Parenting From the Inside Out

This was the number one recommended book for new parents from my husband's therapist group, and I can see why. It is less of a “how-to” and more of a self-reflection tool. It focuses much more at analyzing your own childhood, personality, and history, pulling out the good things and gaining awareness over the problems. It respects that every family is different, and instead of prescribing 5 steps for potty training, discusses how to stay calm in situations and what to do when you inevitably do lose your cool. I think it's a book I'll be coming back to as I start this journey.