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GENERAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR

CARING FOR YOUR SCHOOL-AGE CHILD: AGES 5 TO 12; edited by 
Edward L. Schor; American Academy of Pediatrics; Bantam Books, 
1995 (ISBN: 0553373455) 

THE CHALLENGING CHILD: UNDERSTANDING, RAISING, AND 
ENJOYING THE FIVE 'DIFFICULT' TYPES OF CHILDREN; by Stanley 
Greenspan; Perseus Press, 1996 (ISBN: 0201441934) 

CHANGING CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR; by John Krumboltz and Helen 
Krumboltz; Prentice Hall, 1972 

CREATIVE PARENTING; by William Sears; Dodd Mead and Co., 
1987 

THE DIFFICULT CHILD; by Stanley Turecki and Leslie Tonner; 
Bantam, 1989 

DON'T STOP LOVING ME; by Ann Caron; Henry Holt, 1991 

THE FAMILY BED; by Tine Thevenin; Avery Publishing, 1987 

HOW TO BEHAVE SO YOUR CHILDREN WILL, TOO!; by Sal Severe;  
Greentree Pub., 1997 (ISBN: 0965301206) 

HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN AND LISTEN SO KIDS WILL 
TALK; by Adele Faber; Avon, 1991 (ISBN: 0380570009) 

THE HURRIED CHILD: GROWING UP TOO FAST TOO SOON; by David 
Elkin; Addison Wesley, 1981 

THE MAGIC YEARS; by Selma Fraiberg; Charles Scribner's 
Sons, 1959 

MISEDUCATION: PRESCHOOLERS AT RISK; by David Elkind; Random 
House, 1987 

THE MOTHER'S ALMANAC; by Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons; 
Doubleday, 1975 

NOW I KNOW WHY TIGERS EAT THEIR YOUNG; by Peter Marshall; 
Prima Publ. 1994 (ISBN: 1559584998) 

PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC; by Foster W. Cline and Jim 
Fay; Pinon Press, 1990 (ISBN: 0891093117) 

A PARENT'S HANDBOOK OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT; by Renee A. 
Marazon; M A P S for Life, 1997 (ISBN: 1889114030) 

THE PARENT'S HANDBOOK: SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE 
PARENTING; by Don Dinkmeyer and Gary McKay; Amer. Guidance 
Service, 1982 

THE PORTABLE PEDIATRICIAN FOR PARENTS; by Laura Nathanson; 
Harper, 1994 (ISBN: 0062731769) 

The PORTABLE PEDIATRICIAN'S GUIDE TO KIDS: YOUR CHILD'S 
PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT FROM AGES 5 TO 12; by 
Laura W. Nathanson; HarperPerennial, 1996 
(ISBN: 0062733478) 

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SOLVING PRESCHOOL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; 
by Eva Essa; 4th ed.; Delmar Publ., 1998 
(ISBN: 0766800334) 

THE PRACTICAL PEDIATRICIAN: THE A TO Z GUIDE TO YOUR 
CHILD'S HEALTH, BEHAVIOR, AND SAFETY; by Howard Markel; 
Freeman, 1996 (ISBN: 0716728966)

SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY; by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish; 
W.W. Norton and Co., 1987 

SOLVE YOUR CHILD'S SLEEP PROBLEMS; by Richard Ferber; Simon 
and Schuster, 1985 

THE STRONG-WILLED CHILD: BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE; by Dr. 
James Dobson; Tyndale House Publ., 1992 
(ISBN: 0842359249) 

TO LISTEN TO A CHILD: UNDERSTANDING THE NORMAL PROBLEMS 
OF GROWING UP; by T. Berry Brazelton; Perseus Press, 
1992 (ISBN: 0201632705) 

TOUCHPOINTS: YOUR CHILD'S EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL 
DEVELOPMENT; by T. Berry Brazelton; Perseus Press, 
1994 

TOUGH LOVE; by Phyllis and David York and Ted Wachtel; 
Bantam, 1982 

UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHILD'S TEMPERAMENT; by Beverly LaHaye; 
Harvest House Publ., 1997 (ISBN: 1565075188) 

WHEN YOU WORRY ABOUT THE CHILD YOU LOVE: EMOTIONAL AND 
LEARNING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN; by Edward Hallowell; 
Fireside Books, 1997 (ISBN: 0684832682) 

WHOLE CHILD/WHOLE PARENT; by Polly Berrien Berends; 
HarperCollins, 1997 

YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH; by Barton D. Schmitt; Bantam Books, 
1991 (ISBN: 055335339X) 

YOUR CHILD'S SELF-ESTEEM; by Dorothy Corkille Briggs; 
Doubleday, 1975 

YOUR SCHOOL-AGE CHILD: FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH 
GRADE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING & CARING FOR YOUR 
CHILD; by Lawrence Kutner; Avon Books, 1997 (ISBN: 0380713543) 

ADOLESCENTS

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.; Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1991 

HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR ACTING-UP TEENAGER: PRACTICAL HELP 
FOR DESPERATE PARENTS; by Robert Bayard, Ph.D.; M. Evans and 
Co., 1988 

HOW TO PARENT YOUR "TWEENAGER"; UNDERSTANDING THE IN-
BETWEEN YEARS OF YOUR 8 TO 12-YEAR OLD; by Mary M. Simon;  
T. Nelson, 1995 (ISBN: 0785281975) 

PARENTING TEENS WITH LOVE & LOGIC; by Foster Cline;  
Pinon Press, 1992 (ISBN: 0891096957) 

THE PARENT'S GUIDE TO STEP/TEEN: SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR 
EFFECTIVE PARENTING OF TEENS; by Don C. Dinkmeyer;  
American Guidance Service, 1983 (ISBN: 091347682X) 

PARENTS, TEENS, AND BOUNDARIES: HOW TO DRAW THE LINE; by 
Jane Bluestein; Health Communications, 1993 
(ISBN: 1558742794) 

THE ROLLER-COASTER YEARS: RAISING YOUR CHILD THROUGH THE 
MADDENING YET MAGICAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS; by Charlene 
Giannetti; Broadway Books, 1997 (ISBN: 0553066846) 

YOU AND YOUR ADOLESCENT: A PARENT'S GUIDE FOR AGES 10 TO 
20; by Laurence Steinberg; Harper & Row, 1990 
(ISBN: 089045720). 

UNCOMMON SENSE FOR PARENTS WITH TEENAGERS; by Michael 
Riera; Celestial Arts, 1995 (ISBN: 0890877491)

BABY AND TODDLER

AGES AND STAGES: DEVELOPMENTAL DESCRIPTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, 
BIRTH THROUGH EIGHT YEARS; by Karen Miller; Telshare, 
1985 (ISBN: 0910287058) 

BABY BASICS: A GUIDE FOR NEW PARENTS; by Anne K. 
Blocker; Chronimed Pub, 1997 (ISBN: 1565610903) 

THE BABY GAMES: THE JOYFUL GUIDE TO CHILD'S PLAY FROM 
BIRTH TO THREE YEARS; by Elaine Martin; Running Press, 
1988 (ISBN: 0894716174) 

BABY STEPS: THE 'WHYS' OF YOUR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR IN THE 
FIRST TWO YEARS; by Claire B. Kopp, Ph.D.; W H Freeman & 
Co, 1993 (ISBN: 0716724995) 

CARING FOR YOUR BABY AND YOUNG CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 5; 
American Academy of Pediatrics; Bantam Books, 
1993 (ISBN: 0553379623) 

DR. MOM; by Marianne Neifert, M.D.; NAL, 1986 

FIRST 12 MONTHS OF LIFE; edited by F. Caplan; Bantam, 1978 

THE FUSSY BABY; by William Sears; Dodd, Mead and Co., 1986 

INFANTS AND MOTHERS; by T. Berry Brazelton; Delta, 1983 

YOUR BABY AND CHILD FROM BIRTH TO AGE FIVE; by Penelope 
Leach; rev. ed.; Alfred Knopf, 1997 (ISBN: 0375700005) 

YOUR ONE YEAR OLD; by Louise Bates Ames and Carol Chase 
Haber; Dell, 1976 (also other individual books for ages 2-14) 

DAUGHTERS AND SONS

RAISING A DAUGHTER: PARENTS AND THE AWAKENING OF A HEALTHY 
WOMAN; Jeanne Elium; Ten Speed Press, 1994 (ISBN: 
0890877084) 

RAISING A SON: PARENTS AND THE MAKING OF A HEALTHY MAN; by 
Jeanne Elium; Celestial Arts, 1997 (ISBN: 0890878447) 

WONDER OF BOYS: WHAT PARENTS, MENTORS AND EDUCATORS CAN DO 
TO SHAPE BOYS INTO EXCEPTIONAL MEN; by Michael Gurian; 
Putnam, 1996 (ISBN: 0874778875) 

FATHERING

THE FATHER'S ALMANAC; by S. Adams Sullivan; Doubleday, 1980 

FATHERS AND BABIES: HOW BABIES GROW AND WHAT THEY NEED FROM 
YOU, FROM BIRTH TO 18 MONTHS; by Jean Marzollo; 
HarperCollins, 1993 

FATHERS AND TODDLERS: HOW TODDLERS GROW AND WHAT THEY NEED 
FROM YOU, FROM 18 MONTHS TO THREE YEARS; by Jean Marzollo; 
HarperCollins, 1994 

THE GIFT OF FATHERHOOD; by Aaron Hass; Simon and Schuster, 
1994 

HOW TO FATHER A SUCCESSFUL DAUGHTER; by Nicky Marone; McGraw 
Hill, 1988 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems