Parenting Bibliography
Adolescence
Giannetti, Charlene C. and Sagarese, Margaret The Roller-coaster Years: Raising your child through the maddening yet magical middle school years. New York: Broadway Books, 1997
Kirschenbaum, Mira and Foster, Charles, Ph.D. Teen/parent Breakthrough: The relationship approach. New York: Penguin Books, 1991
Tracy, Louise Felton Grounded for Life! Stop blowing your fuse and start communicating with your teenager. Seattle: Parenting Press, 1994
Pipher, Mary Reviving Ophelia: Saving the selves of adolescent girls. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995
Riera, Michael Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to keep them talking to you and how to hear what they’re really saying. New York: Perseus Publishing, 2003
Walsh, David WHY Do They Act that Way? A survival guide to the adolescent brain for you and your teen. New York: Free Press, 2004
Wolf, Anthony Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A parent’s guide to the new teenager. (Revised edition). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
Challenging BehaviorsGreenspan, Stanley The Challenging Child: Understanding, raising and enjoying the five “difficult” types of children. Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1995.
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy Raising Your Spirited Child: A guide for parents of children who are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, energetic. New York: HarperPerennial, 1998. Shick, Lyndall
Understanding Temperament: Strategies for Creating Family Harmony. Washington: Parenting Press, Inc., 1998.
Turecki, Stanley and Tonner, Leslie The Difficult Child. Expanded and revised edition. New York: Bantam, 2000.
Wernick, Sarah and Turecki, Stanley Normal Children Have Problems, Too: How parents can understand and help. New York: Bantam, 1995.
Discipline and GuidanceBledsoe, Mac. Parenting With Dignity. New York: Alpha Books, 2003
Coloroso, Barbara Kids Are Worth It! Giving your child the inner gift of discipline. (Revised edition) New York: HarperResource, 2002
Crary, Elizabeth Pick Up Your Socks…and Other Skills Growing Children Need. Seattle: Parenting Press, 1990
Also by Crary: Without spanking or spoiling. Seattle: Parenting Press, 1993
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk (20th Anniversary Edition). New York: Avon, 1999
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy Kids, Parents and Power Struggles: Winning for a lifetime. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000
Samalin, Nancy and Jablow, Martha Moraghan Loving Your Child is Not Enough: Positive discipline that works. (Revised edition) New York: Penguin Books, 1998
Samalin, Nancy and Whitney, Catherine Love and Anger: The parental dilemma. (Revised edition) New York: Penguin Books, 1998
Steinberg, Laurence, Ph.D. The Ten Basic Principals of Good Parenting New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004
Steelsmith, Shari Go to Your Room! Consequences That Teach: A common-sense guide to improving your child’s everyday behavior. Seattle: Parenting Press; 2000
Whitham, Cynthia Win the Whining Wars & Other Skirmishes: A family peace plan. Pasadena, CA: Perspective Parenting, 1991
Early Childhood Development
Brazelton, T. Berry Touchpoints: Your child’s emotional and behavioral development: birth-3. Reading, MA: Perseus Publishing, 1992
Leach, Penelope Your Baby and Child from Birth to Age Five: The essential guide fully revised for today’s family. (revised edition). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997
Lieberman, Alicia F. The Emotional Life of the Toddler. New York: Free Press, 1995
Miller, Karen Ages and Stages: Developmental descriptions and activities birth through eight years (revised edition). West Palm Beach: Telshare Publishing, 2001
Shelov, Steven P. ed. Caring for Baby and Young Child: Revised Edition: Birth to age 5. American Academy of Pediatrics. New York: Bantam, 2004
The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Toilet Training. New York: Bantam, 2003
Early Childhood Education
Dodge, Diane Trister and Bickart, Toni S. Preschool For Parents: What every parent needs to know about preschool. Sourcebooks Trade, 1998 (available from Teaching Strategies, Inc.)
Elkind, David Miseducation: Preschoolers at risk. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987
Walmsley, Sean and Bonnie Kindergarten Ready or Not? Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996
Media
Steyer, James P. The Other Parent: The inside story of the media’s effect on our children New York: Atria Books, 2002
Walsh, David, Ph.D. Dr. Dave’s Cyberhood : Making media choices that create a healthy electronic environment for your kids. New York: Fireside Books, 2001
Winn, Marie The Plug-in Drug: Television, children and the family (25th anniversary edition). New York: Penguin Books, 2002
Nutrition and Physical ActivityDietz, William, M.D. and Stern, Loraine, M.D., editors American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition: Making peace at the table and building healthy eating habits for life. New York: Villard Books, 1999
Pica, Rae Your Active Child: How to Boost Physical, Emotional and Cognitive Development through Age-Appropriate Activity. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2003
Satter, Ellyn Your Child’s Weight: Helping without harming. Madison, WI: Kelcy Press, 2005
Satter, Ellyn Child of Mine: Feeding with love and good sense (Revised edition). Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing Company, 2000
Satter, Ellyn Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family. Madison, WI: Kelcy Press, 1999
Thompson, Coleen, M.S., R. D. and Shanley, Ellen, M.B.A., R.D., CD-N. Overcoming Childhood Obesity. Boulder, Colorado: Bull Publishing Co., 2006 |
Overindulgence
Clarke, Jean Illsley; Dawson, Connie and Bredehoff, David How Much is Enough? Everything you need to know to steer clear of overindulgence and raise likeable, responsible, and respectful children. New York: Marlowe & Company, 2004
Kindlon, Dan, Ph.D. Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising children of character in an indulgent age. New York: Hyperion, 2001
Levine, Madeline The Price of Privilege: How parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids. New York: HarperCollins, 2006
Samalin, Nancy and Whitney, Catherine Loving without Spoiling: And 100 other timeless tips for raising terrific kids. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003
Reclaiming Childhood
Elkind, David The Hurried Child: Growing up too fast, too soon (3rd edition). Reading, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2001
Elkind, David, Ph.D. The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2007
Pica, Rae A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity and Free Time Create a Successful Child. New York: Marlowe and Company, 2006
Rosenfeld, Alvin M.D. and Wise, Nicole The Over-Scheduled Child: Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000
Sherlock, Marie Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2003
Sibling RivalryAmes, Louise Bates and Haber, Carol Chase He Hit Me First: When brothers and sisters fight. New York: Warner, 1989
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine Siblings Without Rivalry (10th anniversary edition). New York: Harper-Collins, 1998
Samalin, Nancy and Whitney, Catherine Loving Each One Best: A practical and caring approach to raising siblings. New York: Bantam, 1997
Wolf, Anthony, Ph.D. Mom, Jason’s Breathing on Me: The solution to sibling bickering. New York: Ballantine Books, 2003
Parenting Websites
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: www.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk Family health, resources, parenting, environment, 4-H, youth development, events and more. American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org/default.htm General health and child development information for parents of children from birth through 21. Boys and Girls Town: www.parenting.org Day-to-day care taking, guidance and development of the child. Children, Youth, Family Education and Research Network: www.cyfernet.org CYFERNet is a national network of land grant university faculty and county extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families. Children, Youth and Family Consortium/ University of Minnesota: www.cyfc.umn.edu Resources on children, youth and family issues. The Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP ): ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/ eecearchive/index.html CEEP is part of the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative (ecap. crc.uiuc.edu) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEEP provides publications and information to the worldwide early childhood and parenting communities. Kids’ Health: www.kidshealth.org The largest and most visited site providing doctor-approved health information about children from birth through adolescence. University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development: www.dil.sched.pitt.edu/ocd/ family/parentingguides.asp You and Your Child is a series of free easyto- use guides providing information and advice on parenting topics. Wonderwise Parent: www.ksu.edu/ wwparent/wondhome.htm Created and maintained by Kansas State Research and Extension specialist Dr. Charles A. Smith. Zero to Three: www.zerotothree.org ZERO TO THREE’s mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation’s infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. United States Department of Agriculture: www.usda.gov Health and weight management information, including MyPyramid for Kids, the latest food pyramid. Civitas: www.civitas.org Campaign designed to educate and inspire communitiesnto play an active role in childrens’ early learning. Just in Time Parenting! fcs.uga.edu/ext/jitp Just in Time Parenting offers parents direct access to age-paced resources and expert advice. Many newsletters are available in Spanish. Parenting the Preschooler: www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/pp/index.html Parenting the Preschooler is a newsletter designed for parents of preschool age children from the University of Wisconsin Extension. Connect for Kids: www.connectforkids.org The latest news, research and policy developments affecting children, youth and families.
Parent and Teen Websites: www.aces.edu/ teens/parenteen/links/index.html Dr. Jennifer Kerpelman’s website at Auburn University Cooperative Extension. Parents & Children Long Island: www.newsday.com/community/guide/liparent Website for Long Island Parents & Children magazine.
Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide: www.cfw.tufts.edu The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice.
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