Parenting & Family Books

we bought this book- used it over and over, and now buy it for all our friends when they are expecting. This book is a must read if you are having a baby
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I ran to the bookstore to get Dr. Karp's new book based on my experience with his phenomenal book about babies. I can say that Dr. Karp has proven how genius he is again. So simple, yet so powerful. No wonder he keeps coming back to Dr. Phil's 101...
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Although there are some good common sense recommendations on how to connect with your toddler in this book, I found "Toddlerese" to be ineffective. In fact, after several attempts I found it agitated my 19 month old (who is generally a pretty...
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Let me first say that I'm a big fan of Dr. Karp's Happiest Baby on the Block book. He had a theory (recreating the womb) and explained several ways to carry it out.

In this book, he has a theory that your child needs to feel understood and...
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If you have or know a child with SPD or SID this book is an absolute must read! The book is easy to read, has a wealth of information and is very very very informative! It is written in an easy to read format with very few uses of technical jargon. I
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For children in the first five years of life I recommend Caring for Your Baby and Young Child edited by Steven Shelov and distributed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This comprehensive guide is divided into two major sections. The first...
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I bought this book when expecting our first baby and hoped it would provide information and peace of mind. Yes on the former, no on the latter. Although the basic information is reasonable, it often seems to ignore alternative perspectives. In...
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When I need to reference the book, "it's there." I am not shocked with it's ease of use but it's practical, comprehensive and recommended by my sister who is a pediatrician.
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This book has been an invaluable tool for us. It's the owners manual for your baby! It has saved us many calls to the Doctor. We are first time parents and it gave information on feeding (both bottle and breast), changing, poops and pees,...
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I found this book to be old fashioned in some of its info. Buy Baby 411 instead.
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Since babies don't came with an "owner's manual" they created one to help you anticipate and handle your new baby's basic needs without worry. This helpful handbook covers feeding, bathing, first aid, health childproofing, and sleeping (good...
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A friend recently recommended this book to me. I'm expecting my third baby after a six-year gap, so I was looking for a quick refresher. I wish I had had this book with my firstborn. I think my son would have been sleeping through the night much...
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The best advice on where to draw the lines on yourself as a parent, and what a healthy relationship between a parent and a child looks like. Every parent should read this book. It contains great practical advice that you can start applying today....
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The book was touted as a guide for teachers and parents who are having discipline troubles or who are interested in learning about proper discipline. While there were some interesting tips and case studies, the book, overall, ignored teachers...
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This book doesn't deserve the uproar it's causing. Dr. Dobson states repeatedly in the book that he advocates spankings only in rare instances of blatant, deliberate disobedience, and not even for all children because children are so different....
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I had a much older edition of this book when I was pregnant with my first child almost 10 years ago and I read it and countless other pregnancy, breastfeeding and parenting books. I passed along the older version to a pregnant friend after the...
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This is a great book, and no mistake. I highly recommend it for anyone who has already given birth and has breastfeeding well established, to answer those occasional problems that crop up that are unique to breastfeeding. HOWEVER -- I will give...
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I have to agree with some of the reviews that I've read. This is a very informative and pro-breastfeeding book. I bought it when I was pregnant with my daughter and, having read it, felt very prepared to nurse her. However, we had nothing but...
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This book has been out several years, and it is the finest parenting book I have read. I am the father of four, and very much appreciated Dr. Tripp's solid biblical advice for getting to the heart attitudes behind a child's behavior. Read it !
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Didn't really care for the book, although I agreed with some of what was said. I like the emphasis of getting to the child's heart rather than just modifying behavior. I also like the comments that parents need to be authority figures in their...
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Tripp makes the very important point that we should focus on changing our children's hearts rather than just modifying their behavior, and he makes some very insightful arguments about how traditional methods of discipline fail today because they...
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My wife and I have used the methods outlined in this book in a more faith-based version of the material targeted to small group study led and supported by more seasoned mentoring couples.

The approaches outlined are a good foundation and provide...
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I've never felt compelled to write a book review until now. Here are some of the problems I have with this book:

--Ezzo does not have any degrees pertinent to child care

--he had to leave his church

--his publisher has stopped publishing...
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My first impression of this book was that it was written & geared toward intelligent educated parents. The authors provided studies & statistical data regarding findings of their studies which was helpful. There were quite a few grammatical errors...
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