Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six
By: Maya Payne Smart
4.15
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping y…
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1. Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children
By: Angela J. Hanscom
4.15
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outd… read more
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2. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
By: John Taylor Gatto
4.15
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, Dumbing Us Down is a radical treatise on public educ… read more
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"… nothing important can ever really be boring."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"As redes operacionais tornam as pessoas solitárias."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"I assign a type of extended schooling called “homework,"-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"Networks like schools are not communities, just as school training is not education."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
3. Missional Motherhood: The Everyday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God
By: Gloria Furman
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
There's no such thing as "just" a mom. Despite the routine tasks and mundane to-do lists, motherhoo… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
4. Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
By: Adele Faber , Elaine Mazlish
3.97
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Already best-selling authors with How to Talk So Kids Will Listen Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele F… read more
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5. UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World
By: Michele Borba
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Michele Borba offers a 9-step program to help parents cultivate empathy in child… read more
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6. Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
By: Maryanne Wolf
4.23
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
The act of reading is a miracle. Every new reader's brain possesses the extraordinary capacity to r… read more
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7. Clutterfree with Kids
By: Joshua Becker
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Children add joy, purpose, and meaning to our lives. They provide optimism, hope, and love. They br… read more
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8. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
By: Richard Louv
3.93
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourt… read more
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"The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses."-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
"The logical extension of synthetic nature is the irrelevance of "true" nature--the certainty that it's not even worth looking at. (62)"-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
"An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration, but a portal to the wider world."-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
"Joni Mitchell had it right: "They paved paradise / and put up a parking lot." But perhaps, in the near future, we could add a line of hopeful epilogue to that song: then they tore down the parking lo…"-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
9. The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them
By: Elaine N. Aron
3.62
Format: None pages,
"The bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addres… read more
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10. Achtung Baby: An American Mom in Berlin Learns the Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children
By: None
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Bringing Up Bebe andBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a clarion call and practic… read more
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11. Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
By: John Taylor Gatto
3.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
"Gatto draws on thirty years in the classroom and many years of research as a school reformer. He p… read more
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12. How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
By: Adele Faber , Julie Adair King , Joanna Faber
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele F… read more
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13. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
By: Becky Kennedy
4.55
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
"This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregiving--whi… read more
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- parenting
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- adult
- audiobook
14. Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
By: Hunter Clarke-Fields
3.95
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.” —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance A k… read more
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"The only way out of our difficult feelings is through."-Hunter Clarke-Fields, Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
15. Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When You Already Have Too Much to Do
By: Morgan Cutlip
4.03
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Loving your kids isn’t supposed to mean you completely disappear or get swallowed up by the demands… read more
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"You are not needy. You are not too much. You are not required to give all of you in order for others to thrive. You must not give all of you. In fact, it is imperative that you don't. You deserve to …"-Morgan Cutlip, Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself: 5 Steps to Banish Guilt and Beat Burnout When You Already Have Too Much to Do
16. The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans
By: Aliza Pressman
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Let go of perfect and become a transformative, positive influence in a child’s life while creating … read more
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17. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
18. The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
By: Simone Davies
4.30
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
There is no doubt about it. Toddlers can be tricky. On one hand they can be lovely. On the other ha… read more
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19. Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement cultu… read more
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20. Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future
By: Ginny Yurich
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend … read more
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21. The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, 2)
By: Simone Davies
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
It’s time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria… read more
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22. Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
By: Steven Rinella
3.89
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The indispensable case for parenting tough, curious, and competent kids who feel at home in the out… read more
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23. The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
By: Meghan Cox Gurdon
4.30
Format: 304 pages, ebook
A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and chi… read more
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"Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the eye itself can be coaxed, informed, and persuaded."-Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
"There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts. To read a book and surrender to a story is to keep our very humanity alive."-Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
"By setting aside time every day, we can leave the pixelated wilds and rest at least for a little while in a place of unplugged, authentic human connection."-Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
"Wherever young people are growing up, they deserve to know what went into the making of their world. They have a right to be free to enjoy the richness that history and culture have bequeathed them."-Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
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25. Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children: An essential guide for caregivers of children from infancy to age eight.
By: Alyssa Blask Campbell
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The Future is Emotionally Intelligent We’re in the midst of a parenting revolution that is radicall… read more
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26. The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it
By: Natalie Wexler
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle o… read more
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27. How to Raise a Reader
By: Pamela Paul
3.95
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
An indispensable guide to welcoming children—from babies to teens—to a lifelong love of reading, wr… read more
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"Books are a pleasure and they anchor your greater values."-Pamela Paul, How to Raise a Reader
"Some kids prefer to engage with characters who are dealing with, say, bullying, gender identity, and racism outside the confines of the all-too-real world readers themselves live in."-Pamela Paul, How to Raise a Reader
28. The Mister Rogers Effect: 7 Secrets to Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others from America's Beloved Neighbor
By: Anita Knight Kuhnley
4.31
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In a world increasingly divided by politics and social issues, we need Mister Rogers more than ever… read more
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29. Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
By: Rose Hackman
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“ An urgent look at emotional labor ....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possibl… read more
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30. Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six
By: Maya Payne Smart
4.15
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping y… read more
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31. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)
By: B.B. Alston
4.37
Format: 400 pages, ebook
The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more
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