Helpful Books

  • General
    • Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care by Benjamin Spock
    • What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff
    • The Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
    • Baby 411 by Ari Brown
  • Healthy Development
    • The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
    • All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenting by Jennifer Senior
    • The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
    • The Care and Keeping of You (for Girls) by Cara Natherson
    • What's Going on Down There? (for Boys) by Karyn Gravelle
    • What's Happening to My Body (for Boys) by Lynda Madaras
  • Communication
    • Liberated Parents, Liberated Children by Adele Faber
    • How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
    • Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber
    • Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids by Laura Markham
  • Toilet Training
    • Mommy, I Have to go Potty by Jan Faull
    • Oh Crap! Potty Training by Jamie Glowacki
    • Keys to Toilet Training by Meg Zweiback
    • Potty by Leslie Patricelli
    • Where's the Poop by Julie Markes
    • The Princes and the Potty by Wendy Lewison ​
  • Sleep Training
    • The Happy Sleeper by Heather Turgeon
    • Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
    • The Sleep Easy Solution by Jennifer Waldburger
    • Babywise by Robert Buckman ​
  • Behavior/Discipline
    • Annie Stories: A Special Kind of Storytelling by Doris Brett
    • The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki
    • First the Broccoli, Then the Ice Cream by Tim Riley
    • There's an Alligator Under my Bed by Mercer Mayer
    • The Orchid and The Dandelion by W. Thomas Boyle
  • Personality
    • Your Child's Self Esteem by Dorthy Briggs
    • The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel
  • Learning Challenges/ADHD/Autism
    • Thinking Differently by David Flink
    • The Dyslexia Advantage by Brock Eide
    • ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide by Michael Reiff
    • Thriving with ADHD by Kelli Miller
    • Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder by Alan Rosenblatt
    • Uniquely Human by Barry Prizant
    • I See Things Differently by Pat Thomas
  • Depression/Anxiety
    • Freeing Your Child from Anxiety by Tamar Chansky
    • What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner
    • The Universe is Listening by Jill Pedalino
    • I Got This! by Steven Herman
  • Divorce
    • Helping Children Cope with Divorce by Edward Teyber
    • Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Child by Isolina Ricci
    • Dinosaur's Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Marc Brown
  • Death
    • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
    • Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
    • The Rabbit Listened by Lori Doerrfeld
  • Vaccines
    • Deadly Choices by Paul Offit
    • Bad Advice by Paul Offit ​