Favorite Books for Parents
Parenting Approaches
- Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Guide to a Happier Family by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (1990)
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel Siegel MD and Mary Hartzell M.Ed. (2004)
- Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Kids Responsibility by Foster Cline MD and Jim Fay (1990)
- Positive Discipline: A Warm, Practical, Step-by-Step Sourcebook for Parents and Teachers by Jane Nelson Ed.D. (1987, revised)
- Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka (1998)
- Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live, Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (1998)
- Taking Charge: Caring Discipline That Works, At Home and At School by JoAnne Nordling M.S. (2007, 4th edition)
Parenting with Intentionality/Community
- Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing by Michelle Borba (2002)
- The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties by William Doherty Ph.D. (1999)
- Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (2008)
- Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting by Marie Sherlock (2003)
- Parent, Teacher, Mentor, Friend: How Every Adult Can Change Kids’ Lives by Peter Benson (2010)
- Putting Family First: Strategies for Reclaiming Family Life in a Hurry-Up World by William Doherty Ph.D. and Barbara Carlson (2002)
- Seven Habits of the Highly Effective Family by Stephen Covey ( 1997)
- The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families by Mary Pipher (1996)
- Family Empowerment Network: Empowering families to thrive and encouraging pro-active parenting with Raising Our Daughters and Raising Our Sons Parenting Guides. www.family-empower.com
- Search Institute: Provides leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities using the 40 Developmental Assets. www.search-institute.org”
- Stand for Children: Fostering legislation to protect and support children. www.stand.org
Communication
- How To Talk So Your Kid Will Listen and How To Listen So Your Kid Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (1980)
- Nonviolent Communication: The Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg Ph.D. www.cnvc.org (2003)
- Parenting from Your Heart: Sharing the Gifts of Compassion, Connection, and Choice by Inbal Kashtan (2004)
- Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way by Marshall Rosenberg Ph.D. (2004)
- Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson (2006)
Dads
- Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter by Joe Kelly (2002)
- Fatherneed: Why Father’s Care is as Essential as Mother’s Care for Your Child by Kyle Pruett (2001)
- The Good Father: On Men, Masculinity, and Life in the Family by Mark O’Connell (2005)
Health and Fitness
- The Double Goal Coach: Positive Coaching Tools for Honoring the Game and Developing Winners in Sports and Life by Jim Thompson of the Positive Coaching Alliance at www.positivecoach.org (2003)
- Dr. Rob’s Guide to Raising Fit Kids: A Family-Centered Approach to Achieving Optimal Health by Robert Gotlin DO (2008)
- Raising Our Athletic Daughters: How Sports Can Build Self-Esteem and Save Girls’ Lives by Jean Zimmerman and Gil Reavill (1999)
- Sports Her Way: Motivating Girls to Start and Stay with Sports by Susan Wilson (2000)
- Why Johnny Hates Sports by Fred Engh (1999)
- Your Active Child: How to Boost Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development Through Age-Appropriate Activity by Rae Pica (2003)
