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Melinda Wenner Moyer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Melinda Wenner Moyer is a science journalist and author. Science journalist and author. Writes @nytimes and @substackinc. NYU journalism faculty. She/her. Parenting newsletter: https://t.co/KcnJtVSf7t.

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Book Cover for: Why Is My Child in Charge?: A Roadmap to End Power Struggles, Increase Cooperation, and Find Joy in Parenting Young Children, Claire Lerner

Why Is My Child in Charge?: A Roadmap to End Power Struggles, Increase Cooperation, and Find Joy in Parenting Young Children

Claire Lerner
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

@alexjhrtmn My book!!! Also for parents of little kids I love Claire Lerner's "Why Is My Child in Charge?"

Paperback, 2024

$18.95Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive (Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Patterns, Teena, Lisa L. Lewis

The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive (Healthy Sleep Habits, Sleep Patterns, Teena

Lisa L. Lewis
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

So excited for Lisa's book "The Sleep-Deprived Teen," which comes out next month. This is SUCH an important issue.

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Book Cover for: You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent: How to Practice Self-Compassion and Give Yourself a Break, Carla Naumburg

You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent: How to Practice Self-Compassion and Give Yourself a Break

Carla Naumburg
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

Excited today to run this funny and extremely helpful interview with @CarlaGeorge22 about her excellent new book, YOU ARE NOT A SH*TTY PARENT, and why it's so important and helpful for parents to nurture self-compassion. Happy pub day, Carla!!! https://t.co/RDuzVnIpMJ

Paperback, 2022

$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends on It, Tabitha Carvan

This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch: The Joy of Loving Something--Anything--Like Your Life Depends on It

Tabitha Carvan
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

I just finished an advance copy of @tabithacarvan’s book THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH. I had no idea what to expect and also I don’t care that much about Benedict Cumberbatch (I mean, he’s fine?) but it is truly one of the most delightful books I’ve ever read.

Paperback, 2022

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad, Jordan Shapiro

Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad

Jordan Shapiro
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

In my newsletter today, I spoke with @jordosh about his new book Father Figure: How To Be a Feminist Dad. We discussed his inspiration for the book, responsive parenting, and how to split parenting duties equally: https://melindawmoyer.substack.com/p/how-to-be-a-feminist-dad

Hardcover, 2021

$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting--From Tots to Teens, Melinda Wenner Moyer

How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting--From Tots to Teens

Melinda Wenner Moyer
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

Thrilled to have been interviewed about my book for @PsychToday. Thank you @MeredithResnick for the excellent questions and for highlighting my book HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN'T ASSHOLES! https://t.co/ujKlOfw7Z0

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood, Chelsea Conaboy

Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood

Chelsea Conaboy
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

For today's newsletter I interviewed @cconaboy about how the notion of the "maternal instinct" has shaped parenting beliefs and advice over the years and why it's been so harmful. Everyone should buy her new book "Mother Brain." https://t.co/f7luozsn97

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents, Lisa Damour

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents

Lisa Damour
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

I had the wonderful opportunity to interview @LDamour for @nytimes about her essential new book, "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers." I have already ordered 5 copies of her book to give to friends and family. It's a must-read if you have tweens or teens. https://t.co/vUV4qcFtm8

Paperback, 2024

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How To Raise Kids: We Aren't Perfect, Nobody Is: How To Connect With Your Child, Birgit Elman

How To Raise Kids: We Aren't Perfect, Nobody Is: How To Connect With Your Child

Birgit Elman
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

So excited HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T ASSHOLES is the #13 bestselling book this week at The Hive! 🙌🙌🙌 https://t.co/le4d1atuJ9

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Book Cover for: Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture, Sara Petersen

Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture

Sara Petersen
Melinda Wenner MoyerMelinda Wenner Moyer

It's pub day for the fantastic MOMFLUENCED, too! Huge congrats to @slouisepetersen — I'll be interviewing her for my newsletter very soon. Order the book here: https://t.co/wIs6436jAp

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book