The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel (relevant to families of all faiths)
Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4 – 14 by Chip Wood and William Crain
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
Marguerite Kelly’s Family Almanac: The Perfect Companion for Today’s Family–a Helpful Guide to Navigating Through the Everyday Issues of Modern Life by Marguerite Kelly
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ by Daniel Goleman