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Here's a list of books for parents. We hope you find them enjoyable and useful.

BABY AND CHILD CARE

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child by American Academy Of Pediatrics

Your Baby's First Year (Second Edition) by American Academy Of Pediatrics

Baby and Child Care by Benjamin Spock

Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age 5 by Penelope Leach

Babyhood by Penelope Leach

What to expect in the First Year by Eisenbeg, Murkoff and Hathaway

 

BREASTFEEDING

The Nursing Mother's Companion by Higgins

The Complete Book of Breastfeeding by Marvin S. Eiger, M.D

 

MEDICAL CARE

Your Child's Health by Barton Schmitt

The New Child Health Encyclopedia from The Children's Hospital

Baby and Child Emergency First Aid Handbook by Mitchell Einzig

How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness by Kathleen McCue

 

INFANT/CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The Magic Years by Selma Freidberg

Your One Year Old by Ames and Ilg

Your Two Year Old (the series continues to age 5) by Ames and Ilg

 

PARENTING

The Hurried Child by David Elkind

The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki

Raising Your Spirited Child by Kurcinka

 

DISCIPLINE

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan

SOS: Help for Parents by Clark, Robb

PET: Parent Effectiveness Training; the Tested Way to Raise Responsible Children by Thomas Gordon

 

FEEDING AND NUTRITION

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food by Jessica Seinfeld

Ending the Food FIght by David Ludwig

The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine

Honest Pretzels: And 64 Other Amazing Recipes for Cooks Ages 8 & Up by Mollie Katzen

Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson

Feed Me I'm Yours by Vicky Lansley

How to Get Your Kid to Eat, But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter

 

SLEEP PROBLEMS

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems (Second Edition) by Richard Ferber

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Michael Weissbluth

 

TOILET TRAINING

Mommy I Have to Go Potty by Jan Faull

Once Upon the Potty (to be read to child) by Alona Frankel

Going to the Potty (to be read to child) by Fred Rogers

Winston's Potty Chair: (video with section for child and parent)

 

THUMB-SUCKING

David Decides About Thumb-Sucking: A Story for Children (to be read with your child) by Heitler Singer

 

ADOLESCENCE

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall? by Anthon Wolf

Surviving Your Adolescents by Thomas W. Phelan

Child Management Inc.  800-442-4453

Help Me I Have a Teenager by Annie Drake, MA, RN, CS

The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer and Norm Bendell

 

SEX EDUCATION

From Diapers to Dating (for young children) by Debra Haffner

It's so Amazing (for school-aged children) by Robie H. Harris, Michael Emberley

It's Perfectly Normal (for pre-teens) by Robie H. Harris, Michael Emberley

 

 

 

 
   
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