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CARES Library Resources: From Sibling Rivalry to Teenage Angst…We’ve Got Books to Help!
Whether you’re looking to sharpen your parenting skills, or address a specific family situation, New Canaan CARES has the resources to educate and empower you! We’ve compiled our list of the best parenting books for 2009 and summarized them below. Many of these books are available for loan or purchase at the CARES office at 91 Elm Street or can be ordered through online retailers.
New Canaan CARES Top Parenting Books of 2009
YES, YOUR TEEN IS CRAZY! Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
By Michael J. Bradley, Ed.D. ISBN 0-936197-44-7
"Forget the provocative, in-your-face title. This book for the perplexed parents of teenagers is so rich and informative, so sensible in its approach, I could hardly put it down. Its down-to-earth description of adolescents, both normal and ‘over the edge,’ is the best I have seen in years. I recommend it to everyone, including kids.” - Clarice J. Kestenbaum, M.D., President, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child
By Robert Brooks, Ph.D., and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D. ISBN 0-8092-9765-5
In this seminal parenting work, renowned psychologists Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein explain why some kids are able to overcome overwhelming obstacles while others become victims of early experiences and environments. From this research they have developed effective strategies you can add to your parenting practice to prepare your children for the challenges of today’s complicated, ever-changing world. Raising Resilient Children is an engaging and wise work filled with vivid anecdotes from the authors’ own practices that will inspire parents and anyone concerned about today’s youth.
THE SECRET OF PARENTING: How to Be in Charge of Today’s Kids – fromToddlers to Preteens - Without Threats or Punishments
By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. ISBN-13 978-0-374-52708-2
Anthony Wolf presents a whole new way of looking at kids’ behavior. His easy but surprisingly powerful technique offers specific solutions for all of the most difficult day-to-day problem areas of parenting: tantrums, back talk, getting kids to bed at night, getting them off to school in the morning, sibling fighting, and much more. Dr. Wolf’s characteristic wit and empathy make The Secret of Parenting a pleasure to read. The lessons it contains, simply stated and based on extensive experience, will definitely bring the joy back to parenting.
IT’S NOT FAIR, JEREMY SPENCER’S PARENTS LET HIM STAY UP ALL NIGHT! A Guide to the Tougher Parts of Parenting
By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. SBN-13 978-0-374-52473-9
Anthony Wolf’s groundbreaking book focuses on the most difficult challenges of parenting post-infant to pre-teen children – setting limits and making demands. Dr. Wolf covers all the classic parenting problem areas: family disputes, including who’s in charge (Mom or Dad), sibling fights, and divorce; day-to-day issues such as bedtime, grumpiness, and public tantrums; and problems that might not be problems after all, like aggression, lying, and spoiling. Positive, loving, and above all, effective, this guide offers parents what they want most: more time to enjoy their children.
“MOM, JASON’S BREATHING ON ME!” The Solution to Sibling Bickering
By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. ISBN 978-0-345-46092-9
At last-sound, practical relief for parents with battling kids! Imagine. You might never again have to hear the words: “Mommy, Ann drooled on me on purpose.” You could have the answer for every “It’s not fair!” your kids have ever whined at you. Constant sibling squabbling - and the ensuing demand that you pick a side, quick - can wear parents down and totally drain the fun right out of family life. Now in this groundbreaking book, Dr. Anthony Wolf offers a whole new strategy for coping. In a fresh, funny and straightforward way, Dr. Wolf presents three essential rules for dealing with sibling arguments - rules that, if followed, completely remove the root causes of bickering. From teasing and hitting to rivalries and boundaries, Dr. Wolf addresses a wide range of issues, and he does it with humor and a pitch-perfect ear for actual kid/parent dialogue. This is a book about real children-who they are, what they want, why they act as they do, and what you can do to alleviate the strife between siblings.
GET OUT OF MY LIFE, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager
By Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. ISBN-13 978-0-374-52853-9
In this revised and updated edition of his best-selling guide to raising adolescents, Dr. Anthony E. Wolf tackles the changes of the past decade with the same wit and compassion of the original. Today’s teenagers navigate a faster, less clearly anchored world, and Dr. Wolf’s revisions include a new chapter about the Internet, a significantly modified section on drugs and drinking, and an added piece on gay teenagers. This new edition gives bewildered parents a road map to the rocky and ever-changing terrain of contemporary adolescence.
THE BIGGEST JOB WE’LL EVER HAVE
By Laura and Malcolm Gauld ISBN-13 978-0-7432-1059-1
Attitude over aptitude. Effort over achievement. Character over talent. In this groundbreaking book, the Gaulds draw on their experience as parents and educators to argue persuasively that true education springs not just from seeking good grades and achievements but from reestablishing a commitment to character, attitude, and purpose. Offering a new paradigm for reconnecting education with values, the Gaulds focus attention not on the child, but on the child’s primary teacher – the parent.
RAISING FINANCIALLY FIT KIDS
By Joline Godfrey ISBN 1-58008-536-9
Financial literacy is economic self-defense. And our collective responsibility as caring adults is to arm the next generation with the skills and knowledge they need to handle themselves in a world in which financial safety nets are being replaced by the imperative of financial self-sufficiency.
“Once again Joline Godfrey sets the standard on the financial literacy front. All the tips today’s parents need are within this richly packed volume: Joline offers up age-appropriate lessons for each stage of a young person’s financial journey. No one does it better.” – Whitney Ransome and Meg Milne, Executive Directors, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
SO SEXY SO SOON: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids
By Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. ISBN 978-0-345-50507-1
“TIMELY AND IMPORTANT…For parents who are troubled and worried about what their children are seeing and hearing, So Sexy So Soon offers helpful guidance and support; it not only documents the trends but provides parents with many useful strategies to combat them.” – David Elkind, Ph.D., author of The Hurried Child
“If you want to make the world safe for both the boys and the girls you care about, you must read this book. Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne really understand what we’re fighting against, and they also show us a way to transform the world for our children – and make us feel empowered in the process.” – Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabees
SEASON OF LIFE: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
By Jeffrey Marx ISBN 0-7432-6974-8
“In a warm, passionate story, Jeffrey Marx finds a boyhood hero who ends up leading him on a fascinating personal journey. This is a book that every father and son will enjoy.” – Christine Brennan, USA Today
“This is not a book you are just going to read and then forget about. You’re probably going to read it again sometime. And you’ll definitely want to tell family and friends about it. By sharing Season of Life with others, you will be helping to make this a better world.” – Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Famer
MOTHERS AND DAUGHERS: Searching for New Connections
By Ann F. Caron, Ed.D. ISBN 0-8050-5149-X
“Caron discusses what happens after Ophelia graduates from school. She updates our picture of mothers and daughters and offers good advice on how to handle the many new issues today. This is a useful and important book.” – Mary Pipher, Ph.D., Author of Reviving Ophelia
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