Suggested Books about Child Rearing

We love these books about child rearing

General Books on Child Health

Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care (9th Edition)

by Benjamin Spock (Author), Rober Needlman (Editor)

Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent’s Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care

by James F. Fries, Donald M. Vickery

Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development

by Barton D. Schmitt

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, 5th Edition

American Academy of Pediatrics

Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP, Editor in Chief, and Robert E. Hannemann, MD, FAAP

Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12

American Academy of Pediatrics

Edward L. Schor, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief

Child Development and Temperament

The Wonder Years

American Academy of Pediatrics

Edited by Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP

The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised Edition

by Stanley Turecki and Leslie Tonner

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Toddlers and Parents: A Declaration of Independence

by T. Berry Brazelton

Infants

Mother’s Circle: How Your Baby Changes How Your Baby Changes You

by Lisa Spiegel, Sandra Kunhardt Basile, Jean Kunhardt

Infants and Mothers: Differences in Development

by: T. Berry Brazelton

What to Expect the First Year

by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, and Sandee Hathaway

Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer

by Harvey Karp

Eat, Sleep, Poop: A Common Sense Guide to Your Baby’s First Year

by Scott W. Cohen

Motivated Minds: Raising Children to Love Learning

by Deborah Stipek, Kathy Seal

Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids: Deal With Competition While Raising a Successful Child

by Wendy S. Grolnick, Kathy Seal

Discipline and Communication

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

by Elaine Mazlish and Adel Faber

How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk

by Elaine Mazlish and Adel Faber

Drawing the Line: Ten Steps to Constructive Discipline – And Achieving a Great Relationship with Your Kids

by Michael J. Weiss, Sheldon H. Wagner, and Susan Goldberg

Nutrition

How to Get Your Kid to Eat but Not Too Much

by Ellyn Satter

American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition

by William H. Dietz, MD, PhD, and Loraine M. Stern

Sleep

Sleeping Through The Night

by Jodi Mindell

Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems

by Richard Ferber

Good Night Sleep Tight: The Sleep Lady’s Gentle Guide to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy

by Kim West and Joanne Kenen

Sibling Rivalry

Understanding Sibling Rivalry: The Brazelton Way

by Joshua D. Sparrow, T. Berry Brazelton

Siblings WIthout Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too

by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Physical and Sexual Development

Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls

by Valorie Schaefer, Norm Bendell

What’s Happening to My Body – For Boys

by L.Madaras

Sports

Stretching, 30th Anniversary Revised Edition

by Bob Anderson (Author), Jean Anderson (Illustrator)