Youth Truth: Engaging In Conversations That Can Change Lives by Carlamay Sheremata is a nonfiction parenting book rooted in real encounters between adults and young people navigating complex emotional terrain. Drawing on her experiences as a school resource officer, Sheremata shares a series of true...

Limiting screen time for children has become a parenting nightmare for many. Arguments, frustration, and hopelessness are the norm in many parents’ daily lives. The Screen Switch by Anna Wells is designed with these parents' needs in mind. Finally, the antidote for the screen epidemic...

Parenting can be an exciting as well as a challenging experience. While most parents want what’s best for their children, determining what exactly is best for them is perhaps the most demanding part. What many fail to realize is that parenting is not just about...

My Thoughts in Orbit: Movella Nutella Umbrella Patella by Josh Givens moves readers through the aftermath of divorce, exploring how he engages with the world while raising his 13-year-old son. Givens attempts to create structure and meaning in daily life, balancing parenting responsibilities with just...

Tom Sauer's 2 Weeks in the Desert with Dad was an interesting departure from my usual reading fare. The author had a difficult and strained relationship with his now eighty-four-year-old father. His father had spent his entire life penny-pinching and worrying about money, devoting his...

After the death of his mother, Michael LaFleur makes a shocking and perhaps accidental discovery about her, shattering a family history he had believed for decades. While sorting through his mother’s belongings, he finds a letter that reveals how his mother had willingly relinquished custody...

Troubling behavior among teens can be difficult for any parent to navigate. How do you stop a child from indulging in self-destructive behavior without needing to control every facet of their lives? Author Katie K. May provides the answers in You're on Fire, It's Fine....

In Rare Mamas, Nikki McIntosh recounts her experience after her son Miles was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at eighteen months and how this shaped her family’s daily life. She talks about the impact of the diagnosis and the ways she learned to manage uncertainty...

Raising Genius: Mozart, Einstein, Jobs: The Price of Brilliance by Nam Nguyen reminds readers that genius alone is not enough. Parenting, culture, and ambition are among the many factors that shape brilliant minds. The author has chosen three fascinating subjects who came from different backgrounds...

Wounded Wings: One Man’s Secret Struggle by Jeanne Donovan and Ronald I. Johnson is more than just a bittersweet biography of one man’s life; it is a social documentary of the times and a hard, no-holds-barred look at the evils of childhood sexual abuse, particularly...