❤️ Supportive Parents

Stories or guides featuring parents who listen more than lecture, offering their children the rare gift of unconditional encouragement and emotional safety.

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

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

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 88%

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

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

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 88%

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 88%

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

Let Them Play

by Jerry Lynch • 2016

Too much sideline coaching? A mindful guide to raising self-reliant athletes who own their game.

3.97

🏅 Sports Parenting 🧢 Youth Coaching 🏀 Multi-Sport Participation

Let Them Play 88%

Too much sideline coaching? A mindful guide to raising self-reliant athletes who own their game.

by Jerry Lynch 2016

3.97

72 ratings

🏅 Sports Parenting 🧢 Youth Coaching 🏀 Multi-Sport Participation

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 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

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

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

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World

by Zig Ziglar • 2002

What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?

4.11

552

✝️ Christian Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🌱 Character Development

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World Summary

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World 88%

What if the key to a confident kid isn't praise but clear limits, and listening more than lecturing?

by Zig Ziglar 2002

4.11

552 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 💬 Family Communication 🌱 Character Development

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

Kids Are Worth It!

by Barbara Coloroso • 1994

Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.

4.21

2k+

🌱 Positive Discipline 🤗 Unconditional Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Kids Are Worth It! 87%

Rigid control backfires. Permissiveness fails. The middle ground: kids who discipline themselves.

by Barbara Coloroso 1994

4.21

2k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Discipline 🤗 Unconditional Parenting 💬 Family 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

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

Family Wisdom

by Robin Sharma • 2000

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

3.99

2k+

🏠 Family Leadership 🌱 Nurturing Strengths 🕯️ Family Rituals

Family Wisdom 87%

Lead yourself to lead your family: the vision, rituals, and habits that make a household thrive.

by Robin Sharma 2000

3.99

2k+ ratings

🏠 Family Leadership 🌱 Nurturing Strengths 🕯️ Family Rituals

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

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+

🧘 New Age Parenting 🧠 Mindful Parenting 💖 Emotional Intelligence In Children

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents Summary

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success for Parents 87%

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

🧘 New Age Parenting 🧠 Mindful Parenting 💖 Emotional Intelligence In Children

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

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

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 87%

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

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

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 87%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids

by Dr. Kevin Leman • 2021

Eight principles for raising children who succeed at being good humans, not just good achievers.

4.50

🧭 Values-Based Parenting 🌱 Character Development ⚡ Natural Consequences

8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids Summary

8 Secrets to Raising Successful Kids 87%

Eight principles for raising children who succeed at being good humans, not just good achievers.

by Dr. Kevin Leman 2021

4.50

12 ratings

🧭 Values-Based Parenting 🌱 Character Development ⚡ Natural Consequences

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 87%

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

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad

by Michael Farris • 2004

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

3.93

118

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad Summary

What a Daughter Needs From Her Dad 87%

A dad's guide to building a daughter's faith, money sense, and confidence until marriage.

by Michael Farris 2004

3.93

118 ratings

👧 Raising Daughters ✝️ Christian Parenting 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship

Raising Resilient Children

by Robert B. Brooks • 2001

A child's resilience depends less on strict rules and more on a parent's capacity for empathy.

3.97

464

🛡️ Childhood Resilience 🫂 Empathic Parenting 💪 Strength-Based Parenting

Raising Resilient Children 87%

A child's resilience depends less on strict rules and more on a parent's capacity for empathy.

by Robert B. Brooks 2001

3.97

464 ratings

🛡️ Childhood Resilience 🫂 Empathic Parenting 💪 Strength-Based Parenting

The Straight Talk on Parenting

by Vicki Hoefle • 2015

Skip the power struggles. Teach kids to manage themselves, starting with breakfast and working up.

4.19

🧒 Raising Independent Kids 🏛️ Adlerian Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences

The Straight Talk on Parenting 87%

Skip the power struggles. Teach kids to manage themselves, starting with breakfast and working up.

by Vicki Hoefle 2015

4.19

43 ratings

🧒 Raising Independent Kids 🏛️ Adlerian Parenting 🍃 Natural Consequences

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

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+

🏆 Achievement Culture 🌱 Holistic Parenting 🧸 Play-Based Learning

Teach Your Children Well 87%

Childhood isn't college prep. The skills that predict adult success, stage by stage.

by Madeline Levine 2012

3.93

1k+ ratings

🏆 Achievement Culture 🌱 Holistic Parenting 🧸 Play-Based Learning

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

Parenting With Love and Logic

by Foster W. Cline • 1990

Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.

4.04

14k+

🧒 Positive Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

Parenting With Love and Logic 87%

Trade anger for empathy, give real choices, and let consequences teach what lectures never will.

by Foster W. Cline 1990

4.04

14k+ ratings

🧒 Positive Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences ⚖️ Authoritative Parenting

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

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition

by Jane Nelsen • 1994

Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.

4.00

360

🧑‍🧒 Teen Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Adolescent Development

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition Summary

Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition 87%

Why punishment backfires with teenagers, and what to do instead when they push every boundary.

by Jane Nelsen 1994

4.00

360 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Teen Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Adolescent Development

The Brave Learner

by Julie Bogart • 2019

How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.

4.17

7k+

🏠 Home Education 🌿 Unschooling 💭 Homeschool Philosophy

The Brave Learner 87%

How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.

by Julie Bogart 2019

4.17

7k+ ratings

🏠 Home Education 🌿 Unschooling 💭 Homeschool Philosophy

Your Self-Confident Baby

by Magda Gerber • 1997

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

4.10

1k+

🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play

Your Self-Confident Baby 87%

Your infant arrives ready to play and learn. The method: step back, observe, trust.

by Magda Gerber 1997

4.10

1k+ ratings

🤲 Gentle Parenting 👶 Infant Development 🧸 Child-Led Play

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 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 87%

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

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

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+

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes Summary

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes 87%

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

🧪 Evidence-Based Parenting 🧠 Child Development 💙 Emotional Intelligence

How to Hug a Porcupine

by Julie A. Ross • 2008

Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.

3.80

1k+

🧒 Tween Development 🏫 Middle School Parenting 🌿 Natural Consequences

How to Hug a Porcupine 87%

Commands stop working at ten. How to build the relationship that still shapes your tween's choices.

by Julie A. Ross 2008

3.80

1k+ ratings

🧒 Tween Development 🏫 Middle School Parenting 🌿 Natural Consequences

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] 87%

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

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