Guidance Office Resources

Books to Read With Your Child

• Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About ADD, K. Nadeau Ph.D and E.B. Dixon Ph.D.
• Eagle Eyes: A Child’s Guide to Paying Attention, J. Gehert.
• Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families, B. Little.
• At Daddy’s on Saturdays, L. Girard.
• Cliques, Phonies, and Other Baloney, T. Romain.
• Bullies are a Pain in the Brain, T. Romain.
• Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She’s Crazy About Me! A Self-Esteem Book for ADHD Children, L. Shapiro Ph.D.
• The Kissing Hand (wonderful book to read to a child who is starting school or going to camp etc. for the first time) by Audrey Penn.
• I Don’t Want to Talk About It ( a story about divorce for young children) by Jeanie Franz Ransom

Parent Resources
Behavior Management

• Good Kids, Difficult Behavior , J. Divinyi L.P.C.
• Positive Discipline A-Z: 1001 Strategies to Everyday Parenting Problems, J. Nelsen Ed.D and S. Glenn Ph.D.
• 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, T. Phelan, Ph.D.
• Understanding Misbehavior: Using Misbehavior As a Guide to Children’s and Adolescents’ Needs’, J. Taylor Ph.D.
• No More Misbehavin’ Michele Borba, Ed.D

Add/ADHD

• Helping Your Hyperactive/Add Child , J. Taylor Ph.D.
• Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents , R. Barkley, Ph.D.
• ADD/ADHD Behavior Change Resource Kit: Ready to Use Strategies and Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder , G. Flick Ph.D.
• Problem Solver Guide for Students with ADD/ADHD, Harvey C. Parker, PH.D.

• The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years , C. Giannetti and M. Sagarese.
• Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different – and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men , S.Biddulph.
• Helping the Child Who Doesn’t Fit In, S. Nowick Ph.D, and M. Duke Ph.D.
• How to End the Sibling Wars, D. Bieniek.
• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide For Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic, M. Kurcinka.
• Seven Steps To Help Your Child Worry Less, Sam Goldstein, PH.D.
• Test Anxiety and What You Can Do About It, Joseph Casbarro, Ph.D
• Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up – How to stop the daily battles with your child, Carolyn Crowder, Ph.D.

Videos

• Side-Stepping the Power Struggle: How to Re-Direct Your Child’s Misbehavior, Active Parenting Publishers.
• Active Communication: How to Win Cooperation With Your Child, Active Parenting Publishers.
• Your Child’s Success Cycle: How to Build Self Esteem, Courage, and Positive Behavior.
• 1-2-3 Magic: Managing Difficult Behavior in Children 2-12.
• Effective Discipline: How to Raise a Responsible Teen.
• Active Communication: How to Strengthen Your Relationship With Your Teen.

Games to Play With Your Child

• No More Teasing: Teaching Children 10 Ways to Cope with Teasing
• Franklin Goes to School
• The Good Behavior Game
• The Classroom Behavior Game
• The Upside Down Divorce Game

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