Parenting

RECOMMENDED READING

Early Child Development

Diary of a Baby: What Your Child Sees, Feels, and Experiences by Daniel Stern

The Emotional Life of the Toddler by Alicia Lieberman

Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton

What's Going On in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life by Lise Eliot

The Gardener and the Carpenter:
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
by Allison Gopnik

Parenting and Discipline: Infant/Toddlers

The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp

The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp

Your Self-Confident Baby by Magda Gerber (founder of the RIE movement)

Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect by Magda Gerber

No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Lansbury

Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting by Janet Lansbury

Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years by  by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser

Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science by Tracy Cutchlow

Parenting and Discipline: Early childhood and beyond

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne-Bryson

(a great book to start with and an easy read!). Check out a fantastic summary of the book here.

No-Drama Discipline:
The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind  
by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne-Bryson

The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne-Bryson

Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell (a little more advanced - best to read and process with a friend or therapist)

Cribsheet by Emily Oster

How to talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King

How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk so Teens will Listen & Listen so Teens will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginott

Redirecting Children's Behavior by Kathryn Kvols

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel

The Reflective Parent by Regina Pally

Learning

Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us about Raising Successful Children by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, with Diane Eyer

How Children Succeed by Paul Tough

NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

Inspirational

The Little Goo-Roo: Lessons from Your Baby by Jan Kirschner

Children on the Autism Spectrum

The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults by Debra Moore

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman