FoundationConnection
$30 to $60Calm and Cool Emotional Regulation Set
Slumberkins · ages 2-6
A favorite gift for a toddler's birthday
Products
Gifts for the Connection years
Gifts a 4 to 7-year-old will still be using in three months.
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81 products for the Connection years
ConnectionFormation
$15 to $30Positive Discipline
Jane Nelsen · ages 2-12
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30The Child, the Family, and the Outside World
D. W. Winnicott · ages 0-10
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30The Whole-Brain Child
Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson · ages 0-12
A standard baby-shower book for good reason
Recommended in Co-regulation: how your calm becomes your child's calm
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Power of Discord
Ed Tronick, Claudia M. Gold · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
Recommended in Co-regulation: how your calm becomes your child's calm
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Mindset
Carol S. Dweck · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Grit
Angela Duckworth ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Flourish
Martin Seligman ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30The Whole-Brain Child Workbook
Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson · ages 0-12
For a parent who reads
Recommended in Co-regulation: how your calm becomes your child's calm
ConnectionFormation
Under $15Positive Discipline Parenting Tool Cards
Positive Discipline · ages 3-12
A good gift for a new parent who wants tools, not theory
FoundationConnection
Under $15Knock Knock What I Love About You Fill in the Love Book
Knock Knock · ages 4-9
A grandparent or aunt can fill it in about a child ages 4-9 for a keepsake that names them specifically.
ConnectionFormationIgnition
Under $15Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Dolphin Hat Games · ages 8-99
Anyone can buy this blind for a family. Under $15, no age limit, instant.
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Family Adventure Journal
Chronicle Books · ages 6-16
A grandparent can buy this blind for any family with kids; it works for ages 6 to 16.
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Unconditional Parenting
Alfie Kohn · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60Dailygreatness Parents 90-Day Journal
Dailygreatness · ages 0-18
For a parent who likes structure
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
Under $15Enjoy the Moment Parenting Guided Journal
The Happy Planner · ages 0-18
For a new parent or a parent starting a program
ConnectionFormation
Under $15NeeDoh Groovy Glob
Schylling · ages 4-12
A stocking or party-bag item
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30Between Parent and Child
Haim G. Ginott · ages 2-12
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World
H. Stephen Glenn, Jane Nelsen · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Positive Discipline A-Z
Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H. Stephen Glenn · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60The Education of Children
Alfred Adler · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnection
$15 to $30Positive Discipline for Preschoolers
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, Roslyn Ann Duffy · ages 3-6
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Positive Discipline for Single Parents
Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, Carol Delzer · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Positive Discipline Parenting Tools
Jane Nelsen, Mary Nelsen Tamborski, Brad Ainge · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (and Overwhelmed) Parent
Jane Nelsen, Kristina Bill, Joy Marchese · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs
Jane Nelsen, Steven Foster, Arlene Raphael · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Children: The Challenge
Rudolf Dreikurs, Vicki Soltz · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Challenge of Parenthood
Rudolf Dreikurs · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Logical Consequences
Rudolf Dreikurs, Loren Grey · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Understanding Human Nature
Alfred Adler ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Creativity
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30What Life Could Mean to You
Alfred Adler ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Childhood and Society
Erik H. Erikson · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Identity and the Life Cycle
Erik H. Erikson ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Life Cycle Completed
Erik H. Erikson, Joan M. Erikson ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60The Psychology of the Child
Jean Piaget, Bärbel Inhelder · ages 0-15
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60A Secure Base
John Bowlby · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$30 to $60Playing and Reality
D. W. Winnicott · ages 0-12
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting
Laurence Steinberg · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Why We Do What We Do
Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste ·
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Optimistic Child
Martin Seligman, Karen Reivich, Lisa Jaycox, Jane Gillham · ages 5-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Learned Optimism
Martin Seligman ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Authentic Happiness
Martin Seligman ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60Finding Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Evolving Self
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
John Gottman, Joan DeClaire · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Yes Brain
Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Power of Showing Up
Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Parenting from the Inside Out
Daniel J. Siegel, Mary Hartzell · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Mindsight
Daniel J. Siegel ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Explosive Child
Ross W. Greene · ages 3-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Raising Human Beings
Ross W. Greene · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Gardener and the Carpenter
Alison Gopnik · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnection
$15 to $30The Philosophical Baby
Alison Gopnik · ages 0-6
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnection
$15 to $30The Scientist in the Crib
Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl · ages 0-5
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Marshmallow Test
Walter Mischel ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$30 to $60Becoming Brilliant
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnection
$15 to $30Einstein Never Used Flashcards
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Diane Eyer · ages 0-6
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30Mind in the Making
Ellen Galinsky · ages 0-8
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Ask the Children
Ellen Galinsky · ages 3-18
For a parent who reads
Connection
Under $15Jared's Cool-Out Space
Positive Discipline · ages 3-7
For a 3 to 7-year-old who is learning to calm down
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Punished by Rewards
Alfie Kohn ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Myth of the Spoiled Child
Alfie Kohn · ages 0-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Homework Myth
Alfie Kohn · ages 5-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Schools Our Children Deserve
Alfie Kohn · ages 5-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Willpower
Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney ·
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Raising Cain
Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson, Teresa Barker · ages 3-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Best Friends, Worst Enemies
Michael Thompson, Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen · ages 3-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30The Pressured Child
Michael Thompson, Teresa Barker · ages 5-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Homesick and Happy
Michael Thompson · ages 6-16
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Too Much of a Good Thing
Dan Kindlon · ages 5-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Siblings Without Rivalry
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30How to Talk So Kids Can Learn
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish · ages 5-14
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Liberated Parents, Liberated Children
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormationIgnition
$15 to $30Chores Without Wars
Lynn Lott, Riki Intner · ages 2-18
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormation
$15 to $30Active Parenting Now
Michael H. Popkin · ages 5-12
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnection
$15 to $30Active Parenting: First Five Years
Michael H. Popkin · ages 0-5
For a parent who reads
FoundationConnectionFormation
$15 to $30Taming the Spirited Child
Michael H. Popkin · ages 2-12
For a parent who reads
ConnectionFormation
Over $60Kids Weighted Blanket
Harkla · ages 4-12
Ask the parent about weight first; roughly 10 percent of body weight