The Best Parenting Books

"All about the fact that stuff happens to us as children, negative things happen. Then, we adapt to those things by taking on certain defensive ways of being." - Dr. Gabor Maté

"A great book." - Neil Strauss

Chase Jarvis mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

Graham Duncan mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I usually send [The Happiest Baby on the Block] with a copy of [this book]." - Ashton Kutcher

"The only thing I did to prepare for being a parent was to read [this book]." - Steve Jurvetson

"If you want to be a hands-on parent and also have some version of a career, this book is gold." - Ashton Kutcher

"A really interesting thing I give to parents. It basically talks about virtues based education." - Rainn Wilson

"Has been super helpful to me in setting out a clear map of girls' developmental stages and how we can make sure we don’t sell out the potential or uniqueness of our daughters." - Daniel Ek

"For new parents, I love [this series]." - Brené Brown

"For new parents, I love [this series]." - Brené Brown

"For new parents, I love [this series]." - Brené Brown

"For new parents, I love [this series]." - Brené Brown

"For new parents, I love [this series]." - Brené Brown

"Encourages parents to forge better lives not only for our children, but also for ourselves." - Arianna Huffington

"A wonderful book, though only implicitly about 'parenting.'" - Paul Graham

"A wonderful book." - Tim O’Reilly

"A simple poem from a mother to her daughter. And I have to confess, I get choked up every single time I read it." - Seth Godin

Alicia Keys recommended this book on Twitter.

"Moving and beautifully written." - Arianna Huffington

"Really about how to communicate with all people. I found this book quite helpful and it changed how I communicate." - Brian Armstrong