If you’re like me, you buy stacks of books hoping that you’ll absorb their information simply by being near them. And since parenting is H A R D, you might find yourself wanting to wipe out an entire shelf at Half Price or Barnes & Noble. Don’t do it! Instead, try a few of my favorite books on parenting.

Books for Parents

1. The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson
2. No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel
3. I Love You Rituals by Becky Bailey
4. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elain Mazlish
5. The Parent Survival Guide by Theresa Kellam
6. Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel
7. Brain Based Parenting by Daniel Hughes and Johnathan Baylin
8. Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson

Books for Kids

1. No Matter What by Debi Gliori
2. Love You Forever by Robery Munsch
3. A Mother’s Wish by Kathy-Jo Wargin
4. The Dot by Peter Reynolds
5. What Do You Do with an Idea by Kobi Yamada
6. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
7. I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
8. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
9. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
10. The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
11. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
12. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst