Parenting with Courage and Uncommon Sense By Linda E. Jessup & Emory Luce Baldwin

The evidence-based, results-oriented approach to parenting with kindness, firmness and respect. “An excellent book about good parenting. The book provides a wealth of useful examples and crucial skills. The “take-away” points make these ideas highly usable for today’s families. Since 1982, this practical, time tested philosophy has set the right course for over 20,000 parents and their families.” – Marguerite Kelly, Washington Post columnist

The Self-Driven Child: the science and sense of giving your kids more control over their lives by William Stixrud, Ph.D. and Ned Johnson

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.

Life in the Family Zoo by John M. Platt, Ed.D.

A humorous, anecdotal guide to surviving parenthood and producing responsible, happy children along the way. Easy, practical step-by-step techniques that take you beyond the birth process and into the next 18 years with positive and encouraging methods dealing with children’s misbehavior.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

“Will bring about more cooperation from children than all the yelling and pleading in the world.” – Christian Science Monitor

Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

The classic guide to helping children develop self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving skills.

Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Same Goldstein, Ph.D.

Fostering strength, hope and optimism in your child.

Teach Your Children Well by Madeline Levine, Ph.D.

Why values and coping skills matter more than grades, trophies, or “fat envelopes.”

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman, Ph.D.

The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind.

Raising Kids Who Can: Become Responsible, Self-Reliant, Resilient, Contributing Adults and How to Use Family Meetings to Make It Happen by Betty Lou Bettner, Ph.D. and Amy Lew, Ph.D.

This is a very easy to read and helpful book for showing families how to lead family meetings and raise strong, caring families.

Chores Without Wars by Lynn Lott & Riki Intner

Chores have recently come up in the press again as one of the key indicators of success in life. How do we set them up and make sure they happen? This book helps to set your family on a path of family togetherness through sharing the family work.

Ages & Stages by Karen Miller

Developmental descriptions and activities suited to each stage, birth through eight years.

Yardsticks by Chip Wood

This is a teacher tool that many parents have found to be a useful reference, too.

Redirecting Children’s Behavior by Kathryn Kvols

This book is full of good parenting ideas. My favorite part is in the appendix in the back. Kvols lists sometimes annoying and perfectly normal behaviors of children, by age. It is a wonderful spot to discover that some of the challenges we worry about are actually perfectly developmentally normal.

Temperament Tools: working with your child’s inborn traits by Helen Neville and Diane Clark Johnson

This is a wonderful source to learn what’s normal for your child and learn how to manage challenging behavior. You will also learn how to teach your child to cope with his or her temperament.

Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and survive) in Their Digital World by Devorah Heitner

Positive Discipline for Preschoolers by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Cheryl Erwin, M.A., and Roslyn Ann Duffy

For their early years – raising children who are responsible, respectful, and resourceful

Simple Steps by Karen Miller

Developmental activities for infants, toddlers, and two-year-olds

Crazy-Stressed: Saving Today’s Overwhelmed Teens with Love, Laughter, and the Science of Resilience by Dr. Michael Bradley

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.

A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael Bradley, Ed.D.

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel, MD

An inside-out guide to the emerging adolescent mind, ages 12-24. Dan Siegel provides teens with wonderful “Mind-Sight” tools. This is a terrific book to read with your teen.

Parenting a Teen Girl: A Crash Course on Conflict, Communication & Connection with Your Teenage Daughter by Lucie Hemmen, Ph.D.

Includes: interventions, scripts and conversation starters

From Diapers to Dating by Debra Haffner

A parent’s guide to raising sexually healthy children from infancy to middle school.

So Sexy So Soon: The new sexualized childhood  and what parents can do to protect their kids by Diane E. Levin Ph.D. and Jean Kilbourne Ed.D.

Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.

How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive.

Whole Child / Whole Parent by Polly Berrien Berends

M. Scott Peck says of this book: “The best book I know on the psychology of child raising… because it reveals the essence of what human beings are all about.”

Time For A Better Marriage by Jon Carlson, Psy.D. and Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Ph.D.

This wonderful guide book is sprinkled with humor, helpful worksheets and activities. It is a worth much more than it will cost to buy it and spend an hour a week with your spouse working through it.