Here is a list of the best Gentle Parenting books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!
- Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series) (2012)
- The Gentle Parenting Book: How to raise calmer, happier children from birth to seven (2016)
- Gentle Discipline: Using Emotional Connection–Not Punishment–to Raise Confident, Capable Kids (2017)
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind (2016)
- The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively (2016)
- How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (2017)
- No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (2014)
- Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide (The Positive Parent Series) (2016)
- The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline (A Little Hearts Handbook) (2013)
- The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children (2010)
- Toddler Discipline for Every Age and Stage: Effective Strategies to Tame Tantrums, Overcome Challenges, and Help Your Child Grow (2018)
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series) (2012)
Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change.
The Gentle Parenting Book: How to raise calmer, happier children from birth to seven (2016)
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Gentle Discipline: Using Emotional Connection–Not Punishment–to Raise Confident, Capable Kids (2017)
Discipline is an essential part of raising happy and successful kids, but as more and more parents are discovering, conventional approaches often don’t work, and can even lead to more frustration, resentment, power struggles, and shame.Enter Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a popular parenting expert who believes there’s a better way.
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind (2016)
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene. Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth.
The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively (2016)
More than 1 million sold! The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages® has helped millions of couples learn the secret to building a love that lasts. Now discover how to speak your child’s love language in a way that he or she understands. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr.
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (2017)
A must-have guide for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children.
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame (2014)
Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their toddlers.
Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide (The Positive Parent Series) (2016)
“This is a must-read for every family that yearns to create peace and harmony.” Tired of yelling and nagging? True family connection is possible–and this essential guide shows us how.Popular parenting blogger Rebecca Eanes believes that parenting advice should be about more than just getting kids to behave.
The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline (A Little Hearts Handbook) (2013)
Written by best-selling parenting and children’s book author and mother of six, L.R.Knost, ‘The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline’ provides parents with the tools they need to implement the Three C’s of gentle discipline–Connection, Communication, and Cooperation–to create a peaceful home and a healthy parent/child relationship.
The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children (2010)
Instead of being merely the receiver of the parents’ psychological and spiritual legacy, children function as ushers of the parents’ development. Parents unwittingly pass on an inheritance of psychological pain and emotional shallowness. To handle the behavior that results, traditional books on parenting abound with clever techniques for control and quick fixes for dysfunction. In Dr.
Toddler Discipline for Every Age and Stage: Effective Strategies to Tame Tantrums, Overcome Challenges, and Help Your Child Grow (2018)
Toddler Discipline for Every Age and Stage offers practical, age-appropriate toddler discipline strategies for managing the everyday challenges of toddlerhood and guiding your child to becoming their best self.Toddlers are constantly changing, and they can easily become overwhelmed by it all.
Best Gentle Parenting Books: The Ultimate Collection
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some gentle parenting books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Break Free from Reactive Parenting: Gentle-Parenting Tips, Self-Regulation Strategies, and Kid-Friendly Activities for Creating a Calm and Happy Home
Author(s): Laura Linn Knight
ID: 3578413, Publisher: Ulysses Press, Year: 2022, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub
Potty Training: The Last Positive Parenting Guide To Potty Training. Toddler Discipline Tips and Tricks for Happy Kids and Peaceful Parents!
Author(s): Rebeca Gentle
ID: 2561603, Publisher: , Year: 2020, Size: 710 Kb, Format: epub
Ready, set, go!: a gentle parenting guide to calmer, quicker potty training
Author(s): Ockwell-Smith, Sarah
ID: 2730824, Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group;Tarcher Perigee, Year: 2017;2018, Size: 602 Kb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly record-breakers according to The Wall Street Journal, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.