Book clubs are so much fun, if you like books, of course! I am a member of a book club, that I love. We read mostly popular fiction, and sometimes when we are in an intellectual mood we read non-fiction and sometimes we throw a classic into the mix.
A few years ago I also ran a book club for parents. We read parenting books, a chapter a week and then discussed it at our meetings. It was very successful.
We read the following books:
Blessing of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline, by Becky Bailey
Raising a Spirited Child, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Positive Discipline, by Jane Nelsen
I have very high expectations of parenting books. I will only recommend parenting books that are easy to read and don’t make parents feel guilty. I like parenting books that are skill based and give good examples of how to implement the skills outlined, in one’s home. It is also nice bonus if the author does not take themselves so seriously and shares their own parenting struggles. All of the above books met those expectations.
We are very excited to announce that we are planning on running a book club this winter. We are in the midst of going through a number of books that we think would interest parents.
These are the books that are in the running:
Yell Less, Love More by Sheila McCraith
Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves, by Naomi Aldort
The Challenging Child, by Stanley I. Greenspan
The 5 Love Languages of Children, by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
Let us know what you think!
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