Classic Handbooks
A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing
by Bruno Bettelheim
649.1 87.1
Children: The Challenge
by Rudolf Dreikurs
301.427 D771
Between Parent and Child
by Haim G. Ginott
306.87 G493 1969
Between Parent and Teenager
by Haim G. Ginott
301.4315 G493
Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
by Thomas Gordon
649.1 G665 2000 (also audio cassette C 25127)
Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care
by Benjamin Spock
649.1 S762 1998
General Parenting
Touchpoints: Your Child’s Emotional and Behavioral Development
by T. Berry Brazelton
305.231 B827 1992
Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child
by Robert B. Brooks
649.1 B8731 2001
Understanding Your Child From Birth to Sixteen
by David Elkind
155.4 E43 1994
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber
649.102 F115 1999
Now That You Know: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children
by Betty Fairchild
306.766 F165 1998
Smart Parenting for African Americans: Helping Your Kids Thrive in a Difficult World
by Jeffrey Gardere
649.1 G218 1999
A Field Guide to Boys and Girls: Differences, Similarities: Cutting-Edge Information Every Parent Needs to Know
by Susan Gilbert
305.231 G466 2000
Children Are From Heaven: Positive Parenting Skills for Raising Cooperative, Confident, and Compassionate Children
by John Gray
649.1 G779 1999
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
by William S. Pollack
305.23 P771 1998 (also audio cassette C 22111)
Our Daughter’s Health: Practical and Invaluable Advice for Raising Confident Girls, Ages 6 to 16
by Sharon L. Roan
613.04242 R628 2001
The Skin We’re In: Teaching Our Children to Be Emotionally Strong, Socially Smart, Spiritually Connected
by Janie Victoria Ward
649.108996 W259 2000
I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World
by Marguerite A. Wright
155.82 W952 1998
The Young Child
Touchpoints Three to Six: Your Child’s Emotional and Behavioral Development
by T. Berry Brazelton
305.231 B827t 2001
What to Expect the Toddler Years
by Arlene Eisenberg
649.122 E36t 1994
Your Child: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Childhood Development From Birth to Preadolesence
by David B. Pruitt
305.231 Y81 1998
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age Five
by Steven P. Shelov
649.122 C277 1998
Complete Baby and Child Care
by Miriam Stoppard
649.1 S883c 2001
Adolescence
The Myth of Maturity: What Teenagers Need From Parents to Become Adults
by Terri Apter
306.874 A655 2001
All That She Can Be: Helping Your Daughter Achieve Her Full Potential and Maintain Her Self-Esteem During the Critical Years of Adolescence
by Carol J. Eagle
305.235 E11 1993
A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys Into Exceptional Men
by Michael Gurian
305.23 G979 1998
A Tribe Apart: A Journey Into the Heart of American Adolescence
by Patricia Hersch
305.235097 H571 1998
Teens in Turmoil: A Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Their Families
by Carol Maxym
305.235 M465 2000
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary Bray Pipher
305.235 P665 1994 (also audio cassette C 19136)
Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Development From Early Adolescence Through the Teen Years
by David B. Pruitt
155.5 Y81 1999
How to Talk to Teens About Really Important Things: Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say
by Charles E. Schaefer
305.235 S294 1999
Discipline
The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five Difficult Types of Children
by Stanley I. Greenspan
649.153 G815 1995
Positive Discipline A–Z: From Toddlers to Teens—1001 Solutions to Everyday Parenting Problems
by Jane Nelsen
649.64 N424 1999
Before It’s Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble—And What Parents Can Do About It
by Stanley E. Samenow
362.74 S187 1998
The Discipline Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Better-Behaved Child—From Birth to Age Ten
by William Sears
649.64 S439 1995
Self-Esteem
New Hide or Seek: Building Self-Esteem in Your Child
by James C. Dobson
155.418 D635 1999
Success Guideposts for African American Children: A Guide for Parents of Children Ages 0–18 Years
by Will Horton
305.230899 H823 1998
See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1,000 Girls Became Successful Women
by Sylvia B. Rimm
155.533 R577 1999
Full Esteem Ahead: Keys to Strong Personal Values and Positive Self-Esteem
by Rob Solomon
158.1 S689 1992
Sibling Rivalry
He Hit Me First: When Brothers and Sisters Fight
by Louise Bates Ames
649.14 82
Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring, and Compassionate
by Peter Goldenthal
649.1 G6182 1999
New Birth Order Book: Why You Are The Way You Are
by Kevin Leman
155.924 L547 1998
Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives
by Frank J. Sulloway
155.924 S952 1996
Values
The Moral Intelligence of Children
by Robert Coles
155.41825 C693 1997(also on audio cassette C 21023)
Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
by Daniel J. Kindlon
649.1 K51 2001
The Ties That Bind: Timeless Values for African American Families
by Joyce A. Ladner
306.850899 L155 1998
The Values Book: Teaching 16 Basic Values to Young Children
by Pam Byrne Schiller
649.1 qS334 1998
Violence
Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events
by Barbara Brooks
155.93 B873 1996
Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Child Survive the Schoolyard Battlefield
by Suellen Fried
371.58 F899 1996
Violence-Proof Your Kids Now: How to Recognize the 8 Warning Signs and What to Do About Them
by Erika V. Shearin Karres
303.6083 K18 2000
