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Child Development Books
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The Whole-Brain Child: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 139 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 61,559 ratings — published 2011
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,695 ratings — published 2008
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 39,897 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 51 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.25 — 25,851 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 — 15,227 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 — 15,241 ratings — published 2005
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.31 — 201,325 ratings — published 2024
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 24,753 ratings — published 2012
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 15,534 ratings — published 2018
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 — 2,105 ratings — published 2003
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 — 2,328 ratings — published 1999
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.38 — 25,990 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 — 80,450 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 — 1,670 ratings — published 1999
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,011 ratings — published 2010
Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.50 — 45,277 ratings — published 2022
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,714 ratings — published 2003
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)
by (shelved 22 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,593 ratings — published 1967
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.22 — 16,198 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 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 31,446 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 20 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,412 ratings — published 2017
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 — 46,228 ratings — published 2019
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 — 7,934 ratings — published 2018
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 12,769 ratings — published 2004
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 35,066 ratings — published 2021
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 — 10,769 ratings — published 2012
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 — 42,937 ratings — published 2007
What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)
by (shelved 18 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,533 ratings — published 1989
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 19,491 ratings — published 2019
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,155 ratings — published 2018
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,577 ratings — published 2016
Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,904 ratings — published 1997
The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 13,651 ratings — published 1998
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.16 — 9,171 ratings — published 2005
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.80 — 907 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 4.27 — 5,709 ratings — published 2020
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.26 — 12,047 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 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,874 ratings — published 2016
Parenting With Love and Logic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,520 ratings — published 1990
The Five Love Languages of Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 29,493 ratings — published 1995
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 — 3,313 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 — 1,164 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 — 922 ratings — published 2006
The Wonder Weeks (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,011 ratings — published 1992
Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,875 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 — 405 ratings — published 1986
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 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,315 ratings — published 2013
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 4.19 — 17,657 ratings — published 1972
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as child-development)
avg rating 3.88 — 10,550 ratings — published 1995
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 4.16 — 7,512 ratings — published 2010
“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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“Ain't nobody want to adopt me,' he says. 'I thought if I did good, they would let me get back with my brothers, but when they didnt' I said fuck it.”
― We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
― We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America












