Reading List

Books I Recommend to Parents

For the parents I work with, and for myself. Practical, warm, and grounded in how kids actually develop.

01

The Whole-Brain Child

Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

The one I recommend most to parents, genuinely useful in the moment.

02

No-Drama Discipline

Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Discipline reframed as connection, not punishment.

03

Parenting from the Inside Out

Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell

This one's about your own attachment history first. Uncomfortable in a good way.

04

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

Old but still holds up completely.

05

Hold On to Your Kids

Gordon Neufeld & Gabor Maté

Changed how I think about peer influence and attachment.

06

Good Inside

Dr. Becky Kennedy

Modern, warm, very of-the-moment. Easy to actually apply.

07

The Gentle Parenting Book

Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Practical without being preachy.

08

Raising Good Humans

Hunter Clarke-Fields

Mindfulness for parents who are barely holding it together, which is most of us.

09

Simplicity Parenting

Kim John Payne

About reducing, not adding. A relief to read.

10

The Conscious Parent

Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Reframes parenting as your own growth work too.

Curious what these ideas look like in practice? They shape a lot of how I work with clients. Get in touch if you'd like to talk.