Books for Parents and Caregivers

This is a start of our book list. We are accepting nominations for titles to expand it through info@aTLC.org. Books need to be in alignment with the aTLC Principles to be considered.

Books marked with an asterisk are linked to the book's synopsis at the website of one of our board members (Meryn Callander's The Wellspring Guide), which in turn are linked to the Amazon site for ordering. Books without an asterisk link directly to Amazon where other reviews may be available as well as the opportunity to order the book.

The Big Picture
Pregnancy and Birthing
Breastfeeding
The Early Years
Mothers
Fathers
Peace Making & Conflict Resolution
Learning
Sexuality and Safety

The Big Picture

Connection Parenting: Parenting Through Connection Instead of Coercion, Through Love Instead of Fear Pam Leo
* The Continuum Concept Jean Liedloff
* Magical Child Joseph Chilton Pearce
The Crack in the Cosmic Egg Joseph Chilton Pearce
Babies Remember Birth David B. Chamberlain
* Mother & Child: Visions of Parenting From Indigenous Cultures Jan Reynolds
* Your Money or Your Life Joe Dominguez and Vickie Robbins (brief review)
* The War Against Parents Sylvia Ann Hewlett & Cornel West
* When Sons/Daughters Choose Alternative Lifestyles Mariana Caplan
Untouched Mariana Caplan (Hohm Press, 1998)
* The Baby Book William and Martha Sears (Little, Brown, and Co, 1993)
Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child Katie Allison Granju (Simon and Schuster, 1999)
The History of Childhood Lloyd DeMause (Jason Aronson Pubs, 1995)
Every Parent's Guide to Attachment Parenting: Getting Back to Basic Instincts! Tammy Frissell-Deppe (JED Pubs, 1998)
For Your Own Good Alice Miller
Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection Blaffer Hrdy
Young Children's Rights: Exploring Beliefs, Principles and Practice Priscilla Alderson

Pregnancy and Birthing

* Natural Pregnancy Janet Balaskas
* Creating a Joyful Birth Experience Lucia Capacchione, PhD, and Sandra Bardsley
* The Secret Life of the Unborn Child Thomas Verny
* Active Birth Janet Balaskas
* A Good Birth, A Safe Birth: Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer
* The VBAC Companion Diana Korte
* Mothering the New Mother Sally Placksin
* Our Stories of Miscarriage: Healing with Words Edited by Rachel Faldet and Karen Fitton (brief review)
Immaculate Deception II Suzanne Arms

Breastfeeding

* The Nursing Mother's Companion Kathleen Huggins
* Nursing Mother, Working Mother Gale Pryor
* Mothering Your Nursing Toddler Norma Jean Bumgarner

The Early Years

* The Baby Book William and Martha Sears
The Aware Baby: A New Approach to Parenting Aletha Solter, PhD
* The Family Bed Tine Thevenin
Three in a Bed: The Benefits of Sharing Your Bed With Your Baby Deborah Jackson
* Being There: The Benefits of a Stay-At-Home Parent Isabelle Fox
* You Are Your Child's First Teacher Rahima Baldwin Dancy
* Living Joyfully with Children Win and Bill Sweet
* Wonderful Ways To Love A Child Judy Ford
* Raising Strong Daughters Jeanette Gadeberg
* Celebrating the Great Mother Cait Johnson and Maura D. Shaw

Mothers

* Mothers: A Loving Celebration Tara Ann McFadden
* Mothers: A Celebration Alexandra Stoddard
* Tao of Motherhood Vimala McClure

Fathers

* Fathering: Strengthening Connection with Your Children No Matter Where You Are Will Glennon

Peace Making & Conflict Resolution

* Tears and Tantrums: What to Do When Babies and Children Cry Aletha Solter, PhD
* Punished By Rewards Alfie Kohn
* Kids Are Worth It! Barbara Coloroso
* Raising Compassionate, Courageous Children in a Violent World Janice Cohn
* xFree the Children! Conflict Resolution for Strong, Peaceful Minds Susan Gingrass Fitzell
* xKeeping the Peace: Practicing Cooperation and Conflict Resolution with Preschoolers Susanne Wichert
* How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
* Siblings Without Rivalry Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
* A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger Elaine Whitehouse & Warwick Pudney
* Who's Calling the Shots? Nancy Carlsson-Paige & Diane E. Levin
* Making It Better Barbara Oehlberg
* Time-Out...For Parents Cheri Huber & Melinda Guyol

Learning

* Teaching Children to Love Doc Lew Childre

* A Parenting Manual: Heart Hope for the Family Doc Lew Childre

* Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman

* Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Education John Taylor Gatto

* The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents,... Rebecca Rupp

* The Homeschooling Book of Answers Linda Dobson

* Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head Carla Hannaford

* Miseducation: Preschoolers At Risk David Elkind

* Learning All the Time John Holt

* How Children Learn John Holt

Sexuality and Safety

* From Diapers to Dating—A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children Debra W. Hafner

* Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (And Parents Sane) Gavin de Becker

x =No longer in print or not available at Amazon--included for educational content

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