Books can be a mom’s best friend. Reading empowers us with knowledge and give us answers to those tiny questions that keep us up in the middle of the night: Why won’t she stop crying? How can I get him to sleep in his own bed? Is a smart phone a good idea for my 13-year-old?
Sharing is something that moms do freely and happily. Once you’re “in the mom circle,” so to speak, you become part of this wonderful cycle of giving and receiving information that touches our children forever.
Below is a list of books shared by moms just like you that address a variety of concerns. So, choose one, put up your feet, and enjoy a new perspective on parenting. And when you’re done, be sure to pass it along.
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- Baby Bargains: Secrets to Saving 20% to 50% on baby furniture, gear, clothes, strollers, maternity wear, and much, much more by Denise Fields and Alan Fields – Reviews of hundreds of brand name baby products and money saving tips.
- The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy by Vicki Iovine – What you really wanted to know about pregnancy and childbirth that nobody talks openly about.
- What to Do When You’re Having Two: The Twins Survival Guide from Pregnancy Through the First Year by Natalie Diaz – Guide for parents of twins from pregnancy through the first year.
- When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets, & Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy by Dr. Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein – Nutritional guidelines for a healthy pregnancy and what to expect during pregnancy and childbirth.
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- Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth by Nancy Bardacke, C.M.N. – Mindfulness techniques for childbirth from a nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher.
- Natural Hospital Birth: The Best of Both Worlds by Cynthia Gabriel – How to prepare for a natural birth, written by a doula.
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- The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp, M.D. – Techniques for soothing babies and getting them to sleep longer.
- The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby’s First Year by Alice Green Callahan, PhD – Research-based guide on many hot button topics about your baby’s first year.
- Eat Pray Sleep: The Essential Guide To Your Baby’s First Three Months by Luiza DeSouza – A guide for your baby’s first three months (and yours!).
- The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your baby by William Sears, M.D. and Mary Sears, R.N. – Comprehensive book on the power of attachment parenting.
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- Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka – Techniques for maintaining control during power struggles.
- Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn – Focusing on what your children need and how you parent them.
- Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay – Techniques to parent effectively for raising a responsible child.
- 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD – Discipline techniques to move you towards positive parenting.
- The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman, PhD and Ross Campbell, MD – Understanding the different ways children show and need love.
- Boys Should be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons by Meg Meeker, M.D. – Insights into what boys need to grow into healthy young men.
- Parenting with Dignity by Mac Bledsoe – How to foster good decision making in your children.
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- Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg MD, MS ED, FAAP – Pediatrician advice for building competence, confidence, connection, and more.
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher, PhD – A therapist shares how to help adolescent girls grow into strong women.
- Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld, PhD and Gabor Mate M.D. – Advice for helping children find identity from family rather than peers.
- The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are by Dr. Kevin Leman – Insights into birth order and personality, including how it relates to parenting styles and children.
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- Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith F. Small – Explores the influence of biology and culture on child raising.
- The Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jan Liedloff – Insight on parenting from a writer who spent two years living in the South American jungle.
- When God Created Mothers by Erma Bombek – Reflections on being a mother.