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.