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Child Development Books
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 59,269 ratings — published 2011
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,606 ratings — published 2008
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 39,120 ratings — published 1980
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 51 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 25,130 ratings — published 2014
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five (Audiobook)
by (shelved 45 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 15,013 ratings — published 2010
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 15,076 ratings — published 2005
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,639 ratings — published 2012
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,940 ratings — published 2018
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,079 ratings — published 2003
What's Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,305 ratings — published 1999
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.31 — 180,319 ratings — published 2024
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.38 — 24,985 ratings — published 2017
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Audiobook)
by (shelved 29 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.02 — 78,887 ratings — published 2012
The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,656 ratings — published 1999
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,004 ratings — published 2010
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,613 ratings — published 2003
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
by (shelved 22 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,555 ratings — published 1967
Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.51 — 42,004 ratings — published 2022
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 31,132 ratings — published 2002
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)
by (shelved 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 11,980 ratings — published 2017
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 15,870 ratings — published 2009
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,243 ratings — published 2019
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,701 ratings — published 2018
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 10,621 ratings — published 2012
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 41,756 ratings — published 2007
What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,339 ratings — published 1989
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.91 — 18,421 ratings — published 2019
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,521 ratings — published 2016
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 12,139 ratings — published 2004
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,790 ratings — published 1997
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,016 ratings — published 2018
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,087 ratings — published 2005
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.80 — 906 ratings — published 1981
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 31,465 ratings — published 2021
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,506 ratings — published 2020
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,826 ratings — published 2014
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,815 ratings — published 2016
Parenting With Love and Logic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,402 ratings — published 1990
The Five Love Languages of Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 29,174 ratings — published 1995
The Wonder Weeks: How to Stimulate Your Baby's Mental Development and Help Him Turn His 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases Into Magical Leaps Forward (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 6,906 ratings — published 1992
Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,287 ratings — published 2003
The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,403 ratings — published 1998
Bright From the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,161 ratings — published 2007
The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.86 — 915 ratings — published 2006
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,805 ratings — published 2015
Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 405 ratings — published 1986
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,482 ratings — published 1995
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,551 ratings — published 1993
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,623 ratings — published 1999
Touchpoints-Birth to Three (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,455 ratings — published 1992
“To a child, whatever is being done by adults is good and worth imitating. Many children have embraced societal vices as they emulated adults, who do not even understand that children are learning from them. Those caring for children should make sure they do what is noble and trustworthy because they are unknowingly training them.”
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“Ain't nobody want to adopt me,' he says. 'I thought if I did good, they would let me get back with my brothers, but when they didnt' I said fuck it.”
― We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
― We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
