Practical Parenting

From Toddlers to Teenagers

Parenting is a demanding job that requires many skills. The library offers materials that can help you build these skills and solve specific problems. The following is only a sampling of items available to you with your Jackson County Library card.

Parenting materials are also available in Spanish. Check the catalog for specific locations and availability.

Toilet Training

American Academy of Pediatrics guide to toilet training
Mark Wolraich (649.62 Wo)

Pee, poop, and potty training
Alison Mackonochie (649.62 Ma)

Potty power for boys & girls
(E DVD 649.62 Po)

Uh oh! Gotta go! : potty tales from toddlers
By Bob McGrath (E 649.62 McG)

You can go to the potty
By William Sears (E 649.62 Se)

Children with Special Needs

Autism is a world
In English or optional Spanish; closed-captioning; audio described for the visually impaired. 2004 Academy Award Nominee.
(DVD 616.85882 Au)

The ADD answer: how to help your child now
By Frank Lawlis (618.928589 La)

Real life parenting of kids with diabetes
By Virginia Nasmyth Loy (618.92462 Lo)

Kids in the syndrome mix of ADHD, LD, Asperger's, Tourette's, Bipolar and more! : the one stop guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals
By Martin L. Kutscher (618.9289 Ku)

Siblings

“Mom, Jason’s breathing on me!” : the solution to sibling bickering
By Anthony E. Wolf (649.143 Wo)

Siblings without rivalry : how to help your children live together so you can live too
By Adele Faber (649.143 Fa)

Divorce

Caught in the middle : a teen guide to custody
By Claudia Isler (306.89 Is)

The co-parenting survival guide : letting go of conflict after a difficult divorce
By Elizabeth S. Thayer (306.89 Th)

Divorce is not the end of the world : Zoe’s and Evan’s coping guide for kids
By Zoe Stern (306.89 St)

Ex-etiquette for parents : good behavior after a divorce or separation
By Jann Blackstone-Ford (649.1 Bl)

My parents are getting divorced : how to keep it together when your mom and dad are splitting up
By Florence Cadler (306.89 Ca)

Mealtime

Dr. Sears’ LEAN kids: a total health program for children ages 6-12
By William Sears (613.7042 Se)

The family nutrition book : everything you need to know about feeding your children–from birth through adolescence
By William Sears (613.2 Se)

Healthy Kids : help them eat smart and stay active–for life!
By Marilu Henner (613.0432 He)

Organic baby & toddler cookbook
By Lizzie Vann (641.5622 Va)

Refined to real food : Moving your family towards healthier, wholesome eating
By Allison Anneser (613.2 An)

Winning the food fight : every parent’s guide to raising a healthy, happy child
By Joey Shulman (649.3 Sh)

Bedtime

The no-cry sleep solution : Gentle ways to help your baby sleep through the night
By Elizabeth Pantley (649.122 Pa)

Sleeping through the night: how infants, toddlers, and their parents can get a good night’s sleep
By Jodi Meindell (618.928498 Me)

Discipline

1-2-3- Magic
By Thomas Phelan (649.64 Ph)
Easy to learn parenting techniques for parents of children age 2-12. Also available in as a video..

Be a parent, not a pushover: a guide to raising happy, emotionally healthy teens
By Maryann Rosenthal (649.125 Ro)

Discipline: The Brazelton way: advice from America’s favorite pediatrician
By T. Berry Brazelton (649.64 Br)

How to behave so your children will, too!
By Sal Severe (649.1 Se)

How to behave so your preschooler will, too!
By Sal Severe (649.123 Se)

How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk
By Adele Faber (649.1 Fa)
Also available as an audio book

Parenting with love and logic: teaching children responsibility
By Foster Cline (649.1 Cl)

Ten basic principles of good parenting
By Laurence D Steinberg (649.1 St)

Unconditional parenting: moving from rewards and punishments to love and reason
By Alfie Kohn (649.1 Ko)

General

Drivetime stories: making the most of moments on the go
By Kelly Lingerfeldt Stille (649.7 St)

Einstein never used flash cards : how our children really learn–and why they need to play more and memorize less
By Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (305.231 Hi)

Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex, but were afraid they’d ask: the secret to surviving your child’s sexual development from birth to the teens
By Justin Richardson (649.65 Ri)

Family First: Your step-by-step plan for creating a phenomenal family
By Phillip McGraw (649.1 McG)
Also available an audio book

How to negotiate with kids : even when you think you shouldn’t : 7 essential skills to end conflict and bring more joy into your family
By Scott Brown (306.874 Br)

Parents magazine’s the best advice I ever got : 1023 fast fixes, simple solutions, and wise ideas for raising kids (649.1 Pa)

Pressured child : helping your child find success in school and life
By Michael Thompson (371.192 Th)

Working Mother’s guide to life : strategies, secrets and solutions
By Linda Mason (646.700852 Ma)