Title: The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature Author: Helen Olsson Publication Year: 2012 Website: helen-olsson.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: The great achievement of this book is that it makes you believe ...
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Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids
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Title: Smarter Parenting, Smarter Kids Author: David Walsh Publication Year: 2011 Website: drdavewalsh.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book is alternately extremely interesting and incredibly boring. It’s fairly dense and pretty time-consuming (definitely not a one night ...
The Toddler’s Busy Book
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Title: The Toddler's Busy Book Author: Trish Kuffner Publication Year: 1999 Website: www.meadowbrookpress.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book is inspiring. When I was at home alone all day with my first child and didn’t know any other parents in my neighborhood, this book ...
The Pocket Parent
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Title: The Pocket Parent Authors: Gail Reichlin and Caroline Winkler Publication Year: 2001 Website: pocketparent.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This is not a great book to check out from the library, because it’s more of a reference guide than something meant to be read cover to ...
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
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Title: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk Authors: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Publication Year: 2012 Website: www.fabermazlish.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I thought this was an exceptional book. It’s easy to read, straight-forward, and full of good ...
Montessori and Your Child: A Primer for Parents
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Title: Montessori and Your Child: A Primer for Parents Author: Terry Malloy Publication Year: 1974 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I found this little (hand-written and photocopied) book at my local used book store for $1.50. I don’t think I’d spend much more than I did on it, but I ...
The No-Cry Sleep Solution
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Title: The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night Author: Elizabeth Pantley Publication Year: 2002 Website: elizabethpantley.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: If one is exhausted and really needs to do something to help their child sleep so that ...
Siblings: Love, Envy, and Understanding
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Title: Siblings: Love, Envy, and Understanding Authors: Judy Dunn and Carol Kendrick Publication Year: 1982 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I read two chapters, skimmed another, then pretty much quit reading this book. It’s more of an academic book about a particular study than a ...
Babyhood
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Title: Babyhood Author: Paul Reiser Publication Year: 1998 Website: www.harpercollins.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I never watched the show, Mad About You. If Paul Reiser has been in movies, I’ve never seen them. However, his face does look vaguely familiar. I wasn’t sure what ...
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five
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Title: Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five Author: Penelope Leach Publication Year: 2010 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: This book would be a really good reference for a new parent, as the author is sensitive and respectful of children and thoroughly covers a wide range of ...
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