Anger
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child
Hyland, Terry L. and Jerry Davis, Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents
Lerner, Harriet Goldhor, The Dance of Anger
Samalin, Nancy, Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemm
Schiraldi, Glenn and Melissa Hallmark Kerr, The Anger Management
Sourcebook
Tavris, Carol, Anger – The Misunderstood Emotion
Verdick, Elizabeth and Marjorie Lisovskis, How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger
Babies
Acredolo, Linda and Susan Goodwyn, Baby Signs
Brazelton, T. Berry, and Joshua Sparrow, Calming Your Fussy Baby the Brazelton Way
Cole, Joanna, The New Baby at Your House
Dix, Carole, The New Mother Syndrome
Eisenberg, Murkoff & Hathoway, What to Expect The First Year
Kleiman, Karen & Raskin, This Isn’t What I Expected
Leach, Penelope, Babyhood
Your Baby and Child
Medina, John, Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child
from Zero to Five
Sears, William and Martha Sears, The Baby Book
The Fussy Baby Book
White, Burton, The First Three Years of Life
Boys
Gurian, Michael, A Fine Young Man
The Wonder of Boys
Pollack, William, Real Boys
Bullying
Bolton, Jose, and Stan Graeve, No Room for Bullies
Cohen-Posey, Kate, How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and other Meanies
Coloroso, Barbara, The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander
Frankel, Fred, Friends Forever: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends; Good Friends are Hard to Find
Fried & Fried, Bullies and Victims
Giannetti & Sagarese, Cliques
McCoy, Elin, What to do When Kids are Mean to Your Child
McNamara, Barry, Keys to Dealing with Bullies
Ross, Dorothea, Childhood Bullying and Teasing
Child Development
Ames, Louise Bates, and Frances Ilg, Your One Year Old,
Your Two Year Old,
Your Three Year Old
Brazelton, T. Berry, Touchpoints
Fraiberg, Selma, The Magic Years
Gessell, Arnold, and Frances Ilg, The Child From Five to Ten
Hewitt, Deborah, So This is Normal Too?
Ilg, Frances and Louise Bates Ames, Child Behavior
Medina, John, Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
Culture
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, It takes a Village
Elkind, David, The Hurried Child
Elkind, David, Ties that Stress
Gordon, Sol, Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
Hochschild & Machung, The Second Shift
Leach, Penelope, Children First
Pipher, Mary, The Shelter of Each Other
Death/Loss
Recommended Books for Children Ages 3-8
Boulden, J&J, Saying Goodbye
Britain, Lory, My Grandma Died
Heegaard, M., When Someone Very Special Dies
Holmes, M., Molly’s Mom Died: A Child’s Book of Hope Through Grief
Sam’s Dad Died: A Child’s Book of Hope Through Grief
Lanton, S., Daddy’s Chair
Limb, S., Come Back, Grandma
Mellonie, B. & Ingpen, R., Lifetimes: A Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Old, W., Stacy Had a Little Sister
Rogers, F., When A Pet Dies
Thomas, J., Saying Goodbye to Gramma
Thornton, T., Grandpa’s Chair
Varley, S., The Badger’s Parting Gift
Vigna, J., Saying Goodbye to Daddy
Viorst, J., The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Recommended Books for children Ages 9-12
Alexander, S., Nadia The Willful
Bennett, Cherie, Searching for David’s Heart
Buscaglia, L., The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
Carrick, C., The Accident
Cohn, J., I Had A Friend Named Peter: Talking to Children About the Death of a Friend
Krementz, Jill, How It Feels When a Parent Dies
LeShan, Eda, Learning to Say Goodbye
Richter, E., Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies
Rofes, E., The Kid’s Book About Death and Dying
Sims, A., Am I Still a Sister?
Recommended Books for Teens Ages 13 and Over
Dower, L., I Will Remember You: A Guidebook Through Grief For Teens
Gootman, M., When A Friend Dies
Grollman, E., Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love
Krementz, J., How It Feels When a Parent Dies
LeShan, Eda, Learning to Say Good-Bye: When a Parent Dies
Richter, E., Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies
Traisman, Enid Samuel, Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss
Wolfelt, Alan, Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens:100 Practical Ideas,
Recommended Books for Parents and Professionals
Alderman, Linda, Why Did Daddy Die:Helping Children Cope With the Loss of a Parent
Coloroso, Barbara, Parenting with Wit and Wisdom in Times of Chaos and Loss
The Dougy Center, 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
Fitzgerald, Helen, The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide,
The Grieving Teen
Goldman, Linda, Life and Loss: a Guide to Help Grieving Children
Grollman, Earl, Explaining Death to Children
Talking About Death:A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
Huntley, Theresa, Helping Children Grieve
Johnson, Joy, Keys to Helping Children Deal with Death and Grief
Kroen, William, Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One
Mellonie, Bryan & Robert Ingpen, Lifetimes,The Beautiful Way to Explain
Death to Children
Rogers, Fred, When a Pet Dies
Trozzi, Maria, Talking with Children About Loss
Viorst, Judith, Necessary Losses
Warden, J.W., Children and Grief: When A Parent Dies
Wolfelt, Alan D., A Child’s View of Grief
Healing the Bereaved Child
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids: 100 Practical Ideas
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas
Worden, William, Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies
Discipline/Punishment
For Younger Children (ages one to four years)
Crary, Elizabeth, Magic Tools for Raising Kids
Without Spanking or Spoiling
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen
So Kids Will Talk
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child
Kennedy, Michelle, Tantrums – Last Straw Strategies
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Kids, Parents and Power Struggles
White, Burton, Raising a Happy Unspoiled Child
For Older Children (ages three or four years and above)
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Growing Up Again
Coloroso, Barbara, Kids Are Worth It
Crary, Elizabeth, Kids can Cooperate
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Kids, Parents and Power Struggles
Nelsen, Jane, Positive Discipline
Silberman & Wheelen, How to Discipline Without Feeling Guilty
Silberman, Mel, Confident Parenting
Swift, Madeline, Discipline for Life: Getting it Right With Children
Divorce
Beyer, Roberta, and Kent Winchester, Speaking of Divorce
Hetherington, E. Mavis and John Kelly, For Better or Worse: Divorce
Reconsidered
Hickey, Elizabeth and Elizabeth Dalton, Healing Heart
Kalter, Neil, Growing Up with Divorce
Neuman, Gary, Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastle Way
Thomas, Shirley, Parents Are Forever
Teyber, Edward, Helping Children Cope with Divorce
Families
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Connections, The Threads that Strengthen Families
Covey, Stephen, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Curran, Delores, Traits of a Healthy Family
Doherty, William, The Intentional Family
Elkind, David, Ties that Stress
Imber-Black & Robers, Rituals for Our Times
Lerner, Harriet, The Dance of Intimacy
McGoldrick, Monica, You Can Go Home Again
Wagner, Hilory, And Baby Makes Four
Fathers
Brott, Armin, The Single Father
Brott, Armin & Jennifer Ash, The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be
Gill, Libby, Stay-At-Home Dads
Kleiman, Karen, The Postpartum Husband
O’Shea, Kevin,and James Windell, The Fatherstyle Advantage
Pruett, Kyle, Fatherneed
Fears
Schacter, Robert & Carole McCauley, When Your Child is Afraid
Foster Parents
Temple-Plotz, Stricklett, Baker & Sterba, Practical Tips for Foster Parents
Girls
Dee, Catherine, The Girls Guide to Life
Elium, Don & Jeanne, Raising a Daughter
Giannetti & Sagarese, Cliques
Gilligan, Carol, In a Different Voice
Gurian, Michael, The Wonder of Girls
Mackoff, Barbara, Growing a Girl
Madaras, Lynda, The What’s Happening to my Body for Girls
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls with ADHD
Pipher, Mary, Reviving Ophelia
Shandler, Nina, Ophelia’s Mom
Wiseman, Rosalind, Queen Bees & Wannabes
Grandparents
Kornhaber, Arthur, The Grandparent Guide
Gottlieb, Daniel, Letters to Sam
Graham, Brabara, Editor, Eye of My Heart
Learning/Schooling
Faber, Adele & Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Can Learn
Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence
Gurian, Michael, Boys and Girls Learn Differently!
Homayoun, Ana, That Crumpled Paper was Due Last Week – Helping
Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life
Hoyle, Sally G., Same Homework, New Plan
Levine, Mel, Educational Care – A System for Helping Children with Learning
Problems
A Mind at a Time
The Myth of Laziness
Keeping a Head in School
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls with AD/HD
Oppenheim, Joanne, Choosing Books for Kids
Poretta, Vicki & Marion Borden, Mom’s Guide to Raising a Good Student
Rich, Dorothy, MegaSkills – How Parents Can Help Children Succeed in
School and Beyond
Steinberg, Laurence, Beyond the Classroom
Tobias, Cynthia, The Way They Learn
How Your Child Learns and Succeeds
Trelease, Jim, The Read Aloud Handbook
To be read with children:
Cerullo, Claudio, Isabella Goes to Kindergarten
Mothers
Bort, Julie, and Aviva Pflock and Devra Renner, Mommy Guilt
Edelman, Marion Wright, Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors
The Measure of our Success
Galinsky, Ellen, The Six Stages of Parenthood
Kelly & Parsons, The Mother’s Almanac
Penley, Janet, MotherStyles
Peri, Camille, Kate Moses, editors, Mothers Who Think
Roiphe, Anne, Fruitful
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for New Mothers
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for Mothers of Toddlers
Unell, Barbara and Jerry Wyckoff, The Eight Seasons of Parenthood
Viorst, Judith, Imperfect Control
Only Children
Leman, Kevin, The Birth Order Book
Nachman, Patricia and Andrea Thompson, You and Your Only Child -The
Joys, Myths, and Challenges of Raising and Only Child
Newman, Susan, Parenting an Only Child - The Joys and Challenges of
Raising Your One and Only
Over-indulgence
Clarke, Jean Illsley, How Much is Enough
Kindlon, Dan, Too Much of a Good Thing
Levin, Madeline, The Price of Privilege
Parenting (General)
Faber and Mazlish,How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a
Happier Family
Benson, Peter and Judy Galbraith and Pamela Espeland, What Kids Need to
Succeed
Bettelheim, Bruno, A Good Enough Parent
Brazelton, T. Berry, Touchpoints
Brazelton, T. Berry and Stanley Greenspan,The Irreducible Needs of Children
Koocher, Gerald and Annette La Greca, The Parents' Guide to Psychological
First Aid: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Predictable
Life Crises
Loomans, Diana, What All Children Want Their Parents to Know
Mogel, Wendy, The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, The Blessing of a B Minus
Penley, Janet, MotherStyles
Roehlkepartain & Leffert, What Young Children Need to Succeed
Shure, Myrna, Thinking Parent, Thinking Child
Taffel, Ron, Parenting by Heart; Childhood Unbound
Woititz, Janet, Healthy Parenting
Postpartum
Dix, Carol, The New Mother Syndrome
Kleiman,Karen, This isn’t What I Expected
The Post Partum Husband
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for New Mothers
Problem Exploration
Crary, Elizabeth, Kids Can Cooperate
Drew, Naomi, The Kids’ Guide to Working Out Problems
Polland, Barbara, We Can Work it Out (for parents to read to young children)
Shure, Myrna, Thinking Parent, Thinking Child
Resilience
Benson, Peter, Judy Galbraith and Pamela Espeland, What Kids Need to
Succeed
Brooks, Robert and Sam Goldstein, Raising Resilient Children
Glenn, Stephen and Jane Nelson, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-
Indulgent World
Joseph, Joanne, The Resilient Child
Medhus, Elisa, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Seligman, Martin, The Optimistic Child
Self-esteem
Block, Douglas, The Power of Positive Talk
Bowlby, John, A Secure Base
Briggs, Dorothy Corkille, Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Chapman & Campbell, The Five Love Languages of Children
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Self-Esteem, A Family Affair
Clemes & Bean, How to Raise Children’s Self-Esteem
Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence
Kaufman, Gershen, Raphael and Pamela Espeland, Stick Up for Yourselves!
(for parents to read with older children)
Marston, Stephanie, The Magic of Encouragement
Seligman, Martin, The Optimistic Child
Sexuality
Bell,
Ruth, Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and
Relationships
Clausener-Petit, Magail with Melissa Daly, Sex
Explained
Gordon,
Sol, Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually
Permissive WorldGravelle,
Karen, The Period Book ; What’s
Going On Down There?
Haffner, Cebra, Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent’s Guide to Raising
Sexually Healthy Teens; From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising
Sexually Healthy Children
Harris,
Robbie, It’s So Amazing ; It’s
Perfectly Normal
Johnson,
Toni Cavanagh, Understanding Your Child’s Sexual Behavior: What’s Natural
and What’s
Lehman,
Kevin and Kathy Bell, A
Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex
Madaras,
Lynda, The What’s Happening to My Body Book for
Boys;
The What’s Happening to My Body Book for Girls
Miron,
Amy and Charles Miron, How
to Talk With Teens About Love, Relationships and S-E-X
Ponton,
Lynn, The Sex Lives of Teenagers
Richardson,
Justin and Mark Schuster, Everything
You NEVER Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask)Riera,
Michael, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
Schaefer,
Valerie, The Care and Keeping of You
Schwartz,
Pepper and Dominic Cappello, Ten
Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and CharacterWestheimer,
Ruth, Dr. Ruth’s Guide to Teens and Sex Today:
From Social Networking to Friends with Benefits
Siblings
Brazelton, T. Berry and Joshua Sparrow, Understanding Sibling Rivalry The
Brazelton Way
Calladine & Calladine, Raising Brothers and Sisters Without Raising the Roof Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlisch, Siblings Without Rivalry
Lansky, Vicki, Welcoming Your Second Baby
Leman, Kevin, The Birth Order Book
McDermott, John, Raising Cain and Abel Too
Samalin, Nancy, Loving Each one the Best
Weiss, Joan Solomon, Your Second Child
For Children
Hoban, Russell, A Baby Sister for Frances
Zolotow, Charlotte, Big Sister and Little Sister
Single Parenting
Anderson, Joan, The Single Mother’s Book
Brott, Armin, The Single Father
Engbar, Andrea & Leah Klugness, The Complete Single Mother
Pickhardt, Carl, Keys to Single Parenting
Sleep
Douglas, Ann, Sleep Solutions for your Baby, Toddler and Preschooler
Ferber, Richard, Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems
Jones, Sandy, Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights
Kurcincka, Mary Sheedy, Sleepless in America
Mindell, Jodi A., Sleeping through the Night
Pantley, Elizabeth, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and PreschoolersSears, William, Nighttime Parenting
Tobin, Cathryn, The Lull-a-Baby Sleep Plan
Weissbluth, Marc, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
Social Development
Frankel, Fred, Friends Forever: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make and Keep Good Friends; Good Friends are Hard to Find
Goleman, Daniel, Social Intelligence
Thompson, Michael, Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the
Social Lives of Children
Special Needs
Ashley, Susan, The Asperger’s Answer Book
Cronin, Eileen M, Helping Your Dyslexic Child
Freed & Parsons, Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World
Gottlieb, Daniel, Letters to Sam
Greenspan, William, and Serena Wieder, Engaging Autism
Hallowell, Edward and John Ratey, Driven to Distraction
Answers to Distraction
Kranowitz, Carol Stock, The Out of Sync Child
Mauro, Terri, The Everything Parent’s Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder
Myles, Cook, Miller, Rinner, and Robbins, Asperger Syndrome and Sensory
Issues
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls with ADHD
Naseef, Robert, Special Children, Challenged Parents (personal story)
Notbohm, Ellen, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
Roberts, Elizabeth J., Should You Medicate Your Child’s Mind?
Smith, Karen A. and Karen R. Gouze, The Sensory Sensitive Child
Stehli, Annabel, The Sound of a Miracle (personal story)
Waltz, Mitzi, Bipolar Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Stepfamilies
Einstein, Elizabeth, and Linda Albert, Strengthening Your Stepfamily
LeBey, Martha, Remarried with Children
Temperament/challenging children
Adderholdt, Miriam, and Jan Goldberg, Perfectionism
Carey, William, Understanding Your Child’s Temperament
CHADD, The CHADD Information and Resource Guide to AD/HD
Edwards, C. Drew, How to Handle a Hard to Handle Kid
Freed & Parsons, Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child
Greenspan, Stanley, The Challenging Child
Hallowell & Ratey, Driven to Distraction
Answers to Distraction
Kranowitz, Carol, The Out-of-Sync Child
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Raising Your Spirited Child
Laney, Marti Olsen, The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child
Shick, Lyndall, Understanding Temperament
Turecki, Stanley, The Difficult Child
Toddlers/Tantrums
Brazelton, T. Berry, Toddlers and Parents
Fisher, John, From Baby to Toddler
Fraiberg, Selma, The Magic Years
Karp, Harvey, The Happiest Toddler on the Block
Kennedy, Michelle, Tantrums – Last Straw Strategies
Saavedra, Beth Wilson, Meditations for Mothers of Toddlers
White, Burton, Raising a Happy Unspoiled Child
Toilet Learning
Mack, Alison, Toilet Learning
Trauma
Coloroso, Barbara, Parenting Through Crisis with Wit and Wisdom in Times
of Chaos and Loss
Hendrix, Harville, Giving the Love That Heals
Schacter, Robert & Carole McCauley, When Your Child is Afraid
Values/Morals/Character
Berger, Elizabeth, Raising Children with Character
Heath, Harriet, Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to be an Adult You Admire
Kilpatrick, William, Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong
Lickona, Thomas, Raising Good Children
Educating for Character
Popov, Linda, The Family Virtues Guide
Violence Prevention
Carlsson-Paige & Levin, Who’s Calling the Shots? How to Respond Effectively
to Children’s Fascination with War Play and War Toys
Muscari, Mary, “Not My Kid – “ 21 Steps to Raising a Non-Violent Child
