Randolph Parent Resources

Randolph Elementary Parent Resource Center
Bibliography (Updated 11-22-05)

Behavior/Discipline

•Love & Logic Newsletters - Jim Fay
•Raising Kids Who Can: use good judgment, assume responsibility, communicate effectively, respect self and others, cooperate, develop self-esteem and enjoy life - Amy Lew & Betty Lou Bettner
•Win the Whining War & Other Skirmishes - Cynthia Whitham (2 copies)
•Positive Discipline A to Z - Jane Nelson
•Playing Smart - Susan Perry
•Positive Discipline for Single Parents - Jane Nelson (2 copies)
•A Parents Guide to Understanding and Motivating Children - Amy Lew & Betty Lou Bettner
•How to Handle a Hard to Handle Kid - Drew Edwards
•The Answer is “NO” - Saying it and Sticking to It - Cynthia Whitham
•The Good Kid Book - How to Solve the 16 Most Common Behavior Problems - Howard Sloane
•The Time-Out Solution - Lynn Clark
•1-2-3 Magic - Effective Discipline for Children (book and video) - Tom Phelan ( 2 videos)
•No More Bedwetting - Samuel Arnold
•Help! The Kids are At It Again! Using Kid’s Quarrels to Teach “People” Skills- Elizabeth Crary
•Positive Time-Out - Jane Nelson
•The Pocket Parent - Gail Reichlin & Caroline Winkler
•Pick Up Your Socks - Elizabeth Crary
•Jim Fay Audiotapes:
•Helicopters, drill sergeants & consultants - Parenting styles & the messages they send
•Chores - Getting them done without hassles
•Stealing
•Trouble Free Teens
•Avoiding Power Struggles with Kids - Fay/Cline

ADD/ADHD

•Understanding ADHD (pamphlets) - American Academy of Pediatricians
•Managing ADHD in the CLassroom - Shire U.S., Inc.
•ADHD - A Guide for Families - Shire U.S., Inc.
•Maybe You Know My Kid - Mary Fowler
•The ADD Hyperactivity Workbook for Parents, Teachers & Kids - Harvey Parker
•Calm Down and Play! - Loretta Oleck Berger

Videos

Boys Town:

•No, I Won’t! And You Can’t Make Me
•Catch ‘Em Being Good
•Setting Your Child Up For Success
•I Can’t Decide!
•A Change For The Better - Teaching Correct Behavior
•I’m Not Everybody! Standing Up To Peer Pressure
•Negotiating Within the Family
•Take Time to be a Family
•It’s Great to be Me!
•Homework? I’ll Do It Later
•You want ME to help with housework? No Way!
•Common Sense Parenting Vol. I: Helping Your Child to be Successful
•Common Sense Parenting Vol. II: Teaching Responsible Behavior
•Preschooler Discipline: Making it a Positive Experience - Bureau for At Risk Children
•Preparing Your Preschooler for Success in School - Bureau for At Risk Children
•Handling Anger, Temper Tantrums & Sibling Rivalry Effectively - Bureau for At Risk Children
•Why Won’t My Child Pay Attention? - Sam Goldstein
•Hassle Free Homework - Helix Educational Products
•The Little Things Make a Big Difference - Home Activities for School Success - NAESP
•A Family Guide to Second Step - Committee for Children
•Hope For Understanding Underacheiving Kids- Jim Fay
•Love and Logic Solutions - Jim Fay (2 video set)

School / Academic Issues

•Parent Resources for Reading - 3 ring Binder
•Up From Underachieving - Diane Heacox
•Raising a Reader - Paul Kropp
•How to Help Your Child with Homework - Radencich & Schumm
•Overcoming Underachievement - Goldstein & Mather
•Ending the Homework Hassle - Hall & Moats
•How Parents Can Help Children Succeed in School - Dorothy Rich
•Coping With Kids and School - Linda Alberts
•Boys and Girls Learn Differently - Michael Gurian
•Winning the Homework Battle - Fay/Cline

General Parenting Issues

•The Parents Handbook - Dinkmeyer & McKay
•I Love You Rituals - Becky Bailey
•How to Say It to Your Kids - Paul Coleman
•Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World - Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelson (3 copies)
•Our Family Meeting Book - Hightower & Riley
•Activities That Teach Family Values - Tom Jackson
•”I Never Get Anything!” - Tom Phelan
•Parenting the Strong-Willed Child - Forehand & Long
•Grounded for Life?! - L.F. Tracy
•Parent Power! - John Rosemond
•John Rosemond’s 6 Point Plan for Raising Happy Healthy Children - John Rosemond
•Staying Together - William Glasser
•Raise Your Child’s Social I.Q. - Cathi Cohen
•The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Child - Steven Vannoy
•How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things - Schaefer/DiGeronimo
•How to Help Children With Common Problems - Schaeffer & Millman
•How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk - Faber & Mazlish
•Choices & Consequences - Dick Schaeffer
•Why Kids Lie - Paul Ekman
•The Greatest Gifts Our Children Give to Us - Steven Vannoy
•Tickets to Success - Jim Fay
•Surviving Sibling Rivalry - Joseph Michelli
•Raising Happy Kids – Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

Helping Others / Service Projects

•An Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders - Publishers Education Network
•Making Cents - Elizabeth Wilkinson
•The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects - Barbara Lewis
•Better Than a Lemonade Stand! - Daryl Bernstein
•Start Something - Tiger Woods

Special Issues

•Helping Children Cope with Separation & Loss - Claudia Jarratt
•Helping Children Cope With the Loss of a Loved One - William Kroen
•When Dinosaurs Die - Marc Brown
•Dinosaurs Divorce - Marc Brown
•Problem Child or Quirky Kid? - Rita Sommers-Flanagan
•Good Friends Are Hard to Find - Fred Franked
•Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids - Sally Waler (2 copies)
•Gifted Kids Speak Out - James Delisle
•Learning About Honesty - Carroll/Gladhart/Petersen
•He Hit Me First! - Ames & Haber
•The Bully, the bullied and the bystander - Barbara Coloroso
•40 Ways To Raise a Nonracist Child - Barbara Mathias/Mary Ann French
•Our Mom Has Cancer - American Cancer Society
•Cancer in the Family - American Cancer Society
•101 Ways to be a Special Dad - Vicki Lansky
•101 Ways to be a Special Mom - Vicki Lansky
•The Wonder of Boys - Michael Gurian
•The Wonder of Girls - Michael Gurian
•What Stories Does my Son Need? - Michael Gurian
•Love and Logic for Kids with Special Needs - David Funk
•Taming the Dragon in Your Child - Meg Eastman
•The Angry Child - Tim Murphy
•A Vocano in my Tummy - Eliane Whitehouse
•Words Will NEVER Hurt Me - Sally Ogden
•Healing Trust - Nancy Thomas
•Can This Child Be Saved? - Foster Cline

Stress and Self-Esteem

•Stress & Your Child - Dr. Archibald Hart
•Positive Self-Talk for Children - Bloch & Merrett
•I Think I Can, I Know I Can! - Isaacs & Ritchey
•Is Your Child Depressed? - Joel Herskowitz
•Stress in Children - Dr. Bette Youngs
•What Kids Need to Survive - Benson, Gailbraith & Espeland
•200 Ways to Raise a Boy’s Emotional Intelligence - Will Glennon
•200 Ways to Raise a Girl’s Self-Esteem - Will Glennon
•Building Self-Esteem in Children - Patricia Berne/Louis Savary

Drugs / Danger

•Just For Me - (video & guide for drug prevention) - The Learning Source
•Generation Risk - Corky Newton
•A Parents Guide to Prevention (booklets) - U.S. Dept of Education
•Child Lures - Preventing Sexual Abuse and Abduction - Kenneth Wooden
•A Parents Guide to the TV Ratings and V-Chip - Center for Media Education
•Children in the Crossfire - Maria Roy
•A Parents guide to “Danger Zones” - Berry & McBride
•Danger Zone - Abuse and Neglect
•Danger Zone - Sexual Abuse
•Danger Zone - Kidnapping
•Drug Free Kids - A Parents Guide - video