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Parent Handbook
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST FOR PARENTS
Please click above for the "The Changing Nature of Play" article from ExchangeEveryDay, February 22, 2008.
RECOMMENDED READING FOR PARENTS
Following is a brief list of books/periodicals which reflect the philosophy of our program that may be useful to you as a parent. You will notice that some books were published years ago and others are recent publications. Irrespective of the original publishing date, we consider all the books on this list to be relevant.
The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two
William Sears and Martha Sears, Harper Thorsons, 2005
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be,
Laura Davis and Janis Keyser, Broadway, 1997
Before the Basics, Creating Conversations With Children
Bev Box, Turn the Page Press, 1983
Between Parent and Child,
Haim G. Ginott, Three Rivers Press, 2003
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Revised Edition: Birth to Age 5
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004
Children, the Challenge
Rudolph Dreikurs, Plume, 1991
Discipline: The Brazelton Way
T. Berry Brazelton, Perseus Books, 2003
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask): The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens
Justin Richardson and Mark Schuster, Three Rivers Press, 2004
The Gesell Institute of Human Development’s Series: Your One Year Old to Your Ten to Fourteen Year Old,
Louis Bates Ames, Dell, 1980 - 1987
A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Childrearing,
Bruno Bettelheim, Vintage, 1988
How to Parent,
Fitshugh Dodson, A Signet Book, 1970
The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon,
David Elkind, Perseus, 2001
Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers,
J. Gonzalez-Mena, Mayfield Publishing, 1989
Kids Can Cooperate,
Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1984
Last Child In the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv, Algonquin, 2006
The Magic Years,
Selma Fraiberg, Scribner, 1996
Miseducation: Preschoolers At Risk,
David Elkind, Knopf, 1987
Parent Effectiveness Training,
Thomas Gordon, Three Rivers Press, 2001
Parenting From the Inside Out,
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, Tarcher, 2004
Pick Up Your Socks...and Other Skills Growing Children Need!
Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1990
Playground Politics,
Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D., Perseus Books, 1993
Playing to Get Smart,
Betty Jones and Renatta Cooper, Teacher College Press, 2005
The Power of Play,
David Elkind, Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2006
The Preschool Years: Family Strategies That Work - From Experts and Parents,
E. Gallinsky, Times Books, 1988
Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning, and Living
Mem Fox, Harvest Books, 1993
Raising Self-Reliant Children In A Self-Indulgent World,
H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelson, Three Rivers Press, 2000
Responsible Parenthood, The Child’s Psyche Through the Six-Year Pregnancy,
Gilbert W. Kliman, M.D. and Albert Rosenfeld, Smithmark Pub, 1980
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mary Pipher and Ruth Ross, Riverhead Trade, 2005
Siblings Without Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too,
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, Collins, 2004
The Six Stages of Parenthood,
Ellen Gallinsky, Perseus Books, 1987
Sleep: The Brazelton Way
T. Berry Brazelton, Perseus Books, 2003
Toilet Training: The Brazelton Way
T. Berry Brazelton, Perseus Books, 2003
Touchpoints Birth to 3: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development
T. Berry Brazelton, Perseus Books, 2006
Touchpoints 3 to 6
T. Berry Brazelton, Perseus, 2002
Trees Make the Best Mobiles: Simple Ways to Raise Your Child in a Complex World,
Jessica Teich and Brandel France de Bravo, St. Martins Griffin, 2001
Tumbling Over the Edge - A Rant for Children’s Play
Bev Bos and Jenny Chapman, Turn the Page Press, 2005
Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance
Elizabeth Crary, Parenting Press, 1993
Who's Calling the Shots?
Nancy Carlson-Paige and Diane E. Levin, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1990
The Wonder of Boys
Michael Gurian, Tarcher, 2006
Your Child's Self Esteem,
Dorothy Corkville Briggs, Mainstreet Books, 1988
Your Child’s Growing Mind
Jane Healey, Broadway, 2004
Your Self-Confident Baby,
Magda Gerber and Allison Johnson, Wiley, 1997
"Young Children",
National Association for the Education of Young Children. 1834 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. Available through NAEYC membership, and by subscription. A bi-monthly journal, it features articles on theory, practice, and research.