Parenting

Books written for parents and caregivers about the nurture of children.

The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
Instant Mom
Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies)
The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8
Carried in Our Hearts: The Gift of Adoption: Inspiring Stories of Families Created Across Continents
Baby Meets World: Suck, Smile, Touch, Toddle
Breastfeeding Solutions: Quick Tips for the Most Common Nursing Challenges
STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare
The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before Their Bottom Line
Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on baby furniture, gear, clothes, strollers, maternity wear and much, much more!
How to Raise Selfless Kids in a Self-Centered World
The Passionate Mom: Dare to Parent in Today's World
Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not as I Expected)

Giveaways

  • Germs of Truth by Heather Tosteson
    Germs of Truth
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    Release date: Jun 15, 2013
    GERMS OF TRUTH
    by Heather Tosteson
    Wising Up Press

    A book about life, death, families of all ages, stages, and orientation . . . and sperm banks.

    In this…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 18 - Jun 15, 2013
    10 copies available, 75 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • God Distorted by John Bishop
    God Distorted: How Your Earthly Father Affects Your Perception of God and Why It Matters
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    Release date: Apr 21, 2013
    John Bishop Takes Readers Past Their Earthly Father’s Weaknesses…To See Their Heavenly Father’s Perfection

    Colorado Springs, Colo- Author John Bishop d…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Apr 21 - May 21, 2013
    5 copies available, 261 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • The War of the Roses - The Children by Warren Adler
    The War of the Roses - The Children
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    Release date: Mar 15, 2013
    Warren Adler's The War of The Roses leaped onto the public consciousness and has since remained an essential thread in a wider tapestry of divorce ico…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Apr 01 - May 29, 2013
    20 copies available, 282 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
    Dad Is Fat
    Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn
    Where'd You Go, Bernadette
    Are You My Mother?
    Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
    Come Home
    Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
    Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
    Love Anthony
    The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
    One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
    The Comfort of Lies
    Instant Mom
    Two Thousand Kisses a Day by L.R. KnostDeclan Grows Up by C. Austin LeeNo Brats Allowed! by Inge PaoliniLife Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal by Scott BennerBeyond the Sling by Mayim Bialik
    Best Parenting Books
    17 books — 4 voters
    When Good Kids Do Bad Things by Katherine Gordy LevineA Nation of Wimps by Hara Estroff MaranoBest Friends, Worst Enemies by Michael ThompsonEveryday Blessing by Myla Kabat-ZinnMom, They're Teasing Me by Michael  Thompson
    Parenting Books
    25 books — 6 voters

    Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy KurcinkaPositive Discipline by Jane NelsenThe Explosive Child by Ross W. GreeneEmotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Christine FonsecaMisdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults by James T. Webb
    Gifted and Spirited
    7 books — 3 voters
    The Discarded Ones by James TipperThe Neurotic Parent's Guide to College Admissions by J.D. RothmanFoundations of Discord to Foundations of Healing (Book, # 4) ... by Christopher EarleUncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael RieraT.E.T., Teacher Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon
    Best books on parenting teens
    20 books — 17 voters

    How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele FaberEasy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky A. BaileyNurtureShock by Po BronsonLife Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal by Scott BennerWhat's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective ... by Martha Char Love
    Best Parenting and Family Books
    31 books — 20 voters

    NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children
    How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
    The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
    What to Expect When You're Expecting
    Parenting With Love and Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition)
    The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
    Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
    Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
    Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
    The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night: Foreword by William Sears, M.D.
    Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
    Playful Parenting
    On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep
    Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
    The Five Love Languages of Children

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