{"id":11933,"date":"2019-08-02T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=11933"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:47:58","slug":"parenting-books-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/parenting-books-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting Books List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that I&#8217;m a parent of a newborn again, I feel the need to revisit books that helped me with my first child, as well as try new books.  I attended a wonderful and helpful (now defunct) mom&#8217;s meetup group years ago, which was kind of like a book club. In that group, books were outlined and discussed, some of which are on this list. Needless to say, I&#8217;ve forgotten a lot in the six years since then, but at least it&#8217;s less daunting this time around!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The following contains affiliate links.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LHRJAY\" target=\"_blank\">Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41zzE5ettzL.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is new to me, and I really liked it. It&#8217;s a quick read, based on statistics and written by an economist. Although it&#8217;s driven by data, Emily Oster also shares her own experiences which stray from the norm. <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YgNdAa\" target=\"_blank\">Cribsheet<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is a great reference book and also helps with any anxious feelings about parenting. I highly recommend it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=westmomm-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07FZPTDJ3&amp;asins=B07FZPTDJ3&amp;linkId=2eeb1885cb314c313bc1e92a179c927e&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Shine: A Mom\u2019s Guide to Help Her Daughter Find and Follow Her Dreams (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SFxa98\" target=\"_blank\">Shine: A Mom\u2019s Guide to Help Her Daughter Find and Follow Her Dreams<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51ju38JBWrL.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I received this book to review from the publisher, coincidentally enough around the time I was due to give birth to my second daughter. I stuck it in my overnight bag, thinking I would have time to read it in the hospital, but that didn&#8217;t happen. I finally got to it a couple weeks later, but finished it very quickly (over the span of a few milk-pumping sessions). This book is a guide that is easily referenced and is suggested to use in combination with the author&#8217;s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neishahernandez.com\/\">https:\/\/www.neishahernandez.com\/<\/a>. The website contains resources to help implement the &#8220;roadmap&#8221; guide for setting goals and following dreams, outlined in the book. The author, Neisha Hernandez, talks about how she implements this into her dance school and provides examples of it&#8217;s success. I think it&#8217;s a great tool for moms because it helps you achieve goals by breaking them into manageable sized pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=westmomm-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1642792837&amp;asins=1642792837&amp;linkId=e7e0eab88514c878b7ee2a23f2328b5f&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking Their Spirits (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LG4Gey\" target=\"_blank\">Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking Their Spirits<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/516XxIC1ZeL._SX318_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This book was recommended to me by a physician friend of mine while I was having a very difficult time with my first daughter. I definitely needed it because it provided me with information and tools to understand my child&#8217;s personality. Some things it suggests are using positive adjectives when talking to and about your child (whether they are in your presence or not). &#8220;Spirited&#8221; is definitely a word I&#8217;ve adopted, and this book has helped tremendously. There is another book in the same vein called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2yDsVl3\">Raising Your Spirited Child<\/a><\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=westmomm-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B000Q9J0VK&amp;asins=B000Q9J0VK&amp;linkId=d3726251ce1c22b9cebc549976f4e33b&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SG6NzH\" target=\"_blank\">The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child&#8217;s Developing Mind<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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