Parenting Books - Sudbury,MA

Kim,

This book is the best thing since sliced bread to me. Although it is not about activities per say, it is about growing with emotions while doing those activities you embark upon...I'll call it emotional fitness. The book is called: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by Gottman. THe best parenting book I've read so far. YOu can order it through their website directly www.gottman.com. Thanks for posting this; I am enjoying the other suggestions.
K.

Dear Kim,

i have recently read "Raising Boys" by Steve Biddulph and found it inspiring! It has informatin on brain development and how to encourage "multidimensional growth", including art and music etc.

Best,
D.

For Christmas, my mom got me The Mother's Almanac Revised by Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons. It goes from birth to 6 years and I am really enjoying it. It was originally written in 1975 (which is when my mom used it) and revised in 1993, so there are some things that are a bit out of date... video tapes, belly sleeping... but the vast majority is really good. As I read it I keep remembering things that my mom and I did together that were activities suggested in this book. She also gave my husband The Father's Almanac Revised, but I haven't read that one yet.

the successful child by dr.sears

How about Bringing up Boys and Dare to Discipline by Dr. James Dobson?
H.

Dear Kim,

I loved the Girlfriends Guide to Toddlers..by Vicki Iovine.

Good luck!

C.

I have the discipline book and the successful child book by dr. sears and I also frequent his website askdrsears.com type in what you want to know and anything relating to that topic will come up. There is a lot of infor if you do a search on Toddler 3-5 including behaviors and how to handle them. Anything by dr. sears is great. I'm not a huge fan of what to expect books the guide for development seems to by way off from others. If your child is a high need child (one that doesn't sleep well, wants to be held, has to go everywhere with you)than I also recomend the fussy baby book by dr. sears it no only covers needy babies but also the older child.

Anything by Dr. James Dobson, Focus on the Family, would be great! I have several of his books, and re-read them continuously.

Hi Kim,

I would recommend "Teach Me To DO IT Myself - Montessori Activities For You and Your Child", by Maja Pitamic. It Has fun activities that support toddler/pre-schooler development. The chapters cover Life Skills, Developing the Senses, Language Development, Numeracy Skills, and Science Skills. It's geared more for the preschooler, but my 15 month old and I have found some activities that I can modify to his age.

I would also check out www.growingchild.com their resources are excellent (from birth to 6 years).

Good luck!
J.