General Parenting Books

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The table below includes all the general parenting books I’ve reviewed so far. These books frequently cover a wide range of topics, such as discipline and education, but if they do not focus on one topic exclusively, I’ve put them here.

If you only have time to read one general parenting book, I currently recommend Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham.

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Reviews of Parenting Books on Education

Note that by clicking the triangles at the top of each column you can choose to sort the list by title, author, or my own personal rating of these parenting books on education. Click on an individual title to see my review of that work, as well as a summary of the most useful information and wisdom I obtained from each.

TITLE	AUTHOR	MY RATING
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids	Markham	10
Nurture Shock	Bronson & Merryman	9
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk	Faber & Mazlish	9
Parenting with Purpose	Garcia	9
How Children Succeed	Tough	9
The New First Three Years of Life	White	9
Playful Parenting	Cohen	8
Bringing Up Bebe	Druckerman	8
Baby Hearts	Goodwyn & Acredolo	8
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five	Leach	8
Brain Rules for Baby	Medina	8
The Pocket Parent	Reichlin & Winkler	8
Please Don't Label My Child	Shannon	8
The Whole Brain Child	Siegel & Bryson	8
Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids	Walsh	8
Parenting With Love and Logic	Cline & Fay	7
How to Stop the Battle with Your Child	Fleming	7
The Magic Years	Fraiberg	7
Mind in the Making	Galinsky	7
How Toddlers Thrive	Klein	7
Raising Your Spirited Child	Kurcinka	7
Buddhism for Mothers of Young Children	Napthali	7
Simplicity Parenting	Payne	7
Smart but Scattered	Dawson and Guare	6
Einstein Never Used Flashcards	Golinkoff, Hirsh-Pasek, & Ever	6
Unconditional Parenting	Kohn	6
Practical Wisdom for Parents	Schulman & Birnbaum	6
Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy	Bates	4
The Happiest Toddler on the Block	Karp	4