The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Evidence-driven analysis of how smartphones, social media, and other social changes have contributed to rising youth anxiety and mental illness; offers policy and parenting recommendations.
The Highly Sensitive Parent: Be Brilliant in Your Role, Even When the World Overwhelms You
Guidance for highly sensitive caregivers grounded in research on sensory processing sensitivity and stress-reduction strategies.
The Mindful Parent
Mindfulness-based interventions for parenting with evidence for stress reduction.
Parenting from the Inside Out
Uses attachment and neurobiology research to support parental self-awareness and reflective parenting.
Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience
Mindful, positive-discipline approach aligned with research on mindful parenting and non-punitive strategies.
The Conscious Parent's Guide to Positive Discipline: A Mindful Approach for Building a Healthy, Respectful Relationship with Your Child
Mindful, positive-discipline approach aligned with research on mindful parenting and non-punitive strategies.
The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child
Behavior-modification techniques supported by randomized trials and clinical research.
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
Research-informed critique of overparenting with practical strategies to promote independence and resilience.
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Neuroscience-based insights into adolescent behavior and parent strategies.
The Emotionally Intelligent Child: Effective Strategies for Parenting Self-Aware, Cooperative, and Well-Balanced Kids
Emotion-coaching model backed by longitudinal and intervention research.
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Focuses on noncognitive skills (grit, self-control) with research on education and development.
No-Drama Discipline
Neurodevelopmental approach to discipline rooted in attachment and brain research.
Touchpoints: Birth to Three
Pediatrician-grounded developmental milestones informed by clinical research.
The Science of Mom
Evidence-oriented review of parenting studies; focuses on evaluating research claims.