Suggested Books for Parents
Below is a list of book recommendations that may be helpful to parents (and students). NOTE: Some of the selections are written by secular authors for secular audiences, and therefore may not align fully with our Catholic teachings and understandings. Still, we believe the majority of content in those works offer valuable insights for the formation of young people ordered to what is true, good, and beautiful.
Catholic Formation
Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
Unrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person
Classical Education
The Lost Tools of Learning: Symposium on Education
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had (Updated and Expanded)
The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
Family Formation
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It
Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
Compass: A Handbook on Parent Leadership
Successful Fathers: The Subtle but Powerful Ways Fathers Mold Their Children's Characters
Decisive Parenting: Forming Authentic Freedom in Your Children
Boys To Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons
Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Leadership
Mindset
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Nutrition, Sleep, & Exercise
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease―and How to Fight It
The Genius Life: Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary (Genius Living)
Technology
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Mind Change: How Digital Technologies Are Leaving Their Mark on Our Brains
World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World