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8 of the Best Potty Training Books

The best books for potty training are ones that help children become comfortable with understanding their bodies. Find them here, starting with Super Pooper and Whizz Kid: Potty Power! Sabrina Moyle and Eunice Moyle.

8 of the Best LGBTQ-Inclusive Books About Parenting and Pregnancy

These LGBTQ parenting and pregnancy books books are written for and in many cases by LGBTQ parents, from help guides to memoirs and poetry.

10 Adolescent Depression Books for Parents

While there isn’t one guidebook for parenting, these adolescent depression books for parents, including Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents by Francis Mark Mondimore and Patrick Kelly, can act as little lights and help.

Books Helped Me Figure Out How my Child Learns, and in the Process, Helped Me Parent

Books are a source of guidance for many things and parenting is no different, but some of the most helpful parenting books may surprise you.

Literary Mean Girls, Book Cliques, and…Parenting?

Can books about mean girls and mean moms help with navigating parenthood?

When Books Become Your Parenting Community

In a society where so many parental communities lo longer exist, it’s not so weird to turn to books to help us through major life decisions.

Why I Decided to Read 52 Books in the Next 52 Weeks

When this single parent's son turned 5, she decided to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Learn why and which books made the cut.

Parenting Books for Parents Who Hate Parenting Books

Here are parenting books with practical, accessible advice that is blessedly judgment-free and honest, including Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be A-Holes by Karen Alpert.

The Importance of Good Parents in Middle Grade Fiction

A reader considers the importance of good parents in middle grade fiction, and how their presence might impact kids in their formative years.

How to Read When You Have a Baby

A new parent writes about finding reading time while caring for a newborn, including the book formats and books that helped.