Parenting Resources

Effective Discipline for Children 2–12

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2–12 provides an easy to learn techniques and provides advice for parents who need advice on how to effectively discipline their children.

Author: Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, 1-2-3 MagicParenting.

This book can be found on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

What is Aha! Parenting? You know what an Aha! Moment is, right? With our child, it’s that lightning flash of insight, when suddenly we see things from another perspective, and everything has the potential to be different. This website has Aha! moments for parents of every age child, from pregnancy right through the teen years.

Dr. Laura Markham, the founder of Aha! Parenting, trained as a Clinical Psychologist at Columbia University — but she’s also a mom, so she understands kids — and how tough it is to be a parent.

Website Address: http://www.ahaparenting.com/

Not all children grow from infancy through their adolescent years without experiencing some bumps along the way. While every child is unique and special, sometimes they encounter emotions, feelings or behavior that cause problems in their lives and the lives of those around them. Families often worry when their child or teenager has difficulty coping with things, feels sad, can’t sleep, gets involved with drugs, or can’t get along with family or friends.

AACAP’s Facts for Families provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families. AACAP provides this important information as a public service and the Facts for Families may be duplicated and distributed free of charge as long as the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is properly credited and no profit is gained from their use.

Website Address:
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/FFF-Guide-Home.aspx

A national bestseller and deemed as the ultimate “parenting bible”, by the Boston Globe, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk deals with the communication issues and misunderstandings between adults and children, by teaching adults how to effectively communicate and deal with their children.

Authors: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

This book can be found at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture your Child’s Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence

Marion Diamond, a leading researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, and Janet Hopson, an award-winning science writer, teamed up to write about how the exposure to the right kind of environment during your child’s early years of development affects your child’s brain development.

Authors: Marian Diamond, Ph.D., and Janet Hopson

This book can be found at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Website Address: http://www.macmh.org/

The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

A New York Times bestseller from the authors of The Whole-Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline explores a child’s neurological development and how parents react to their behavior.  By using parenting stories as examples, No-Drama Discipline teaches how to peacefully resolve conflicts and strengthen family relationships.

Authors:  Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph. D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, Dr. Dan Siegel – Inspire to Rewire.

This book can be found on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

Teaching Children Responsibility

Parenting with Love and Logic helps parents learn how to parent by showing them ways they can teach their children responsibility.

Authors: Foster Cline and Jim Fay

For more information, visit the author’s website, Love and Logic.

This book can be found on the author’s website, Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Dan Kindlon, Ph. D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., share their experience working with boys and their families.  Revealing more of the challenges that boys face as well as the emotional side of boys and their needs.

Authors: Dan Kindlon, Ph. D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, Raising Cain – Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

This book can be found on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic

Raising Your Spirited Child, provides helpful stories and support for parents raising spirited children.

Author: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, Mary Sheedy Krcinka, Ed.D.

This book can be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family

The Connected Child is a useful parenting handbook for individuals who are dealing with family challenges.  Written by research psychologists, specializing in adoption and attachment,  The Connected Child addresses the welcoming of children into the family as well as the special needs of the children.

Authors: Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D., David R. Cross, Ph.D. & Wendy Lyons Sunshine

This book can be found on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

A New York Times bestselling book, The Five Love Languages of Children focuses on helping parents learn how their children communicate through their thoughts and feelings.

Authors: Gary Chapman, Ph.D. and Ross Campbell, M.D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, Gary Chapman, Ph.D.

This book can be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

12 Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

New York Times bestseller, The Whole-Brain Child is a guide that introduces parents to the thought process of children and effective ways to deal with a child’s emotional states.

Author: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph. D.

For more information, visit the author’s website, Dr. Dan Siegel – Inspire to Rewire.

This book can be found on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Secrets to Calm, Connect and Communicate with your Baby

The writers of Secrets of the Baby Whisper, brought together this book of top tips on how to establish a routine and communicate with your baby.

Authors: Tracey Hogg and Melinda Blau

Purchase on Amazon.