Books for Parents of Children from Birth to 6 Months
Strengthening Families
 
Planet Parenthood: The Funny, Helpful, Absolutely Essential Survivor's Guide to a Strange New World by Julie Tilsner
ISBN 553583638
Author Julie Tilsner has a three-year-old who thinks she's a puppy, a newborn, a husband starting law school. She deals with all this with grace and humor. She has also author of Attack of the Toddler!: Further Adventures on Planet Parenthood (see below).
To find out more about this topic, read It's Nice to Know You're Not the Only Parent Under Pressure.
 
Attack of the Toddlers! : Further Adventures on Planet Parenthood by Julie Tilsner
ISBN 809297493
Julie Tilsner has more to say about life with her kids. Right when you thought you had parenting a baby down to an art, your child has morphed into a toddler, and it's a whole new ballgame. She has also author of Planet Parenthood: Adapting to Your New Life-Form (see above).
To find out more about this topic, read It's Nice to Know You're Not the Only Parent Under Pressure.
 
Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family by Catherine Newman
ISBN 143034774
Catherine Newman, a mother in Amherst, Massachusetts, chronicles her life of juggling motherhood with her son Ben, 3, her relationship with Ben's dad, Michael, work, and pregnancy.
To find out more about this topic, read It's Nice to Know You're Not the Only Parent Under Pressure.
 
Ask the Children : The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting by Ellen Galinsky
ISBN 0688177913
Do you sometimes feel as though the debate over staying at home or going to work is designed to make stay-at-home-moms feel good and go-to-work moms feel guilty? Galinsky has done her research based on extensive interviews with children and she shows that children are no less happy or healthy when both parents work. However, they do suffer when the workplace is stressful and they have unreliable schedules. This can be a great book for parents who must work, or who are considering going back to work.
To find out more about this topic, read Who Will Take Care of Your Children if You Have to Work?
 
Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family by Dr. Phil McGraw
ISBN 743264932
Dr. Phil McGraw gives advice on setting boundaries and structure for our children and outlines how we can build the family our children deserve. Highly recommended by this site.
To find out more about this topic, read A Philosophy of Parenting Gained From Long Experience
 
The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties by William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
ISBN 038073205X
Family therapist Doherty describes rituals that can be used to bring a family back together amid the rush of competing schedules and activities that take us away from the family center.
 
How Much Is Enough?: Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible, and Respectful Children by Jean Illsley Clarke, Ph.D., Connie Dawson, Ph.D., David Bredehoft, Ph.D.
ISBN 1569244375
This site highly recommends this book. In it the authors offer their findings from research on adults who were overindulged as children and who today don’t know what is not enough, enough, or too much. The authors clarify the definition of overindulgence, and break it into 3 kinds: over-nurturing, giving too much, and too little structure. Advice, stories and strategies help the parent avoid overindulgence or repair the damage caused by overindulgence.
 
Healing From Family Rifts : Ten Steps to Finding Peace After Being Cut Off From a Family Member by Mark Sichel, C.S.W.
ISBN 0071412425
Family therapist Mark Sichel applies personal first-hand experience and professional understanding to this painful situation. He outlines a 10-step process to help one come to terms with the situation, and methods to find peace and reconcilliation. Excellent for those experiencing family dysfunction, divorce, or grief over the loss of a loved one.
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