BOOKS FOR PARENTS
Books on Parenting:
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, by Thomas W. Phelan, PhD *
SOS Help for Parents: A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Problems,by Lynn Clark *
Win the Whining War & Other Skirmishes, by Cynthia Whitman
Active parenting Today, by Michael H. Popkin, PhD
How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things, by C. Scheafer & T. Foy DiGeronimo
Ending the Homework Hassle, by J. Rosemond *
The New Six Point Plan for Raising Happy, healthy Children, by J. Rosemond.
Helping Your Child Succeed in School, by Dorothy Rich
How to Handle a Hard-to-Handle Kid: A Parents' Guide to Understanding & Changing Problem Behaviors, by Drew Edwards *
How to Hug A Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years, by Julie Ross *
Books on Divorce:
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way, by M. Gary Neuman
Books on Worry and Anxiety:
Help for Worried Kids, by Cynthia Last *
Helping Your Anxious Child, by Ronald Rapee *
Adopted Families and Attachment:
Creating Capacity for Attachment, by Aurthur Becker-Weidman
Attaching in Adoption, by Deborah Gray
Raising Adopted Children, by Lois Ruskai Melina
Books on Gay & Lesbian Parenting:
The Complete Lesbian & Gay Parenting Guide, by Arlene Istar Lev
The Lesbian & Gay Parenting Handbook: Creating & Raising Our Families, by April Martin
Books on Special Needs and Learning:
106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve, by Kristen Amundson *
All About Attention Deficit Disorder, by Thomas Phelan
Nature's Ritalin for the Marathon Mind, Nurturing Your ADHD Child with Exercise, by Stephan Putnam
Special Kids in School, a set of Children's books dealing with chronic illness and disabilities, by K. Gosselin
Asperger's Syndrome-A Guide for Parents & Professionals, by Tony Attwood
Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome, by Kathryn Stewart
The Out -of-Sync Child, Recognizing & Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, by C. Kranowitz
Alexander, the Elephant Who Couldn't Eat Peanuts-DVD, A Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Video
* Available at Parkdale Elementary School
