"The Whole Brain Child" is an excellent primer on how children's brains work and behaviors are exhibited, and from researchers in this area. I'm now listening to the follow-up "No-Drama Discipline", and hoping it will provide even more practical advice in this area.
"How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk" is also good.
"Parenting From The Inside Out" is a gut punch about getting your own psychological problems addressed first.
I'll also say that prioritizing sleep (as best as you can), proper diet, exercise, and healthy boundaries between work/home are sometimes so much more important than any book you could be reading.
"How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and How to Listen So Your Kids Will Talk" is also good.
"Parenting From The Inside Out" is a gut punch about getting your own psychological problems addressed first.
I'll also say that prioritizing sleep (as best as you can), proper diet, exercise, and healthy boundaries between work/home are sometimes so much more important than any book you could be reading.