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The Daily Dad
by Ryan Holiday • 2023
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
4.54
2k+
The Daily Dad Summary
The Daily Dad 90%
366 daily meditations to help you become the parent your kids deserve.
by Ryan Holiday 2023
4.54
2k+ 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
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
51
This I Believe Summary
This I Believe 89%
When his daughter called him a geek and a loser, one father heard something else entirely.
by Dan Gediman 2011
4.14
51 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 89%
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
by Shefali Tsabary 2016
4.32
3k+ 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
Parenting from the Inside Out
by Daniel J. Siegel • 2003
How you were parented shapes how you parent; understand the pattern to rewrite it.
4.16
6k+
Parenting from the Inside Out Summary
Parenting from the Inside Out 89%
How you were parented shapes how you parent; understand the pattern to rewrite it.
by Daniel J. Siegel 2003
4.16
6k+ ratings
Teach Your Children Well
by Madeline Levine • 2012
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
3.93
1k+
Teach Your Children Well Summary
Teach Your Children Well 89%
Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.
by Madeline Levine 2012
3.93
1k+ ratings
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
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal 89%
A stay-at-home dad could handle laundry and diapers. The diabetes diagnosis was something else.
by Scott Benner 2013
4.09
151 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
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 89%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
I Can Fix This
by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
4.65
2k+
I Can Fix This Summary
I Can Fix This 88%
Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.
by Kristina Kuzmic 2024
4.65
2k+ ratings
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
The Parent Compass Summary
The Parent Compass 88%
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
Self-Compassion for Parents
by Susan M. Pollak • 2019
Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.
4.00
79
Self-Compassion for Parents Summary
Self-Compassion for Parents 88%
Why the most effective parenting tool isn't discipline, but three minutes of self-kindness a day.
by Susan M. Pollak 2019
4.00
79 ratings
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+
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child Summary
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child 88%
Empathy, not criticism, helps an upset child thrive. A research-backed playbook for parents.
by John M. Gottman 1997
4.19
7k+ ratings
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+
Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary
Doing Life with Your Adult Children 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 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
The Conscious Parent
by Shefali Tsabary • 2010
The parenting secret most books skip: the child doesn't need fixing. The parent does.
4.29
7k+
The Conscious Parent Summary
The Conscious Parent 88%
The parenting secret most books skip: the child doesn't need fixing. The parent does.
by Shefali Tsabary 2010
4.29
7k+ 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 88%
What to say instead of punishment: the classic that made respect a discipline tool.
by Haim G. Ginott 1965
4.34
3k+ ratings
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+
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Summary
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons 88%
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
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 88%
Toddlers want to help, not be entertained. Ancient parenting wisdom the West forgot.
by Michaeleen Doucleff 2021
4.14
34k+ 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 88%
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
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+
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World Summary
Things My Son Needs to Know About the World 88%
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
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 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
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 88%
Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.
by Jesper Juul 1995
4.25
2k+ 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 88%
French babies sleep at three months, toddlers eat vegetables. An American mom in Paris takes notes.
by Pamela Druckerman 2012
4.02
80k+ ratings
Raising Good Humans
by Hunter Clarke-Fields • 2019
Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.
3.90
19k+
Raising Good Humans Summary
Raising Good Humans 88%
Ten minutes a day to stop yelling: the mindfulness method that actually works for parents.
by Hunter Clarke-Fields 2019
3.90
19k+ 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 88%
Rules backfire with children. The case for trusting them with food, sleep, and screens.
by Aaron Stupple 2025
3.40
335 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 88%
The repair after you mess up matters more than the rules. A psychotherapist reframes parenting.
by Philippa Perry 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
The Collapse of Parenting
by Leonard Sax • 2015
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
4.29
6k+
The Collapse of Parenting Summary
The Collapse of Parenting 88%
Parents ceded authority to peers. The result: heavier, more fragile, overmedicated kids.
by Leonard Sax 2015
4.29
6k+ 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 88%
Stop ordering, start listening: the parenting method that trades power for genuine influence.
by Thomas Gordon 1970
4.25
2k+ 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 88%
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 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 88%
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
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
1
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
The Child Whisperer
by Carol Tuttle • 2012
Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.
3.99
3k+
The Child Whisperer Summary
The Child Whisperer 88%
Four innate temperaments every child expresses, and how to parent each for lasting cooperation.
by Carol Tuttle 2012
3.99
3k+ 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 88%
An economist's findings on sleep, feeding, and daycare: what the data says about early parenthood.
by Emily Oster 2019
4.13
45k+ 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 88%
The playbook that gets kids to listen without yelling, and opens them up without interrogation.
by Adele Faber 1980
4.27
39k+ ratings
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+
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 88%
One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.
by Kristen Welch 2016
3.99
6k+ ratings
It Never Ends
by Nan Gefen • 2017
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
4.75
4
It Never Ends Summary
It Never Ends 88%
Mothering grown daughters: why silence hurts and how to reconnect without overstepping.
by Nan Gefen 2017
4.75
4 ratings
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+
The 5 Love Languages of Children Summary
The 5 Love Languages of Children 88%
Discover the way your child best receives love, and watch discipline and learning fall into place.
by Gary Chapman 1995
4.17
29k+ ratings
Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst
by Kim John Payne • 2019
Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.
3.62
610
Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst Summary
Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst 88%
Stop overreacting to your kids by understanding the childhood patterns that drive your response.
by Kim John Payne 2019
3.62
610 ratings
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
Voice Lessons for Parents Summary
Voice Lessons for Parents 88%
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
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+
Hold On to Your Kids Summary
Hold On to Your Kids 88%
When friends matter more than parents, curiosity fades and aggression rises. The way back.
by Gordon Neufeld 2004
4.15
12k+ 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 88%
More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.
by Judy Dunn 2009
3.67
61 ratings
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
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success Summary
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success 88%
Your child failed. Your next move can make it worse or make it fuel.
by Michelle Icard 2023
4.10
180 ratings
Napkin Notes
by Garth Callaghan • 2013
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
4.18
820
Napkin Notes Summary
Napkin Notes 88%
826 handwritten napkins: one for every school day he feared he'd miss.
by Garth Callaghan 2013
4.18
820 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 88%
Crime is down, but children's freedom has collapsed. The numbers that let parents finally exhale.
by Lenore Skenazy 2009
3.88
8k+ ratings
Tell Me More
by Kelly Corrigan • 2018
The hard, clumsy, healing words we try on the people we love most.
4.17
22k+
Tell Me More Summary
Tell Me More 88%
The hard, clumsy, healing words we try on the people we love most.
by Kelly Corrigan 2018
4.17
22k+ ratings
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids
by Laura Markham • 2012
Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.
4.21
11k+
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Summary
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids 88%
Stop yelling without becoming permissive. How connection creates cooperation that punishment cannot.
by Laura Markham 2012
4.21
11k+ 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 88%
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
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