Resources

Promoting Early School Success

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1980). How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1995). How to talk so kids can learn at home and in school. New York: Scribner.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (2005). How to talk so teens will listen and how to listen so teens will talk. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Ginott, H. G. (2003). Between parent and child. New York: Three Rivers Press.

Gottman, J. (1997). Raising an emotionally intelligent child:  The heart of parenting. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Sachs, B. E. (2001). The good enough child:  How to have an imperfect family and be perfectly satisfied. New York: Harper.

Siegel, M. D., Daniel, J., & Hartzell, M. (2004). Parenting from the inside out:  How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive. New York: Putnam Books.

Planting the Seed:  Helping Children Develop Trust, Autonomy and Competence

Baldwin Dancy, R. (1989). You are your child's first teacher. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts.

Berends, P. B. (1997). Whole child/whole parent. New York: Harper Perennial.

Galinsky, E. (2000). Ask the children: The breakthrough study that reveals how to succeed at work and parenting. New York: Quill. 

Gerber, M. (1998). Dear parent: Caring for infants with respect. Joan Weaver (Ed.). Los Angeles:  Resources for Infant Educates.

Gerber, M. & Johnson, A. (1998). Your self-confident baby: How to encourage your child's natural abilities - from the very start. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Videos:

Changing the World…One Diaper at a Time. (DVD). (2004). (Distributed by: Cabrillo College, Early Childhood Education Department, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA. 95003).

Gerber, M. See How They Move (DVD). (1989). Los Angeles:  Resources for Infant Educarers.

Gowrie Adelaide Productions (Producer). Relationship-based child care for babies and toddlers:  A video training series.  [DVD]. (Available from Child Development Media, Inc., 5632 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 286, Van Nuys, CA 91401).

Pikler-Loczy Association for Infancy (Producer). (2003). Attention to each other: Infant and adult during the bath. [DVD]. (Available from Child Development Media, Inc. 5632 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 286 Van Nuys, CA 91401).

Who's in Charge?
Transforming Power Struggles to increase Cooperation, Respect, and Understanding

Baldwin Dancy, R. (1989). You are your child's first teacher. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts.

Berends, P. B. (1997). Whole child/whole parent. New York: Harper Perennial.

Van der Zande, I. (1986). 1, 2, 3…The toddler years:  A practical guide for parents and caregivers. Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (2004). How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. New York: Perennial Currents.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (1995). How to talk so kids can learn at home and in school. New York: Scribner.

Gonzalez-Mena, J. & Eyer, D. W. (1992). Infants, toddlers, and caregivers. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing. 

Kohler, H. (2005). Difficult children. New York: AWSNA (Association of Waldorf Schools of North America).

Kurcinka, M. S. (2000). Kids, parents, and power struggles. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. 

Alternatives to Punishment:Managing Behavior and Increasing Self Discipline

Dreikurs, R. (1990). Children: The challenge. New York: Penguin Books.

Gottman, J. (1997). Raising an emotionally intelligent child:  The heart of parenting. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Greene, R. W. (1998). The explosive child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children. New York. HarperCollins Publishers.

Kurcinka, M. S. (2000). Kids, parents, and power struggles. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. 

Sears, M. & Sears, W. (1995). The discipline book: How to have a better-behaved child from birth to age ten. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

Walsh, D. (2007). No: Why kids - of all ages - need to hear it and ways
parents can say it. New York: First Free Press. 

Siegel, M. D., Daniel, J., & Hartzell, M. (2004). Parenting from the inside out:  How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive. New York: Putnam Books.

Separation:  Helping Children through Transitions

Berends, P. B. (1997). Whole child/whole parent. New York: Harper Perennial.

Davis, L. & Keyser, J. (1997). Becoming the parent you want to be: A sourcebook of strategies for the first five years. New York: Broadway.

Gerber, M. & Johnson, A. (1998). Your self-confident baby: How to encourage your child's natural abilities—from the very start. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Gonzalez-Mena, J. & Eyer, D. W. (1992). Infants, toddlers, and caregivers. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing. 

Gottman, J. (1997). Raising an emotionally intelligent child: The heart of parenting. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks.

Petrie, S. & Owen, S. (Eds.). (2006). Authentic relationships in group care for infants and toddlers - Resources for infant educators (RIE). Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Van der Zande, I. (1986). 1, 2, 3…The toddler years:  A practical guide for parents and caregivers. Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center.

Stressed Out Kids!
For Adults:

Dacey, J. S. and Fiore, L. B. (2000). Your anxious child: How parents and teachers can relieve anxiety in children. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 

Elkind, D. (2001). The hurried child. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books.

Everly, Jr., G. (2009). The resilient child. New York: DiaMedica Publishing. 

Gottman, J. (1997). Raising an emotionally intelligent child: The heart of parenting. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks.

Honig, A.S. (2007). Understanding children's anger:  Recognizing and working with children's anger and frustration. Early Childhood Today, 21(4), 27-33.

McCracken, J. B. (1986). Reducing stress in children's lives.  Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Sachs, B. E. (2001). The good enough child: How to have an imperfect family and be perfectly satisfied. New York: HarperCollins.

Thompson, M. (2005). The pressured child. New York: Ballantine Books.

For Children:

Brett, D. (1988). Annie stories: A special kind of storytelling. Victoria, Australia: Workman Publishing Company.

Huebner, D. (2005). What to do when you worry too much: A kid's guide to overcoming anxiety. Washington, D.C. Magination Press.

Stories for Young Children about Bullying and Teasing

Berenstain, S. & Berenstain, J. (1993). The Berenstain Bears and the Bully. New York: Random House.

Brown, M. (1985). Arthur's April fool. New York:Little, Brown and Company.

Burnett, K. G. (1999). Simon's hook: A story about teases and put-downs (L. Barrows, Illus.). Felton, California: GR Publishing.

Caseley, J. (2001). Bully. New York: HarperCollins.

Henkes, K. (1991). Chrysanthemum. New York: HarperCollins.

Hoban, R. (1969). Best friends for frances (L. Hoban, Illus.). New York: HarperCollins.

Ludwig, T. (2006). Just kidding (A. Gustavson, Illus.). Berkeley: Tricycle Press.

Marshall, E. (1982). Fox in love (J. Marshall, Illus.). New York: Puffin.

Marshall, J. (1972). George and martha. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Alexander, C. (2008). Lucy and the bully. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.

Moss, P. (2004). Say something (L. Lyon, Illus.). Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House.

Books for Older Children about Bullying and Teasing

Estes, E. (2004). The hundred dresses (L. Slobodkin, Illus.). Australia: Sandpiper Publications.

Kaufman, G., Raphael, L., & Espeland, P. (1999). Stick up for yourself: Every kid's guide to personal power & positive self-esteem. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing.  

Romain, T. (1997). Bullies are a pain in the brain. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Romain, T. (1998). Cliques, phonies, & other baloney. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing.

Spinelli, J. (2004). Crash. New York: Laurel Leaf.

Will You Be My Friend? Building Social Competence in the Young Child

Brown, L. M. & Gillian, C. (1992). Meeting at the crossroads: Women's psychology and girls' development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Dreikurs, R. (1990). Children: The challenge. New York: Penguin Books.

Faber, A. & Mazlish, E.  (2004). How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. New York: Perennial Currents.

Machoian, L. (2005). The disappearing girl: Learning the language of teenage depression. New York: Plume.

Pipher, M. (1995). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the selves of adolescent girls. New York: Ballantine Books.

Rigby, K. (1998). Bullying in schools and what to do about it. York, Maine: Pembroke Publishers Limited.

Ross, D. M. (1996). Childhood bullying and teasing: What school personnel, other professionals, and parents can do. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Ross, D. M. (2003). Childhood bullying, teasing, and violence: What school personnel, other professionals, and parents can do. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Simmons, R. (2002). Odd girl out: The hidden culture of aggression in girls.  Orlando, FL: Harcourt Books.

Stone, D., Patton, B., & Heen, S. (2000). Difficult conversation:  How to discuss what matters most. New York: Penguin Books.

Walsh, D. (2004). Why do they act that way?  A survival guide to the adolescent brain for you and your teen. New York: Free Press.

Wiseman, R. (2002). Queen bees and wanna bees: Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends and other realities of adolescence. New York: Three Rivers Press. 

Websites:

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