Recommended Reading

The Heart of Parenting
Gottman, John
A guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world. Too often children's emotions are dismissed - whether intentionally or not - and this can have a harmful effect on a child's self-esteem. Using examples that parents are sure to recognize, the author explains how to become an "Emotion Coach," a parent who encourages children to express their emotions and helps them to manage emotions, with the goal of eventually learning how to handle emotional crises on their own.

The Challenging Child
Greenspan, Stanley
Described by Publisher's Weekly as "a rope with a life preserver at the end," The Challenging Child offers calm, reassuring advice to parents. Stanley I. Greenspan is a practicing child psychiatrist and helps parents dealing with all types of difficult children. He reveals the parenting patterns to avoid and helps adults tailor their approach to a child's particular needs.

Straight Talk About Reading : How Parents Can Make a Difference During the Early Years.
Hall, Susan L., et al,
A well-intentioned resource for parents concerned about children who have difficulty reading. While they address the need to read aloud to children as infants, their book focuses primarily on the needs of preschool and elementary school children.

Your Baby & Child: From Birth to Age Five.
Leach, Penelope
The author, a British psychologist, has written one of the "classics" on child care and development. The book is organized by approximate age-stages. Each section includes a description of development, emphasizing what the baby or child is capable of doing, thinking, and feeling. All aspects of care -- feeding, sleeping, toilet training and playing together -- are covered in detail with accompanying charts and drawings.

The Working Parents HELP Book.
Price, Susan & Price, Tom
This book covers the topics working parents need to know about, including parental leaves, returning to work, career flexibility and sharing the load. Chapters focus on child care in the home and outside the home; the pros and cons of different options and how to choose quality care are discussed.

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