Title: What Every Mom Needs Author: Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall Publication Year: 2006 Website: www.elisamorgan.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I had seen newer versions of the book a few times in used bookstores and at my kid’s gymnastics class, so when I was able to get a ...
Parenting Books
The Girlfriends’ Guide to Toddlers
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers Author: Vicki Iovine Publication Year: 1999 Website: www.girlfriendsguide.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: To me, this book is like a less funny version of Preschool Confidential. It covers a lot of territory, but unless you are having a lot ...
The Magic Years
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood Author: Selma H. Fraiberg Publication Year: 1996 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I have mixed feelings about this book. It wasn’t really particularly helpful in general and it was kind of long and dense. ...
Simplicity Parenting
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids Author: Kim John Payne Publication Year: 2010 Website: www.simplicityparenting.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: The message in this book is not that different from ...
The Book Whisperer
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child Author: Donalyn Miller Publication Year: 2009 Website: bookwhisperer.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: When I checked this book out from the library, I thought it would have useful information for parents interested ...
Siblings Without Rivalry
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too Author: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Publication Year: 2012 Website:www.fabermazlish.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: My two kids (pre-crawling and almost 3 years) don’t seem to have any ...
Partners in Play
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Partners in Play: A Step-By-Step Guide to Imaginative Play in Children Author: Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer Publication Year: 1977 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book is out of print, but I bought a used copy online because it is listed in the recommended reading ...
Montessori Today
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood Author: Paula Polk Lillard Publication Year: 1996 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I found this book more readable than the author’s first book on the subject, Montessori: A Modern Approach, but still ...
Montessori: A Modern Approach
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Montessori: A Modern Approach Author: Paula Polk Lillard Publication Year: 1972 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think this is a good introductory book about the Montessori Method specifically applied to the preschool years. I especially liked the first chapter on the ...
Understanding Piaget
This site uses affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!Title: Understanding Piaget: An Introduction to Children's Cognitive Development Author: Mary Ann Spencer Pulaski Publication Year: 1980 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: Honestly, I didn’t even finish this book. I read the first third and then decided that while the subject material was ...