Parent Ed Resources

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Titles in Parent Education Library

Active parenting of teens : parent's guide By Popkin, Michael H. Dewey: 649 Provides suggestions for parents of teenagers for dealing with the problems of sexuality, drug use, and violence.	La adolescencia : edad critica By Gonzalez Ramirez, Mariano. Dewey: 305.235 Offers advice for parents of adolescents, discussing puberty, sexuality, discipline, depression, and other related topics.
Coping with families By Tym, Kate. Dewey: 306.85 Presents a practical guide for dealing with the everyday problems families encounter and discusses the issues connected with divorce when children must go back and forth between two families.	Las fantasias de los ninos : mentalidad infantil By Gonzalez Ramirez, Jose Francisco. Dewey: 155.4 Addresses the problems and potential benefits of fantasies in children.
Genius denied : how to stop wasting our brightest young minds By Davidson, Jan. Dewey: 371.95 Examines the state of gifted education in the United States, argues that thousands of children who are highly gifted or of above average intelligence are being overlooked due to lack of funds or indifference, and offers advice to parents and educators on how to reach and challenge gifted students.	Get smart! : nine sure ways to help your child succeed in school By Dietel, Ronald J. Dewey: 371.19 Explains how to help one's child improve academically regardless of age or ability with the nine-part Get Smart Learning Model, discussing ability, effort, attitudes and beliefs, school quality, teacher quality, school learning habits, home learning habits, evaluation, and communications.
Gifted children : a guide for parents and professionals Dewey: 155.45 Presents a comprehensive guide that offers encouragement to parents and teachers of gifted children, and focuses on the specific problems that gifted children face in the classroom.	Hope and healing for kids who cut : learning to understand and help those who self-injure By Penner, Marv. Dewey: 616.85 Explains the psychological disorder of self-mutilation, and provides advice and information to help encourage teenagers and young adults who are dealing with depression and other mental illnesses overcome the urge to hurt themselves.
How to go to college on a shoe string : the insider's guide to grants, scholarships, cheap books, fellowships, and other financial aid secrets By O'Phelan, Ann Marie, 1960- Dewey: 378.3 A comprehensive guide to grants, scholarships, and finding finances for college students that also provides tips on ways to save money on books, food, entertainment, and travel.	Keep your kids tobacco-free : a guide for parents of children ages 3 through 19 : (previously titled How to help your kids choose to be tobacco-free) By Schwebel, Robert. Dewey: 649 Provides practical strategies and advice that will help parents of preschool through high-school-age children deal with issues of tobacco use and addiction, with information on recognizing the five stages of tobacco use, responding to advertising, and dealing with peer pressure.
Lighting their fires : raising extraordinary kids in a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world By Esquith, Rafe. Dewey: 649 Rafe Esquith draws on his twenty-four-year career as a teacher in Los Angeles to reveal how parents and teachers can help children build character and develop enriching lives that will help them succeed in school and throughout the rest of their lives.	Mariano en tu familia By Osorio, Mariano. Dewey: 649 Offers advice for parents on creating and maintaining a happy and healthy family, discussing the importance of truth, love, friendship, and loyalty.
More than a test score : teens talk about being gifted, talented, or otherwise extra-ordinary By Schultz, Robert A., 1942- Dewey: 155.5 Teenagers share their thoughts about being gifted, discussing friends and peers, expectations, school, home life, future plans, and other related topics.	Nurtureshock : new thinking about children By Bronson, Po, 1964- Dewey: 305.231 Contains ten essays that challenge conventional wisdom about raising children, contending that good intentions in child rearing practices are actually backfiring and discussing topics such as praise, emotional well-being, race, lying, and teen rebellion.
Padres permisivos : hijos problematicos By Gonzalez Ramirez, Mariano Dewey: 649 Offers advice to parents on how to best discipline their children, explaining how to find the middle ground between irresponsible permissiveness and harsh punishment.	Papa y mama : modelos para nuestros hijos By Gonzalez Ramirez, Jose Francisco. Dewey: 649 Discusses the roles of the parents in the family, looking at the father as a figure of authority and masculinity, leadership, and security, and discussing the mother as a pillar, a point of reference inside the family group, and a model of feminity for daughters.
Potenciar la inteligencia en la infancia : nuevos metodos de aprendizaje By Gonzalez Ramirez, Jose Francisco. Dewey: 305.232 Offers advice to parents about how to promote their children's intellectual development from infancy.	The practical guide to weekend parenting : 101 ways to bond with your children while having fun By Hewitt, Doug. Dewey: 649 Offers parents who only see their children on weekends practical advice for effective parenting, with 101 projects designed to help them take an active role in their children's lives.
The price of privilege : how parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids By Levine, Madeline. Dewey: 649 The author examines the rise of depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse among privileged adolescents; and identifies specific parenting practices that have contributed to these issues.	Queen bees & wannabes : helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and other realities of adolescence By Wiseman, Rosalind, 1969- Dewey: 649 Explains how parents can help their daughters deal with the different issues surrounding friendships, boys, gossip, and cliques as they start high school.
Simplify your life with kids : 100 ways to make family life easier and more fun By St. James, Elaine. Dewey: 646.7 Describes over one hundred things families can do to eliminate most of the complications that make chaos out of their lives, discussing the daily routine, the workload, electronic overload, parenting practices, discipline strategies, handling conflict, health concerns, and other topics.	Talking teenagers : information and inspiration for parents of teenagers with autism or Asperger's syndrome By Boushey, Ann, 1957- Dewey: 618.92 Draws on first-hand experiences to offer parents of teens on the autism spectrum advice and strategies for dealing with the everyday challenges their child faces at home and at school.
The thinking parent's guide to college admissions : the step-by step program to get kids into the schools of their dreams By Ostrum, Eva. Dewey: 378.1 Offers parents practical advice on how they can help their child improve their chances of getting into the college they want and pay for it once they are accepted.	When gifted kids don't have all the answers : how to meet their social and emotional needs By Delisle, James R., 1953- Dewey: 371.95 A guide for adults working with gifted children that explains what giftedness means, how gifted students are identified, and how the identification and education process of gifted students can be improved.
You don't know anything--! : a manual for parenting your teenagers By Baksh, Nadir. Dewey: 649 A parent's guide for raising teenagers that discusses common anxieties for teenagers in the twenty-first century, establishing boundaries, countering lying and manipulation, guiding teens to make responsible choices, keeping them safe, dealing with peer pressure, and more.	Youth with eating disorders : when food is an enemy By Flynn, Noa. Dewey: 618.92 Tells the fictional stories of Susan and Brooke, two teenagers dealing with weight obsessions; and includes research and information about eating disorders.
1-2-3 magic : managing children's difficult behavior [videorecording] Dewey: 649 Describes the 1-2-3 Magic method of discipline for managing difficult behavior in children ages two to twelve, outlining steps for disciplining without arguing, yelling, or spanking.	Ages and stages : knowing what to expect and when [videorecording] Dewey: 649 Provides advice to parents of preschool children on a variety of topics, focusing on what to expect from children at different ages and stages.
Common sense parenting : learn-at-home video kit [videorecording] Dewey: 649 Shows parents how to build better relationships with their children, teaching practical skills for encouraging positive behavior, preventing misbehavior, correcting problem behaviors, handling emotionally intense situations, and helping children succeed in school.	Connect with kids [videorecording] Dewey: 305.235 The series features true stories and real kids in a peer-to-peer format that focuses on the issues kids face everyday. Kids talking to kids, sharing their struggles and successes, so kids can improve their behavior and more.
Medication for ADHD : yes or no? : a practical guide [videorecording] Dewey: 616.85 Covers the pros and cons of medication for ADHD for both children and adults.	The new strong-willed child : birth through adolescence [sound recording] By Dobson, James C., 1936- Dewey: 649 Provides a child-rearing guide for difficult-to-handle children and is intended for parents needing help with sibling rivalry, ADHD, low self esteem, and other birth through adolescent issues.
Paternidad activa de adolescentes [videorecording] By Active parenting of teens. Spanish Dewey: 649 Includes six programs: The Active Parent; Winning Cooperation; Responsibility and Discipline; Building Courage, Redirecting Misbehavior; and Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence: Reducing the Risks, parts one and two.	Reality matters [videorecording] Dewey: 155.5 Examines mental health issues that affect teens, discussing the benefits of sports and physical activity, the consequences of taking risks, the development of character and personality, the importance of managing stress and making wise choices, the positive and negative influence of friends, and pressures on young people to have a beautiful body.
Teens and boundaries [videorecording] Dewey: 646.7 Presents a guide to developing positive parenting skills, focusing on the importance of setting boundaries for teenagers while still allowing them the space they need to explore and learn.	Teens, sex & health : a comprehensive approach to sexual education [videorecording] Dewey: 306.70835 This tool is designed to help you help your teen protect themselves from HIV, STDs, and unwanted pregnancy. This 4 hr. 30 min. program covers nearly everything your teen needs to know to stay safe out there.
Your child's strengths : discover them, develop them, use them : a guide for parents and teachers [electronic resource] By Fox, Jenifer. Dewey: 372.21 Explains how parents and teachers can help children succeed by focusing on their strengths rather than trying to fix their weaknesses, and identifies tools adults can use to discover the three main strengths in children, including activity, relationship, and learning strengths.