Parent Resources
Written by Debora Real   

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

 

Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? By Miriam Adderholdt-Elliott

Raising Boys: Why boys are different and how to help them become happy and well-balanced men. By Steven Biddulph

The Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad (Moving, Living, Thriving) By Melissa Brayer Hess and Patricia Linderman

Raising Each Other: A Book for Teens and Parents. By Jeanne Brondino

Why Kids Lie: How Parents Can Encourage Truthfulness. By Paul Elkman

Siblings Without Rivalry: Helping your children live together so you can live too. By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk so Kids Can Learn at Home and in School By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying By Judy Freedman

Emotional Intelligence By Daniel Goleman

Working With Emotional Intelligence By Daniel Goleman

E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training By Dr. Thomas Gordon

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child By John Gottman

Toddler Taming: A Parent's Guide to the First Four Years By Christopher Green

Beyond Toddlerdom: Keeping five to twelve year-olds on the rails. By Christopher Green

Learning Disabilities and Your Child: A Survival Handbook By Lawrence Greene

Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers By Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Survival Kit for Overseas Living By L. Robert Kohls

The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction By Carol Stock Kranowitz

Raising Your Spirited Child By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Dry All Night: The Picture Book Technique that Stops Bedwetting. By Allison Mack

Positive Discipline: The classic guide for parents and teachers to help children develop self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem-solving skills. By Jane Nelsen

Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems. By Jane Nelsen and Stephen Glenn

Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World By Jane Nelsen and Stephen Glenn

Living and Working Abroad: A Parents Guide. By Robin Pascoe

Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds By David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Relational Aggression in Girls
By Rachel Simmons

Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids' Strengths at Home and at School. By Joan Franklin Smutny

The Art of Coming Home By Craig Storti

The Art of Crossing Cultures By Craig Storti

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. By Michael Thompson

Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. By Michael Thompson

Raising Cain By Michael Thompson

Coping With Family Stress By Kimberly Wood Gooden

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids By Sally Yahnke Walker

Empowering Underachievers by Peter Spevack

Bright Minds, Poor Grades by Michael D. Whitley

 

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

Internet Safety:

www.netsmartz.org

Kids Health:

http://kidshealth.org/

American School Counselor Association:

www.schoolcounselor.org

National Institute for Mental Health: Information on ADHD

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/complete-index.shtml

USA Government Resources:

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Parents.shtml

U.S. Department of Education Parent Resources:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml

Parent Pals:

http://www.parentpals.com/

Parents Helping Parents:

http://www.php.com/

Living Well with ADHD:

http://www.additudemag.com/

All Kinds of Minds:

www.allkindsofminds.org

Parent’s Sex Ed Corner:

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=206

Misunderstood Minds:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/

 

 

Last Updated on Friday, 11 December 2009 14:14