Top 20+ Free Audible Parenting Audiobooks
Parenting audiobooks provide better alternatives for parents who can’t find enough time to read books or want to utilize their time during the commute to work or while doing household chores. You might have a newborn baby at home, or you might be wondering about your toddler or infant or you might even have a teenager kid at home. We have just the right selection of parenting audiobooks for all parents who are in different stages of parenthood.
These audiobooks can help to bring back or maintain positivity among parents and build better connections with the kids. All of the listed audiobooks are absolutely free for readers that have Audible trial or membership. You might also be interested in the most hilarious books for parents. Here are some of the best parenting audiobooks on audible.
Free Audible Parenting Audiobooks
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish “are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation” (Parent Magazine). Now, this best-selling parenting audiobook includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author’s time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to:
- Cope with your child’s negative feelings, such as frustration, anger, and disappointment
- Express your strong feelings without being hurtful
- Engage your child’s willing cooperation
- Set firm limits and maintain goodwill
- Use alternatives to punishment that promote self-discipline
- Understand the difference between helpful and unhelpful praise
- Resolve family conflicts peacefully
Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding via this simple parenting audiobook.
“This book works. It’s hard to believe but if you read each chapter and do the exercises (for practice) and then try it out on your kids (or in my case, my kindergarten aged niece) — it actually works! Here’s an example: my niece was having a WWIII type of tantrum one day because her candy cane had broken in half. (It was Christmas time.) Her parents, older sister, grandma, everyone was telling her that it was no big deal, she can have another candy cane, it will still taste just the same, etc., anything to get her to see reason and calm down. It only made her fit worse. Things escalated. Her mother started shouting threats to send her to her room. Then – I tried something that I had read in the book: Let the child have the feelings she’s feeling and let her know that she’s having those feelings. So, I went over to her and said — just like one of the book’s exercises: “It’s terrible. Your candy cane broke, and now it’s not a perfect candy cane anymore. Even though it will taste the same, it’s not a candy CANE anymore. I can see how upsetting it is, because it’s not the perfect candy cane that it used to be.”
And boom – she completely calmed down. She sat next to me without saying anything, but I could tell, she was finally feeling what she was feeling — rather than being upset and fighting to claim her right to feel what she was feeling, if that makes sense. And that was that. She stopped being upset and ate her broken candy cane.
There are so many other examples like this — the ‘one word’ tip, the ‘describe it/don’t tell them what to do’ tip, the ‘write a wish list together’ tip… I could go on. They really work!” – JLG
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child – Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm – now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears – without causing a scene.
Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as problem solving becomes a win/win situation. This parenting audiobook is complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors’ suggestions to life. No-Drama Discipline shows you how to work with your child’s developing mind, peacefully resolve conflicts, and inspire happiness and strengthen resilience in everyone in the family.
“I won’t bother with the book details, they’re well covered in other reviews, so I’ll just say that I really can’t recommend these enough.
Long story short, “The Whole Brain Child” and it’s two companion books by the same authors, “No Drama Discipline”, and more recently “The Yes Brain” really have been the most useful parenting books I’ve encountered. (they are loosely coupled, so you can read any of them individually, in any order)
Of the 40 or so books (and zillion articles, studies, etc.) I gobbled up when we first found out we’d be expecting, these are the ones that really stand out, and that I can most hold up and say “I’m a better parent today than I otherwise would be, because I read this.”
These aren’t read-once books for me – I still flip through them once in a while, as a refresher, three years later, and will probably continue to revisit them well into the future.
I also make it a habit to gift hardcover copies of all three books to anyone we know who’s expecting, along with an offer to buy them the e-book versions instead, if they’d rather have those.
Even the best parents have room for improvement, and I can’t really imagine anyone reading any of these without finding something that will add to their parenting skills.
Bottom line, if you believe parenting is a skill to be honed, if you want to parent thoughtfully and intentionally rather than just echoing your own parents methods (which may have been just fine), if you want your parenting to be in tune with the facts and empirical evidence provided by modern psychology and brain-science (which has improved greatly over the last 20 years or so), and if you want a better understanding of how your child’s mind works, how you can best guide that mind for long-term success, then please don’t miss these books.
What else can I say? Seriously, just buy the book – buy all three, if you can.
Your kids will probably never thank you for reading them, but they should =o)” – Eli G
The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep
“Relax”, writes author Mary DeMocker, “this isn’t another light bulb list. It’s not another overwhelming pile of parental “to dos” designed to shrink your family’s carbon footprint through eco-superheroism.” Instead, DeMocker lays out a lively, empowering, and doable blueprint for engaging families in the urgent endeavor of climate revolution.
In this revolutionary parenting audiobook’s brief, action-packed chapters, you’ll learn hundreds of wide-ranging ideas for being part of the revolution – from embracing simplicity parenting, to freeing yourself from dead-end science debates, to teaching kids about the power of creative protest, to changing your lifestyle in ways that deepen family bonds, improve moods, and reduce your impact on the Earth. Engaging and creative, this vital resource is for everyone who wants to act effectively – and empower children to do the same.
“To be transparent, I thought I would like this book, the question was just how much. I live in Eugene, Oregon, and have been able to witness many of the actions the author describes. What DeMocker has done is tell others how to get involved and have fun in the process. To answer my own question I evidently like this book a whole lot. By page 50 I was sending it to my great niece (children ages 5 & 7) and by page 100 I was recommending it to a group of parents active in climate issues.
This parenting book is done in bite size pieces, but packed with information and ideas of how to take thinking to action and building community in the process. My prediction is it will be a huge hit, rightly so. If you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or citizen interested in the issue of climate change and also would like hope and inspiration on this topic, I highly recommend this book.” – Theresa M.
ScreamFree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition: How to Raise Amazing Adults by Learning to Pause More and React Less
Parenting is not about kids; it’s about parents. If you’re not in control, then you cannot be in charge. What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting which is arguably one of the best parenting audiobooks, the principle-based approach that’s inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics. Moving beyond the child-centered, technique-based approaches that ultimately fail, the ScreamFree way compels you to focus on yourself, calm yourself down, and grow yourself up.
For those of you who are parents, know parents, or have had parents, the notion that the greatest thing you can do for your children is to learn to focus on yourself may sound strange, even heretical. It’s not. Here’s why: We are the only ones we can control. This practical practical parenting audiobook is filled with effective guide for parents of all ages with kids of all ages introduces proven principles for overcoming the anxieties and stresses of parenting and setting new patterns of connection and cooperation. Told in an engaging, conversational tone, this audiobook is sensible, straightforward, and based on the experiences of hundreds of actual families. It will help all parents become calming authorities in their homes, bring peace to their families today, and give kids what they need to grow into caring, self-directed adults tomorrow.
“I never thought that i would be one of those parents that will read a parenting book. I always thought that any self help book is as helpful as sticking to its suggestions- so basically rarely. This parenting audiobook changed my opinion and i am fully converted. I used to get a bit out of hand with yelling and while i never wanted to be that type of parent, there were those bad days when I just reserved to yelling. I knew it was not healthy and i reminded myself of a hysterical neighbor who is one of those extra psycho mother. I had to change asap. Since I read this book, I raised my voice maybe once or twice, and it has been almost half a year since I bought the book, and I am still learning.
The main component of the parenting book is to have parents discover themselves and becoming calmer individuals. It is not the book to support the passive parenting style; it is quite in line with being authoritative parent, who enforces boundaries, yet in a calm and constructive way. Basically, by the time you are done with the book, you may feel a bit crappy and feel like a failure, but it is never too late to change. I am 100% committed.” – Ilana
Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
FREE RANGE KIDS has become a national movement, sparked by the incredible response to Lenore Skenazy’s piece about allowing her 9-year-old ride the subway alone in NYC. Parent groups argued about it, bloggers, blogged, spouses became uncivil with each other, and the media jumped all over it. A lot of parents today, Skenazy says, see no difference between letting their kids walk to school and letting them walk through a firing range. Any risk is seen as too much risk. But if you try to prevent every possible danger or difficult in your child’s everyday life, that child never gets a chance to grow up. We parents have to realize that the greatest risk of all just might be trying to raise a child who never encounters choice or independence. This insightful parenting audiobook is filled with many wise and practical parenting ideas.
“If I could give this book 10 stars I would. I have always tried to be laid back when letting my son roam around the neighborhood, but that is difficult as other parents are constantly watching their children’s moves. You begin to feel judged or the lesser of the parents. This book made me feel so much better about giving him even more freedom.
When I was a child, I remember roaming for miles without anyone knowing exactly where I was. There were no cell phones, and no one was worried as long as I showed up by dark. At 8, I was home along for an hour or so a day with my younger brother. We survived. I want my son to have similar freedoms as he grows up. This book was amazing and humorous as well!” – Rocket City Mom
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias
Anxiety is the number one mental health problem facing young people today. Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet more and more children today are exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, from bedwetting and clinginess to frequent stomach aches, nightmares, and even refusing to go to school. Parents everywhere want to know: All children have fears, but how much is normal? How can you know when a stress has crossed over into a full-blown anxiety disorder?
Most parents don’t know how to recognize when there is a real problem and how to deal with it when there is. In Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, a childhood anxiety disorder specialist examines all manifestations of childhood fears, including social anxiety, Tourette’s Syndrome, hair-pulling, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and guides you through a proven program to help your child back to emotional safety. No child is immune from the effects of stress in today’s media-saturated society. Fortunately, anxiety disorders are treatable. By following these simple solutions presented in this resourceful parenting audiobook, parents can prevent their children from needlessly suffering today-and tomorrow.
“I must add my praise for this parenting book. I discovered it when I was desperately looking for answers as to how to deal with my son’s angst. He was in 2nd grade then. And we knew he was a worrier all along but he didn’t fit the many diagnoses out there – and we wre just trying to cope on our own. As I turned page after page, I alternated from feelings of, “that’s him!” to ” oh, that’s not him!” — both feelings offered relief and a belief that we could all get through this and we could help him… And that there were people out there who could understand what we were going through.
After reading this parenting book, I first sought out Dr. Chansky and then found a behavioral program in sync with her outlook at Temple University’s Child & Adolescent Anxiety Center in Philadelphia. Ten years later, we still all put into practice the coping tools. I don’t have anxiety but we came to see a milder form in our other child and saw it in our family as well. I am so grateful to this book for setting us on the path first to understanding and then managing anxiety.” – Lisa Barone
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
A provocative manifesto that exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternate philosophy for raising preteens and teens to self-sufficient young adulthood.
In How to Raise an Adult, one of the best parenting audiobooks, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research; on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers; and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success.
Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of 20-somethings – and of special value to parents of teens – this parenting audiobook is a rallying cry for those who wish to ensure that the next generation can take charge of their own lives with competence and confidence.
“I learned about this book because it was recommended by the Dean of Student at my son’s college. I found it to be a validating and informative read.
I see that a small number of reviewers are disappointed with the book. I see great value in this work on a number of levels, but I’ll tailor my comments to some of the concerns I saw expressed there.
Some reviewers expressed anger at the author’s snobbery or hypocrisy, or anger because they felt it offered a pertinent message only to upper class audiences. I have read this and watched the author’s TED talks and TEDx talks. It may be that I’m conflating her writing and her speaking, but I didn’t watch the TED talks until after I completed the book. I found her to show admirable humility, not hubris, when she talked about her own forays into overprotective parenting. Her care and concern for our youth strikes me as very genuine.
I don’t know where my family falls on the national socioeconomic spectrum. I think we’re upper middle class. I know we live in a moderately affluent town, in which most students enroll in college after high school graduation (no one’s touting data on whether or not they remain and complete a degree). I know parents that do their kids’ homework and parents that allow their kids to do it on their own. Our family was already operating counter-culturally. We had to sit down with our eldest child’s guidance counselor to explain that we weren’t concerned about building his resume for all those “Tier 1 schools” she was pushing for him. She was shocked that we had concerns on our list beyond the prestige of the schools at which he might be accepted.
I think this book offers value for the time and money for the vast majority of parents. Maybe the college admissions racket isn’t a big concern for you and your child if you have other paths mapped out. But here’s the thing: your child will be living alongside peers for whom the dynamic she describes has been or continues to be very real. Learning about this reality may educate you so that you know to steer your child away from making a lifetime commitment to one of these parent-directed automatons.
You child will live among these directionless peers, so getting familiar with what makes them tick, or even familiar enough to recognize the dynamic at play, has great value. If nothing else, it may help you and your child to identify strengths you didn’t even know were strengths, because you thought they were basic skills. I assure you, the ability to talk to someone face-to-face and advocate for him- or herself is unique today. Just last night, I listened as a group of employers bemoaned the lack of basic skills in the pool of candidates for their job openings. This dynamic is real. If you and your child have escaped it, rejoice! But forewarned is forearmed, and reading this may offer insight into just how awesome and employable your child is.
I have learned that sometimes we express anger when we are actually feeling defensive. That may not be the case for a single negative reviewer. But if 1,000 people have read the book, I’m sure at least one has reacted this way. This book calls us to step off the competition treadmill. That’s a scary-ass thing to do when you’re afraid it might mean your kid doesn’t “make it.” And she does mention that it’s not unheard of for us parents to let our own egos get in the way. I think she’s actually pretty gentle in her call to common sense, because she acknowledges that none of us “overparent” because we want to screw up our kids. We do it our of care and concern. She pushes us to look at our behavior from another perspective and consider that, in some parenting situations, less is actually more, and more may be too much.” – Boston Mom
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (6th edition)
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, but every family faces challenges that can be frustrating and overwhelming. For more than 25 years, internationally renowned clinical psychologist Thomas W. Phelan’s 1-2-3 Magic has helped millions of parents, teachers, and caregivers raise independent, emotionally intelligent children and build happier, healthier families – all through an easy to understand program that you’ll swear “works like magic”.
This parenting audiobook helps you discipline and set limits for your children by breaking down the complex task of parenting into straightforward steps. You’ll find tools to use in virtually every situation, including advice for common problems such as:
- Whining
- Sibling rivalry
- Reluctance to do chores or pick up
- Refusing to go to bed or getting up in the middle of the night
Parents all over the world have rebooted their families and their lives with 1-2-3 Magic. Learn the effective way to be a better, more loving, and more consistent parent, and start enjoying your child again – today!
“As I read this super chill guide, I absolutely saw myself in almost every example of what not to do for your kids in helping them to become independent, successful members of society. No matter how hard I’ve tried, I’ve pretty much become the mom I never wanted to be: a frazzle-haired, screaming-from-the-other-room, spanking-without-discretion MOM-STER. I have created tiny critters aged two and four who scream and yell and kick and hit and whine and cry. I have negotiated with tiny terrorists for the last time! No longer will I waste our lives being angry and feeling out of control. I will listen, I will encourage, I will praise, and I WILL COUNT!
The text was plain, entertaining, and effective. The graphic stories were spaced perfectly and emphasized the text. I will be recommending this book and technique to any other MOM-STERS who reach out to me for help!” – Ashley
Grace-Based Parenting
Parents in our post-modern world tend to be committed to but anxious about their child-rearing responsibilities. They have tried countless parenting books on the market telling moms and dads what to do and how to do it. Many of these are rigid, fear-based books that leave a large number of parents feeling directionless. Now, there is a grace-based solution from Dr. Tim Kimmel, founder of Family Matters ministries.
Grace-Based Parenting is a refreshing new parenting audiobook that is divided into two parts: the needs we are trying to meet in our children and the delivery system for how we meet them. Kimmel recommends creating a grace-based home environment that allows children to meet their full potential, to parent children in the same way God parents us. He presents a child’s true needs -according to Scripture – and provides parents a realistic, do-able way to meet them.
The result: spiritually strong children who grow up with a sense of calm and a heart full of purpose and confidence.
“Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel is now on a short list of books that I would put in the hands of any parent that was willing to take it and read it! The short space that I provide for the review of this book is inadequate for the amount of life-changing parenting issues and ideas that are discussed. So while I paint with a very broad brush to hit the highlights of this parenting audiobook, I highly recommend you pick it up and give it a read yourself.
Dr. Kimmel begins his book by describing the current popular parenting approaches that he sees today including; Fear Based Parenting, Evangelical Behavior Modification Parenting, Image Control Parenting, High Control Parenting, Herd Mentality Parenting, Duct-Tape Parenting and Life Support Parenting. The rest of the book is spent showing the flaws in these parenting methods, while explaining what Grace Based Parenting is.
Grace based parenting is not parenting without boundaries, rules, or discipline. Grace based parenting at its heart is parenting our kids the way God, through Jesus, has been a parent to us, His children. Grace is the primary way in which God has dealt with us.
Using Scripture as His source Dr. Kimmel lays out the three driving needs of all people.
1.) A need for security
2.) A need for significance
3.) A need for strength.
Dr. Kimmel spends the rest of the book describing how these three driving needs of children (and all people) are met and developed in grace based parents and grace based homes.
A need for security is met by a child living in a home providing a secure love and granting freedom for them to be different. A need for significance is met by a child living in a home that points the child to a significant purpose and allows them to be vulnerable. A need for strength is met in a home where a strong hope is demonstrated and taught and the child is given the freedom to make mistakes. Dr. Kimmel unpacks all of these from Scripture and through great story telling.
There were many things that I really enjoyed about this parenting audiobook, but one thing really stuck out to me was the distinction that Dr. Kimmel made between fear based parenting and grace based parenting. In a world where there is lots of evil, and there is lots to fear, it can be easy for parenting decisions to be driven by fear. However, the great downfall is fear based parenting, and fear based decision making, always forgets to include one hugely important factor. What does it forget to factor in? The power of the God of the universe to be able to protect our children in the midst of an evil and often times fear inducing world that we live in. God is bigger than all that, and we cannot forget that truth!
This parenting book is full of hope, and encouragement! It is full of stories that will have you shedding tears of sadness to stories that will have you shedding tears of joy! It is a book that drives you to the Word of God! It drives you to your knees in thankfulness to how God has graciously dealt with you. It drives you to your knees to depend upon God for the help that you need to love and raise your children the same way that God loves and raises us as His children! I highly recommend Grace Based Parenting to all parents!” – Joshua C Robertson
The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
What makes Denmark the happiest country in the world – and how do Danish parents raise happy, confident, succesful kids year after year? This upbeat and practical parenting audiobook reveals the habits of the happiest families on earth. With illuminating examples and simple yet powerful advice, the authors present six essential principles, which spell out P-A-R-E-N-T:
“An upfront confession: When we want to change something about ourselves, say our style of parenting, it’s often very difficult to do with nothing more than desire. I’ve found, however, that if I can see the issue differently it often becomes much easier to operate differently, even when the circumstances are the same.
The Danish Way of Parenting encourages us to take a long view in children’s development, and this can allow us to see our role as parents in a new way. For example, the authors claim that in Denmark there is no such thing as the “Terrible Twos.” Of course two-year-olds in Denmark are not some placid freaks of nature, but the Danes call this step in children’s development the “Boundary Age,” and don’t see it as something to dread or get upset about. In other words, while we in US tend to see a two-year old at a defiant, willful stage that we must deal with by establishing our authority, the Danes see this age as the time when children start growing and experimenting to find out about the world and their abilities. Part of that experimentation involves the child learning where his boundaries are. No one argues that the child should get his way through temper tantrums, but it’s easier not to overreact to children’s behavior if we don’t frame it as a direct challenge to our authority, but instead see it as an attempt to find out where their boundaries are.” – KEF
Pockets of Joy: Deciding to Be Happy, Choosing to Be Free
If happiness has a hiding place, Roxane Battle may have found it.
As a new mom with a divorce decree and a reporting job on the five o’clock news, she landed on a few thorns among the roses as she learned to raise a child by herself while trying to keep it together in front of the camera. Guided by a strong belief things could, and would, get better, Roxane shed a few tears and found a lot of joy. Pockets of joy are what she calls them – moments where it feels like everything is going to be okay.
With a little bit of humor and lots of grace, Roxane shares the intimate and private details of her very public life. With stories that resonate with authenticity and truth, Roxane opens up to candidly reveal her life as a single mom, showing how she found her way by making decisions in the name of dignity, values, and faith.
In this audiobook version of her book, Roxane is narrating her own story, allowing the listener to experience the authentic emotion and joy of this moving memoir in the author’s own voice.
“It would be an injustice to reveal the pages that lie inside this great book. You have to read this to get the true experience. I’ve read many books and not found many that truely help me. The candid life experiences and insight from Roxane reminded me how I can look at my problems, and I should look at life from a positive outlook. The read is enjoyable and thought provoking. So many time we spend top dollar to fix our issues and only to discover so much of what we need in life is inside of us by how we look at life through intentional moments of seeing pockets of joy. Roxane Battle really captures this aspect of her story telling and I would highly recommend this book ” – Exkaapenaar
Overcoming Dyslexia
From one of the world’s leading experts on reading and dyslexia comes the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book yet to help one understand, identify, and overcome the reading problems that plague American children today. For the one in every five children who has dyslexia and the millions of others who struggle to read at their own grade levels–as well as for their parents, teachers, and tutors–this book can make a difference. Dr. Shaywitz’s book is a trusted source to turn to for information, advice, guidance, and explanation. Her cutting-edge research is translated into an easy-to-follow plan of action, offering help and hope to all who have reading problems and to their families as well.
In this one of the best parenting audibooks, you will learn: -What dyslexia is and why some intelligent, gifted people read slowly and painfully -How to identify dyslexia in preschoolers, schoolchildren, young adults, and adults -How to find the best school and how to work productively with your child’s teacher -Exercises to help children use the parts of the brain that control reading -A twenty-minute nightly home program to enhance reading -The 150 most common problem words–a list that can give your child a head start -Ways to raise and preserve a child’s self-esteem and reveal his strengths -Stories of successful men and women who are dyslexic
“This is the most important book you can purchase to understand dyslexia. My husband and I both listened to the book in our automobiles within months of hearing our daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia. I quickly purchased the hard copy, and completely highlighted important points, and took notes! notes! notes!!! I refer to these notes and this book almost every week to make sure I stay on target for her reading and writing education. One thing that I refer to all of the time is about 15 techniques/exercises this book mentions to use. Our school already has used this book as the foundation of it’s special reading program for a number of years. It is an award-winning school. As suggested in this book, we had our daughter tutored last summer 3 times a week by an experienced tutor who uses a dyslexia-approved curriculum listed in this book. We continued to follow this book’s recommendations all year. Results will absolutely vary, but my daughter has gone from the bottom 5% in reading at her grade level (in other words, she couldn’t read) to the 60th percentile of her grade level (she can now read signs, menus, directions, books). She still has a way to go, but she can now read and write! This is the foundational book to help! A friend of mine also used the book’s suggestions without hiring a tutor, (she tutored him herself as best she could) but switched her son to a school that used dyslexia-approved curriculum, with an experienced teacher (as suggested by this book) and her son’s reading jumped two grade levels, from a pre-1st grade level to entry third grade level in one year.” – Book Mom
The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health - from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years
In The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, MD, presents his proven approach to building immunity: a new protocol that limits a child’s exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health. Based on the results from his pediatric practice of more than 11,000 children as well as data from other credible and scientifically minded medical doctors, Dr. Paul’s vaccine-friendly protocol gives listeners:
- Recommendations for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth
- Vital information about what to expect at every well-child visit from birth through adolescence
- A slower, evidence-based vaccine schedule that calls for only one aluminum-containing shot at a time
- Important questions to ask about your child’s first few weeks, first years, and beyond
The Vaccine-Friendly Plan is a fun parenting audiobook that presents a new standard for pediatric care, giving parents peace of mind in raising happy, healthy children
“I use this in my practice regularly. I know vaccines are essentially a religion in the US but lets be real. While many kids are fine with vaccines, a lot of them have bad reactions, some so bad they are ill for years (seizures, autoimmune diseases, etc). I never want to see meningitis back on the rise, and I counsel my parents about the pneumococcal vaccine. It’s still a common infection, even if HIB is not. But as for measles, mumps, pertussis – If we are so worried about having a vaccinated population, why don’t we focus on vaccinating adults?
You know almost every single vaccine a kid or infant gets has worn off by the time they’re a teenager. So most adults are not immune to these illnesses any more. I know vaccines do a lot of good for the world globally and have helped millions of people. But that doesn’t mean that we should use them without any sense of judiciousness or that they should be forced on families or on children that have indicators of past or potential vaccine reactions.” – Metameta
Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All over the World
As a boy, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed by multiple experts as severely autistic, with an IQ below 30, and destined to spend his life in an institution. Years later, Raun graduated with a degree in biomedical ethics from Brown University and has become a passionate and articulate autism expert and educator with no trace of his former condition. Thanks to the Son-Rise Program, a revolutionary method created by his parents, Raun experienced a full recovery from autism.
In Autism Breakthrough, one of the best parenting audiobooks, Raun presents the ground-breaking principles behind the program that helped him and thousands of other families with special children. Parents and educators learn how to enable their children to create meaningful, caring relationships, vastly expand their communications, and to participate successfully in the world.
“For whatever the son-rise people may be accused of I’ll tell you that these techniques were what helped me fix my relationship with my son. As an HFA child, my son wasn’t diagnosed until he was 5 years old. Applying the parenting that helped us raise a well adjusted, kind, responsible neurotypical child were not worrying. Then there was the fateful visit with a pediatric neuropsychologist. “Your son is autistic.” Four words changed everything.
I tried to fill my head with as much knowledge as I could. I had never had a sibling, friend, or even acquaintance within autism. My research turned up this gem. Within ONE WEEK of applying these techniques my relationship with my son went from one fraught with frustration, arguing, and yelling where my son wouldn’t ever say “I’m sorry” or “I love you” or ever hug me or ever be happy to see me to one where he and I have boatloads of healthy interactions, fun, playing, building legos, playing games, talking, understanding each other, getting along, and yes–getting giant hugs and even “dad–i love you”s in time… Walking through the door went from him running away from me to one where either he looks at me with a “hi, dad!” or sometimes a super tight hug. Of course there are still days where I’m greeted with a growl or grunt–and now I understand how perfectly fine that is and what it really is.” – Erin
Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!
Discover the power, joy and love of living “Hands Free.” If technology is the new addiction, then multi-tasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it’s no wonder we’re distracted.
But this isn’t the way it has to be. In July 2010, special education teacher and mother Rachel Macy Stafford decided enough was enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. She started a blog to chronicle her endeavors and soon saw how both external and internal distractions had been sabotaging her happiness and preventing her from bonding with the people she loves most. Hands Free Mama, an insightful parenting audiobook, is the digital society’s answer to finding balance in a media-saturated, perfection-obsessed world. It doesn’t mean giving up all technology forever. It doesn’t mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities.
What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. It means looking our loved ones in the eye and giving them the gift of our undivided attention, leaving the laundry till later to dance with our kids in the rain, and living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions.So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart – and your hands – to the possibilities of each God-given moment.
“Hands Free Mama was the perfect wake up call for this mama of a 5-year old and 2-year old. Much like Rachel, I had too much going on in my life, and was getting a lot accomplished, but wasn’t experiencing very many meaningful moments with my kids or my husband. This parenting audiobook helped me realize that it’s ok if everything doesn’t get done, it’s ok if everything isn’t perfect. When you let go of these things, you find a lot more time in your life, and a lot more space in your heart to love. If you’re someone who feels every moment of the day should be productive, or that you should be checking something off your list, or you find it hard to just relax, then this is for you! Thanks, Rachel, for this message!” – Ellie
Potty Training for Boys in Three Days: Step-by-Step Guide to Get Your Toddler Diaper Free: Baby Training for Modern Parents, Volume 1
If you want to get your toddler out of diapers in three days, then keep reading….
There are numerous potty training strategies, and it is important to choose the right one for your kid. We are going to look at a few of the most proficient methods to potty train a boy. So this book will undoubtedly help you train your child to use the potty and enjoy the process without any fear.
Don’t worry about potty training. Potty Training for Boys in Three Days covers everything you need to know and do. You’ll learn a proven plan with clear steps to get your baby diaper-free without stress and tears. And this training will help you forget about diapers for good.
Instead of just telling you to do something, this parenting audiobook provides practical actions you need to take in order to succeed in this important period of your family’s life.
Here is a preview of what you’ll learn:
- When your boy is ready for potty training.
- How to prepare your child and make training a lot easier.
- The clear, three-day plan for every action before, during, and after potty training.
- When nothing works (A troubleshooting guide based on a true story).
- The equipment you should use for successful potty training.
- Dealing with accidents.
- Free bonus chapter: “41 Quick Tips and Solutions for Successful Potty Training”.
Even if you’ve tried everything, your toddler can learn to use a potty in just a few days
“I was very skeptical about this book because it was hard for me to believe that I could potty train my kid in 3 days. It was my first time potty training my daughter, so I had a lot of doubts. It actually worked for my family. My daughter caught on to the method pretty quickly. I didn’t follow every single rule (like the tv one), but I said “let me know when you have to go potty a billion times in one day that the tv wasn’t too much of distraction. Definitely recommend for anyone who has no idea where to begin with potty training. I surely didn’t so this book helped a lot.” – Blackston
Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World
If you have a daughter, it would be surprising if she doesn’t struggle with anxiety and worry – either in short episodes or for longer periods. For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls. Today’s parents need to know what contributes to anxiety and worry and how they can empower their daughters to overcome troubling emotions.
In this immensely practical audiobook, veteran counselor Sissy Goff shares how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter. Addressing common age-specific issues, Goff gives you the tools to help you and your child understand why her brain is often working against her when she starts to worry, and what she can do to fight back. With your help, she will find the anchoring truth of God’s strong, safe love for her and the confidence she needs to thrive.
“As a worrier myself I was constantly looking for resources to help my daughters not fall into the same trap. This book is full of so many simple yet impactful ways loved ones can encourage the girls, or boys, in their lives to be worry free. So thankful for this book and the other resources from Sissy Goff and the staff at Daystar Counseling. They are equipping so many with tools to forever change the trajectory of their lives. Highly recommend this parenting audiobook!” – Carly Rae
Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn’t aspire to become a “French parent”. French parenting isn’t a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren’t doing anything special.
Yet the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends take a year or more. French kids eat well-rounded meals that are more likely to include braised leeks than chicken nuggets. And while her American friends spend their visits resolving spats between their kids, her French friends sip coffee while the kids play.
Motherhood itself is a whole different experience in France. There’s no role model, as there is in America, for the harried new mom with no life of her own. French mothers assume that even good parents aren’t at the constant service of their children and that there’s no need to feel guilty about this. They have an easy, calm authority with their kids that Druckerman can only envy.
Of course, French parenting wouldn’t be worth talking about if it produced robotic, joyless children. In fact, French kids are just as boisterous, curious, and creative as Americans. They’re just far better behaved and more in command of themselves. While some American toddlers are getting Mandarin tutors and preliteracy training, French kids are – by design – toddling around and discovering the world at their own pace.
With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, sets out to learn the secrets to raising a society of good little sleepers, gourmet eaters, and reasonably relaxed parents. She discovers that French parents are extremely strict about some things and strikingly permissive about others. And she realizes that to be a different kind of parent, you don’t just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of what a child actually is.
While finding her own firm non, Druckerman discovers that children – including her own – are capable of feats she’d never imagined.
“Loved this fun parenting audiobook! Probably one of my favorite parenting book that I reads during my pregnancy. It was refreshing to hear an outsider perspective on parenting and pregnancy that’s not the “American norm”.
I feel like there is a true benefit to looking at parenting through a more multi-cultural lens. There is so much new parents, and even experienced parents can learn from one another if we just step out of our cultural norms or bubbles.
This book is a great read because it’s written more like a story and less like a self help. As a new parent, I was devouring tons of baby books and it was so nice to read a book that wasn’t a set of guidelines and how-to’s… it was more of a guided story and look into someone’s world.
I’ve used a lot of the French philosophies of parenting in this book as soon as my child was born. The book helped me change my mentality in that I felt like I was more in control of how I could help my child adapt more easily to our world, such as, sleep through the night and eat nutritious foods. There is also a section in the book about baking a super simple cake with your toddler; what a crazy yet clever idea! Although I haven’t tried a full blown cake yet, I’ve allowed my 1.5 yr old help me in the kitchen with making pancakes and mixing ingredients when we bake. It has been a great bonding experience and learning experience for her so far and it’s incredibly fascinating to see your child develop and interest in these “adult” skills at such an early age.
Totally worth the read and very encouraging in putting confidence back in parenting in our day and age.” – Jess
Cure Your Child with Food!: The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments
Why treat your child with drugs when you can cure your child with nutrition? Grounded in cutting-edge science and filled with case studies that read like medical thrillers, this is a book for every parent whose child suffers from mood swings, stomach aches, ear infections, eczema, anxiety, tantrums, ADD/ADHD, picky eating, asthma, lack of growth, and a host of other physical, behavioral, and developmental problems.
Previously published as What’s Eating Your Child? and now with a new chapter on the unexpected connection between gluten and insatiable appetite, Cure Your Child with Food shows parents how to uncover the clues behind their children’s surprisingly nutrition-based health issues and implement simple treatments – immediately.
You’ll discover how zinc deficiency can cause picky eating and affect growth; the panoply of problems caused by gluten and dairy; and how ear infections and mood disorders, such as anxiety and bipolar disorder, can be a sign of food intolerance. Plus, you’ll learn how to get your child to sleep, soothe hyperactivity, and deal with reflux using simple nutritional strategies.
Dorfman, a nutritionist whose typical family arrives at her practice after seeing three or more specialists, gives parents the tools they need to become nutrition detectives; to recalibrate their children’s diets through the easy E.A.T. program; and, finally, to get their children off drugs – antibiotics, laxatives, Prozac, Ritalin – and
“I have been a student of nutrition my entire life, and I also am a child therapist. I have got to say that this book totally blew me away. It has changed the way I work with children, as I now want to rule out any nutritional issues that may be affecting their behavior before I do other therapies. I highly, highly recommend this parenting book to all parents, as our food sources are getting more and more nutritionally depleted. We can longer be lazy about the choices of food we give our children. Also, you cannot put the book down, as each chapter is riveting- she builds up the mystery with clues and then solves each case with amazing results.” – Wendy
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of the international best-seller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible”.
For over 35 years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele’s daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk‘s powerful communication skills to children ages two to seven.
Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their wisdom accumulated over years of conducting How To Talk workshops with parents and a broad variety of professionals. With a lively combination of storytelling, cartoons, and fly-on-the-wall discussions from their workshops, they provide concrete tools and tips that will transform your relationship with the young kids in your life.
What do you do with a little kid who…won’t brush her teeth…screams in his car seat…pinches the baby…refuses to eat vegetables…runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized according to common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential emergency first-aid manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders.
This user-friendly parenting audiobook will empower parents and caregivers to forge rewarding, joyful relationships with terrible two-year-olds, truculent three-year-olds, ferocious four-year-olds, foolhardy five-year-olds, self-centered six-year-olds, and the occasional semi-civilized seven-year-old. And, it will help little kids grow into self-reliant big kids who are cooperative and connected to their parents, teachers, siblings, and peers.
“Ok, so I’ve been wanting to write a review for this parenting audiobook since I received it – when it first came out – but I can’t find it in my house. I think that my child took it and is reading it so that he can learn all our tricks. Haha. My child doesn’t actually read yet but I am lucky I did before it went missing because it has done no less than change my relationship with him.
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen is full of great, doable advice that is general enough for any situation, but with specific examples so that you know exactly what the authors are trying to explain. The real-life examples could easily have come from my family. For example, the child who wants something that fell into a crack in his car seat and it is inaccessible to him and to me, the driver. Joanna and Julie give great advice on how to respond to difficult situations with little kids that could easily cause a major meltdown.
For example, when the thing falls into the crack in the car seat and I can’t reach it, in the past my child would start yelling and screaming and then move into a full-on tantrum. I always felt that I had two choices:
1: I could pull over and stop, get out of the car, open the door where his car seat is, and retrieve the thing. That would stop the tantrum before it starts, but it would teach him that he is welcome to have his way whenever he threatens me with a tantrum.” – Rachael
Confident Moms, Confident Daughters: Helping Your Daughter Live Free from Insecurity and Love How She Looks
Every mother wants her daughter to love the skin she’s in, to be free of insecurity and poor body image. But no matter how much we try to tell our daughters that they are beautiful and lovable as they are, words are not enough. And if we’re honest, we don’t always set the best example of being body confident. Until we truly see ourselves as good enough, our girls will struggle.
With deep compassion, Maria Furlough delves into the root causes of our insecurity, offers biblical guidance for seeing ourselves as God sees us, and shows how to model our newfound confidence to our impressionable daughters via this Christian parenting audiobook. Speaking as a daughter, a youth leader, and a mother, Furlough shares her own struggles and triumphs, as well as expert advice from a pediatrician, a nutritionist, a Christian counselor, and more.
What we say to our daughters might last a moment. What we show our daughters lasts a lifetime. With God’s help, we can put aside our obsession with bodily perfection and refocus on becoming and raising godly women.
“Being a momma of a girl and having many friends, associates, family members, co-workers, etc. I noticed a pattern. Moms talk about boys and say “boys are so easy” while girls are “such a challenge.” There are many reasons for this but I think one of the reasons girls are so challenging for a momma because we see ourselves int hem and their lives. We want to teach them the ways of the world so they grow up avoiding the garbage we went through. We just can’t do that. It is a part of life to grow up with challenges and 2019 poses some very REAL evolved challenges.
You can feel Maria’s heart through her parenting audiobook, and it is soothing because . you realize you don’t HAVE to alter the world for your precious girl. You just have to go through it with her, having had a practice lap already. Maria coaches you through methods of connection and transparency with your daughter – not in a way that is overwhelming for either of you, but in a way that bonds you in a way nothing else can. Truth be told, healing is at your fingertips!! I have said this to my friends and I will say it again here, this is a must-read for any woman in any girl’s life, but especially for a momma who wants her girl to know God in a way that is most personal and precious!” – Mrs Claus Wannabe
The Duties of Parents: Parenting Your Children God's Way
Training your children well and not causing them to stumble in any way ought to be one of the highest priorities of Christian parents.
In The Duties of Parents, a practical parenting audiobook, J. C. Ryle presents 17 simple and yet profound responsibilities of Christian parents. Nothing new is contained in this little volume, yet what is presented has the potential to change future generations both now and for eternity. Learn how to shepherd your children; learn how to utilize the most significant key of all – love; and learn first and foremost how to present and represent Christ to your children. As you listen to this book, expect to find yourself both challenged and excited to begin a wonderful, appropriate, and growing relationship with the most wonderful gift God can give us in our lifetime – our dear children
“Although this mini parenting book was written in days gone bye, (long gone!), the truths found between its pages have eternal, lasting value.
J. C. Ryle was born in the early part of the 19th century and was extremely well educated at both Eton and Oxford. Just prior to graduating he contracted a serious pulmonary infection that brought him to salvation which changed the course of his life. J. C. decided to pursue study of the law but family financial issues ended his educational pursuits and he was ordained into the Church of England. The rest, as they say, is history!
John Charles Ryle was a stalwart of evangelism and was an evangelical before it was a “thing”. He preached and taught the Biblical principles ascribed to by most evangelical and reformed congregations today. This book focuses on the biblical principles associated with parenting children.
I find the language glorious but it might be strange for some. It’s not been modernized so be prepared for 19th century England. The great part about that is the grammar – it is spectacular!
The organization of the work is very simple and will make it easy to go and reference. Each key point is made bold and begins with: TRAIN THEM IN THE…The chapters begin with scripture for guidance. The actual body of the book is about 48 pages of solid gold.
A bit dated when it comes to language, but timeless in its content, “The Duties of Parents” is a must-have, especially at this price of Free on Kindle” – Linda
