Inside: Parenting books are hard to find, here are the six best parenting books, recommended by a Mental Health Therapist.
Two days ago, a miracle happened. My kids were with my husband, and I had an hour to kill before I had to be at a meeting.
Guys, I had an hour to do whatever the heck I wanted! This Mama had free-time!
I took full advantage and headed straight for our local bookstore.
I ran to the fiction area. I needed a book that could whisk me away from my life of messy kids to a beach with sand, sun, and friends.
My fingers ran across each unbroken spine and I took out book after book, read it’s synopsis, smelled it’s booky smell and felt its soft pages. It had been so long since I held a brand new book in my hand.
After a few minutes of perusing, I must have taken a wrong turn at “beach reads” and found myself neck deep in the parenting book section.
At once, I felt myself drowning.
Have you ever looked at the parenting books at a bookstore? Holy moly the options!
Overwhelm is an understatement.
I can’t imagine a parent walking into that section and not feeling stressed out. How is someone who’s looking for help able to weed through the hundreds of books and pick one that is accurate, based in real research, not guilt-ridden, and actually helpful?
It seems impossible.
I admit, I have read my fair share of parenting books, especially when my boys were young. Thinking back on that time of my life, I was overpowered by motherhood and was desperately searching for a parenting book that would tell me exactly what I needed to do.
I never found it…
Instead, I found 6 books that I continue to turn to throughout my parenting journey.
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The 6 Best Parenting Books That Every Parent Should Read
This is hands-down my all-time favorite parenting book. 
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Want your kids to have an awesome relationship? Read this book, NOW!
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Building a strong connection with a child is the key to good behavior, high self-esteem, and good emotional development.
But sometimes, we’re not speaking our children’s love language and that can lead to frustrated children who don’t feel connected to their parents.
The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively
Tired of feeling like the bad guy all the time? Read this book.
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
Want to raise resilient children who succeed in life? Let them fail a bit…
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
Because we all need a less chaotic life…including our children
There you go!
Now, there’s no need to stand there looking at all those books at the bookstore or Amazon trying to decide which book you need.
You can’t go wrong with one of these.
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Amanda
I am in love with Siblings without Rivalry. I’ve read it twice and my oldest is only two and a half 🙂
I’m in love with it too! It’s by far my favorite parenting book, I suggest it to so many parents.
Thanks for this great list! I look forward to checking these out. I adore Brene Brown, though I haven’t read that book yet. I just wanted to add that she has a short–but gem-packed–CD talk on the “The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting” that specifically addresses this book’s message in regards to parenting. It’s fantastic. I borrowed it from my library, then bought a copy so I could listen to it often…
Hi Amanda!!! My names is Eugenia, i live in Córdoba, Argentina. I love your post about negativity, i share it with all my friends. I just prepare my gratitude journal
trought yoyr posts, i just discovered dra Laura Markham, do yo know if there are translations of her job? i can find any title in spanish
i will keep reading you
Thanks for sharing! It’s very usefull for me!
I would add to the list Clutterfree with kids!! Great book <3
Such a great list, from a fellow child and parent therapist and mommy of two young boys (3 and 3 months)! I have three of the five and love them so am pretty sure I will love the other two! Thank you!
This is an excellent list!!
It really is empowering to find a great parenting book. I appreciate your suggestions and I think I will try Simplicity Parenting!
I agree! I love finding great books, I hope you enjoy Simplicity Parenting!!