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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 133 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 58,158 ratings — published 2011
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,582 ratings — published 2008
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 38,733 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 49 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 24,754 ratings — published 2014
Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five (Audiobook)
by (shelved 45 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,917 ratings — published 2010
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.92 — 14,958 ratings — published 2005
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,614 ratings — published 2012
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,073 ratings — published 2003
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 14,712 ratings — published 2018
What's Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,291 ratings — published 1999
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.32 — 168,062 ratings — published 2024
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.38 — 24,429 ratings — published 2017
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Audiobook)
by (shelved 29 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.02 — 78,043 ratings — published 2012
The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,659 ratings — published 1999
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,998 ratings — published 2010
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
by (shelved 22 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,538 ratings — published 1967
Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.51 — 40,252 ratings — published 2022
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 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 11,770 ratings — published 2017
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,574 ratings — published 2003
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,607 ratings — published 2018
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 30,998 ratings — published 2002
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 15,695 ratings — published 2009
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.58 — 41,085 ratings — published 2007
What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,206 ratings — published 1989
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,478 ratings — published 2016
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 11,814 ratings — published 2004
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,720 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 3.91 — 17,873 ratings — published 2019
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,925 ratings — published 2018
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 3.78 — 2,792 ratings — published 2016
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,572 ratings — published 2012
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,038 ratings — published 2005
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.79 — 903 ratings — published 1981
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 4.28 — 5,425 ratings — published 2020
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 43,093 ratings — published 2019
The Five Love Languages of Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 28,972 ratings — published 1995
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,121 ratings — published 2021
The Wonder Weeks: How to Stimulate Your Baby's Mental Development and Help Him Turn His 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases Into Magical Leaps Forward (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 6,851 ratings — published 1992
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,707 ratings — published 2014
Parenting With Love and Logic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,332 ratings — published 1990
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 — 3,266 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 4.05 — 1,153 ratings — published 2007
The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.86 — 912 ratings — published 2006
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,777 ratings — published 2015
How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.79 — 2,359 ratings — published 2015
Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 404 ratings — published 1986
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,424 ratings — published 1995
The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,233 ratings — published 1998
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,538 ratings — published 1993
Touchpoints-Birth to Three (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,451 ratings — published 1992
“In some respects, children are better placed to perceive their connectedness to the world around them, and in this respect, adults might learn from them. Here we could recognize the child as being more open to a state of becoming as an intrinsic worldly intelligence, rather than thinking of them on the way to 'becoming' something else (intelligent, for example).”
― Schemas in the Early Years
― Schemas in the Early Years
“A wise parent thinks like a root, sustaining not only its trunk but also ensuring that the furthest green leaf is nurtured.”
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