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Recommended Parent Education Books
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- Living with the Active, Alert Child.
- Budd, L. (2003).
- Seattle, WA: Parenting Press - $12.95.
- Discusses different temperaments in children.
- The Field Guide to Parenting: Comprehensive Handbook of Great Ideas, Advice, Tips and Solutions for Parenting Children Ages One to Five.
- Butler, S., & Kratz, D. (1999).
- Worcester, MA: Chandler House Press - $25
- Great book on child development birth - 5yrs.
- The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander.
- Coloroso, B. (2003).
- New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc - $13.95
- Discusses the triad of bullying from pre-school to high school.
- www.kidsareworthit.com
- Kids are Worth it!.
- Coloroso, B. (1994).
- New York, NY: Avon Books - $12.95
- Focuses on how to influence and empower your children.
- www.kidsareworthit.com
- Love & Limits.
- Crary, E. (1994).
- Seattle, WA: Parenting Press, Inc. - $6.95
- Easy to read book for parents on simple tools to use with children.
- Becoming the Parent You Want to Be.
- Davis, L., & Keyser, J. (1997)
- New York, NY: Broadway Books - $20.
- Strategies for parenting children birth through 5.
- Growing Up Again - Second Edition: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children.
- Dawson, C., & Illsley Clark, J. (1998).
- San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row - $16
- Especially good for re-parenting after abuse etc.
- How Much is Enough?.
- Illsley Clark, J. (2004).
- New York, NY: Marlowe & Company - $14.95
- New research on overindulging children.
- Who Me? Lead a Group?.
- Illsley Clark, J. (1998).
- Seattle, WA: Parenting Press, Inc - $9.95
- A good, easy to read book on group facilitation for parent educators.
- 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting.
- Steinberg, L. (2004).
- New York, NY: Simon & Schuster - $22; $12 paperback.
- Good all around book linking principles of parenting to healthy child development.
- Beating the Devil Out of Them.
- Straus, M. (1994).
- New York, NY: Lexington Books - $24.95
- Discusses violence prevention research, including physical punishment of children as a risk factor.
- No: Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear it and Ways Parents Can Say it.
- Walsh, D. (2007)
- New York, NY: Free Press - $23
- Why Do They Act that Way?
- Walsh, D. (2004).
- New York, NY: Free Press - $23
- Recent research on teen brain development.
- Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14: A Resource for Parents and Teachers.
- Wood, C. (2007).
- Greenfield, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children - $15.95
- Best child development book for elementary age.
Compiled by Kathleen A. Olson, and Rose Allen, Family Relations Educators, University of Minnesota Extension, 2008.
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Recommended Parent Education Websites
Download PDF (221 K) of recommended Parent Education Websites.
- Just in Time Parenting
A source for parenting resources from land grant universities and a place to "ask the experts" a question on parenting at eXtension´s online resource, Just in Time Parenting.
- CYFERnet
CYFERNet a part of USDA´s Children, Youth and Families at Risk Program´s website brings research and educational resources from land grant universities together.
- The Children, Youth and Family Consortium´s
This web site is a bridge to a wide range of information and resources about children and families. It connects research, teaching, policy, and community practice.
- Parenting 24/7
An easy-to-use, one-stop source of news, information, and advice on parenting from University of Illinois Extension.
- Parenting Newsletter Site
Age paced newsletters on preparing to parent, 1st, 2nd & 3rd years, the preschooler and more from the University of Wisconsin Extension.
- Minnesota Parents Know
MN Department of Education offers Minnesota parents a convenient source for trusted knowledge on their child´s health, learning, development and safety.
- National Network for Child Care
An Internet source of over 1000 publications and resources related to child care. Publications are research-based and reviewed.
- Family Album Radio
A daily radio program designed to help families improve their lives.
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