Parent's Reading List

Books for Adults

General Health and Behavior

• 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, 3rd ed;
  by Thomas Phelan; ParentMagic, 2003
  
• Getting Your Child From No To Yes: Without Nagging, Bribing, Or Threatening;
  by Jerry L. Wyckoff and Barbara C. Unell; Meadowbrook Press, 2004
  
• Great Kids: Helping Your Baby And Child Develop The Ten Essential Qualities For A Happy, Healthy Life;
  by Stanley I. Greenspan; Da Capo Press, 2007
  
• How to Behave So Your Children Will, too!;
  by Sal Severe; Greentree Pub., 1997
  
• How to Negotiate With Kids -- Even When You Think You Shouldn't;
  by Scott Brown; Viking, 2003
  
• How to Say It To Your Kids; The Right Words To Solve Problems, Soothe Feelings & Teach Values;
  by Paul Coleman; Prentice Hall, 2000
  
• I Brake For Meltdowns: How To Handle The Most Annoying Behaviors Of Your 2-To-5-Year-Old;
  by Michelle Nicholasen with Barbara O'Neal; Da Capo Press, 2008
  
• Is This a Phase? Child Development and Parent Strategies Birth to 6 years;
  by Helen Neville; Parenting Press, 2007
  
• Parenting Children with Love and Logic:Teaching Children Responsibility;
  by Foster Cline; Love and Logic Press, 2006
  
• Slow And Steady Parenting: Active Child-Raising For The Long Haul (Birth To Age Three);
  by Catherine A. Sanderson; M. Evans, 2007
  
• Supernanny How To Get The Best From Your Children;
  by Jo Frost; Hyperion, 2005
  
• Taking "No" for an Answer and Other Skills Children Need: Fifty Games to Teach Family Skills;
  by Laurie Simon; Parenting Press, 2000
  
• The Active, Creative Child: Parenting in Perpetual Motion;
  by Stephanie Vlahoy; Hohm Press, 2005
  
• The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying The Five 'Difficult' Types of Children;
  by Stanley Greenspan; Perseus Press, 1996
  
• The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child;
  by Marti Laney; Workman Publishing Co. , 2005
  
• Understanding your Child's Temperament;
  by Beverly LaHaye; Harvest House Publishing, 1997
  
• Your Active Child: How to Boost Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Development Through Age-Appropriate Activities;
  by Rae Pica; McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books, 2003

Baby and Toddler

• Outwitting Toddlers;
  by Bill Adler; Kensington, 2001
  
• Parenting Guide To Your Toddler;
  by Paula Spencer; Ballantine Books, 2000
  
• Parenting the Strong Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six Year Olds;
  by Rex Forehand; Contemporary Books, 2002
  
• The Playskool Guide To The Toddler Years: Professional, Reassuring Advice On Surviving--And Thriving--During The Toddler Years;
  Rebecca Rutledge; Sourcebooks, 2007

Preschool to 8 years

• I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Parent: Helping Your Children Set the Boundaries They Need and Really Want;
  by E.D. Hill; Thomas Nelson, 2008

Tweens (8 to 13 years)

• But I'm Almost 13! An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent;
  by Kenneth Ginsburg; Contemporary Books, 2002
  
• Parenting That Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime;
  by Edward Christophersen; American Psychological Assn., 2003
  
• Tweens: Understanding Your 8 to 12 Year Old;
  by Andrea Clifford-Poston; Oneworld Publishing, 2005

Other Resources

Search Institute
Telephone: 800-888-7828
http://www.search-institute.org/

National Council on Family Relations
http://www.ncfr.org