Additional Resources
Child Development and Understanding Cognitive Levels
Books
Titles marked with an asterisk are on the API Bibliography dated March, 2006.
- *The Baby Book: Everything You Need
to Know about Your Baby from Birth
to Age Two (2003) by
William Sears, Martha Sears
- *The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your
High-Need Child from Birth to Age Five (1996) by
William Sears, Martha Sears
- *Growing Together: A Parent’s
to Baby’s First Year (1987) by William Sears, Martha Sears
- *Growing Up: Attachment Parenting
from Kindergarten to College (2003) by Isabelle Fox
- *The Happiest Baby on the Block: The
New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your
Newborn Baby Sleep Longer (2003 edition approved by API, however, this link is to the more readily availabe 2005 edition.) by Harvet Karp
- How
Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) by John Caldwell
Holt
- How
Children Fail (Classics in Child Development) by John Caldwell Holt
- *Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide
to Understanding the College Years (2003) by
Karen L Coburn
- *Magical Child (1992) by
Joseph Chilton Pearce
- *Magical Child Matures (1992) by Joseph Chilton Pearce
- *Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic (1998) by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
- *The Successful Child: What Parents Can
Do to Help Their Kids Turn Out Well (2002) by William Sears, Martha Sears, Elizabeth Pantley
- *Teenagers and Parents: Ten Steps
for a Better Relationship, 4th Edition (2000) by
Roger McIntire
- *Your Amazing Newborn (2000) by
Marshall H. Klaus, Phyllis H. Klaus
The following books, The Gesell Institute Child Development Series, are included because they contain excellent information on developmental milestones and child development, but they also contain recommendations for parenting techniques inconsistent with API philosophy, so please use discretion when considering any of the recommendations.
Note: Inclusion on this page does not imply API endorsement or affiliation with the above organizations or authors. While these resources contain valuable information, they may also include some passages that do not follow Attachment Parenting philosophy. Please use your own discretion in reading these resources or any parenting philosophy. 8/27/06
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