I love any book that can help me be a better mom. Face it, we all need help. Okay, I’ll only speak for myself. I need help. I found some of that in these books listed here.
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Parenting Books, Alphabetically by Author
- Amy Chua: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
- Tina Fey: Bossypants
- Ina May Gaskin: Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
- Dan Gediman, Mary Jo Gediman, and John Gregory, editors: This I Believe: On Motherhood
- Wendy Mogel, PhD: The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
- Linda Morgan, Beyond Smart: Boosting Your Child’s Social, Emotional, and Academic Potential
- Peggy Orenstein: Cinderella Ate My Daughter
- Parenting Magazine: Love in Spoonfuls
- Lesley Regan, I’m Pregnant!
- William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN: The Birth Book
- Amanda Blake Soule with Stephen Soule: The Rhythm of Family
- Michael Thompson, PhD: It’s a Boy!
- Chef Jordan Wagman and Jill Hillhouse, BPHE, RNCP: Easy Gourmet Baby Food
Parenting Books, Alphabetically by Title
- Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua
- Beyond Smart: Boosting Your Child’s Social, Emotional, and Academic Potential, by Linda Morgan
- The Birth Book, by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN
- The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children, by Wendy Mogel, PhD
- Bossypants, by Tina Fey
- Cinderella Ate My Daughter, by Peggy Orenstein
- Easy Gourmet Baby Food, by Chef Jordan Wagman and Jill Hillhouse, BPHE, RNCP
- I’m Pregnant! by Lesley Regan
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin
- It’s a Boy! by Michael Thompson, PhD
- Love in Spoonfuls, by Parenting Magazine
- The Rhythm of Family, by Amanda Blake Soule with Stephen Soule
- This I Believe: On Motherhood, edited by Dan Gediman, Mary Jo Gediman, and John Gregory (and with an essay by yours truly!!!)
