Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

This book is fantastic. I picked it up on a lark and am forever glad I did. Growing up in a home and community where corporal punishment (often excessively so) was seen as "THE" way to discipline children, I knew I had to break the cycle with my own son. This book did it. I tore through it in less than a week and then got my husband reading it too. We use the examples given here to get our toddler helping with everything from sweeping the floor (with his own special little broom) to "washing dishes" with us after dinner. If you're a new Mama or Dada or an experienced parent desperate to change things in your own home for the better, then this book is for you.

The one parenting book I recommend to everyone I know!