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 ...
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Understanding Piaget
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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 ...
Practical Wisdom for Parents
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Title: Practical Wisdom for Parents: Raising Self-Confident Children in the Preschool Years Author: Nancy Schulman and Ellen Birnbaum Publication Year: 2008 Website: practicalwisdomforparents.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I was really excited to get this book, since it’s all ...
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
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Title: Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius Author: Angeline Stoll Lillard Publication Year: 2008 Website: www.montessori-science.org Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think this book is brilliant. My child is almost 3 and I seriously had never given any thought to his formal ...
The Happiest Toddler on the Block
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Title: The Happiest Toddler on the Block Author: Harvey Karp Publication Year: 2008 Website: www.happiestbaby.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: Given how much I liked The Happiest Baby on the Block, I really expected to like the toddler version and was excited to improve my ...
The Happiest Baby on the Block
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Title: The Happiest Baby on the Block Author: Harvey Karp Publication Year: 2003 Website: www.happiestbaby.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I really didn’t think I was going to like this book. I don’t know why, maybe based on its popularity, but I thought this book was going to be ...
How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too!
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Title: How to Behave So Your Preschooler Will, Too! Author: Sal Severe Publication Year: 2004 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: There is nothing really wrong with this book. I more or less agree with most of the author’s parenting philosophies. However, I was not overly impressed with ...
Children: The Challenge
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Title: Children: The Challenge Author: Rudolf Dreikurs Publication Year: 1991 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I bought this book, published in 1964, at a used book fair for 25 cents. After the first couple chapters, I thought it was going to be so outdated and awful (making references ...
The Vital Touch
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Title: The Vital Touch: How Intimate Contact With Your Baby Leads to Happier, Healthier Development Author: Sharon Heller Publication Year: 1997 Website: sharonheller.net Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: When I bought this book, I honestly thought it was going to be about infant massage ...
The Attachment Connection
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Title: The Attachment Connection Author: Ruth Newton Publication Year: 2008 Website: www.newtoncenter.net Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I consider myself to be an unintentional attachment parent and I’m always a fan of sources that affirm my family’s choices. I’m also a scientist and ...
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