Key Points:
- The article recommends three parenting books for parents looking to enhance their child’s development through good reads.
- Brain Rules for Baby by Dr. John Medina explains the latest scientific research on raising smart and happy children in a friendly and accessible way.
- How Children Succeed by Paul Tough explores the importance of “non-cognitive skills” or character in creating successful outcomes for kids.
- Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky identifies seven essential life skills every child needs to reach their full potential and describes strategies to develop them at home and in the classroom.
In previous blog posts, we’ve talked about great books for your little ones and now we think it’s time to recommend parenting books for you, Mom and Dad!
It’s always good to stay informed, to understand your child’s development, and find out ways to enhance it through good reads. Finding the right book is tough, though! After all, if the information it relays will impact your parenting style, it’s best to make sure it’s backed by accurate scientific research.
Here are three great parenting books that we highly recommend:
1. Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five by Dr. John Medina
In his book, Dr. John Medina explains what the latest scientific research says about how to raise smart and happy children. Written in a light and friendly way, Brain Rules for Baby connects what researchers know about children’s developing brains and what parents practice every day. A must-read!
2. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
In this New York Times Bestseller, journalist Paul Tough discusses the importance of “non-cognitive skills”, also known as character, to create successful outcomes for kids. He explores the available research on how parents affect their children, how human skills develop, and how character is formed. Who succeeds and who fails? Why do some children thrive and others lose their way? What can we do to steer a child -or a generation of children- towards success?
3. Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
How can we help children flourish in life and become life-long learners? Scholar Ellen Galinsky has spent her career researching the “essential life skills” children need to reach their full potential. These skills are focus and self-control, perspective-taking, communicating, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, and self-directed, engaged learning. In her book, Galinsky describes strategies to develop these skills at home and in the classroom.
These parenting books are part of our must-read list. How about yours? Do you have any recommendations of your own? Please share them below!
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Books for ages 2 y.o. to 5 y.o. on talking, skills, writing, education games, Christian books, reading etc.
Hi! You can read “Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five” by John Medina. “Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn–and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less” by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff. Books by Daniel J. Siegel are also a very interesting resource, as well as books by “Whole Child Parenting”. We are currently working on our affiliates program, and soon you will find book and toy recommendations in the App.
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Besides these three books, you can also read “Brain Rules for Baby (Updated and Expanded): How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five” by John Medina. “Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn–and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less” by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff. Books by Daniel J. Siegel are also a very interesting resource, as well as books by “Whole Child Parenting” and “What to expect”. We are currently working on our affiliates program, and soon you will find book and toy recommendations in the App.