Baby and child care
- Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5 (7th Edition) by American Academy of Pediatrics
- Your Baby’s First Year (4th Edition) by American Academy of Pediatrics
- Baby 411: Your Baby Birth to Age 1 (9th Edition) by Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields
- Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care (10th Edition) by Benjamin Spock MD and Robert Needlman MD
Breastfeeding
Medical care
- The Nursing Mother’s Companion, (8th Edition) by Kathleen Huggins
- Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (2nd Edition) by Nancy Mohrbacher and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett PhD
- The Complete Book of Breastfeeding (4th Edition) by Sally Wendkos Olds and Laura Marks MD
- Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (8th Edition) by Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman
- New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding (3rd Edition) by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Joan Younger Meek MD
- Your Child’s Health by Barton Schmidt
- My Child is Sick! Expert Advice for Managing Common Illnesses and Injuries by Barton Schmidt
- Baby & Child Emergency First-Aid by Mitchell Einzing MD and Paula Kelly MD
Infant/child development
Parenting
Discipline
- The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood by Selma Fraiberg
- Your One Year Old (series continues up to age 5) by Louise Bates Ames PhD and Frances L. Ilg MD
- The Hurried Child (25th anniversary edition) by David Elkind
- The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki
- Raising Your Spirited Child (3rd Edition) by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka EdD
- Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson PhD
- The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene, PhD
- The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them by Elaine N. Aron, PhD
- Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two-to-Six Year Olds by Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long
- Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens (Updated and Expanded) by Laura Kastner PhD and Jennifer Wyatt PhD
- The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (2nd Edition) by Harvey Karp MD
- The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old (Revised Edition) by Harvey Karp MD
- The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey
- How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- How to Talk so Little Kids will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber and Julie King
- 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan
- SOS: Help for Parents by Lynn Clark
- PET: Parent Effectiveness Training; the Tested Way to Raise Responsible Children by Thomas Gordon
- Setting Limits with Your Strong Willed Child by Robert Mackenzie
- No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegler and TIna Payne Bryson
- Discipline Made Easy by Sandra Leon
Feeding and nutrition
- Ending the Food Fight by David Ludwig MD PhD
- The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Food in Kids Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine
- How to Get Your Kid to Eat, But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- What to Feed Your Baby: A Pediatrician’s Guide to the 11 Essential Foods to Guarantee Veggie-loving, No-Fuss, Healthy-Eating Kids by Tanya Altmann MD
- The Complete Baby and Toddler Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- Honest Pretzels: And 64 Other Amazing Recipes for Cooks Ages 8 & Up by Mollie Katzen
- Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson
Sleep Issues
- Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems, New, Revised, and Expanded by Richard Ferber MD
- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night’s Sleep (4th Edition) by Marc Weissbluth MD
- The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years by Harvey Karp MD
- It’s Never Too Late to Sleep Train: The Low-Stress Way to High-Quality Sleep for Babies, Kids, and Parents by Craig Canapari MD, and his website https://drcraigcanapari.com/
Toilet training
- Mommy! I Have to Go Potty!: A Parent’s Guide to Toilet Training (2nd Edition) by Jan Faull and Helen Neville
- Oh Crap! Potty Training by Jamie Glowacki
- Easy Peasy Potty Training by Julie Schooler
- Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day by Teri Crane
- Toilet Training in Less Than a Day by Nathan Azrin PhD and Richard Foxx PhD
- “The Poo in You”- Youtube Video
- To read to your child: Potty by Leslie Patricelli, Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel
Thumb-sucking
- David Decides About Thumb-Sucking: A Story for Children, a Guide for Parents by Susan Heitler, PhD
Puberty and Sex Education
- The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing up (5th Edition) by Kelli Dunham
- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls by Valorie Schaefer (ages 8 and up)
- The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls by Cara Natterson MD (ages 10 and up)
- It’s Not the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends by Robie Harris and Michael Emberly (ages 4+)
- It’s So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families by Robie Harris and Michael Emberley (ages 7+)
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (ages 10+) by Robie Harris and Michael Emberley
- Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask) by Justin Richardson MD and Mark Schuster MD PhD
Adolescence
- Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall? (Revised and Updated) by Anthony Wolf PhD
- Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of your 13-18 Year Olds (3rd Edition) by Thomas W. Phelan PhD
- Help Me… I Have a Teenager!! by Annie Drake
- Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boys, and the New Realities of Girl World (3rd Edition) by Rosalind Wiseman
- Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World by Rosalind Wiseman
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour PhD
- Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour PhD
- Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls (Revised and Updated) by Rachel Simmons
- Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children by Michael Thompson PhD and Catherine O’Neill-Grace
- Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child’s Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence by Dr. John Duffy
- How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haimes
- He’s Not Lazy: Empowering your Son to Believe in Himself by Adam Price PhD
Anxiety/OCD
- Freeing Your Child from Anxiety (Revised and Updated) by Tamar Chansky PhD
- What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner PhD
- Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Tamar Chansky
- Books for younger children with worries and fears:Chrysanthemum, Wemberly Worried, and Sheila Rae, the Brave all by Kevin Henkes
- There’s a Nightmare in My Closet and There’s an Alligator Under my Bed by Mercer Mayer
Depression
- Danny and the Blue Cloud: Coping with Childhood Depression by James Foley
- Depression: A Teen’s Guide to Survive and Thrive by Jaqueline Toner PhD and Claire Freeland PhD
Mindfulness and Relaxation
- A Still Quiet Place: A Mindfulness Program for Teaching Children and Adolescents to Ease Stress and Difficult Emotions by Amy Saltzman, MD
- Relaxation and Self Regulation Techniques for Children and Teens by Dr. Mary Karapetian Alvord
Teaching social skills
- 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills: A Ready-to-Use Reproducible Activity Book by Lawrence Shapiro
- The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism by Jed Baker, PhD
- Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perri Klass MD and Eileen Costello MD
- 8 Keys to Raising the Quirky Child: How to Help a Kid Who Doesn’t (Quite) Fit In by Mark Bowers
Attention concerns, ADD/ADHD, executive function difficulties
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
- Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents (3rd Edition) by Russell Barkley, PhD
- Teenagers with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (3rd Edition) by Chris Zeigler Dendy
- Thinking Organized for Parents and Children: Helping Kids get Organized for Home, School, and Play by Rhona Gorgon and her website, www.thinkingorganized.com
- Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children with Executive Function by Joyce Cooper-Kahn PhD and Laurie Dietzel PhD
- Making the System Work for Your Child with ADHD by Peter Jensen MD
- ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know (3rd Edition) by the American Academy of Pediatrics with Mark Rolraich MD and Joseph Hagan Jr MD
- Smart But Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson EdD and Richard Guare PhD
- Understanding Girls with ADHD (2nd Edition) by Kathleen Nadeau PhD, Ellen Littman PhD and Patricia Quinn MD
Autism
- www.autismspeaks.org
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Complete Guide to Understanding Autism by Chantal Sicile-Kira
- An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn by Sally Rogers PhD, Geraldine Dawson PhD and Laurie Vismara PhD
- A Parent’s Guide to High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (2nd Edition) by Sally Ozonoff PhD, Geraldine Dawson PhD and James McPartland PhD
Coping with Parental Illness
- How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness by Kathleen McCue
- Why Are You So Sad? A Child’s Book about Parental Depression by Beth Andrews
Death and Dying
For younger children:
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia, PhD
- The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- I Miss You: A First Look at Death by Pat Thomas
- Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen
- Missing Mommy by Rebecca Cobb
- Grandma’s Gloves by Cecil Castelluci
For older children:
- When a friend dies: a book for teens about grieving and healing by Marilyn Gootman, EdD
- You are not alone: Teens talk about life after the loss of a parent by Lynne Hughes
- The grieving teen: a guide for teenagers and their friends by Helen Fitzgerald
- Straight talk about death for teenagers: how to cope with losing someone you love by Earl Grollman
Books that encourage kindness toward others
- We All Sing With the Same Voice by J. Philip Miller and Sheppard M. Greene
- Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A Guide To Daily Happiness For Kids by Carol McCloud
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
- Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
- Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de la Pena
- Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
- Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
- Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson and Fumi Kosaka
- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
- The Three Questions by Jon Muth
- Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins