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My Favorite Parenting Books
By an Amazon.com customer
Raising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your ChildRaising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child by Robert Brooks
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.55
Fantastic book.
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong JoyThe Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy by Edward M. Hallowell M.D.
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $3.54
One tidbit that I liked is in chapter 5, where he says that connection, in the form of unconditional love, enables a child to develop basic trust, and a feeling of security and safety, which, in turn, instills courage and the desire to take risks in the world.
Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier FamilyLiberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family by Adele Faber
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $0.01
Some practical and anecdotal advice, with lots of real-world examples.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will TalkHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
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Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way (Nonviolent Communication Guides)Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way (Nonviolent Communication Guides) by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $2.14
An excerpt of this book is also available at: http://www.cnvc.org/raisekids.htm.