Parenting Young Children
The art of screen time : how your family can balance digital media and real life
by Anya Kamenetz

Blends scholarly evidence with the experiences of numerous families in a thoroughly researched guide to raising children in today's technology-driven world, challenging popular extremist myths while counseling readers on moderate approaches.
Baby steps to STEM : infant and toddler science, technology, engineering, and math activities
by Jean G. Barbre

"Innately curious, infants and toddlers love to explore, investigate, and discover-making the earliest years a perfect time to begin teaching the foundations of STEM. This book defines what science, technology, engineering, and math education looks like for this age group, and why it is so vital for children to develop STEM knowledge. Expand your understanding of STEM to lay the foundation for children to develop skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. This book supplies fifty play-based developmentally appropriate activities for introducing STEM. All activities include extensions, inquiry questions, and tips on how to help parents strengthen children's learning at home. 
Calmer, easier, happier parenting : five strategies that end the daily battles and get kids to listen the first time
by Nol Janis-Norton

When children and teenagers are at their best, it is easy to enjoy them, teach them, live with them and appreciate them. However, when they are defiant, argumentative or withdrawn, it is easy to get wound up, to argue back, threaten, nag and shout. If this sounds like the situation in your house, then Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting is for you
The confident parent : a pediatrician's guide to caring for your little one -- without losing your joy, your mind, or yourself
by Jane Scott

Informed by a unique global perspective, a must-have resource shows readers how to be not just better caregivers but happier and more balanced human beings, and helps parents to realize that the smallest of changes can yield the biggest results.
Differently wired : raising an exceptional child in a conventional world
by Deborah Reber

Shares practical advice and reassurance for parenting children with ADHD, anxiety, dyslexia an other neurodifferent challenges, offering revolutionary strategies for needs ranging from setting limits and finding support to choosing the right school and therapist.
Finding quality early childcare : a step-by-step guide for parents about what matters most
by Sarah Taylor Vanover

Finding Quality Early Childcare is a tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. This book reviews elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching and daily classroom activities. Finding Quality Early Childcare also covers types of specialized childcare, such as infant care and childcare for children with special needs, reviews Transitional Kindergarten, and discusses when children are ready to transition from preschool to Kindergarten.
How to raise kind kids : and get respect, gratitude, and a happier family in the bargain
by Thomas Lickona

We all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your child being unkind.  A world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in schools for forty years. Now he shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring peace and foster cooperation at home. Kindness doesn’t stand on its own. It needs a supporting cast of other essential virtues—like courage, self-control, respect, and gratitude. With concrete examples drawn from the many families Dr. Lickona has worked with over the years and clear tips you can act on tonight, How to Raise Kind Kids will help you give and get respect, hold family meetings to tackle persistent problems, discipline in a way that builds character, and improve the dynamic of your relationship with your children while putting them on the path to a happier and more fulfilling life.
The littlest learners : preparing your child for kindergarten
by Dawn Rochelle Roginski

This book explores all 5 practices of the Every Child Ready to Read® parent education initiative released by the American Library Association: Talking,Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing. This book will help parents to incorporate literacy into their daily routine.
Positive discipline for today's busy (and overwhelmed) parent : how to balance work, parenting, and self for lasting well-being
by Jane Nelsen

A book based on the Positive Discipline philosophy offers busy parents the tools and strategies to be effective and confident in their parenting abilities without sacrificing their own well-being or giving up on their own goals. Includes five charts.
Preschool clues : raising smart, inspired, and engaged kids in a screen-filled world
by Angela C Santomero

The award-winning creator of children's television shows including Blue’s Clues and Super Why! explains the philosophies behind her hit programs and offers help to parents in teaching their children critical thinking skills, fostering empathy and nurturing their self-worth.
Raising passionate readers : 5 easy steps to success in school and life
by Nancy Newman

A practical parent-friendly handbook filled with easy-to-do, effective, science-based tips and strategies that can be used in the course of normal everyday routines to boost language skills and instill an enduring love of reading in infants, toddlers, and new readers. Based on cutting-edge scientific research combined with insights author Nancy Newman gained as a teacher and a parent, Raising Passionate Readers sheds light on important underlying ideas and explains how to have fun with children in ways that enhance their ability to listen, talk, read, and write.
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