All,
The APA DIV43 (The Society for Couple and Family Psychology) listserv recently and (informally) generated a list of highly recommended parenting books. I thought I would share here:
- And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John Gottman, PhD & Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
- Between Parent and Child by Haim G. Ginott, PhD
- Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment by Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin
- Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting Dilemma by Heather Turgeon, MFT & Julie Wright, MFT
- Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham, PhD
- Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
- Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety by John Duffy, PhD
- Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen, EdD
- Raising a Secure Child by Kent Hoffman, Glenn Cooper, and Bert Powell
- The Attachment Connection: Parenting a Secure and Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory by Ruth P. Newton, PhD and Allan Schore, PhD
- The Boy Who Was Raised By A Dog by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, & Maia Szalavitz The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine, PhD
- The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
- The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied by Brad E. Sachs, PhD
- The Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents with Love and Acceptance by Brad E. Sachs, PhD
- The Kindness Advantage: Cultivating Compassionate and Connected Children by Dale Atkins, PhD and Amanda Salzhauer, MSW
- 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas W. Phalen, PhD
If folks want to backchannel me (or via the listserv) with more recommendations, that would be lovely!
Warmly,
Ali
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Alexis (Ali) Kenny, PsyD, LP
Staff Psychologist
phone: 406.540.3411