On Parenting
My favorite writing on the subject of Parenting. Whether about raising the child you have, focusing on what really matters, lessening pressure on your child, or being the best parent you can be (often by letting go), we all need reminders and refreshers:
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children & The Blessing of a B Minus: Raising Resilient Teenagers, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
The Carpenter vs. The Gardener: Two Models of Modern Parenting, NPR podcast
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, Lisa Damour, PhD
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years, Emily Oster
The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Up About the Relationship between Parents and Children, Alison Gopnik
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, Jessica Lahey
How to Raise and Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success, Julie Lythcott-Haims
Making Caring Common, Harvard Graduate School of Education (organization website)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck, Ph.D.
Positive Discipline: The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skills, Jane Nelsen, Ed.D. (You can find Nelsen’s books for every age group)
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids, & Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World, Madeline Levine, Ph.D.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World The Can’t Stop Talking & Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids, Susan Cain
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys; Best Friends, Worst Enemies:
“Teens Are Struggling Right Now. What Can Parents Do?” Melinda Wenner Moyle, The New York Times. (An interview with psychologist Lisa Damour)
Understanding the Social Lives of Children; Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto, Brené Brown, Ph.D. (This is a printable manifesto for your family)
