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# Best Parenting Books

By [Emily Wright (@WrightEm)](https://listium.com/@WrightEm)

961 views · 0 likes  
Published 11 April 2016 · Updated 11 April 2016

Category: family &amp; parenting

If ever you need that extra guidance - because we all know bringing up kids is a handful

## Items

### 1. [Parenting From the Inside Out](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/0/parenting-from-the-inside-out)

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- Author: Daniel J. Siegel
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- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Parenting+From+the+Inside+Out+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lmnuvaxx4zwx2b1atcjw.jpg)

### 2. [The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/1/the-baby-book-everything-you-need-to-know-about-your-baby-from-birth-to-age-two)

Item ID: `1`

- Author: William Sears
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Baby+Book+Everything+You+Need+to+Know+About+Your+Baby+from+Birth+to+Age+Two+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kbz0aznvttbfti93hpsw.jpg)

### 3. [How to Talk So Kids Will Listen &amp; Listen So Kids Will Talk](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/2/how-to-talk-so-kids-will-listen--listen-so-kids-will-talk)

Item ID: `2`

- Author: Adele Faber
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=How+to+Talk+So+Kids+Will+Listen+Listen+So+Kids+Will+Talk+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jiwmvv1tuo0ctdaujeje.jpg)

### 4. [Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/3/raising-your-spirited-child-a-guide-for-parents-whose-child-is-more-intense-sensitive-perceptive-persistent-and-energetic)

Item ID: `3`

- Author: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Raising+Your+Spirited+Child+A+Guide+for+Parents+Whose+Child+is+More+Intense+Sensitive+Perceptive+Persistent+and+Energetic+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yb0xv8allpe8s2enr5ai.jpg)

### 5. [Guess How Much I Love You](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/4/guess-how-much-i-love-you)

Item ID: `4`

- Author: Sam McBratney
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Guess+How+Much+I+Love+You+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/n2yfmys69i3bbj22eix3.jpg)

### 6. [Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/5/siblings-without-rivalry-how-to-help-your-children-live-together-so-you-can-live-too)

Item ID: `5`

- Author: Adele Faber
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Siblings+Without+Rivalry+How+to+Help+Your+Children+Live+Together+So+You+Can+Live+Too+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xkncsk0fzusb7ovlr1zw.jpg)

### 7. [Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/6/unconditional-parenting-moving-from-rewards-and-punishments-to-love-and-reason)

Item ID: `6`

- Author: Alfie Kohn
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Unconditional+Parenting+Moving+from+Rewards+and+Punishments+to+Love+and+Reason+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/whscsrfira5qvrscfxuq.jpg)

### 8. [Pregnancy,Childbirth,&amp; the Newborn 4th](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/7/pregnancychildbirth-the-newborn-4th)

Item ID: `7`

- Author: Penny Penny Simkin
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Pregnancy+Childbirth+the+Newborn+4th+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xjxn8ih10sczhkat0l87.jpg)

### 9. [What's Going On In There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/8/whats-going-on-in-there-how-the-brain-and-mind-develop-in-the-first-five-years-of-life)

Item ID: `8`

- Author: Lise Eliot
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=What+s+Going+On+In+There+How+the+Brain+and+Mind+Develop+in+the+First+Five+Years+of+Life+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fr9bkgfgeudvjcchlnib.jpg)

### 10. [Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/9/healthy-sleep-habits-happy-child)

Item ID: `9`

- Author: Marc Weissbluth
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Healthy+Sleep+Habits+Happy+Child+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tzhzalfh9rhp5fqdpef8.jpg)

### 11. [Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/10/battle-hymn-of-the-tiger-mother)

Item ID: `10`

- Author: Amy Chua
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Battle+Hymn+Of+The+Tiger+Mother+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/g4ngtzywkin4cdgz0fo8.jpg)

### 12. [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/11/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-teens)

Item ID: `11`

- Author: Sean Covey
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- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+7+Habits+of+Highly+Effective+Teens+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/dvp6bewq7jnpxiokjn7i.jpg)

### 13. [The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/12/the-whole-brain-child-12-revolutionary-strategies-to-nurture-your-childs-developing-mind-survive-everyday-parenting-struggles-and-help-your-family-thrive)

Item ID: `12`

- Author: Daniel Siegel
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Whole+Brain+Child+12+Revolutionary+Strategies+to+Nurture+Your+Child+s+Developing+Mind+Survive+Everyday+Parenting+Struggles+and+Help+Your+Family+Thrive+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/s7pimhjiwiuvirdl3oqp.jpg)

### 14. [The Milk of Female Kindness: An Anthology of Honest Motherhood](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/13/the-milk-of-female-kindness-an-anthology-of-honest-motherhood)

Item ID: `13`

- Author: Kasia James
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Milk+of+Female+Kindness+An+Anthology+of+Honest+Motherhood+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/re2v9z2uky2nnpdo0qns.jpg)

### 15. [Playful Parenting](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/14/playful-parenting)

Item ID: `14`

- Author: Lawrence J. Cohen
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Playful+Parenting+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tmkrkgjdobdfqthqsolr.jpg)

### 16. [Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/15/unconditional-parenting-moving-from-rewards-and-punishments-to-love-and-reason)

Item ID: `15`

- Author: Alfie Kohn
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Unconditional+Parenting+Moving+from+Rewards+and+Punishments+to+Love+and+Reason+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/chubcxmayxycoa5mma2o.jpg)

### 17. [The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby](https://listium.com/@WrightEm/2556/best-parenting-books/16/the-attachment-parenting-book-a-commonsense-guide-to-understanding-and-nurturing-your-baby)

Item ID: `16`

- Author: William Sears
- Shortlist: false
- Amazon.com: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Attachment+Parenting+Book+A+Commonsense+Guide+to+Understanding+and+Nurturing+Your+Baby+book&tag=listium03-20)
- Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/kt6ejuh4oxawc21kqhoj.jpg)
