School-Age Children

We’re in the midst of a parenting revolution that is radically changing the way we raise our kids. Gone are the days of minimizing emotions: Don’t Cry. You’re Fine. Don’t Make a Scene....

Every child has a unique way of feeling loved. When you discover your child's love language - and how to speak it - you can build a solid foundation for your child to trust you and flourish....

Designed for preschool and beyond, this helpful and practical psychology-based parenting method is an invaluable guide for all parents! Teach your children healthy responsibility and encourage their character growth from a young age.

Therapist and wildly popular attachment research expert Eli Harwood (a.k.a. Attachment Nerd) illuminates attachment theory as foundational to the only parenting approach proven to have a lasting impact.

From internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne comes an eloquent guide that seeks to help parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their individuality to flourish....

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of four to seven minutes outside each day—while we spend four to seven hours using devices with screens. Needless to say, our physical, mental, emotional, and relational health has suffered. But there is a ready solution: get outside....

An essential guide for parents and caregivers, this book offers insights, strategies, and understanding to navigate middle childhood (ages 6-12).

Why America's sons are underachieving, and what we can do about it. Something is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere 20 years ago....

In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more....

When boys enter puberty, they tend to get quiet - or at least quieter than before - and parents often misread their signals. Here’s how to navigate their retreat and steer them through this confusing passage....

The Happy Sleeper shows parents how to avoid cumbersome sleep habits, putting their babies and kids on track to a full night's sleep. Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright teach parents that babies have an innate capacity to self-soothe, as well as the brain machinery to sleep well....

From tantrums to technology to talking to kids about tough topics, How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers concrete strategies for these and many more difficult situations....

The boy he is will shape the man he will become give the special boy in your life a chance to be confident, responsible and socially adept without waiting another day!

You don’t need to be perfect to teach resilience. This book helps you grow alongside your children, giving you tools to strengthen both their grit and your own. By showing them how to rise after challenges, you’ll inspire resilience through your own journey.

Michael C. Reichert draws on his 30 years of experience researching the process by which boys become men to provide a road map for parents and educators who hope to help the boys they love and care about grow into strong, emotionally intelligent, and compassionate men....

Rex Forehand, PhD, and Nicholas Long, PhD, have helped thousands of parents achieve discipline using positive reinforcement, without yelling or harming the child's self-esteem....

Playful Parenting means joining children in their world of play, focusing on connection and confidence, giggling and roughhousing, and following your child's lead....

When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it’s amazing what they can achieve....

The secret to raising the happiest kids in the world? Whatever it is, it's somewhere in the Netherlands....

Parenting expert and acclaimed author Kim John Payne, M.Ed., flips the script on children’s challenging or defiant behavior and lays out an elegantly simple plan to support parents in establishing loving, age-sensitive boundaries that help children feel safe and settled....

From renowned parent expert Caroline Maguire, Why Will No One Play with Me? is a groundbreaking program that has helped thousands of children struggling with social skills to make friends, find acceptance, and have a happy childhood....

From the coauthor of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions, a guide to supporting children’s social and emotional growth through the elementary school years (ages 5–12), a critical but often-overlooked developmental stage.

A good book is a gateway into a wider world of wonder, beauty, delight, and adventure. But children don't stumble onto the best books by themselves....

Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently to many of their peers. Standard educational systems often fail to adapt to their unique strengths and ways of learning. School, and even the act of learning, can become a source of great anxiety and trauma.

In Raising Spiritual Champions, renowned researcher and best-selling author George Barna reveals that who your child will be as an adult is essentially determined by their core beliefs, morals, values, desires, and lifestyle at age 13....

Lean Parenting: How to Raise Calmer, Smarter, More Independent Kids with Less Stress Are you overwhelmed by modern parenting chaos—shouting, clutter, reminders, and nonstop schedules? Lean Parenting offers a smarter path. Inspired by Lean systems used in engineering and business, this book applies proven methods to help families create calm, clarity, and flow—without becoming robotic or rigid. Inside, you’ll discover how to: Use visual tools like Kanban boards to eliminate nagging Build self-motivated children using “pull, not push” strategies Fight perfectionism with “minimum ...

Let’s skip the sugarcoating: today’s kids are drowning in praise, cushions, and participation trophies—and it’s making them weaker. Your Kid’s Not Special is a blunt, unsentimental manifesto for parents who are done playing the emotional butler. If you’re tired of tiptoeing around tantrums, negotiating chores like you’re handling a hostage crisis, and watching other people’s kids treat adults like waitstaff, this book is your rallying cry. This isn’t about being mean. It’s about being honest. Each chapter dismantles a modern parenting myth—like the cult of self-esteem,...

How do you guide your child through homework, learning, and school success in the age of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence? If you’ve ever wondered whether AI tools are helping or hurting your child’s education, Raising Smart with AI is the essential guide you’ve been searching for. In this clear, practical, and timely book, parenting author Mara Linton - known for Raising Tech-Free Kids and Unplug to Reboot - empowers you with the knowledge and confidence to navigate today’s digital learning landscape. From understanding what ChatGPT is, to recognizing how kids are already using ...

Beatrice Moise, neurodivergent author, mother to neurodivergent children and parent-expert for NBC, is here to provide practical, non-judgemental advice on engaging with technology in a positive way. Drawing on her own lived experience, this parental survival guide helps you unpick the relationship between screen time and behaviour, reinforce positive behaviours, and draw boundaries when needed.

Discover the secrets to a deeper, unbreakable bond with your teenage daughter. It's amazing how, one day, a tiny little angel with tiny feet came into your life and drastically changed your whole world. The once clingy, can't-sleep-without-you baby is now a full-fledged teenager, complete with mood swings and a phone that she's glued to. You start thinking, "Is this how it's going to be from now on? Have I lost my daughter forever?" or the most dreaded question, "Does she still love me?"

This book by best-selling author and child psychotherapist Howard Glasser is about a time-tested, highly effective approach for successful parenting. This approach, also highly effective for educators and therapists, has an evidence base that is building fast. It is being successfully employed in thousands of homes, classrooms, therapy and coaching practices, and a growing number of schools and treatment programs across the U.S. and overseas.

As school refusal, mental health struggles and social challenges in the playground continue to rise, trailblazing teacher Gavin McCormack is redefining what it means to receive a 'good education’. They say it takes a village to raise a child. Gavin’s transformative methods can be used by parents, carers and educators alike. He highlights the power of modelling positive behaviour and prioritising essential life skills over academic scores, helping children build resilience, develop emotional intelligence, and thrive beyond traditional measures of success.

Back-to-School Anxiety Toolkit: For Parents and Teens by Deacon John O'Maley is an essential guide designed to help both parents and teens navigate the stress and anxiety that often accompany the back-to-school season. With the pressures of academic performance, social challenges, and adjusting to new routines, it’s common for teens to experience anxiety during this time of year. This toolkit provides practical, evidence-based strategies to help teens manage their emotions and build resilience.

Understanding Children and Teens is a groundbreaking guide that combines practical strategies and proven techniques to empower parents, teachers, and coaches in nurturing the emotional and mental well-being of the young people in their lives.

In this essential guide, Parenting Teenagers in the Digital Age: Balance, Boundaries, and Love, you’ll discover practical strategies, expert insights, and real-life solutions to navigate modern parenting with confidence.