The CEC Program Directors have hand-selected this valuable basket filled with best-selling parenting books, appropriate for children – and  parents – of all ages!

So many of these books have been a trusted resource for parents through the years, and embrace the CEC’s nature and play-based approach to childhood.  

• Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids - Payne, Kim John

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk- Faber, Adele

• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind- Siegel, Daniel J.

• The Pressured Child: Freeing Our Kids from Performance Overdrive and Helping Them Find Success in School and Life Thompson Ph.D., Michael

• Parenting from the Inside Out 10th Anniversary edition: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive - Siegel MD, Daniel J.

• Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children - Thompson, Michael

• Children & Nature: Making Connections - Richard Louv