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  • A wonderful reference to help parents cope with the many challenges of parenting:

    Becoming the Parent You Want to Be – Laura Davis and Janis Keyser

    A very sensible, general book on parenting. The author is understanding of working parents and has common-sense advice for parents of babies through adolescence:

    Familyhood – Lee Salk

    The book applies the principles of Rudolf Dreikurs (respect, logical consequences) to the three times of day that can be particularly challenging for parents:

    Eating, Sleeping and Getting Up: How to stop the Daily Battles with Your Child – Carolyn Crowder, Ph.D.

    Examination of the exchange that takes place between parents and teachers:

    The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other – Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

    In this book Maria Montessori talks a bit about her method, her emphasis on development, and the importance of the child’s environment:

    The Child in the Family – Maria Montessori

    This small yet concise paperback covers the three basic types of toilet training: the rapid approach, infant potty training, and the readiness approach:

    Toilet Training Without Tears – Charles Schaefer and Theresa Digeronimo

    This book covers hot-button topics such as peer pressure, ADHD, and body image as well as traditional issues such as friendship, divorce, and college and career development:

    Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Raising Sons – Michael Thompson