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Adolescence/Teen Years
Bradley, Michael J., Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
Clemes, Harris and Raynold Bean, How to Raise Teenagers’ Self-Esteem 
Covey, Sean, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
Damour, Lisa, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Elium, Don & Jeanne, Raising a Teenager: Parents and the Nurturing of a Responsible Teen
Elkind, David,Parenting Your Teenager
and All Grown Up And No Place To Go: Teenagers In Crisis
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
Feinstein, Sheryl and Eric Jensen, Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Today’s Adolescents
Garcia, Renee Bradford and Susan Galvin, Don’t Look at Me in that Tone of Voice: Tween Discipline for Busy Parents 
Giannetti & Sagarese, The Rollercoaster Years
Ginsburg, Kenneth, But I’m Almost 13! : Raising a Responsible Adolescent
Gurian, Michael, A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men
Hersch, Patricia, A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Jensen, Frances, The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
Mosatche, Harriet and Karen Unger, Too Old for This, Too Young for That!: Your Survival Guide for the Middle School Years
Reagan, Laura Lyles, How to Raise Respectful Parents: Better Communication for Teen and Parent Relationships 
Reynolds, Eliza and Sil, Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years
Riera, Michael, Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
and Staying Connected To Your Teenager: How To Keep Them Talking To You And How To Hear What They’re Really Saying
Ross, Julie A., How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years
Salerno, Jennifer, Teen Speak: A How-To Guide for Real Talks with Teens about Sex, Drugs and Other Risky Behaviors
Shatkin, Jess, Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe
Steinberg, Laurence, Crossing Paths
and You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25
and Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence
Walsh, David, Why Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
Wolf, Anthony, Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall
Youngs, Bettie, Safeguarding Your Teenagers from the Dragons of Life: A Parent’s Guide to the Adolescent Years
For teens to read:
Bradley, Michael, Yes, Your Parents Are Crazy!: A Teen Survival Guide
Van Dijk, Sheri, Surviving the Emotional Roller Coaster
and Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
A few of our favorites:
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Adoption
Eldridge, Sherri, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
and Twenty Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed..Discover the Unique Need of Your Adopted Child and Become the Best Parent You Can
Elliot, Amber, Why Can’t My Child Behave?: Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families
Fahlberg, Vera, A Child’s Journey Through Placement
Forbes, Heather, Dare to Love: The Art of Merging Science and Love Into Parenting Children with Difficult Behaviors
Forbes, Heather, Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control Volume 1
and Beyond Consequences, Logic, & Control, Volume 2
Keck, Gregory and Regina Kupecky, Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special-Needs Kids
Krementz, Jill, How It Feels to Be Adopted
MacLeod, Jean and Sheena Macrae, Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections
Maskew, Trish, Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Older Child
Melina, Lois, Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent’s Guide
and Raising Adopted Children, Revised Edition: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
Magazine: Adoptive Families Magazine
Purvis, Karen, David Cross and Wendy Sunshine, The Connected Child: Bringing Hope & Healing to Your Adoptive Family 
One of our favorites:
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ADHD
Barkley, Russell, Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons, Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Monastra, Vincent, Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach
Hallowell, Edward and John Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
and Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
Nadeau, Littman & Quinn, Understanding Girls With AD/HD
Phelan, Thomas W. All About ADHD: A Family Resource for Helping Your Child Succeed with ADHD
Richey, Mary Anne and James Forgan, Raising Boys With ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons
and Raising Girls with ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Daughters
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Adult Children (parenting)
Chapman, Gary and Ross Campbell, How to Really Love Your Adult Child: Building a Healthy Relationship in a Changing World
Devonish, Melody, How To Stop Enabling Your Adult Children: Practical steps to use boundaries and get your power back as you stop enabling 
Greer, Ronald, Now That They Are Grown: Successfully Parenting Your Adult Children
Isay, Jane, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
Jay, Meg, The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter–And How to Make the Most of Them Now
Nemzoff, Ruth, Don’t Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with your Adult Children
and Don’t Roll Your Eyes: Making In-Laws into Family
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Anger
Borcherdt, Bill, You Can Control Your Anger!: 21 Ways to Do It
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Hyland, Terry L. and Jerry Davis, Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents: Practical Ways to Prevent and Reduce Aggression in Your Children
Lerner, Harriet Goldhor, The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
McKay, Matthew, When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within
Samalin, Nancy, Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma
Schiraldi, Glenn and Melissa Hallmark Kerr, The Anger Management Sourcebook
Siegel, Daniel, The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Tavris, Carol, Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion
Verdick, Elizabeth and Marjorie Lisovskis, How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger
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Babies
Acredolo, Linda and Susan Goodwyn, Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk
American Academy of Pediatrics, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5
Borgenicht, Louis and Joe Borgenicht, The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance
Brazelton, T. Berry, and Joshua Sparrow, Touchpoints-Birth to Three
Brown, Ari and Denise Fields, Baby 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Baby’s First Year
Buchanan, Andrea, Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
Cole, Joanna, The New Baby at Your House
Dix, Carole, New Mother Syndrome
Eanes, Rebecca, The Newbie’s Guide to Positive Parenting
Eisenberg, Murkoff & Hathoway, What to Expect the First Year
Elliot, Lise, What’s Going on in There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
Flais, Shelly Vaziri, Raising Twins: From Pregnancy to Preschool
Gerber, Magda and Allison Johnson, Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child’s Natural Abilities — From the Very Start
Glusman, Mariana and Marta Kilner, I Love You Like Sunshine: How Everyday Play and Bedtime Stories Grow Love, Connections, and Brainpower
Karp, Harvey, The Happiest Baby on the Block
Kleiman, Karen & Raskin, This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Leach, Penelope, Your Baby and Child
Medina, John, Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
Murkoff, Heidi and Sandee Hathaway, What to Expect the First Year
Nicholson, Barbara, Attached at the Heart: 8 Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children
Odes, Rebecca and Ceridwen Morris, From the Hips: A Comprehensive, Open-Minded, Uncensored, Totally Honest Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Becoming a Parent
Rowley, Barbara, Baby Days: Activities, Ideas, and Games for Enjoying Daily Life with a Child Under Three
Sears, William and Martha Sears, The Fussy Baby Book: Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five
Vanderijt, Hetty and Frans Plooij, The Wonder Weeks: How to Stimulate Your Baby’s Mental Development and Help Him Turn His 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases Into Magical Leaps Forward
Wagner, Hilory, And Baby Makes Four: Welcoming a Second Child into the Family
White, Burton, New First Three Years of Life
A few of our favorites:
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Boys
Allison, Janet, Boys Alive! Bring Out Their Best! Why ‘boys will be boys’ and how you can guide them to be their best at home and at school.
Biddulph, Steve, Raising Boys: Why Boys Are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
Gurian, Michael, A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men and The Wonder of Boys
Hawkes, Tim, Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son: Preparing Your Son for a Happy and Successful Life
Kindlon, Dan and Michael Thompson, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Leman, Kevin, What a Difference a Mom Makes: The Indelible Imprint a Mom Leaves on Her Son’s Life
Panettieri, Gina and Philip Hall, The Single Mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys
Pollack, William, Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
Sax, Leonard, Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
Terdal, Leif and Patricia Kennedy, Raising Sons Without Fathers: A Woman’s Guide to Parenting Strong, Successful Boys
Thompson, Michael and Teresa Barker, It’s a Boy!: Your Son’s Development from Birth to Age 18
A couple of our favorites:
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Bullying/Cyberbullying/Teasing
For Parents:
Bolton, Jose, and Stan Graeve, No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace Teaching Respect, Stopping Abuse, and Rewarding Kindness
Bullard, Sara. Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades 
Coloroso, Barbara, The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to HighSchool–How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle 
Frankel, Fred, Good Friends Are Hard to Find
Freedman, Judy, Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying
Fried & Fried, Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Children Through the Schoolyard Battlefield
Giannetti & Sagarese, Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle
McCoy, Elin, What to Do… When Kids Are Mean to Your Child
McNamara, Barry, Dealing with Bullies 
Miller, Cindy and Cynthia Lowen, The Essential Guide to Bullying: Prevention And Intervention
Parks, Peggy, Cyberbullying
Rogers, Vanessa, Cyberbullying: Activities to Help Children and Teens to Stay Safe in a Texting, Twittering, Social Networking World
Ross, Dorothea, Childhood Bullying, Teasing, and Violence: What School Personnel, Other Professionals, and Parents Can Do
Simmons, Rachel, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
Sprung, Barbara, The Anti-Bullying and Teasing Book: For Preschool Classrooms
Stern-LaRosa Caryl and Ellen Hofheimer-Bettman, Hate Hurts: How Children Learn And Unlearn Prejudice
For Children:
Bosch, Carl, Bully on the Bus 
Carlson, Nancy, How to Lose All Your Friends 
Cohen-Posey, Kate, How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense
Kellogg, Steven, Best Friends
Romain, Trevor, Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain 
and Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney 
For Upper Elementary School Age Children and Older:
Guillian, Charlotte, Coping with Bullying
Raatma, Lucia, Cyberbullying
Schwartz, Heather, Cyberbullying
A few of our favorites:
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Child Development
Ames, Louise Bates, and Frances Ilg, Your One-Year-Old: The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-To 24-Month-Old
and Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender
and Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy
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Brazelton, T. Berry, Touchpoints-Birth to Three
Caplan, Fank and Theresa Caplan, The First Twelve Months of Life: Your Baby’s Growth Month by Month
and The Early Childhood Years: The 2 to 6 Year Old
Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development
Elkind, David, A Sympathetic Understanding of the Child: Birth to Sixteen
Fraiberg, Selma, The Magic Years: Understanding and Handling the Problems of Early Childhood
Gessell, Arnold, and Frances Ilg, The Child from Five to Ten
Hewitt, Deborah, So This Is Normal Too?
Ilg, Frances and Louise Bates Ames, Child Behavior: The Classic Child Care Manual from the Gesell Institute of Human Development
Medina, John, Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five
Siegel, Daniel, The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
A few of our favorites:
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Communication
Bloch, Douglas, The Power of Positive Talk: Words to Help Every Child Succeed
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
and Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family
Faber, Joanna, How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Gordon, Thomas, Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
Hart, Sura and Victoria Kindle Hodson, Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation
Medhus, Eliza, Hearing Is Believing: How Words Can Make or Break Our Kids
Nichols, Michael, Stop Arguing with Your Kids: How to Win the Battle of Wills by Making Your Children Feel Heard
and The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
Schwartz, Joel, Noses are Red, How to Nurture your Child’s Sense of Humor
Tannen, Deborah, You’re Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation
and I Only Say This Because I Love You: How the Way We Talk Can Make or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives
A few of our favorites:
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Culture
Benson, Peter, All Kids Are Our Kids: What Communities Must Do to Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, It Takes a Village
Elkind, David, The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon
Elkind, David, Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance
Gordon, Sol, Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
Hochschild & Machung, The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home
Leach, Penelope, Children First: What Society Must Do–and is Not Doing–for Children Today
Pipher, Mary, The Shelter of Each Other
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Death/Loss
Recommended Books for Children Ages 3-8
Boulden, J&J, Saying Goodbye
Britain, Lory, My Grandma Died: A Child’s Story About Death and Loss
Heegaard, M., When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief 
Holmes, M., Sam’s Dad Died: A Child’s Book of Hope Through Grief
and Molly’s Mom Died: A Child’s Book of Hope Through Grief
Lanton, S., Daddy’s Chair (General Jewish Interest)
Limb, S., Come Back, Come Back Grandma
Mellonie, B. & Ingpen, R., Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Old, W., Stacy Had a Little Sister 
Rogers, F., When a Pet Dies
Thornton, T., Grandpa’s Chair
Varley, S., Badger’s Parting Gifts
Vigna, J., Saying Goodbye to Daddy
Viorst, J., The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
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Recommended Books for children Ages 9-12
Alexander, S., Nadia the Willful 
Bennett, Cherie, Searching for David’s Heart: A Christmas Story
Buscaglia, L., The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
Carrick, C., The Accident
Cohn, J., I Had a Friend Named Peter: Talking to Children About the Death of a Friend
Krementz, Jill, How It Feels When a Parent Dies
LeShan, Eda, Learning to Say Good-By: When a Child’s Parent Dies
Richter, E., Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies
Rofes, E., The Kid’s Book About Death and Dying
Sims, A., Am I Still a Sister?
Recommended Books for Teens Ages 13 and Over
Dower, L., I Will Remember You: What to Do When Someone You Love Dies – A Guidebook Through Grief for Teens
Gootman, M., When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing
Grollman, E., Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love
Krementz, J., How It Feels When a Parent Dies
LeShan, Eda,Learning to Say Good-By: When a Child’s Parent Dies
Richter, E., Losing Someone You Love: When a Brother or Sister Dies
Traisman, Enid Samuel, Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss
Wolfelt, Alan, Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas 
and The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens 
Recommended Books for Parents and Professionals
Alderman, Linda, Why Did Daddy Die?: Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Parent
Coloroso, Barbara, Parenting with Wit and Wisdom in Times of Chaos and Loss
The Dougy Center, 35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child 
Fitzgerald, Helen, The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide
and The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends
Goldman, Linda, Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children
Grollman, Earl, Explaining Death to Children
and Talking about Death: A Dialogue between Parent and Child
Huntley, Theresa, Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies 
Johnson, Joy, Keys: To Helping Children Deal With Death and Grief
Kroen, William, Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups
Mellonie, Bryan & Robert Ingpen, Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children
Rogers, Fred, When a Pet Dies
Staudacher, Carol, A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One
Trozzi, Maria, Talking with Children About Loss
Viorst, Judith, Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
Wolfelt, Alan D., A Child’s View of Grief: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors
and Healing The Bereaved Child 
Worden, William, Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies
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Discipline/Punishment
For Younger Children (ages one to four years)
Ames, Louise Bates, Raising Good Kids
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Time-In: When Time-Out Doesn’t Work
and Connections: The Threads That Strengthen Families
Crary, Elizabeth, Magic Tools for Raising Kids 
and Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance
Eanes, Rebecca, Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Glasser, Howard and Jennifer Easley, Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Hewitt, Deborah, So This Is Normal Too?
Kennedy, Michelle, Tantrums 
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime
Lansbury, Janet, No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
Ling, Laura and Rebecca Eanes, Positive Parenting in Action: The How-To Guide for Putting Positive Parenting Principles into Action in Early Childhood
Markham, Laura, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
MacMannis, Don and Debra Manchester MacMannis, Who’s the Boss?: The Win-Win Way to Parent Your Defiant, Strong-Willed Child
Nelson, Jane, Positive Discipline: The First Three Years: From Infant to Toddler–Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child
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Pantley, Elizabeth, The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears
Phelan, Thomas, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Reichlin, Gail and Caroline Winkler, The Pocket Parent
Shapiro, Shauna and Chris White, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Siegel, Daniel, No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
White, Burton, Raising a Happy, Unspoiled Child
Whitham, Cynthia, Win the Whining War & Other Skirmishes: A Family Peace Plan
A few of our favorites:
For Older Children (ages three or four years and above)
Anderson, Michael and Timothy Johanson, GIST: The Essence of Raising Life-Ready Kids
Bailey, Becky, Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation
Budd, Linda, Living with the Active Alert Child: Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
Coloroso, Barbara, Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline
Crary, Elizabeth, Kids Can Cooperate: A Practical Guide to Teaching Problem Solving
and Pick Up Your Socks, And Other Skills Growing Children Need!: A Practical Guide to Raising Responsible Children
Edward, Hal, Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool
Gordon, Thomas, Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children
Greene, Ross, Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Hart, Sura and Victoria Kindle Hodson, Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict into Cooperation
Kohn, Alfie, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy, Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime
Leman, Kevin, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours
Mackenzie, Robert, Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing CLEAR, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
Magg, John,Parenting Without Punishment: Making Problem Behavior Work for You
Medhus, Elisa, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves
Nelsen, Jane, Positive Discipline
Rothenberg, B. Annye, Why Can’t I Be the Boss of Me?
Shapiro, Shauna and Chris White, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Silberman & Wheelen, How to Discipline Without Feeling Guilty
Steelsmith, Shari, Go to Your Room: Consequences That Teach
Swift, Madeline, Discipline for Life: Getting it Right with Children
Taffel, Ron, When Parents Disagree and What You Can Do About It
Walsh, David, No: Why Kids–of All Ages–Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It
A few of our favorites:
For Strong-Willed Children
Budd, Linda, Living with the Active Alert Child: Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents
Glasser, Howard and Jennifer Easley, Transforming the Difficult Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
Greene, Ross, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Mackenzie, Robert, Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing CLEAR, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
MacMannis, Don and Debra Manchester MacMannis, Who’s the Boss?: The Win-Win Way to Parent Your Defiant, Strong-Willed Child
Phelan, Thomas, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
Corporal Punishment (Spanking)
Greven, Philip, Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
Hyman, Irwin, The Case Against Spanking: How to Discipline Your Child Without Hitting
Karr-Morse, Robin & Meredith Wiley, Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence
Miller, Alice, For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence
Tobias, Cynthia Ulrich, You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded): Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-Willed Child
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Divorce/Blended Families
Beyer, Roberta, and Kent Winchester, Speaking of Divorce: How to Talk with Your Kids and Help Them Cope
Hetherington, E. Mavis and John Kelly, For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered
Hickey, Elizabeth and Elizabeth Dalton, Healing Hearts: Helping Children and Adults Recover from Divorce
Hutchins, Pamela Fagan, How To Screw Up Your Kids: Blended Families, Blendered Style
Kalter, Neil, Growing Up With Divorce: Helping Your Child Avoid Immediate and Later Emotional Problems
Katz, Rachelle, The Happy Stepmother
Lansky, Vicki, Divorce Book for Parents: Helping Your Children Cope with Divorce and Its Aftermath
Levine, Peter and Maggie Kline, Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing
Neuman, Gary, Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
Paris, Wendy, Splitopia: Dispatches from Today’s Good Divorce and How to Part Well
Pedro-Carroll, Joann, Putting Children First: Proven Parenting Strategies for Helping Children Thrive Through Divorce
Pickhardt, Carl, Keys to Successful Stepfathering 
Thomas, Shirley, Parents Are Forever
Teyber, Edward, Helping Children Cope with Divorce
Warshak, Richard, Custody Revolution: Father Custody and the Motherhood Mystique
Wisdom, Susan and Jennifer Green, Stepcoupling: Creating and Sustaining a Strong Marriage in Today’s Blended Family
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Families
Bradshaw, John, Bradshaw on the Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self Discovery
Clarke, Jean Illsley, Connections: The Threads That Strengthen Families
Coontz, Stephanie, The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap
and The Way We Really Are: Coming To Terms With America’s Changing Families
Covey, Stephen, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
Curran, Delores, Traits of a Healthy Family
Doherty, William, The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties
Elkind, David, Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance
Feiler, Bruce, The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More
Imber-Black & Robers, Rituals for Our Times: Celebrating, Healing, and Changing Our Lives and Our Relationships 
Lerner, Harriet, The Dance of Intimacy
MacMannis, Don and Debra Manchester MacMannis, How’s Your Family Really Doing?: 10 Keys to a Happy Loving Family
McGoldrick, Monica, You Can Go Home Again: Reconnecting with Your Family
Wagner, Hilory, And Baby Makes Four: Welcoming a Second Child into the Family
Wasielewski, Heather, What Families Can Learn from Corporate America
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Fathers
Brazelton, Lance, What Daddy Didn’t Know: Letters of a Fatherless Child
Brott, Armin, The Single Father: A Dad’s Guide to Parenting Without a Partner
Brott, Armin & Jennifer Ash, The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be 
Glennon, Will, Best Things Fathers Do: Ideas and Advice from Real World Dads
Gill, Libby, Stay-At-Home Dads: The Essential Guide to Creating the New Family
Greenberg, Gary and Jeannie Hayden, Be Prepared: A Practical Guide for New Dads
Kleiman, Karen, The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for living with Postpartum Depression
Lubomirski, HSH Prince Alexi, Princely Advice for a Happy Life
O’Shea, Kevin,and James Windell, The Fatherstyle Advantage: Surefire Techniques Every Parent Can Use to Raise Confident and Caring Kids
Pickhardt, Carl, Keys to Successful Stepfathering
Pruett, Kyle, Fatherneed: Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child
Shimberg, Elaine and Michael, The Complete Single Father: Reassuring Answers to Your Most Challenging Situations
Warshak, Richard, Custody Revolution: Father Custody and the Motherhood Mystique
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Fears
Daniels, Natasha, How to Parent Your Anxious Toddler
Schacter, Robert & Carole McCauley, When Your Child is Afraid
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Foster Parents
Elliot, Amber, Why Can’t My Child Behave?: Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families
Forbes, Heather, Dare to Love: The Art of Merging Science and Love Into Parenting Children with Difficult Behaviors
Temple-Plotz, Stricklett, Baker & Sterba, Practical Tips for Foster Parents
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