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# Best Parenting Books

By [Thomas Davis (@thomasdavis)](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis)

685 views · 4 likes  
Published 9 December 2016 · Updated 12 December 2016

Category: family & parenting

Some things to keep in mind while reviewing this list: These are suggestions made by people independent of the /r/parenting mod team. We do not necessarily endorse everything said in every book or website listed. This is strictly for educational purposes. Sourced from https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/wiki/reading

## Items

### 1. [What to Expect When You’re Expecting](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/0/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting)

Item ID: `0`

- Author: Heidi Murkoff & others
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bjolfxlvqsduhejn60yk.png)
- Goodreads: [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174703.What\_to\_Expect\_When\_You\_re\_Expecting](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174703.What_to_Expect_When_You_re_Expecting)
- Category: Pregnancy
- Applicable Ages: Prenatal
- Read: false

### 2. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/1/pregnancy-childbirth-and-the-newborn)

Item ID: `1`

- Author: Penny Simkin & others
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/t3crmuzfaa1io6c4jhmf.png)
- Goodreads: [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/900929.Pregnancy\_Childbirth\_and\_the\_Newborn](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/900929.Pregnancy_Childbirth_and_the_Newborn)
- Category: Pregnancy
- Applicable Ages: Prenatal
- Read: false

### 3. [Caring for Your Baby and Young Child](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/2/caring-for-your-baby-and-young-child)

Item ID: `2`

- Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/q2bezz8vcrchawzqj2a9.png)
- Goodreads: [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132707.Caring\_for\_Your\_Baby\_and\_Young\_Child\_Revised\_Edition](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132707.Caring_for_Your_Baby_and_Young_Child_Revised_Edition)
- Category: General Information
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 5 Years
- Read: false

### 4. [The Baby Owner's Manual](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/3/the-baby-owners-manual)

Item ID: `3`

- Author: Louis Borgenicht & others
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pxbvkicl0i7nqeziclp7.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716925.The\_Baby\_Owner\_s\_Manual](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716925.The_Baby_Owner_s_Manual)
- Category: General Information
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 year
- Read: false

### 5. [Baby 411](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/4/baby-411)

Item ID: `4`

- Author: Denise Fields and Dr. Ari Brown
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/p4ckfcf7jhjpi6ab80aj.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132903.Baby\_411](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132903.Baby_411)
- Category: General Information
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 Year
- Read: false

### 6. [Toddler 411](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/5/toddler-411)

Item ID: `5`

- Author: Denise Fields and Dr. Ari Brown
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uc2ao2gp1uop3ipprver.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422670.Toddler\_411](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/422670.Toddler_411)
- Category: General Information
- Applicable Ages: 1 - 3 Years
- Read: false

### 7. [1, 2, 3… The Toddler Years: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/6/1-2-3-the-toddler-years-a-practical-guide-for-parents-and-caregivers)

Item ID: `6`

- Author: Irene Van De Zande & others
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ctkbku7a3yw3zf0akvwv.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/708236.1\_2\_3\_The\_Toddler\_Years](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/708236.1_2_3_The_Toddler_Years)
- Category: General Information
- Applicable Ages: 1 - 3 Years
- Read: false

### 8. [NurtureShock](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/7/nurtureshock)

Item ID: `7`

- Author: Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/qieuzbfn16eiyyconjzg.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6496815-nurtureshock](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6496815-nurtureshock)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: All Ages
- Read: false

### 9. [Parenting with Love and Logic](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/8/parenting-with-love-and-logic)

Item ID: `8`

- Author: Foster W. Cline & others
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xrgraqqrbarclxuiparv.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46186.Parenting\_With\_Love\_and\_Logic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46186.Parenting_With_Love_and_Logic)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: All Ages
- Read: false

### 10. [Your Self-Confident Baby](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/9/your-self-confident-baby)

Item ID: `9`

- Author: Magda Gerber and Allison Johnson
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/re3diddd2detmrfurvyk.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44283.Your\_Self\_Confident\_Baby](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44283.Your_Self_Confident_Baby)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 2 years
- Read: false

### 11. [Secrets of the Baby Whisperer](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/10/secrets-of-the-baby-whisperer)

Item ID: `10`

- Author: Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nlfpnvoowhrgsna9sstd.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132902.Secrets\_of\_the\_Baby\_Whisperer](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132902.Secrets_of_the_Baby_Whisperer)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 year
- Read: false

### 12. [Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/11/secrets-of-the-baby-whisperer-for-toddlers)

Item ID: `11`

- Author: Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wmu72tr0m26n7iyrgjhs.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/272985.Secrets\_of\_the\_Baby\_Whisperer\_for\_Toddlers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/272985.Secrets_of_the_Baby_Whisperer_for_Toddlers)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: 1 - 3 years
- Read: false

### 13. [The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/12/the-baby-whisperer-solves-all-your-problems)

Item ID: `12`

- Author: Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/blaw4lxkcprrgvkprern.png)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192229.The\_Baby\_Whisperer\_Solves\_All\_Your\_Problems](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192229.The_Baby_Whisperer_Solves_All_Your_Problems)
- Category: Parenting Styles
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 4 years
- Read: false

### 14. [French Kids Eat Everything](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/15/french-kids-eat-everything)

Item ID: `15`

- Author: Karen Le Billon
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/lujc84u6ysj8yftacgrf.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13012708-french-kids-eat-everything](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13012708-french-kids-eat-everything)
- Category: Nutrition
- Applicable Ages: All Ages
- Read: false

### 15. [Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/16/child-of-mine-feeding-with-love-and-good-sense)

Item ID: `16`

- Author: Ellyn Satter
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fltx1i1ntkwz6dgvrpsl.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23813.Child\_of\_Mine](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23813.Child_of_Mine)
- Category: Nutrition
- Applicable Ages: Birth - Preschool
- Read: false

### 16. [On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/17/on-becoming-baby-wise-giving-your-infant-the-gift-of-nighttime-sleep)

Item ID: `17`

- Author: Gary Ezzo
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/nduaz6qmo64qgstupjt5.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300650.On\_Becoming\_Baby\_Wise](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/300650.On_Becoming_Baby_Wise)
- Category: Sleep
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 year
- Read: false

### 17. [Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/18/solve-your-childs-sleep-problems)

Item ID: `18`

- Author: Richard Ferber
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/zphiftxjhgdmlyq2ewgr.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192222.Solve\_Your\_Child\_s\_Sleep\_Problems](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/192222.Solve_Your_Child_s_Sleep_Problems)
- Category: Sleep
- Applicable Ages: Birth - Adolescence
- Read: false

### 18. [Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/19/healthy-sleep-habits-happy-child)

Item ID: `19`

- Author: Marc Weissbluth
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ekek6cgtkvmf58popqaa.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/831635.Healthy\_Sleep\_Habits\_Happy\_Child](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/831635.Healthy_Sleep_Habits_Happy_Child)
- Category: Sleep
- Applicable Ages: All Ages
- Read: false

### 19. [Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How We Can Help Our Teenagers Grow Up Before They Grow Old](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/20/escaping-the-endless-adolescence-how-we-can-help-our-teenagers-grow-up-before-they-grow-old)

Item ID: `20`

- Author: Claudia Worrell Allen
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pbp4bk2vkbrldvboyyrj.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6929656-escaping-the-endless-adolescence](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6929656-escaping-the-endless-adolescence)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: Teens
- Read: false

### 20. [How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/21/how-to-talk-so-kids-will-listen--listen-so-kids-will-talk)

Item ID: `21`

- Author: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wltvnfiuf8agmnylxz8k.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769016.How\_to\_Talk\_So\_Kids\_Will\_Listen\_Listen\_So\_Kids\_Will\_Talk](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/769016.How_to_Talk_So_Kids_Will_Listen_Listen_So_Kids_Will_Talk)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: Toddler – Teens
- Read: false

### 21. [The Happiest Baby on the Block](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/22/the-happiest-baby-on-the-block)

Item ID: `22`

- Author: Dr. Harvey Karp
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pxnwkooulv2rllqelwzi.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132900.The\_Happiest\_Baby\_on\_the\_Block](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132900.The_Happiest_Baby_on_the_Block)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 year
- Read: false

### 22. [The Happiest Toddler on the Block](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/23/the-happiest-toddler-on-the-block)

Item ID: `23`

- Author: Dr. Harvey Karp
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rzqqwc3ufqx1zbhtyvuk.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/352323.The\_Happiest\_Toddler\_on\_the\_Block](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/352323.The_Happiest_Toddler_on_the_Block)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: 1 - 4 years
- Read: false

### 23. [The Emotional Life of the Toddler](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/24/the-emotional-life-of-the-toddler)

Item ID: `24`

- Author: Alicia F. Lieberman
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tbgfcaqnjbouiok7z1um.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90286.Emotional\_Life\_of\_the\_Toddler](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90286.Emotional_Life_of_the_Toddler)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: 1 - 3 years
- Read: false

### 24. [1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/25/1-2-3-magic-effective-discipline-for-children-2-12)

Item ID: `25`

- Author: Thomas W. Phelan
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ggcuwbqiqaisn9qd83tz.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209009.1\_2\_3\_Magic](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209009.1_2_3_Magic)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: 2 - 12 years
- Read: false

### 25. [The Wonder Weeks](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/26/the-wonder-weeks)

Item ID: `26`

- Author: Hetty van de Rijt and Frans Plooij
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/irf5zee9pjrdglyshg23.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2979116-the-wonder-weeks-eight-predictable-age-linked-leaps-in-your-baby-s-men](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2979116-the-wonder-weeks-eight-predictable-age-linked-leaps-in-your-baby-s-men)
- Category: Discipline and Behavior
- Applicable Ages: Birth - 1 year
- Read: false

### 26. [Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe](https://listium.com/@thomasdavis/4751/best-parenting-books/27/protecting-the-gift-keeping-children-and-teenagers-safe)

Item ID: `27`

- Author: Gavin de Becker
- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ut7tjor0ypkfkqugbzdn.jpg)
- Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92443.Protecting\_the\_Gift](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92443.Protecting_the_Gift)
- Category: Safety
- Applicable Ages: All Ages
- Read: false