8 Helpful Parenting Books from Birth to Childhood

helpful parenting books

All parents feel clueless at some point or the other. As soon as you have it all figured out, your baby leaps or grows into another developmental phase of life. We asked our team of registered baby nurses for their top picks and here is our round up of helpful parenting books from breastfeeding to soothing a crying baby to your relationship and managing toddler tantrums.

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8 Helpful Parenting Books from Birth to Childhood

helpful parenting books

#1. Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide by Amy Spangler

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

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#2. Moms On Call Complete Book Set by Jennifer Walker & Lauren Hunter

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

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#3. What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

helpful parenting books

#4. And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by John Gottman, PhD and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

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#5. The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp, MD

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

helpful parenting books

#6. The New Father: A Dad Guide to the First Year by Armin Brott

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

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#7. Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline, MD & Jim Fay

Find it on Amazon.com  or your local book shop.

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#8. 1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting by Thomas Phelan, PhD

Find it on Amazon.com or your local book shop.

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