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Favorite Books

Parenting

• Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
  A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years
  Laura Davis & Janis Keyser
  
  
• Just Tell Me What to Say
  Sensible Tips and Scripts For Perplexed Parents
  Betsy Brown Braun
  
  
• Parenting from the Inside Out
  How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
  Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
  
  
• Positive Discipline
  The First Three Years
  Jane Nelsen, Ed. D. Cheryl Erwin, M.A., and Roslyn Duffy
  
  
• Emotionally Intelligent Parenting
  How to Raise a Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child
  Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D. Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., and Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D.
  
  
• The A-Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids
  Dr. Jenn Berman

Development

• The Emotional Life of the Toddler
  Alicia Lieberman, Ph.D.
  
  
• Nurture the Nature
  Understanding and Supporting your Child’s Unique Core Personality
  Michael Gurian
  
  
• The Power of Play
  Learning What Comes Naturally
  David Elkind, Ph. D.

Siblings

• Siblings Without Rivalry
  How To Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
  Adele Faver & Elaine Mazlish
  
  
• Mom, Jason’s Breathing on Me
  The Solution To Sibling Bickering
  Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.
  
  
• It’s not fair, Jeremy Spencer’s parents let him stay up all night!
  A Guide To The Tougher Parts Of Parenting
  Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.

Marriage

• What Children Learn from their Parent’s Marriage
  It May be your Marriage but it’s Your Child’s Blueprint to Intimacy
  Judith P. Siegel, Ph.D.
  
  
• And Baby Makes Three
  The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives
  John Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Gottman, Ph.D

Social Development

• Best Friends, Worst Enemies
  Understanding the Social Lives of Children
  Michael Thompson, Ph.D. and Catherine O’Neill Grace

Cultural Issues

• The Hurried Child
  Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon
  David Elkind, Ph.D.
  
  
• Too Much of a Good Thing
  Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
  Dan Kindlon, Ph.D.
  
  
• The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
  Using Jewish Principles to Raise Self- Reliant Children
  Wendy Mogel, Ph.D

Screen Time

• The Elephant in the Livingroom
  Make Television Work For Your Kids
  Dimitri A. Christakis, M.D., MPH and Frederick J. Zimmerman
  
  
• Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds For Better And Worse Jane Healy, Ph.D.

Gender

• Raising Cain
  Protecting The Emotional Life Of Boys
  Dan Kindlon, Ph. D. and Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
  
  
• The Wonder of Boys
  What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men
  Michael Gurian
  
  
• The Wonder of Girls
  Understanding The Hidden Nature Of Our Daughters
  Michael Gurian
  
  
• Growing a Girl
  Seven Strategies For Raising A Strong, Spirited Daughter
  Dr. Barbara Mackoff

Sexual Development

• Everything You Never wanted Your Kids To Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask)
  The Secrets to Surviving Your Child’s Sexual Development From Birth To Teens
  Justin Richardson, M.D. and Mark Schuster, M.D., Ph.D.

School Age

• Playground Politics
  Understanding The Emotional Life of Your School-Aged Child
  Stanley Greenspan, M.D.
  
  
• Homework without Tears
  Lee Canter and Lee Hausner, Ph.D.

Money

• A Penny Saved
  Teaching Your Children The Values And Life Skills They Will Need In the Real World
  Neale S. Godfrey