PW recommends three books to enable parents to upgrade their parenting style to bring out the best in children, writes Poornima Dilip

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (The Peaceful Parent Series)
By Dr. Laura Markham | Publisher: Tarcher Perigee | Price: Rs.899

Is it possible to parent without yelling, punishing or threatening your child?
US-based Dr. Laura Markham, a well-known psychologist and founder of Aha!Parenting, which conducts parenting workshops and coaching programmes, shares her expertise on how to nurture children with empathy and kindness. She details ways to positively influence children without resorting to shouting and threatening. In this valuable guide, she advises parents to understand their own emotions better — and keep them in check. This will enable them to raise self-disciplined children. Her ideas are practical and have been tested with many parents Markham has coached over the years.

Parenting from the Inside Out
By Daniel J Siegel and Mary Hartzell | Publisher: TarcherPerigee | Price: Rs.1440

Child psychiatrist Daniel J Siegel and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell deep-dive into the minds of parents and study the influence their own childhood and nurturance has on their parenting styles. The duo highlights new research in neurobiology and attachment research to explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of a child’s brain, and offer parents a step-by-step guide to understand their own life stories, which will help them raise resilient and compassionate children. They believe that parents’ understanding of their own childhood and motivation is the prerequisite of nurturing happy and confident children.

Active Parenting: How to Raise Children with Boundless Potential
By RamG Vallath | Publisher: HarperCollins | Price: Rs.299

Inspired by his father’s profound influence on his life, motivational speaker RamG Vallath strongly believes that ‘active parenting’ has the power to realise a child’s full potential. In this useful guide, he suggests ways and means to motivate and inspire children to discover and explore several interests. He advises parents to draw a long-term plan to support and empower children with the values of respect and integrity and risk-taking, life skills, critical thinking and self-discipline. Vallath believes that developing a growth mind-set in children will enable them to take full advantage of opportunities and find their true calling in life.