Books on Parenting

The Continuum Concept, by Jean Leidloff

Hold Onto Your Kids, by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Maté, M.D.

Scream Free Parenting, by Hal Edward Runkel, LMFT

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (an oldie but goodie)

Other Books

Birthing from Within, by Pam England and Rob Horowitz

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, by Ina May Gaskin

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding, by Ina May Gaskin

The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Boston Women’s Health Book Collective

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Sheila Kitzinger

Loving Hands, The Traditional Art of Baby Massage, by Fredrick Leboyer

In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollen

Real Food for Pregnancy, by Lily Nichols, RDN

Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, by Lily Nichols, RDN

Deep Nutrition, by Catherine Shanahan, MD

The First Forty Days: The Essential Guide to Postpartum Wellbeing, by Heng Ou

Please note: I don’t necessarily subscribe to or agree with absolutely everything you’ll find in these media resources, but I do think they offer some interesting perspectives to ponder. When in doubt, I encourage you to trust your own instincts, intuition and sensibilities.

Spoiler alert: No one really has this parenting stuff figured out.