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Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to LoveBecoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $10.25
Fascinating and comprehensive book on child emotional development.
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, EnergeticRaising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Buy used from: $0.01
A great source of comfort on difficult days.
Three in a Bed : The Benefits of Sharing Your Bed With Your BabyThree in a Bed : The Benefits of Sharing Your Bed With Your Baby by Deborah Jackson
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Why you should sleep with your baby.
Do Not Disturb: Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your ChildDo Not Disturb: Benefits of Relaxed Parenting for You and Your Child by Deborah Jackson
Buy used from: $1.75
Great attachment parenting book about trusting your children and your instincts.
Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth PreparationBirthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.08
Great for the artistic mom-to-be.
The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier DevelopmentThe Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads To Happier, Healthier Development by Sharon Heller
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $3.99
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) by John Holt
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $3.21
Get "How Children Fail" too!
The End of Education: Redefining the Value of SchoolThe End of Education: Redefining the Value of School by Neil Postman
Buy new: $9.50 / Used from: $3.49
Discusses the objectives of education
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
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.94
As the title says...
Better Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child's EducationBetter Late Than Early: A New Approach to Your Child's Education by Raymond S. Moore
Buy used from: $16.98
The advantages of learning to read late.
Natural Learning Rhythms: Discovering How and When Your Child LearnsNatural Learning Rhythms: Discovering How and When Your Child Learns by Josette Luvmour
Buy used from: $2.43
Lots of insights and anecdotes.
Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different - And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced MenRaising Boys: Why Boys Are Different - And How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men by Steve Biddulph
Buy used from: $0.01
As the title says...
Primal Mothering in a Modern WorldPrimal Mothering in a Modern World by Hygeia Halfmoon
Buy used from: $2.75
rather extreme mother child bonding book, but I loved it!
'I Won't Learn from You': And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment'I Won't Learn from You': And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment by Herbert R. Kohl
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.75
Anything by Kohl is great!
The Book of Learning and ForgettingThe Book of Learning and Forgetting by Frank Smith
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.90
Great book about the disadvantages of teaching to the short term memory.
Trust the Children: An Activity Manual for Homeschooling and Alternative LearningTrust the Children: An Activity Manual for Homeschooling and Alternative Learning by Anna Kealoha
Buy used from: $1.05
Living Joyfully With ChildrenLiving Joyfully With Children by Win Sweet
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $1.00
Awakening Young Minds: Perspectives on EducationAwakening Young Minds: Perspectives on Education
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $2.21
Selection of interesting essays on education
Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other BribesPunished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.67
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-MotivationWhy We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation by Edward L. Deci
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.44
Similar to "Punished by Rewards"(above) but better!
Homeschooling Our Children Unschooling OurselvesHomeschooling Our Children Unschooling Ourselves by Alison McKee
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $9.95
White Teacher: Second EditionWhite Teacher: Second Edition by Vivian Gussin Paley
Buy new: $12.60 / Used from: $3.70
A joy to read
Critical Literacy in Action: Writing Words, Changing Worlds/A Tribute to the Teachings of Paulo FreireCritical Literacy in Action: Writing Words, Changing Worlds/A Tribute to the Teachings of Paulo Freire
Buy new: $34.01 / Used from: $9.95
A General Theory of LoveA General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.99
One of the best books I have read! How and why our brains have evolved to require consistent bonding and nurturing.
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 by Rafe Esquith
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $7.00
Interesting ideas from a classroom teacher
The Call to Brilliance: A True Story to Inspire Parents and EducatorsThe Call to Brilliance: A True Story to Inspire Parents and Educators by Resa Steindel Brown
Buy used from: $9.18
Great book about enticing children to learn