Parents

  • The Whole-Brain Child

    The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Bryson, T.P. (2011) The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. New York: Delacorte Press. 2. Introduction The Whole-Brain Child…

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

    How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk – Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish 1. Full Citation Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1980) How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. New York: Avon Books. 2. Introduction Widely regarded as…

  • Raising Boys

    Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men – Steve Biddulph 1. Full Citation Biddulph, S. (1997) Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men. Sydney: Finch Publishing. 2. Introduction In Raising…

  • The Foster Parenting Toolbox

    The Foster Parenting Toolbox – Kim Phagan-Hansel (Editor) 1. Full Citation Phagan-Hansel, K. (Ed.) (2012) The Foster Parenting Toolbox. Coon Rapids, MN: EMK Press. 2. Introduction The Foster Parenting Toolbox is a comprehensive anthology that equips current and prospective foster carers with practical insights, real-life experiences, and trauma-informed strategies. Compiled…

  • The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

    The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What It Is and How to Help – Betsy de Thierry 1. Full Citation de Thierry, B. (2016) The Simple Guide to Child Trauma: What It Is and How to Help. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 2. Introduction The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is…

  • Parenting from the Inside Out

    Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive – Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Hartzell, M. (2003) Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. New York:…

  • The Science of Parenting

    The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children – Margot Sunderland 1. Full Citation Sunderland, M. (2006) The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children. London: Dorling Kindersley. 2. Introduction The Science of Parenting…

  • No-Drama Discipline

    No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson 1. Full Citation Siegel, D.J. & Bryson, T.P. (2014) No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. New York: Bantam…

  • The Baby Book

    The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two – William Sears & Martha Sears 1. Full Citation Sears, W. & Sears, M. (2003) The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two. Revised edn. New…

  • The Montessori Toddler

    The Montessori Toddler: A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being – Simone Davies 1. Full Citation Davies, S. (2019) The Montessori Toddler: A Parent’s Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being. Seattle: Workman Publishing. 2. Introduction The Montessori Toddler introduces parents to a modern,…

  • The Danish Way of Parenting

    The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids – Jessica Joelle Alexander & Iben Dissing Sandahl 1. Full Citation Alexander, J.J. & Sandahl, I.D. (2016) The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising…

  • Elevating Child Care

    Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting – Janet Lansbury 1. Full Citation Lansbury, J. (2014) Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting. Los Angeles: JLML Press. 2. Introduction Elevating Child Care presents a calm, grounded approach to parenting infants and toddlers based on the respectful parenting principles…

  • The Conscious Parent

    The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children – Dr Shefali Tsabary 1. Full Citation Tsabary, S. (2010) The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children. Vancouver: Namaste Publishing. 2. Introduction The Conscious Parent challenges traditional models of parenting by shifting the focus from controlling the child to transforming the…

  • The Gentle Parenting Book

    The Gentle Parenting Book: How to Raise Calmer, Happier Children from Birth to Seven – Sarah Ockwell-Smith 1. Full Citation Ockwell-Smith, S. (2016) The Gentle Parenting Book: How to Raise Calmer, Happier Children from Birth to Seven. London: Piatkus. 2. Introduction The Gentle Parenting Book lays out a respectful, evidence-based…

  • Simplicity Parenting

    Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids – Kim John Payne & Lisa M. Ross 1. Full Citation Payne, K.J. & Ross, L.M. (2009) Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids. New…

  • The 5 Love Languages of Children

    The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively – Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell 1. Full Citation Chapman, G. & Campbell, R. (1997) The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively. Chicago: Northfield Publishing. 2. Introduction The 5 Love Languages of Children…

  • The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

    The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) – Philippa Perry 1. Full Citation Perry, P. (2019) The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). London: Penguin Life. 2. Introduction In The…

  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids

    Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting – Dr Laura Markham 1. Full Citation Markham, L. (2012) Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting. New York: TarcherPerigee. 2. Introduction In Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, Dr Laura Markham offers a compassionate, neuroscience-informed approach…

  • Brain Rules for Baby

    Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five – John Medina 1. Full Citation Medina, J. (2010) Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five. Seattle: Pear Press. 2. Introduction In Brain Rules for…