Books on Child's Well-being

Here goes my first post with the essential books that I found helpful and that are the fundamentals, I would say (books are not in any particular order)

#1:nO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE

by Dr Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

This was probably the first parenting book I purchased outside of school. There are a lot of parenting books out there, but this one boils down the essence of what a child needs from a parent: connection. It provides strong examples and stories to illustrate how it's done.

#2: GOOD INSIDE

by Dr Becky Kennedy

This book did not make me feel like a troubled parent, which many of us probably feel at times. It provides practical techniques to tackle everyday challenges, such as when a child lies, has tantrums, or struggles with sibling rivalry. Sometimes parenting books make us feel bad about what we haven't done right as parents, but this book helps us feel that we, too, are just good, bigger kids.

#3: BRAIN-BODY PARENTING

by Mona Delahooke, PhD

If No-Drama Discipline talks about connection, Dr. Mona Delahooke's book goes into detail about how to connect through co-regulation. She emphasizes co-regulating and understanding that challenging behaviors stem from a child's dysregulated nervous system.

I do hope at least one of these books ends up on your bookshelf (if it isn’t there already), but I wanted to highlight a few points that these books have in common:

• Challenging behaviors are signs of something going on inside the child.

• A parent's presence and regulation impact the child.

• Lastly, no one is bad—including us, the parents.

I hope this list was helpful as we grow- along with our little ones.