Books, podcasts, courses we recommend

Twelve revolutionary strategies, in plain English.

The single best translation of attachment + brain-integration research into things you can actually do at the dinner table. The "name it to tame it" line alone has rescued a million bedtimes.

A reframe of "behaviour" as a window into what kids need.

Becky's frame — "two things are true" — is a portable tool for almost every parenting moment. Ends shame on both sides; gives you scripts for the tantrum AND for repair afterwards.

Twenty-minute reframes for the very next moment.

Episode-length feels right for a school run. Light on theory, heavy on "say this exactly." The repair episodes alone are worth the subscription.

A field manual for the toddler-to-eight years.

Comic-strip examples of EXACTLY what to say when the cup is the wrong cup. Practical to the point of being annoying — and that's the praise.

The seven transitions of girlhood, mapped.

Sane, calm, deeply researched — and deeply useful for parents of any teenager, not just girls. Damour's "shark and the cage" image will show up in your head at the right moments.

The five S's — and why they actually work.

If your baby will not stop crying tonight, this is the book. The reflex science is real and the techniques compound. Ignore anyone who tells you to "just hold them."

The patron saint of "calm in the face of a tantrum."

Old-school RIE wisdom in episode format. Every one ends with you exhaling. Especially useful in the toddler/preschool window when emotions outsize the body.

Six-week course that earns its keep.

Yes it's on Instagram first. Yes it's genuinely good. The video format means you and your partner can both watch the same five-minute clip and end up on the same page about a tantrum playbook.

Calm, evidence-based, gloriously unflappable.

Twenty-five-minute episodes on the actual issues teens bring home. Damour's pacing alone is regulating to listen to.

Autonomy-supportive parenting, with the data to back it.

The book that justifies handing over a real choice every week. Especially good for school-age and tween parents who feel themselves slipping into manager mode.

A care guide for the postpartum body and heart.

Frames the first months as a real recovery period — for the parent. Gentle, practical, and the only one that takes pelvic-floor and nervous-system recovery seriously without medicalising it.

Evidence-based feeding without the moralising.

A counterweight to the breast-only-or-bust noise. Especially valuable in the first two weeks when feeding is fraught and exhausted parents need permission to do whatever keeps the baby fed.

Pregnancy decisions through an actual-data lens.

You can argue with the conclusions, but the methodology is sound and the writing is calm. The book that helps you stop spiralling at 2am about a single cup of coffee.

Birth-to-preschool decisions, defanged.

The companion to Expecting Better. Reads as a list of "OK, here is what the data really says" on every guilt-laden parenting choice from breastfeeding to screen time.

A screen-free story player kids can run themselves.

The autonomy is the point — toddlers love the agency, and you get a calm-down minute that doesn't come from a screen. Songs, audiobooks, custom recordings from grandparents.

Sleep tracking + an actually useful AI sleep planner.

The free tracker is genuinely good. The "SweetSpot" predictions for naps and night sleep work well from 4 months to ~3 years; cancel after they sleep through and they will not haunt you.

A bridge between swaddle and sleep sack.

For the 3-to-6 month transition out of swaddling, when the moro reflex is still waking them. Not a miracle, but the "extra night of sleep" tax is paid back in one go.

Sleep architecture for the parent who has none.

Not parenting-targeted, but the sleep, light-exposure, and stress-physiology episodes will unstuck your own nervous system in the newborn fog. Take the supplements with a grain of salt.

The "buy once, use it for years" stroller class.

No specific brand religion — pick the one that fits your trunk and your walking surfaces. The recommendation is the category: a single high-quality stroller that converts to a toddler seat outlasts three cheap ones.