Thought it might be nice to get everyone's thoughts on (1) books that they've read and would recommend regarding discipline and child development, and/or (2) links to good parenting sites.
Here's my current reading list, in no particular order...please note that I do not yet have opinions on what works for us since I haven't yet finished reading and have not yet decided what approach to take.
(1) "The Discipline Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age Ten"Martha Sears;
(2) "Touchpoints: Both Volumes of the Nation's Most Trusted Guide to the First Six Years of Life"T. Berry Brazelton
(3) "1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12"Thomas W. Phelan
(4) "The New Strong Willed Child" James Dobson
For the record, thus far, I've read Sears' Baby Book, Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care, Babywise, Super Baby Food, Healthy Sleep Habits, No Cry Sleep Solution, and the AAP's Caring for your Baby and Child. I also read St Paul's Early Childhood Family Education class book recommendation, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be. There were a few more that basically were just rotten books which I won't even bother to mention because they were so bad and such a waste of time (IMHO)....it's amazing how many really bad books get published and how many people write books your just completely disagree with.
ag
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
2 comments:
One of the series that I like a lot are the "Your ____ Year Old" by Ilg and Ames.
Some of the Q&A parenting sections in the back are eyeball-rolling-worthy, but the general information on child development is exceptional. At each of my children's birthdays, I pull down the appropriate book to reread. It has helped a lot.
Also, this site on infant brain development is really fascinating:
http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/
I have used portions of 1-2-3 Magic, as well as Love & Logic for the Early Years. Both have a lot to offer.
You can scroll down the right side of my blog to see how I feel about Babywise. :)
Post a Comment