As children transition from early years to school age, parents may need some help understanding the changes that they will be experiencing. These books provide a comprehensive guide that will help parents who are adapting to modern parenthood, negotiating the prickly points of the tween mind and sane advice for how to foster a good parent-child relationship.

All Joy and No Fun
Jennifer SeniorJennifer Senior attempts to untangle the paradox of modern parenthood with a well-researched and emotionally intelligent examination of real-life parenting experiences.

How to Hug a Porcupine
Julie A. RossJulie A. Ross, executive director of Parenting Horizons, provides a peek into the perplexing tween mind and offers up the necessary tools for handling even the ‘prickliest’ tween moments.

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Philippa PerryLeading psychotherapist Philippa Perry shares the vital do’s and don’t’s of parenting. Full of sage and sane advice, Perry explains her recipe for good parent-child relationships.