I love a parenting book! there are some rotters and some gems out there here are some of my favourite influences in the philosophy and thinking behind Empowered/ Conscious Parent Coaching

Neuro Science and The Nervous System

Mona De La Hook- Beyond Behaviours, Brain Body Parenting 

Dan Seigel- The Whole Brain Child, The Power of Showing up, No Drama Discipline

Conscious parenting

Dr Shefali- The Conscious Parent

Aletha Solter- Cooperative and Connected/ Attachment Play

Alfie Kohn- Unconditional Parenting

Emotional Intelligence

Lindsay C. Gibson- Adult children of Emotionally Immature Parents

John Gottman- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Brene Brown- Atlas of the Heart

Attachment

Gabor Mate and Gordon Neufeld- Hold on to your Kids

Play

Aletha Solter- Attachment Play

Laurence Cohen- The Playful Parent/ The Opposite of Worry

Non Violent Communication

Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish -How to talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk and Siblings without Rivalry

Marshall Rosenberg- Nonviolent Communication

Personal Growth

Brene Brown- The Gifts of Imperfection

Nicole Le Pera- How to do the Work