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Resource List

Our Parent Resource Room offers a continually growing library of books, magazines, dvds and cds related to raising teenagers. Whether you'd like more insight into communication techniques, adjusting to a blended family, eating disorders, or bullying...we probably have something to offer.

Please view a pdf list of our books here or see below.

ABUSE
The Verbally Abusive Relationship Evans, Patricia
Verbal Abuse: Survivors Speak Out on Relationship and Recovery Evans, Patricia
ACADEMICS
Raising a Good Student Poretta, Vicki and Borden, Marian Edelman
The Unmotivated Child Rathvon, Natalie, Ph.D.
ADDICTION
Addict in the Family, Stories of Loss, Hope and Recovery Conyers, Beverly
Love First, A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Jay, Jeff and Debra
ADOLESCENT CRISIS
Adolescents in Crisis-a Guide for Parents, Teachers, Ministers and Counselors Rowatt, G. Wade Jr
ALCOHOL
The Surgeon General's Call To Action-To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Safe Road Home-stop your teen from drinking and driving Goodman, Karen and Simon, Kirk
ANGER
Anger Management for the Twenty-First Century Fiore, Anthony, Ph.D., and Novick, Ari, Ph.D.
BOUNDARIES  
Boundaries with Teens--When to say Yes, How to say No Townsend, Dr. John
BULLYING
Please Stop Laughing at Us, One Survivor's Extraordinary Quest to Prevent School Bullying Blanco, Jodee
10 Days to a Bully-Proof Child Kraizer, Sherryll, PhD
Bullying from Both Sides Roberts, Walter B.
Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems Thompson, Michael
Taking the Bully by the Horns-Nasty People Noll, Kathy and Carter, Dr. Jay
Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice-How we can stop girls' violence Prothrow-Stith, Deborah and Spivak, Howard
CHARACTER
Coaching your Kids to be Leaders Williams, Pat
Parenting to Build Character in Your Teen: Teach Your Teens the Six Pillars of Character Josephson, Michael
Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling Hillman, James
Too Much of a Good Thing-Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age Kindlon, Dan Ph.D.
Tough Times, Strong Children-Lessons from the past for your Child's future Kindlon, Dan Ph.D.
CHEATING
Teens and Cheating on Tests Marcovitz, Hal
CLIQUES  
Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle Giannetti, Charlene C.
Queen Bees and Wannabees Wiseman, Rosalind
COLLEGE
Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money. The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years Johnson, Helen and Schelhas-Miller, Christine
Letting Go, A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years Coburn, Karen and Treeger, Madge
When Your Kid Goes to College, A Parent's Survivial Guide Barkin, Carol
You're on Your Own (but I'm here if you need me)-mentoring your child during the college years Savage, Marjorie
COMMUNICATION
Stop Parenting and Start Coaching-How to motivate, inspire and connect with your teenager Carter, Carol, Izumo, Gary and Martin, Joe
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk Faber and Mazlish
How to Talk so Teens will Listen and Listen so Teens will Talk Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine
SLANG
Why Boys Don't Talk and Why it Matters--a parents survival guide to connecting to your teen Shaffer, Susan Morris and Gordon, Linda Perlman
Communicating with Your Teen Smalley, Greg and Michael
CUTTING
Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain Strong, Marilee
Hurting Beyond Words Dare to Dig Deeper Series
Inside a Cutter's Mind Clark, Jerusha and Henslin, Dr. Earl
DATING
There are No Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter Buddenber, Laura and McGee, Kathleen
I Want to Talk with My Teen About: Love, Sex and Dating Wendt, Karl
Ending Violence in Teen Dating Relationships: A Resource Guide for Parents and Pastors Miles, Al
DAUGHTERS
Daughters and Mothers, Making it Work Firman, Julie and Dorothy
Girls Gone Mild-Young Women Reclaim Self-Respect and Find Its Not Bad to Be Good Shalit, Wendy
Odd Girl Out-the Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls Simmons, Rachel
Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write about Their Search for Self Shandler, Sara
Pretties Westerfield, Scott
Raising Confident Girls Hartley-Brewer, Elizabeth
Reviving Ophelia-Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Pipher, Mary Ph.D.
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters; 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know Meeker, Meg M.D.
The Everything Guide to Raising Adolescent Girls McCarthy, Moira
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Girls Karres, Erika
The Wonder of Girls, Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters Gurian, Michael
Uglies Westerfeld, Scott
DEPRESSION
Help Me, I'm Sad Fassler, David G. and Dumas, Lynne S.
The Optimistic Child--A Revolutionary Program that Safeguards Children Against Depression and Builds life long Resilience Seligman, Martin Ph.D.
DIVORCE
Divorce Book for Parents Lanshy, Vicki
Mom's House, Dad's House, Making Two Homes for Your Child Ricci, Isolina, Ph.D
Not Damaged Goods, A Successful Strategy for Children of Divorce from Infancy to Adulthood Walther, Anne, M.S.
The Truth About Children and Divorce Emery, Robert E. Ph.D.
DRIVING
Chronic: A Report on the State of Teen Driving Allstate Insurance
Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need to Know but Don't Know to Ask Gravelle, Karen and Flook, Helen
Safe Young Drivers, A Guide for Parents and Teens Berardelli, Phil
Teaching Your Teens to Drive Parent/Teen Handbook American Automobile Association
The Teenager's Roadside Guide to Life: Preparing New Drivers for the Road Ahead Harris, Catherine
EATING DISORDERS
An Introduction to Food and Weight Problems NEDIC
Beyond Appearances Dare to Dig Deeper Series
Binge No More-Your Guide to Overcoming Disordered Eating Nash, Joyce D. Ph.D.
Bulimia--a Guide for Family and Friends Sherman, Roberta Trattner Ph.D. and Thompson, Ron A. Ph.D.
Surviving an Eating Disorder-Strategies for Family and Friends Siegel, Michele Ph.D.; Brisman, Judith Ph.D. and Weinshel, Margot M.S.W.
FAMILY
Blended Families Marsolini, Maxine
Closing the Gap-A Strategy for Bringing Parents and Teens Together McGraw, Jay
The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families Pipher, Mary Ph.D.
The Surprising Power of Family Meals Weinstein, Miriam
GENERAL
10 Seconds Can/Will Change Your Life Forever Petrocelli, Bobby
100,000 Baby Names + Lansky, Bruce
50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Sykes, Charles
A Tribe Apart-a Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence Hersch, Partricia
Affluenza-The All Consuming Epidemic Degraaf, John and Wannana, David
Children at Risk Dobson, Dr. James and Bauer, Gary
Co-Dependent No More Beattie, Melody
How to Really Love Your Teen Campbell, D. Ross M.D.
Hurt-Inside the World of Today's Teenagers Clark, Chap
Kid CEO-How to Keep you Children From Running Your Life Young, Ed
Millennials Rising-The Next Generation Howe, Neil and Strauss, William
Nobody Wants Your Child Creagh, Milton
Real Issue, Real Teens--What every parent needs to know Eller, T. Suzanne
Surviving Your Adolescents-How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds Phelan, Thomas W.
Who's Raising Your Child? Battling the Marketers for Your Child's Heart and Soul Buddenberg, Laura Holmes
Yes, Your Teen is Crazy! Bradley, Michael J.
GRIEF
Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers Wolfelt, Alan
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss Kuler-Ross, Elisabeth
When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing Gootman, Marilyn; Espeland, Pamela and Stipe, Michael
HEALTH
Body Drama, Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers Redd, Nancy
Family Health, Nutrition and Fitness Reisser M.D., Paul
HOMOSEXUALITY
Hear Me Out! Various
Homosexuality, What Does it Mean Endersbe, Julie
Is It a Choice? Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People Marcus, Eric
Straight Parents, Gay Children, Keeping Families Together Bernstein, Robert
What does Gay Mean? Ponton, Lynn M.D.
INSPIRATIONAL
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Canfield, Hansen and Kirberger
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark; Kirberger, Kimberly
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark; Kirberger, Kimberly
Comeback, A Mother and Daughter's Journey through Hell and Back Fontaine, Claire and Mia
INTERNET
cyberbullying and cyberthreats, responding to the challenge of online social aggression, threats and distress Willard, Nancy
Internet Pornography: Awareness and Prevention McBain, Michael
Internet-Protect Your Kids Arterburn, Stephen and Marsh, Roger
INTERVENTION
Intervention; A Step-by-Step Buide for Families and Friends of chemicallly Dependent Persons Johnson, Vernon
MARRIAGE
Creating an Intimate Marriage Burns, Jim
Reconcilable Differences Talley, Jim
MYSPACE.COM
Generation MySpace Kelsy, Candice M.
MySpace MyKids Illian, Jason
MySpace Unraveled: A Parent's Guide to Teen Social Networking from the Directors of BlogSafety.com Magid, Larry
OBESITY
Super Sized Kids Larimore, Walt and Flynt, Sherri
PARENTING
The DNA of Parent-Teen Relationships Smalley, Gary and Smalley, Greg
3 Steps to a Strong Family Eyre, Linda and Richard
Between Parent & Teenager Ginott, Dr. Haim
Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul Canfield, Hansen, Kirberger and Aaron
Courageous Parenting Graham, Jack and Deb
Daughters Gone Wild Dad's Gone Crazy Stone, Charles and Heather
Get Out of my Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the Mall? A parents guide to the new teenager Wolf, Anthony E. Ph.D.
Go to Your Room!: Consequences That Teach Steelsmith, Shari
Got Teens?-Time tested answers for moms of Teens and Tweens Savage, Jill and Farrel, Pam
Home-Alone America Eberstadt, Mary
How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to Do if You Can't Bernstein, Neil I.
Our Last Best Shot Stepp, Laura Sessions
Parenting from the Inside Out, How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive Siegel, Daniel M.D., and Hartzell, Mary M.Ed.
Parenting in the Home Stretch Neumann, Connie
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic Cline, Foster MD and Fay, Jim
Parenting the Wild Child-Hope and Help for Desperate Parents McPherson, Miles
Parents Guide to Top Ten Dangers Teens Face Arterburn, Stephen and Burns, Jim
Positive Discipline A-Z Nelsen, Lott and Glenn
Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads Wiseman, Rosalind
Raising Self-reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World Glenn and Nelson
Screamfree Parenting, The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool Runkel, Hall Edward
Single Parenting that Works Leman, Dr. Kevin
Suddenly Single Mom Terry, T.J.
Teen Tips-A Practical Survival Guide for Parents with Kids 11 to 19 McMahon, Tom
The 7 Worst Things (good) Parents Do Friel, John and Linda
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers Chapman, Gary
The Price of Privilege, How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage are Creating A Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids Levine, Madeline Ph.D.
What Kids Need to Succeed Benson, Peter, Galbraith, Judy, and Espeland, Pamela
What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You Shellenberger, Susie and Gowler, Kathy
When Parents Disagree and What You Can Do About It Taffel, Ronald
When Your Teen is Struggling Gregston, Mark
Whole Child/Whole Parent Berends, Polly Berrien
PREGNANCY
The First Part Last Johnson, Angela
Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students Williams-Wheeler, Dorrie
PREMARITAL SEX
Technical Virgin: How Far is Too Far? DiMarco, Hayley
Come Back, Barbara Miller, C. John and Juliana, Barbara Miller
SAFETY
The Gift of Fear De Becker, Gavin
SELF ESTEEM
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem, The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self Confidence Branden, Nathaniel
No Body's Perfect, Stories by Teens About Body Image, Self-Acceptance, and the Search for Identify Kirberger, Kimberly
Schoolgirls, Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap Orenstein, Peggy
The Self-esteem Guided Journal McKay, Matthew Ph.D., and Sutker, Catharine
SEX & SEXUALITY
A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey With Your Kids About Sex Leman, Dr. Kevin
Fighting Back-How to Promote Abstinence in A Sex Saturated World Deltano, Keith
Sex and Sensibility; The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense About Sex Roffman, Deborah
Talking to your Kids about Sex-How to have a lifetime of Age-Appropriate Conversations with your Children about Healthy Sexuality Laaser, Mark Ph.D.
Ten Talks Parents must have with their Children about Sex and Character Schwartz, Pepper Ph.D. and Capello, Dominic
The Real Truth About Teens & Sex Weill, Sabrina
The Stork is Dead Shedd, Charlie
Your Kids at Risk-How Teen Sex Threatens Our Sons and Daughters (replaces "Epidemic") Meeker, Meg M.D.
STDS
Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Facts Barlow, David
SMOKING  
Generation Risk-How to protect your teenager from Smoking and other Dangerous Behaviors Newton, Corky
SONS
A Fine Young Man-What parents, mentors and educators can do to shape adolescent boys into exceptional men Gurian, Michael
Boys Adrift, The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Sax, Leonard M.D. Ph.D.
Bringing Up Boys, Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men Dobson, Dr. James
Raising Cain-Protecting the emotional life of Boys Kindlon, Dan Ph.D. and Thompson, Michael Ph.D.
Raising Confident Boys Hartley-Brewer, Elizabeth
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Adolescent Boys Weiss, Robin
The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Boys Erwin, Cheryl
The Good Son, Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men Gurian, Michael
What Stories Does My Son Need Gurian, Michael
SPIRITUALITY
Soul Searching-The Religious and Spiritual lives of American Teenagers Smith, Christian and Denton, Melinda Lundquist
Battle Cry for a Generation Luce, Ron
Rebel with a Cause-Finally Comfortable Being Graham Graham, Franklin
The Hope of a Homecoming-Entrusting your Prodigal to a Sovereign God O'rourke, Brendan Ph.D. and Sauer, DeEtte
What's a Girl to Do? Holl, Kristi
When Mothers Pray-Bringing God's Power and Blessing to your Children's Lives Fuller, Cheri
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption Moyers, William Cope and Ketcham, Katherine
Drug Identification Bible 2007 Amera-Chem, Inc.
Inhalants Weatherly, Myra
Lethal Haze Dare to Dig Deeper Series
Tough Love Neff, Pauline
When Living Hurts, For Teenagers, Young Adults, Their Parents, Leaders and Counselors Gordon, Sol
TEENAGERS
The Tough Love Prescription-How to Create and Enforce Boundaries for Your Teen Zodkevitch, Ron M.D.
Children Without Childhood-Growing up Too Fast in a World of Sex and Drugs Winn, Marie
Not Much Just Chillin' Perlstein, Linda
The Primal Teen-what the new discoveries about the teenage brain tell us about our kids Strauch, Barbara
Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen Walsh, David Ph.D.
Bringing Up Parents: The Teenager's Handbook Packer, Alex
Peer Partners Handbook: Helping Your Friends Live Free from Violence, Drug Use, Teen Pregnancy and Suicide: A Guide to Students in Leadership Programs Levine, David
The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make Covey, Sean
The Notebook Girls Baskin, Julia; Newman, Lindsey; Pollitt-Cohen, Sophie, and Toombs, Courtney
TEEN READS
Daily Reflections for Highly Effective Teens Covey, Sean
Girlology, A Girl's Guide to Stuff that Matters Holmes, Melisa M.D. and Hutchison, Trish M.D.
Heaven Johnson, Angela
Teenagers Preparing for the Real World Foster, Chad
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Covey, Sean
VIOLENCE
Teens, Crime and the Community National Institute for Citizen Education in the Law; National Criime Prevention Council
Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates United States Secret Service; United States Department of Education

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