1.How to Raise an Adult:

by Julie Lythcott-Haims

Why you should read it

The key message of this book is that though fashionable, overparenting is highly detrimental to children. It stresses them out and denies them opportunities to develop essential skills, ultimately serving as a barrier to success. It explores a better way to teach kids to be independent, make decisions, and allow them to follow their own paths. 

2. The Smartest Kids in the World:

by Amanda Ripley

Why you should read it

This book explores the education systems in the US and takes a look at other countries' education systems and makes comparisons. This book gives us some insights into what needs to improve from a systemic point of view and what we as parents can do to give your children opportunities for learning and thriving in today’s struggling education s

3. The Hurried Child

by David Elkind

Why you should read it

This book really looks at why our western society children are struggling between being a child physically, mentally, and emotionally in an everchanging world that expects them to behave with adults' responses. David really breaks down the different elements of why our children are struggling with their mental health. From the increase of competitive sports and the shift in values around what important for our children on the, playing field and our responses to that as a parent is closely related to our job satisfaction and security as parents as well as we divorce and separation increase how it impacts our children. He discusses the subtleness of these current modern situations has on the average child

4. 13 Thing Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do:

by Amy Morin

Why you should read it

This book teaches parents how to raise mentally strong and resilient children. The book helps you reflect on your values and goals of parenting. She shares why you shouldn’t make your children be the center of your universe and why we sometimes allow our parenting fears to dictate our why and our high expectations of our children will backfire. 

5. The Orchid and the Dandelion:

by W. Thomas Boyce

Why you should read it

This study by a pediatric health expert considers why children with the greatest potential are also the ones likely to struggle. He really opens the door to help us understand and considering why children in one family can be and experience life so differently.

A sensitive or resilient child? This book certainly gives us some insight into parenting children and askes us to look our children's personality through the lens of two flowers the orchid being one often described as the sensitive child often the most creative although needs the right conditions to thrive and the Dandelion often referred to the resilient child.