Gentle Parenting Books

We’ve selected our picks for the best gentle parenting books.

Plus, read reviews from parents. (They’ll leave you with little doubt about which book you should go for.) Parents can’t stop talking about how much this parenting style has transformed the family unit and their children's wellbeing.

Gentle Discipline

Gentle Discipline: Using Emotional Connection--Not Punishment--to Raise Confident, Capable Kids — this book comes with a long title, but the book is a simple, easy-to-read experience.

This book focuses on evidence-based methods to be your best gentle parenting self. It is centered around the “latest research in development, psychology, and neuroscience.” Those with kids in the toddler and school-age range will find something worth reading. The eBook is an easy buy — just 7 dollars — and the paperback is inexpensive too.

The book aims to reorient our understanding of discipline, punishment, and reward, replacing previous parenting styles with everything we have learned about the human brain since your parents had their turn.

No-Drama Discipline

Then there is No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.

The foundation of the book is a process by which you, “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…”

Details on the best discipline strategies for all ages, how to stay calm and connect with your kids, common mistakes and remedies ... all are thoroughly covered in this neat, little 288-pager. It’s easily one of the best books about gentle parenting.

The Gentle Parenting Book

The Gentle Parenting Book: How to raise calmer, happier children from birth to seven is an excellent starter book to enter the gentle parenting “lifestyle.” This one, as the title suggests, is mainly about raising younger children, so if you’re getting the ball rolling on parenthood and want to go in prepared, this is the book for you. If you’ve already got school-aged children, you’ll want to, understandably, go for a different option.