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Books on parenting

The following is a list of books recommended by our counselors. These books are written specifically for parents and most can be found either at your local bookstore or library.

Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child
by Katharina Manassis

How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

The Parent's Handbook (STEP)
by Don Pinkmeyer and Gary D. McKay

Teaching Children Self-Discipline
by Thomas Gordon

Parents Do Make a Difference
by Michele Borba

Esteem Builders
by Michele Borba

Home Esteem Builders
by Michele Borba

I Think I Can, I Know I Can
by Susan Isaacs and Wendy Ritchey

How to Talk to Your Kids about Really Important Things
by Charles Schaefer

P.E.T. Parent Effectiveness Training
by Thomas Gordon

The Six Stages of Parenthood
by Ellen Galinsky

What to Say When you Talk to Your Kids
by Shad Helmstetter

Raising a Thinking Child
by Myrna Shure

Street Proofing Your Child
by Sheldon Lewis and Sheila Kay Lewis

Love and Discipline
by Barbara Brenner

Two Hugs for Survival
by Harold Minden

Raising Your Spirited Child
by Mary Sheedy Kureinka

Kids are Worth It
by Barbara Coloroso

Children the Challenge
by Rudolf Dreikurs

When Anger Hurts Your Kids
by McKay and Fanning

 

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