

35k+

🕯️ Child Loss 💔 Parental Grief 🏥 Medical Memoir

A Heart That Works 87%

Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.

by Rob Delaney 2022

4.62

35k+ ratings

🕯️ Child Loss 💔 Parental Grief 🏥 Medical Memoir

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 87%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls

Have a New Kid by Friday

by Kevin Leman • 2008

Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.

3.83

4k+

🛡️ Tough Love Parenting 🔁 Consistent Parenting ⚡ Natural Consequences

Have a New Kid by Friday 87%

Five days to change your child's attitude by changing the parent they receive every morning.

by Kevin Leman 2008

3.83

4k+ ratings

🛡️ Tough Love Parenting 🔁 Consistent Parenting ⚡ Natural Consequences

The 5 Love Languages of Children

by Gary Chapman • 1995

Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.

4.17

29k+

🫂 Parent-Child Bonding 🧸 Attachment Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting

The 5 Love Languages of Children Summary

The 5 Love Languages of Children 87%

Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.

by Gary Chapman 1995

4.17

29k+ ratings

🫂 Parent-Child Bonding 🧸 Attachment Parenting ✝️ Christian Parenting

Teaching Kids to Think

by Darlene Sweetland • 2015

Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.

3.77

359

🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🤔 Teaching Critical Thinking

Teaching Kids to Think 87%

Every rescue teaches dependence. How stepping back builds the critical thinking kids need to thrive.

by Darlene Sweetland 2015

3.77

359 ratings

🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧸 Child Development 🤔 Teaching Critical Thinking

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 87%

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

Hold On to Your Kids

by Gordon Neufeld • 2004

When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.

4.15

12k+

🧸 Attachment Parenting 👥 Peer Influence 🌱 Child Development

Hold On to Your Kids 87%

When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.

by Gordon Neufeld 2004

4.15

12k+ ratings

🧸 Attachment Parenting 👥 Peer Influence 🌱 Child Development

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 87%

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

How We Love Our Kids

by Milan Yerkovich • 2011

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

4.36

413

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

How We Love Our Kids 87%

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

by Milan Yerkovich 2011

4.36

413 ratings

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

Raising Girls

by Steve Biddulph • 2011

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

3.93

2k+

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression

Raising Girls 87%

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

by Steve Biddulph 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression

Bringing Up Girls

by James C. Dobson • 2008

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

3.91

3k+

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

Bringing Up Girls 87%

Culture tells her she's a body; Dad shows her she's a soul. Battle plan for the years that decide.

by James C. Dobson 2008

3.91

3k+ ratings

👧 Parenting Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 🌸 Biblical Womanhood

The Collapse of Parenting

by Leonard Sax • 2015

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

4.29

6k+

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

The Collapse of Parenting 87%

Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.

by Leonard Sax 2015

4.29

6k+ ratings

👑 Parental Authority 👥 Peer Influence ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

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 87%

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

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