Parenting BYO Book Club In-Person
For mothers, fathers, or anyone raising a child -
BYO Book Clubs are designed to gather people who have similar reading interests, without assigning a specific book that everyone has to read. Choose a parenting book or podcast episode from the list below or of your own choice, and come prepared to share what you've learned and learn from what others have read.
Parenting styles (November 14th)
What kind of parent are you? Gentle? Tiger mom? Helicopter or free-range? Authoritative or authoritarian? Mindful? Positive? There are an overwhelming number of books, podcasts, blogs, and newsletters that offer these frameworks for us to understand our role as parents. We'll discuss the styles that people have read about, their pros and cons, and whether we find them useful.
Parenting and spirituality (December 12th)
Mind, body, and spirit - attending to our children's spirits might be the hardest of the three. Whether hoping to pass on our childhood spiritual traditions or exploring something different or new, many parents may wonder, how exactly does this work? How does what we do as parents shape our kids' spirituality, and how do they shape ours?
- Date:
- Thursday, November 14, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- LEAVENWORTH- Main Area
- Library:
- Leavenworth
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Activity
Some Suggested Reading/listening...
P = Podcast
A = Article
B = Book
Parenting Styles
Do Parenting Styles Matter?
P Dr. Sarah Bren: Understanding parenting styles and the benefits of an authoritative approach: Q&A with Dr. Emily Upshur
P TED Radio Hour: Helicopter or hands-off parenting? The choice won't impact a kid as much as you think
A Gentle parenting: CT mommy bloggers and experts on how they view and use the viral child rearing trend
Parenting with Boundaries
B Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline & Jim Fay
Free-range Parenting
B Free-range kids : how to raise safe, self-reliant children (without going nuts with worry) by Lenore Skenazy
A ‘Let them be kids!’ Is ‘free-range’ parenting the key to healthier, happier children?
Nature-based Parenting
B How to raise a wild child: the art and science of falling in love with nature by Sampson D. Scott
B There's no such thing as bad weather : a Scandinavian mom's secrets for raising healthy, resilient, and confident kids (from friluftsliv to hygge) by Linda Akeson McGurk
Gentle/Connection-based Parenting
B No bad kids: Toddler discipline without shame by Janet Lansbury
B Discipline without damage: How to get your kids to behave without messing them up by Dr. Vanessa LaPointe
B Good inside: A guide to becoming the parent you want to be by Dr. Becky
A Dr. Becky Has Become Millennial Parenting Whisperer | TIME
A Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids - The Atlantic*
Minimalist Parenting
B Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne
B Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest
Mindful/Conscious Parenting
B Raising good humans: a mindful guide to breaking the cycle of reactive parenting and raising kind, confident kids by Hunter Clarke-Fields
B Everyday Blessings: Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
B The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D
Parenting for Social Justice
B The progressive parent: harnessing the power of science and social justice to raise awesome kids by Kavin Senapathy
B Parenting beyond power : how to use connection & collaboration to transform your family--and the world by Jen Lumanlan
Other Cultures
B Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
B Hunt, gather, parent: What ancient cultures can teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful little humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
A How to Be a Calmer Parent And Stop Arguing With Your Kids | TIME
B How Eskimos keep their babies warm and other adventures in parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and everywhere in between) by Mei-Ling Hopgood
B Achtung baby : an American mom on the German art of raising self-reliant children by Sara Zaske
B Battle hymn of the Tiger Mom by Amy Chua
*email leavenworth@ncwlibraries for access
Parenting and Spirituality
B Everyday Blessings: Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
B The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving by Lisa Miller, Ph.D.
B The Secret Spiritual World of Children by Tobin Hart, Ph.D.
B The Spiritual Life of Children by Robert Coles
B Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy: Spiritual Development in Young Children by Deborah Schein
A Spirituality for Children of a Material World | The Guardian