Book Recommendations

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As a professor of child development and former early childhood educator (as well as a parent of two), I have utilized countless books in my classroom and home over the last 15 years. These are my personal favorites and the ones I recommend most often!

Behavior/Discipline

• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

• No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

• How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

• How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 - Joanna Faber and Julie King

• Positive Discipline: The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skills - Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

• Growing Pains: A Parent’s Guide to Child Development - Amanda Hill, M.Ed.

• Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too - Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Children’s Books

• Ten, Nine, Eight - Molly Bang

• Anno’s Counting Book - Mitsumasa Anno

• Ten Black Dots - Donald Crews

• When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry - Molly Bang

• The Wonderful Things You Will Be - Emily Winfield Martin

• The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats

• Goodnight Moon

• Mouse Paint