Most Influential Parenting Books

Which books encouraged you, comforted you, changed your attitudes, and made you a better parent?
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4.17 avg rating — 28,682 ratings
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25

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394 books · 593 voters · list created August 13th, 2008 by Sally (votes) .
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Sally 6028 books
121 friends
Antoine 949 books
177 friends
Tamara 5822 books
253 friends
Eli 4 books
2 friends
Aaron 15 books
2 friends
Jessica 488 books
92 friends
Diana 1725 books
74 friends
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads 3384 books
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