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Who said there’s no handbook for parenting? Here is a list of must-read items for parents seeking strategies for managing children at home.
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
By Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.
If I Have to Tell You One More Time…: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling
By Amy McCready
Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
By Howard Glasser
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
By Laura Markham