Parent Book Group

The Poker Hill School book group reads and discusses an interesting and current parenting book. Traditionally, meetings are held once a month at the school on Wednesday evenings.  Leaders of the book group (parents, members of the community building committee, and/or board members) will share titles, podcasts or other suggestions monthly.  New members always welcome!!

2022-2023
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Date TBA at PHS @ 7pm

Books read in previous years include:
  • Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
  • The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need From Grownups by Erika Christakis
  • The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
  • Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense by Ellyn Satter
  • The Soul of Discipline: The Simplicity Parenting Approach to Warm, Firm, and Calm Guidance- From Toddlers to Teens by Kim John Payne
  • Up by Patricia Ellis Herr
  • Omnivores’ Dilemma by Michael Pollan
  • Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell
  • Raising Cain by David Kindlon
  • Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
  • The Lolita Effect by M. Gigi Durham
  • In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
  • The Power of Play by David Elkind
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play by Vivian Gussey Paley
  • Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
  • The Parents We Mean To Be by Richard Weissbourd
  • Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross
  • Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
  • The Dance Of Interaction: A Guide To Managing Children's Challenging Behaviors by Jeanine Fitzgerald
  • The Mind In The Making by Ellen Galinsky
  • Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood From The Culture Of Hyper-Parenting by Carl Honoré
  • The Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman
  • The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
  • Duct Tape Parenting by Vicki Hoefle and Alex Kajitani
  • It's Ok Not to Share... and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids by Heather Shumaker
  • Small Animals by Kim Brooks