The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer623 reviews
Harvey Karp

Bantam, 2003

Really Works!

+ Very loving method of helping newborns adjust to the world
+ Great Resource
+ Excellent book to help parents with crying & colic
+ Five Basics
  
  











  



  
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Their Early Years--Raising Children Who are Responsible, ...3 reviews
Jane Ed.D. Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, ...

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Great book.

+ Ok
+ Excellent ideas

GIves great ideas for dealing with the wonderful preschool years. This was recommened by my childs teacher and by the health education department of my local hospital.
  
  











  



  
Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, ...1069 reviews
Toni Weschler

Collins Living, 2006

Conceived after fertility problems using this book!!!

+ A Great Buy
+ good book
+ Very helpful after 4 years of trying
  
  











  



  
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition146 reviews
Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

Plume, 1996

Great Bradley method book

+ Good book - needs updated/revised
+ Very informative
+ This book was very relieving to me - someone who was always afraid to give birth!
+ VERY EMPOWERING!
  
  











  



  
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk183 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins Living, 1999

for desperate moms

+ A thought provoking book
+ Best ideas for dealing with difficult situations
+ How to talk so your kids will listen & Listen so your kids will talk
+ A very Enlightening Book
  
  











  



  
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too71 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins Living, 1998

Helping Children Get Along

+ Awesome Reading!
+ It Works!
+ Easy read with tons of great tips
+ god advice
  
  











  



  
Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems (Positive Discipline Library)16 reviews
Jane Ed.D. Nelsen, Lynn Lott, ...

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Super practical, non-preachy, excellent advice

+ What is Positive Discipline A-Z
+ Positive Discipline
+ gREAT BOOK FOR COPING WITH KIDS
+ Positive Discipline A-Z, Jane Nelsen
  
  











  



  
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book)118 reviews
La Leche League International

Plume, 2004

Very informative!!

+ very informative book
+ Must have for 1st Time Breastfeeding
+ The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
+ Very encouraging, informative book for breastfeeding parents (-to-be)
  
  











  



  
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, As, Praise, and Other Bribes69 reviews
Alfie Kohn

Replica Books, 2001

A very important book!

+ This book is life-changing!
+ Rewards and Punishment Don't Work

I am extremely grateful to the author, Alfie Kohn, for writing this book. It has changed me forever. That sounds dramatic, but it is the truth. For me, it was paradigm shattering. I view myself, my children, and all people differently now. I can see more clearly what motivates me and all ...
  
  











  



  
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and ...124 reviews
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer

Bantam, 2005

Most kids love unusual

+ Great gift

It felt unusual to do what the author suggests, but every child in my family & day care responded/responds so well to the ideas presented. Children are not little adults, their brains work differently. The adult who assumes the concepts in the book won't work & who therefore practice with obvious ...
  
  











  



  
What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life129 reviews
Lise Eliot

Bantam, 2000

Fantastic information for parents

+ Fascinating account of neurological development

I found this book really insightful and full of great practical infomation that helps me understand my baby girl.
  
  











  



  
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition)819 reviews
William Sears, Martha Sears, ...

Little, Brown and Company, 2003

Wow! A baby manual!

+ A "1st time" parent staple!
+ Comprehensive and easy to read
+ My Favorite Baby Book
+ scientific, naturalistic, and personal
  
  











  



  
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Their Early Years--Raising Children Who are Responsible, ...3 reviews
Jane Ed.D. Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, ...

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Great book.

+ Ok
+ Excellent ideas

GIves great ideas for dealing with the wonderful preschool years. This was recommened by my childs teacher and by the health education department of my local hospital.
  
  











  



  
What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life129 reviews
Lise Eliot

Bantam, 2000

Fantastic information for parents

+ Fascinating account of neurological development

I found this book really insightful and full of great practical infomation that helps me understand my baby girl.
  
  











  



  
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition146 reviews
Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg

Plume, 1996

Great Bradley method book

+ Good book - needs updated/revised
+ Very informative
+ This book was very relieving to me - someone who was always afraid to give birth!
+ VERY EMPOWERING!
  
  











  



  
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, As, Praise, and Other Bribes69 reviews
Alfie Kohn

Replica Books, 2001

A very important book!

+ This book is life-changing!
+ Rewards and Punishment Don't Work

I am extremely grateful to the author, Alfie Kohn, for writing this book. It has changed me forever. That sounds dramatic, but it is the truth. For me, it was paradigm shattering. I view myself, my children, and all people differently now. I can see more clearly what motivates me and all ...
  
  











  



  
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk183 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins Living, 1999

for desperate moms

+ A thought provoking book
+ Best ideas for dealing with difficult situations
+ How to talk so your kids will listen & Listen so your kids will talk
+ A very Enlightening Book
  
  











  



  
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding: Seventh Revised Edition (La Leche League International Book)118 reviews
La Leche League International

Plume, 2004

Very informative!!

+ very informative book
+ Must have for 1st Time Breastfeeding
+ The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
+ Very encouraging, informative book for breastfeeding parents (-to-be)
  
  











  



  
The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and ...124 reviews
Harvey Karp, Paula Spencer

Bantam, 2005

Most kids love unusual

+ Great gift

It felt unusual to do what the author suggests, but every child in my family & day care responded/responds so well to the ideas presented. Children are not little adults, their brains work differently. The adult who assumes the concepts in the book won't work & who therefore practice with obvious ...
  
  











  



  
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too71 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Collins Living, 1998

Helping Children Get Along

+ Awesome Reading!
+ It Works!
+ Easy read with tons of great tips
+ god advice