Library Placement Resources
The ADD Hyperactivity Workbook: (book) by Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D. - A history, characteristics & causes of ADD disorder. Chapters on Treatment, management, counseling & behavior modification written in an understandable & ready-to-apply manner. Worksheets for parents & suggestions for teachers. A story for kids & sticker charts.
Bringing Up Parents: (book) by Alex J. Packer, Ph.D. - Practical, funny & action-oriented in order to give teens the skills & insights needed to get along better with their parents. Shows ways to resolve conflicts & gain more freedom & independence in the process. Helps in getting parents to trust them, listen to them, respect their opinions & accept their feelings.
Coping With a Picky Eater: (book) by William G. Wilkoff, M.D. For parents with kids ages 1 to 6, learn how to avoid mealtime battles using sensible strategies that will establish a lifetime of healthful eating habits.
Dinosaur’s Divorce: (book) by Laurene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown - For the young child trying to understand divorce & the many changes & feelings, hopes, & adjustments that a family experiences. Like feeling responsible, embarrassed, or pulled between your two parents; having two homes, stepparents, & blended families.
Divorce Is Not the End of the World: (book) by Zoe & Evan Stern - How divorce feels from a pre-teen & teen point of view. What it’s like to live in two different houses; what to do is you feel guilty, angry, responsible, embarrassed, or pulled between parents. Dealing with holidays, stepparents, & blended families.
Driven to Distraction : (audio-tape) by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey, M.D. - Procrastination, disorganization, distractibility, long thought of as hallmarks of lack of self-discipline. This tape show the varied forms ADD takes & how adults can receive a message of hope and compassion.
Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway: (audiotape) by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. - Overcoming fears to become more powerful. 10-step Positive Thinking Process, expand your “comfort zone”. Help to accomplish goals & get rid of the destructive anger. Add “Power Vocabulary” that can help you change.
Get Out Of My Life…but first could you drive me & Cheryl to the mall?: (book) by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. An insightful book that explains why teenagers act the way they do. It includes solutions for handling many real-life struggles.
Grounded for Life: (book) by Louise Felton Tracy, M.S. For parents of children 10 to 15, this book offers a child-rearing process built on communication, cooperative problem solving & individual strengths.
Healing Wounded Hearts: (28 minute video) A resource for parents & children experiencing divorce. It features moms, dads, & kids talking about how they feel, how it changed their lives, how they feel now. There is a companion workbook.
Heart on a Chain: The Truth About Date Violence : (15-minute video) Three teenage boys get into a discussion about their girlfriends during which their “real” relationships style is revealed.
Helping the Child Who Doesn’t Fit In: (book) by Stephen Nowicki, Jr., Ph.D. & Marshall P. Duke, Ph.D. - Some children seem to repeatedly experience social rejection. This guide offers parents, teachers, & counselors concrete methods for teaching children appropriate nonverbal communication.
Helping Your Hyperactive/ADD Child: (book) by John F. Taylor, Ph.D. Recognize ADHD symptoms, nurture your child’s self-esteem & cope with ADHD behavior. Work with schools, therapists, & others to help your child succeed. Find support groups or start your own.
How Long Does It Hurt?: (book) by Cynthia L. Mather. A guide to recovering from incest & sexual abuse for teenagers, their friends, & their families.
How to Talk So Children Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk: (book) by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish - The down-to-earth, respectful approach makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful & more rewarding. The methods of communication are illustrated with cartoons showing the skill in action.
It’s My Body: (book) by Lory Freeman. Teaching young children how to resist uncomfortable touches.
Katie’s Secret:(14 minute video) This true story shares vital information on how sexual abuse victims can get help. Katie’s grades are slipping, a teacher notices & gets Katie to explain & through a teen crisis center, she realizes she’s not alone. A teacher’s guide/4 black-line masters accompany.
Learning to Slow Down & Pay Attention: (book) by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D. & Ellen B. Dixon, Ph.D. - This book helps children understand attention-deficit disorder & what they can do to help manage it. For ages 6 -13.
Life Saver Kit: (6 audio tapes) by Jim Fay & Foster W. Cline, M.D. For parents who are stressed out by your child’s behavior & at the end of your rope. This kit provides key parenting techniques you can put to use immediately.
No Thanks, I Just Had a Banana!: (48 minute video) by Sally Northway Ogden. It shows how to improve your emotional & verbal reactions to challenging people & situations. How to respond to bullies, criticism, & cruelty, & avoid being manipulated.
1 2 3 Magic:(2 hour video) An excellent choice for parent training classes or at-home reference or classroom use. A no-nonsense discipline program that helps manage 2-through 12-year-olds without arguing, yelling, or spanking. Learn how to handle misbehavior in public & at home.
Parenting the Strong Willed Child: (book) by Rex Forehand, Ph.D. & Nicholas Long, Ph.D. - This book helps you understand strong-willed behavior, giving you a 5-week blueprint for dealing with it, & shows you how to create a positive climate in the home.
Raising Your Spirited Child: (book) by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Understand your child’s and your own temperamental traits & how to plan for success with a simple 4 step program. Discover the power of positive rather than negative labels. Cope with tantrums & blowups when they do occur. Develop strategies for handling mealtimes, bedtimes, holidays, school, & many other situations.
Red Clay & Vinegar: (audio-tapes, 50 min. each) Parenting speaker & consultant, Naomi Haines Griffith shares techniques on Parenting the Angry Child, Empathic Relationships, Building Healthy Families, Promoting Positive Self-Esteem, Taking the Hassle Out of Homework, & Stress Management: Getting the Most Out of Your Job.
Red Clay & Vinegar: The Health & Hurt of Families: (28-minute video) by Naomi Haines Griffith talks about families that work & why, as well as families that don’t & why. It presents a challenge to communities, both private & public sectors, to collaborate in efforts to strengthen families.
Restless Minds, Restless Kids: (32 minute video) Leading specialists in the area of ADHD & 4 mothers of ADHD-affected children, discuss the approach to diagnosing & treatment, as well as the impact of this disorder on family life.
Surviving Your Adolescents: (book) by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. This very practical guidebook offers down-to-earth, nuts-and-bolts advice that can help eliminate conflict between parents & adolescents. Subjects such as arguing, bumming around town, car use, chores, grooming, drugs & drinking, friends & dating, homework, hours, loud music, messy rooms, parties, phone use, & more.
When Your Child Has Been Molested: (book) by Kathryn B. Hagans & Joyce Case - A parent’s guide to healing & recovery, putting the pieces back together.
ADD Success Stories: (book) is filled with real-life stories of people with ADD who achieved success in school, at work, in marriages and relationships. The result of thousands of interviews and histories as well as new research, this book shows children & adults from all lifestyles how to reach the “next step” a fulfilling, successful life with ADD.
Beyond Ritalin: is the first book to explain in complete detail exactly how Ritalin affects individuals’ social & organizational skills, distractibility, activity level, academic performance, & other areas of behavior. Also included is a guide for coping with ADHD.
On Becoming Babywise: (book) the exciting infant management plan that successfully & naturally trains children to sleep through the night before the age of 8 weeks.
On Becoming Babywise II : (book) learn opportunities that are presented during feeding time, wake time, sleep time - the 3 main activities in your baby's day - learn powerful methods for instilling solid fundamental skills that will equip your pre-toddler to successfully manage instructions, directions, freedoms, limitations and relationships.
On Becoming Preteen Wise: (book) discover active listening & personal influence works better that parental dictates. It’s essential information for all parents seeking harmony at home, non-rebellious teen years, & a future friendship with their grown child.
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy? : (book) focuses on the experiences of adults, offering accurate information, practical how-to’s & moral support to help readers deal with ADD. It explains the diagnostic process that distinguishes ADD symptoms from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentration or impulsive behavior.
Baby-Go-To-Sleep Tapes/CD’s – specially made to be calming & include soothing vocals & simple non-dynamic arrangements of songs. An actual human heartbeat & “lullabies” soothe not only infants but also their parents.
When I was Little Like You: (book) is for young children, with help from an adult, to provide positive help in confronting sexual abuse or inappropriate touch.
Help! The Kids Are At It Again: (book)help parents teach kids “people” skills, getting attention, deal with feelings, establish and respect boundaries, solve problems. Tools that are easy to understand examples and insights to reducing squabbling.
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Right-side Up: (book) tells with humor and sensitivity children’s feelings about divorce and how to handle the challenge of living in two places. This book reinforces that children can take responsibility for their own well being.
Shelly the Hyperactive Turtle: (book) helps parents explain ADHD to their pre-school or primary grade youngster.
Survival Tips for Working Moms: (book) offers hundreds of real solutions for packing lunches, homework, chores, after school care that real working moms use every day.
The Answer is “NO” Saying it and Sticking to it: (book) tackles 26 situations that plague parents of 2 to 12 year olds, bedtimes, pets, music, make-up, or homework. Set firm, fair limits.
Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents: (book) by Terry L. Hyland and Jerry Davis, Ph.D. Techniques for teaching children to problem solve and suggestions for building stronger, loving relationships.
Unplugging Power Struggles: (book) by Jan Faull, M.Ed. Resolving emotional battles with your kids ages 2-10. How to negotiate, compromise, and rebuild damaged relationships.
A Parent’s Guide to Developmental Delays: (book) by Laurie LeComer, M.Ed. Recognizing & coping with missed milestones in speech, movement, learning, and other areas. This book provides essential information for any parent with a child who might have cognitive, physical, or emotional delays. Easy to understand, reassuring, and up-to-date, the book covers everything concerned parents need to know.
Scream Free Parenting-Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool: (book) by Hal Edward Runkel - Scream Free Parenting is the principle-based approach that’s inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their families. Moving beyond many of the child-centered, technique-based approaches, the Scream Free way compels you to focus on yourself, grow yourself up, and calm yourself down. By staying both calm and connected with your kids, you begin to operate less out of your deepest fears and more out of your highest principles, revolutionizing your relationships in the process.
See Jane Hit, Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What We Can Do About It: (book) by James Garbarino, Ph.D. One in four juvenile arrests is a girl. Our society has aggravated the problem through the media, through music, through commercialization, through toxic materialism. We need cognitive restructuring and behavioral rehearsal. We also need to develop a sense of meaningfulness through spiritual development.
Sensational Kids: (book) by Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR. Hope and help for children with Sensory Processing Disorder, a complex brain disorder affecting at least one in twenty children. The book has vivid illustrations to teach parents and others the signs and symptoms of SPD and its four major subtypes; ways the disorder is diagnosed and treated; sensory strategies for living with it; and advocacy methods to bring families help and hope.
