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Parenting

Raising children can be both rewarding and challenging and there isn't one size fits all solutions to the parenting challenges we face. Here are some books that will hopefully provide some insight and help guide you in your parenting journey.

SDG Library

9 items

  • The 5 Principles of Parenting

    Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans

    Pressman, Aliza,
    "Let go of perfect and become a transformative, positive influence in a child’s life while creating your own definition of success from developmental psychologist and podcaster Dr. Aliza Pressman."
    BookNew York : Simon Element, 2024. — 649.1 Press 2024
  • Advanced Parenting

    Advice for Helping Kids Through Diagnoses, Differences, and Mental Health Challenges

    Fradin, Kelly, MD,
    “An invaluable resource for parents and caregivers,” this important, empathetic guidebook offers practical steps for managing children's health."
    BookNew York : Balance, 2024. — 649.15 Fradi 2024
  • The Parenting Map

    Step-by-step Solutions to Consciously Create the Ultimate Parent-child Relationship

    Tsabary, Shefali, 1972-
    "Complete with paradigm shifting wisdom, illuminating client stories, and detailed practices, The Parenting Map is that evidenced based, solution-oriented manual that every parent has been searching for and the one that we all wish our…
    BookNew York : Harper One, 2023. — 155.924 Tsaba 2023
  • Gifted and Distractible

    Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child

    Skolnick, Julie F.,
    "A practical, research-based guide that demystifies giftedness and learning differences in order to help “twice exceptional” children thrive."
    BookNew York : TarcherPerigee, 2023. — 155.455 Skoln 2023
  • The Progressive Parent

    Harnessing the Power of Science and Social Justice to Raise Awesome Kids

    Senapathy, Kavin,
    "The Progressive Parent is an essential read for any parent or parent-to-be who believes that the values of science, truth, equity and justice should be applied not only individually, but collectively."
    BookToronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, 2024. — 649.1 Senap 2024
  • Free to Be

    Understanding Kids & Gender Identity

    Turban, Jack L.,
    "An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth."
    BookNew York : Atria Books, 2024. — 616.852 Turba 2024
  • How to Talk to Kids About Anything

    Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier

    Silverman, Robyn J. A.,
    "A step-by-step guide to answering your kids' toughest questions "When people die, where do they go?" "Why is her skin darker than mine?" "But how does the baby get in there?"
    BookNaperville, IL : Sourcebooks, 2023. — 306.874 Silve 2023
  • The Montessori Child

    a Parent's Guide to Raising Capable Children With Creative Minds and Compassionate Hearts

    Davies, Simone,
    "The Montessori Child guides parents in using the principals of Montessori to raise their school-aged children in ways that assist their development and foster a respectful relationship between parent and child and world."
    BookNew York : Workman Publishing, 2024. — 649.1 Davie 2024
  • You're Not Done Yet

    Parenting Young Adults in An Age of Uncertainty

    Hibbs, B. Janet,
    "A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life."
    BookNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. — 306.874 Hibbs 2024