Meghan Recommends
Parenting books
Positive Discipline Series by Jane Nelson
Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld
Ages and Stages: A Parent’s Guide to Normal Childhood Development by Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Bright from the Start: The Simple, Science-Backed Way to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind from Birth to Age 3 by Jill Stamm
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by Webb, Gore, Amend, and DeVries
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Fonseca
Raising Cain by Michael Thompson, PhD
Your One Year Old by Louise Bates Ames, PhD (as well as the other books in the series)
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Dan Siegel
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel
No Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel
Any book by Laura Markham
Any book by Vicki Hoefle
Any book by Shafali Tsabary
Any book by Susan Stiffelman
Any book by Adele Faber (books about communication and sibling rivalry)
This list from Zen Parenting Radio.
These development books by Louise Bates Ames
Bowlby on attachment theory.
Any book by Alyson Schafer
The Explosive Child and Raising Human Beings by Dr. Ross Greene
The End of American Childhood by Paula Fass
The Self-Driven Child by Stixrud and Johnson
The Good News About Bad Behavior by Lewis
The 5 Love Language of Children by Chapman
Simplicity Parenting by Payne
No Bad Kids by Lansbury
Peaceful Parent by Markham
Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Markham
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Mind in The Making by Galinsky
Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz
Differently Wired by Reber
The Collapse of Parenting by Sax
Every Day Blessings by Kabat-Zinn
The Gift of an Ordinary Day by Kenison
The Dance of Anger by Lerner
My Body My Self by Madaras
Family Meeting Workbook by foldes
The Thinking Parents Guide to Talking About Sex by Roffman
Drive by Pink
The Awakened Family by Tsabary
Changing the Game by O’Sullivan
The Parent Tao Te Ching by Martin
Mitten Strings for God by kenison
Is This Your Child? By Rapp
Quiet by Susan Cain
Odd Girl Out by Simmons
Sex is a Funny Word by silverberg
Scattered Minds by Mate
Rest Play Grow by MacNamara
The Body Keeps the Score by Kolk
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Miller
The Gardener and the Carpenter by Gopnik
The Orchid and the Dandelion by Boyce
The Highly Sensitive Child by Aron
Atomic Habits by Clear
How To Raise A Boy by Reichert
Middle School Matters by Fagell
Parenting the Teen in the Age of Anxiety by Duffy
How To Stop Losing Your Shit With Your Kids by Numburg
How to be a Happier Parent by Dell’Antonia
The Gift of Failure by Lahey
Raising a Screen-Smart Kid by Miner
The Book of Awakening by Nepo
I Minds by Swingle
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by chodron
The Gift of Adversity by Rosenthal
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Brain, Parenting, and Thought-Research
Nurtureshock by Po Bronson
The Mindful Brain by Dan Siegal
Mindsight by Dan Siegal
Brainstorm by Dan Siegal
Buddha’s Brain by Hanson
The Heart’s Code by Paul Pearsall
Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky
Laughter
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
Self-Care
Nurturing the Soul of your Family by Renee Peterson Trudeau
A Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal by Renee Peterson Trudeau
Hand Wash Cold by Karen Maezen Miller
Momma Zen by Karen Maezen Miller
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Paradise in Plain Site by Karen Maezen Miller