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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 64,542 ratings — published 2011
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,791 ratings — published 2008
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 40,905 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 58 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.25 — 26,856 ratings — published 2014
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five (Audiobook)
by (shelved 46 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 15,546 ratings — published 2010
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 223,099 ratings — published 2024
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.92 — 15,454 ratings — published 2005
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 16,228 ratings — published 2018
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,912 ratings — published 2012
What's Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,348 ratings — published 1999
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 — 2,120 ratings — published 2003
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.37 — 27,378 ratings — published 2017
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Audiobook)
by (shelved 30 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.02 — 82,390 ratings — published 2012
The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,692 ratings — published 1999
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,836 ratings — published 2003
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,029 ratings — published 2010
How Children Learn (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,643 ratings — published 1967
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.49 — 49,022 ratings — published 2022
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 16,584 ratings — published 2009
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,797 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 21 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,740 ratings — published 2017
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 8,213 ratings — published 2018
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 39,225 ratings — published 2021
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 48,811 ratings — published 2019
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 13,411 ratings — published 2004
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 44,671 ratings — published 2007
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 — 10,926 ratings — published 2012
What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,799 ratings — published 1989
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,383 ratings — published 2018
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,677 ratings — published 2016
The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 14,034 ratings — published 1998
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,034 ratings — published 1997
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 20,606 ratings — published 2019
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,347 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 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,997 ratings — published 2016
Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,428 ratings — published 2013
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,260 ratings — published 2005
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.80 — 915 ratings — published 1981
The Five Love Languages of Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 29,842 ratings — published 1995
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 4.27 — 5,964 ratings — published 2020
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,974 ratings — published 2015
Parenting With Love and Logic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,657 ratings — published 1990
The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 932 ratings — published 2006
Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,241 ratings — published 2016
The Wonder Weeks (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,113 ratings — published 1992
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 18,229 ratings — published 1972
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 — 3,343 ratings — published 2003
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 — 1,177 ratings — published 2007
Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,801 ratings — published
The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 9,636 ratings — published
“Silence doesn’t always mean peace. Sometimes, it’s a child learning to bury feelings they don’t yet know how to name.”
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“Families are setting aside more money to buy school books every year, yet there is no budget for the Bible. Sad, isn’t it! Our children need to be exposed to the word of God when they are young so that they may grow with the knowledge of the same.”
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