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We polled our readers for the best parenting books they’ve ever read and have organized and compiled their answers right here in this one-stop parenting bookshop! From the baby years to parenting through adulthood, feeding, sleeping, discipline, raising kids with special needs, or strong-willed children, there’s a book for you in this list.
Have you recently read a parenting book that changed your parenting views (or life)? Share your parenting book recommendations in the comments below!
You’ve parented your kiddo from birth, but now . . . decades later . . . your sweet baby has a job of his or her own and making grown-up decisions. What now?! Here are some books to help you navigate through this new and exciting chapter in life!
Baby-Led Feeding: A Natural Way to Raise Happy, Independent Eaters by Jenna Helwig
Bebe Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years by Jim Fay And Charles Fay, PhD
Real Baby Food: Easy, All-Natural Recipes for Your Baby and Toddler by Jenna Helwig
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior — Beyond the Basics by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
The Pediatrician’s Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers: Practical Answers to Your Questions on Nutrition, Starting Solids, Allergies, Picky Eating, and More by Anthony Porto and Dina DiMaggio
The Wonder Weeks: A Stress-Free Guide to Your Baby’s Behavior by Xaviera Plas-Plooij, Frans X. Plooij, and Hetty van de Rijt
How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years by Jim Fay And Charles Fay, PhD
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham
Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
The Five Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively by Gary Chapman
The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Children by Daniel Siegel
Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You by Monica Swanson
Raising Boys with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons by Mary Anne Richey
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men by Meg Meeker
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James
Yet another most popular topic of conversation both amongst Fort Worth Moms team members and our Neighbor Group members . . . discipline. We can’t tell you how many mamas have sought out discipline advice from our group members! These books have come highly recommended from many.
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas w. Phelan PhD
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours by Kevin Leman
No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel
Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs: Raising and Teaching All Children to Become Resilient, Responsible, and Respectful by Jane Nelsen, Steven Foster, and Arlene Raphael
Toddler Discipline for Every Age and Stage: Effective Strategies to Tame Tantrums, Overcome Challenges, and Help Your Child Grow by Aubrey Hargis
From nurturing connection with our children to better understanding the anatomy of their brain, these are general parenting books that many of our readers recommended.
Children: The Challenge: The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations — Intelligent, Humane, & Eminently Practical by Rudolf Dreikurs
Mindful Parenting: Simple and Powerful Solutions for Raising Creative, Engaged, Happy Kids in Today’s Hectic World by Kristen Race PhD
Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham
Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life’s Biggest Yes by Kristen Welch
ScreamFree Parenting: How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less by Hal Runkel LMFT
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
The Secret of Happy Families: Surprising New Ideas to Bring More Togetherness, Less Chaos, and Greater Joy by Bruce Feiler
Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake
These books can help guide you through your parenting journey, whether you are an adoptive or foster parent. Also, consider joining our local group Adoptive Moms Tarrant County.
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents by Deborah D. Gray
Parenting Children of Trauma: The Foster-Adoption Guide to Understanding Attachment Disorder by Marcy Pusey
Reclaiming Hope: Overcoming the Challenges of Parenting Foster and Adopted Children by Marcy Pusey
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis and David R. Cross
Six Ways to Keep the “Little” in Your Girl: Guiding Your Daughter from Her Tweens to Her Teens by Dannah Gresh
No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls by Katie Hurley
Raising Girls with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Daughters by James Forgan PhD and Mary Anne Richey
Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World by Sissy Goff
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know by Meg Meeker
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Anxiety and Stress in Girls by Lisa Damour
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour PhD
These have been the most recommended potty training books by our readers!
Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home by Jessica Smartt
Parenting by the Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child by John Rosemond
Parenting: The 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp
Positive Parenting in the Muslim Home by Noha Alshugairi and Munira Lekovic Ezzeldine
Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake
So many moms have questions about screen time and their kiddos. These books are here to help!
Looking for strategies and tactics to help lessen sibling squabbles or ways to deepen sibling connections?! These books are for you!
Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life by Dr. Laura Markahm
Siblings: How to Handle Sibling Rivalry to Create Strong and Loving Bonds by Linda Blair
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night’s Sleep by Marc Weissbluth, MD
On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep by Gary Ezzo
The Baby Sleep Solution: A Proven Program to Teach Your Baby to Sleep Twelve Hours a Night by Suzy Giordano
The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior — Beyond the Basics by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years by Harvey Karp
These book recommendations came from by our Moms of Special Needs Kids Tarrant County Area Neighbor group.
Eat, Sleep, Save the World: Words of Encouragement for the Special Needs Parent by Jamie Sumner
Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving by Lorna Bradley
The Child with Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth by Stanley I. Greenspan and Serena Wieder
The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs by Andrew Wilson and Rachel Wilson
Have a New Kid by Friday by Kevin Leman
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours by Kevin Leman
Parenting Your Powerful Child: Bringing an End to the Everyday Battles by Kevin Leman
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing CLEAR, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries by Robert J. Mackenzie
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children When the World Overwhelms Them by Elaine Aron
You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded): Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-Willed Child by Cynthia Tobias
If you’re looking for ways to better communicate and connect with your teenager, we’ve got quite a few selections listed.
How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic: Preparing Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood by Jim Fay and Foster Cline
Parenting Your Emerging Adult: Launching Kids From 18 to 29 by Varda Konstam
The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans: How to Decode Their Behavior, Develop Unshakable Trust, and Raise a Respectable Adult by Josh Shipp
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E Jensen
The toddler years are so fun, but can also be challenging. Here are some book recommendations to help you through the best of times and all the rest.
How to Really Love Your Child by Ross Campbell
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years by Jim Fay And Charles Fay, PhD
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems: Sleeping, Feeding, and Behavior — Beyond the Basics by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient Respectful and Cooperative One-to-Four-Year-Old by Harvey Karp
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups by Erika Christakis
The Montessori Toddler by Simone Davies
The Most Important Year: Pre-Kindergarten and the Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard
The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel
