Parent Resources

List of 19 items.

• A Family of Value

  by John Rosemond

• A Nation of Wimps

  by Hara Estroff Marano
  (the high cost of invasive parenting)

• Character Matter

  by Tom Lickona
  (how to help children develop good judgment, integrity and other essential virtues)

• Family Matters

  by Robert Evans 
  (how schools can cope with the Crisis in Childrearing)

• GuardingKids.com

  GuardingKids.com, A Practical Guide to Keeping Kids Out of High-Tech Trouble
  From podcasts to porn, cyberbullying to cell phones, Dr. Russell Sabella helps readers understand the risks that emerge when high-tech tools, uninformed parents, and exuberant youth collide. Because kids are growing up with modern technologies, many are more expert than their parents. As a result, a parent's ability to make effective decisions for how technology is used may be compromised. GuardingKids.com empowers parents, educators, and other care takers to better understand the electronic terrain. Readers will be better able to help children safely and securely navigate a minefield of inappropriate and risky situations.

• Last Child in the Woods

  by Richard Louv
  (saving our children from nature-deficit disorder)

• Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood

  by Jim Fay and Charles Fay

• Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

  by Neale Godfrey
  (helping children to become financially responsible)

• Parent Power

  by John Rosemond

• Parenting with Love and Logic

  by Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay

• Positive Discipline

  by Jane Nelson ED.D

• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers

  by Jane Nelson, ED.D, Cheryl Erwin, M.A., and Roslyn Ann Duffy

• Raising a Screen-Smart Kid

  by Julianna Miner
  
  For parents who didn't grow up with smartphones but can't let go of them now, expert advice on raising kids in our constantly connected world
  
  Most kids get their first smartphone at the same time that they're experiencing major developmental changes. Making mistakes has always been a part of growing up, but how do parents help their kids navigate childhood and adolescence at a time when social media has the potential to magnify the consequences of those mistakes? Rather than spend all their time worrying about the worst-case scenario, readers get a bigger-picture understanding of their kids' digital landscape. Drawing on research and interviews with educators, psychologists, and kids themselves, Raising a Screen-Smart Kid offers practical advice on how parents can help their kids avoid the pitfalls and reap the benefits of the digital age by:
  
    •  using social media to enhance connection with friends and family, instead of following strangers and celebrities, which is a predictor of loneliness and depression
    •  finding online support and community for conditions such as depression and eating disorders, while avoiding potential triggers such as #Thinspiration Pinterest boards
    •  learning and developing life skills through technology--for example, by problem-solving in online games--while avoiding inappropriate content
  
  Written by a public health expert and the creator of the popular blog Rants from Mommyland, this book shows parents how to help their kids navigate friendships, bullying, dating, self-esteem, and more online.  

• Six Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children

  by John Rosemond

• The Blessing of the Skinned Knee

  by Wendy Mogel

• The Pressured Child

  by Michael Thompson, Ph.D, with Teresa Barker

• The Price of Privilege

  by Madeline Levine
  (how parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids)

• The Success Principles

  by Jack Canfield

• Who's the Boss?

  by Susan Glaser, Arthur Lavin
  (primarily for younger children)