These items are available to parents at the Cole school.
General Parenting
- So That's How I Was Born, by Dr. Robert
Brooks
- Connections: The Threads That Strengthen
Families, by Jean Illsley Clarke
- 35 Ways To Help A Grieving Child, by The
Dougy Center
- Children: The Challenge, by Rudolf
Dreikurs, M.D.
- Emotionally Intelligent Parenting, How To
Raise A Self-Disciplined, Responsible, Socially Skilled Child, by
Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D, Steven E. Tobias, Ph.D and Brian S.
Friedlander, Ph.D.
- The Hurried Child, by David
Elkind
- How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen
So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Changing Families: A Guide For Kids and
Grown-ups, by David Fassler, M.D, Michele Lash, M.Ed , and Sally
Blakeslee Ives Ph.D.
- Starting Small- Teaching Tolerance In The
Early Grades, A publication of the Teaching Tolerance Project,
edited by Maria Flemming
- Wonderful Ways To Love A Child, by Judy
Ford
- The Single Parents Almanac, by Linda
Foust
- Motivating Your Kids From Crayons To
Career, by Cheri Fuller
- It's O.K. To Say No To Drugs, by Alan
Garner
- Connecting With Out Children- Guiding
Principles For Parents In A Troubled World, by Roberta M.
Gilbert, M.D.
- Raising Self-Reliant Children In A
Self-Indulgent World, by H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen,
Ed.D.
- Beyond Sibling Rivalry- How To Help Your
Children Become Cooperative, Caring and Compassionate, by Peter
Goldenthal, Ph.D
- The Gift Of Fatherhood, by Dr. Aaron
Hass
- The Mother's Almanac Goes To School- Your
Child From 6-12, by Marguerite Kelly
- The Mother's Almanac II- Your Child From
6-12, by Marguerite Kelly
- The New Baby Book : The Complete Guide To
Child Care From Birth to 6, by Edwin Kiester Jr. and Sally V.
Kiester
- How To Raise A Great Kid, by Dale
Koppol, Ph.D.
- What Really Happens In School- A Guide To
Your Child's Emotional, Social and Intellectual Development Grades
K-5, by Ann E. LaForge
- Parenting Without Pressure, by Teresa A.
Langston
- The Best Of Vicki Lansky's Practical
Parenting Newsletter, by Vicki Lansky
- Growing Up Firstborn, The Pressure and
Privilege of Being Number One, by Kevin Leman
- What Kid's Need Most In A Mom, by
Patricia H. Rushford
- Celebrating Girls : Nurturing and Empowering
Our Daughters, by Virginia Beane Rutter
- There's No One Quite Like You, by Sue
Schott
- Real Men Enjoy Their Kids! By Wenda
Goodhart Singer, Stephen Shectman and Mark Singer
- Parenting By Heart, by Dr. Ron
Taffel
Positive Discipline/ Social Development
- "No" Is A Love Word! By Dr. Lonnie
Carton
- Boundaries With Kids : When To Say Yes, When
To Say No, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- Love and Limits, by Elizabeth
Crary
- Temper Your Child's Tantrums, by James
Dobson
- Discipline With Love, by James
Dobson
- Bullies and Victims, by Suellen Fried,
A.D.T.R and Paula Fried, Ph.D
- Sometimes It's O.K. To Be Angry, by Dr.
Mitch Golant and Bob Crane
- It's O.K. To Say No! A Parent/ Child Manual
For The Protection Of Children, by Robin Lenett and Bob
Crane
- Setting Limits, by Robert J. MacKenzie,
Ed.D.
- "Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?" A Guide To
Raising Socially Confident Kids, by Hara Estroff
Marano
- Keys To Dealing With Bullies, by Barry
E. McNamara, Ed.D and Francine J. McNamara, M.S.W., C.S.W.
- 1,2,3 Magic- Effective Discipline for
Children 2-12, by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.
- How To Give Your Child A Great
Self-Image, by Dr. Debora Phillips
Math and Language Arts Curriculum
- Questions and Answers About Whole
Language, edited by Orin Cochrane
- Read To Me: Raising Kids Who Love To
Read, by Bernice E. Cullinan
- Straight Talk About Reading, by Susan
Hall and Louisa C. Moats Ed.D.
- Games For Writing, by Peggy
Kaye
- The New York Times Parents Guild To The Best
Books For Children, by Eden Ross Lipson (2 copies)
- Hey! Listen To This: Stories To Read
Aloud by, Jim Trelease
- Family Math, by Jean Kerr Stenmark,
Virginia Thompson and Ruth Cossey
- Kids Online, by Donna Rice
Hughes
- Math Power, by Patricia Clark
Kenschaft
Homework
Help
- Homework Without Tears, by Lee Cantor
and Lee Hausner, Ph.D.
- How To Help Your Child With Homework, by
Marguerite C. Radencich, Ph.D. and Jeanne Shay Schumm, Ph.D. (2
copies)
Special Education / Gifted
and Talented
- The Challenging Child, by Stanley I.
Greenspan, M.D.
- Teaching Your Child Creativity, by Lee
Hausner, Ph.D. and Jeremy Schlosberg
- Nobody's Perfect : Living and Growing With
Children Who Have Special Needs, by Nancy B. Miller, Ph.D,
M.S.W.
- The Special Child: A Sourcebook For Parents
Of Children With Developmental Disabilities, by Siegfried M.
Pueschel, Patricia Scola, Leslie Weidenman and James
Bernier
- Keys To Parenting The Gifted Child, by
Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D.
- Attention- Deficit/ Hyperactivity
Disorder, by David L. Wodrich
General
Learning
- What Am I Doing In This Grade (A Book For
Parents About School Readiness), by Louise Bates Ames,
Ph.D.
- Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's
Guide, by Lucy Calkins
- How Children Learn, by John
Holt
- What Your Kindergartner Needs To Know,
by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
- What Your First Grader Needs To Know, by
E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
- How To Prepare Your Child For
Kindergarten, by Florence Karnofsky and Trudy Weiss
- Games For Learning, by Peggy
Kaye
- Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades, And What
You Can Do About It, by Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Family Activities/
Travel
- Bright Ideas For Creative Parents, by
Alice Chapin
- Kidding Around Washington D.C., by Anne
Pedersen
- The Rainy Day Book For Housebound
Families, by Alvin Schwartz
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