What are your favorite parenting books at different stages?

[USAmma]

Pregnancy:

Babyhood:

Toddlerhood:

Preschool Years:

Primary school years:

Preteen:

Teen:

Beyond:

[guerrillamama]

hey, i was wondering this too!

Well, I only have 2 favorites so far which are Sears "Baby Book" and "Happiest Baby on the Block." I'm wondering about favorite Toddler books however. I got "Playful Parenting" and I like the few pages I've read so far but it does seem to be for older kids.

[*LoveBugMama*]

I have a few favorites, and they have been my favs since my son was a baby. He is now 3,5 years old.

The Natural Child, by Jan Hunt. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book!

Your Competent Child, by Jesper Juul. This writer is the only parentingbook writer translated into Norwegian I have. It`s a wonderful, amazing book.

Natural Family Living, by Peggy O`Mara. This book should be in every parents bookshelf!

I also have Jesper Juuls latest book. I have NO idea what it is/will be called in English, but if I was to translate it I would call it "life with the family". Have just started to read it, and it looks wonderful, so far.

I have a bunch of other parenting books I really, really like, but these are my absolute favs.

[mraven721]

Babyhood; Sears baby book. No cry sleep soultion

Toddlerhood; Mothering your nursing toddler


That's as far as I'm am in the stages, looking for more books!

[Embee]

I tell ya, everytime I read a thread like this I can wait to share, but also I start thinking, "Ack, I didn't read that! I MUST read that, it sounds great..." I was just browsing the other night for "more input."

Pregnancy: "The Pregnancy Journal" I loved the day by day approach (LOVE THOSE DETAILS) and going back to read what I wrote is still enjoyable! I love being pg, and love reliving it!

Babyhood: "25 Things Every New Mother Should Know" & "The Baby Book" both by Sears/Sears & "The Womanly Are of Breastfeeding" (LLL). In retrospect, I wish I'd also read "The Natural Child" at this time because it comes in such high regard. DS is four, I'm not sure if it's still relevant at this later stage? (Tamara, what do you think?)

Toddlerhood: "The Baby Book" & "Mothering Your Nursing Toddler"

Preschool Years: My final four: "Kids Are Worth It" "Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles" "How To Talk..." & by far my fav for this stage: "Playful Parenting"

[mamamead]

pregnancy:

having a baby, naturally (naturally!)- it's put out by the editors of mothering.

that's as far as we've gotten, so that's all i have to offer!

[SillyMommy]

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline - great for toddlers on up - I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone!!!

[witchbaby]

the pregnancy book
the baby book
the fussy baby book (for those of us with high needs babes!)
can you tell i REALLY like dr. sears?
natural family living is a really great book for an overview of many topics, and i've heard good thing about raising your spirited child, which i've got on my wishlist.
frankly, i was disapointed with mothering your nursing toddler. from reader reviews, i'd seen it wasn't any real new infomation, mostly just affirmation for mothers (no problem with that! i like to have stuff to reference in debates!), but i really disliked the discussion of nip and societal views of nursing, particularly toddlers. i know the lll stance is "discreet" nursing, but i found it almost to bow to the "this is considered a creepy practice, so don't try to change perceptions" idea. however, i'd like to stress, the rest of the book was very good. i am just obsessed with making nip as common as walking down the street!

[Holland73]

Toddlers: Helping young children flourish, Aletha Solter

I LOVE this book!!!

[Linda KS]

Baby and up:
Continuum Concept

Not a book, but the helpful thing I read for the toddler and preschool years:
http://www.continuum-concept.org/rea...InControl.html

more preschool books:
You are Your Child's First Teacher by Rahima Baldwin Darcy
Miseducation: Preschoolers at Risk by David Elkind

preschool and school age:
Liberated Parents Liberated Children by Faber and Mazlish (this book is so good I re-read it every year)
Siblings without Rivalry also by Faber and Mazlish
Punished by Rewards by Kohn

[*LoveBugMama*]

Originally Posted by Embee

I wish I'd also read "The Natural Child" at this time because it comes in such high regard. DS is four, I'm not sure if it's still relevant at this later stage? (Tamara, what do you think?)

You should definately read it!

My son will be 4 in May, and I think it is very relevant still.

The Natural Child is the one book I always carry around in my purse. If I feel tired, angry or resentful, I pick it up and it helps me get back on track.

Her writing is so, so great! She has such a great respect and love for children.

I want to buy the Parenting card, too. So that I can have THEM in my purse instead of the book.

[mamamead]

oh, also- for school aged children, i love anything by john holt (i'm a preschool teacher, too!). his books include how children learn and how children fail.

[annettemarie]

Fun!
Pregnancy: The Pregnancy Book; The Bradley book

Babyhood: The Incarnating Child; The Baby Book

Toddlerhood: You Are Your Child's First Teacher; The Baby Book (still)

Preschool Years: Positive Discipline; Raising Your Spirited Child; How to Talk so Kids Will Listen...

Primary school years: Haven't gotten there yet, but I've been reading Raising a Son, Raising a Daughter, and Raising a Family

Preteen: <<shudders>>

Teen: <<shudders really really hard>>

Just generally I like: Your Vital Child and Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child for medical things; How to Be the Parent Your Want to Be (for me)

[chefkath]

Pregnancy: Birthing From Within

Babyhood: The Natural Child; The Baby Book;

Toddlerhood/Preschool: The Natural Child (still); Beyond the Rainbow Bridge; You are Your Child's First Teacher; The Successful Child; Einstein Didn't Use Flash Cards; PET (Parent Effectiveness Training); Peaceful Parents, Peaceful Kids; NonViolent Communication; The Optimistic Child; Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Preschool/Primary school years: Punished by Rewards; Dumbing us Down; The Plug-in Drug; (these aren't exactly parenting books but I think they're useful enough in that sense to mention here.)

Preteen/ Teen: PET (still); NonViolent Communication (still); Girls Will be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters.

[Embee]

Originally Posted by CrunchyTamara

You should definately read it!

My son will be 4 in May, and I think it is very relevant still.

Thanks Tamara! I was actually browsing the boards the other night looking for more specific information on this book... I've always wanted to read it, but then was wondering if it would be more of a BTDT sort of thing. I'm going through one of those periods of wanting to READ READ READ more, affirm my beliefs, brush up my parenting point of view and this book has always been mentioned with such affection! Guess I know what my next purchase is.

Thanks again!

[ShadowMom]

Infant books : "Our Babies, Ourselves" (this should be required reading for all new parents, and really helped me understand my baby); The Baby Book by Sears

Toddler books : I'm reading "Happiest Toddler On The Block" by Harvey Karp, and I really like it so far, it has some great tips in it!

That's all I've got.

[huggerwocky]

none

thwy'll just confuse my instincts.

[A&A]

Baby book: Listening to Your Baby by Dr. Jay Gordon.

Last I checked, www.bookcloseouts.com had it for $3.