Books and Literature

R E A D I N G   L I S T

PARENTING

HOW TO BEHAVE SO YOUR CHILDREN WILL TOO!
By Sal Severe

POSITIVE DISCIPLINE FOR PRESCHOOLERS – RAISING CHILDREN WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL, AND RESOURCEFUL by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.

DISCIPLINE WITHOUT SHOUTING OR SPANKING
by Jerry L. Wyckoff

SETTING LIMITS WITH YOUR STRONG-WILLED CHILD:  ELIMINATING CONFLICT BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR, FIRM, AND RESPECTFUL BOUNDARIES by Robert J. MacKenzie Ed.D.

POSITIVE PARENTING FROM A TO Z by Karen Renshaw Joslin
practical guide, questions and answers, 2 – 12 years (easy reading)

1-2-3 MAGIC by Thomas Phelan
three-step formula for discipline, 2 – 12 years

RAISING GOOD CHILDREN by Thomas Lickona
examples of parenting from infants through adolescents

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN/HOW TO LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK
by Adele Farber and Elaine Mizlish -  information and examples, 10 – 18 years

TEEN TIPS by Tom McMahon
practical guide for surviving the teen years (easy reading)

THE COMPLETE SINGLE MOTHER by Andrea Enger
overview of being a single parent (includes fathers, time management, etc.)

THE PARENTS JOURNAL GUIDE TO RAISING GREAT KIDS by Bobbie Connor
situation/solution format, informative

DAY BY DAY ACTIVITY BOOK by Susan Ohanian
365 ideas for having fun with your children (easy reading)

COMMON SENSE PARENTING
by Raymond Burke and Ron Herran
based on the principles of Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Town, 5 – 18 years (easy reading)

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION / AFTERMATH
THE SILENT CHILDREN by Linda Sanford
parenting guide about abuse, prevention and development (easy reading)

CHILLY STOMACH by Jeanette Caines
story for young children, teaches them to honor their feelings and tell adult (easy reading)

JUST BEFORE DAWN by Jan Hindman,
to help families and therapists with sexual abuse issues

SPIDERS AND FLIES by Donald Hillman
guide for parents and teachers of sexually abused children

THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS by Karen Johnson
how to help children deal with and talk about abuse

CHILD LURES by Ken Wodden
what parents should know about preventing abuse and abduction

THE MOTHER’S BOOK: HOW TO SURVIVE THE MOLESTATION OF YOUR CHILD
by Carolyn M. Byerly
on feelings of parents and children, legal options, etc.
                              

ADULT SURVIVOR / SELF HELP

THE COURAGE TO HEAL by Laura Davis and Ellen Bass; (also) BEGINNING TO HEAL
how to identify feelings and begin the healing process

KEEPING LIFE SIMPLE by Karen Levine
500 tips for simplifyng your life (easy reading)

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Simple, common sense advice (easy reading)

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE by Sandra Butler
collection of personal accounts; how abuse affects self and others

VICTIMS NO LONGER by Mike Lew
specifically for male survivors