Recommended Readings for Parents

Beckford, A. P., (2006).  Allow Your Children to Fail  If You Want Them to Succeed.  Bloomington, Indiana: Author House.

Cohen-Sandler, R. (1999).  I’m Not Mad, I Just Hate You.  New York: Viking.

Covey, S. R. (1997). The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families. New York: Golden Books.

Elkind, D. (2001). The Hurried Child.  Cambridge, Massachusetts: Perseus Books.

Faber, A., & Mazlish, E.  (1980). How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.  New York: Avon Books.

Fox, M.  (2001). Reading Magic.  Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Publishing.

Glenn, H. S., & Nelsen, J. (1989).  Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World. Rocklin, California: Prima Publishing.

Gurian, M. (2001).  Boys and Girls Learn Differently!  San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Hallowell, E.  (1994). Driven to Distraction.  New York: Touchstone.

Kindlon, D., & Thompson, M. (2000).  Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.  New York: Ballantine Books.

Kohn, Alfie  (2006) The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much Much of a Bad Thing.  New York: Da Capo Press

Levine, M. (2006).  The Price of Privilege.  New York: Harper Collins.

Mogel, W.  (2001). The Blessings of a Skinned Knee.  New York: Penguin Compass.

Robbins, A.  (2006). The Overachievers.  New York: Hyperion.

Tannen, D.  (2006). You’re Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation.  New York: Random House.

Thompson, M.  (2002).  Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems.  New York: Ballantine Books.

Trelease, J.  (2006).  The New Read-Aloud Handbook.  New York: Penguin Books.