North Penn School District
Office of School and Community Engagement
Family Welcome Center
401 E. Hancock Street
Lansdale, PA. 19446
Parent Lending Library
The following books are available for a 30 days lending period.
Parenting Category
Borba Ed.D., Michele – Parents Do Make a Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid
Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts
Borba Ed.D., Michele – The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday
Challenges and Wildest Worries
Brazelton, T. Berry and Sparrow, Joshua D. – Understanding Sibling Rivalry – The Brazelton
Way
*Brazelton, T. Berry MD – Touchpoints: The Essential Reference
Brooks, Robert and Goldstein, Sam – Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope,
and Optimism in Your Child (2 copies)
Brott, Armin A. – The Single Father: A Dad’s Guide to Parenting Without a Partner
Calladine, Carole and Andrew – Raising Brothers and Sisters without Raising the Roof
Canter, Lee – Parents on Your Side Workbook
Clarke, Jean Illsley – How Much Is Enough? Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of
Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible, and Respectful Children
Constantino, Steven M. – 101 Ways to Create Real Family Engagement
Covey, Stephen R. and Sandra M. – 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families (2 copies)
*Curran, Dolores – Traits of a Healthy Family
Dawson, Connie and Clarke, Jean Illsley – Growing Up Again – Second Edition: Parenting
Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
Einstein, Elizabeth and Albert, Linda – Strengthening Your Stepfamily
Elkind, David – The Hurried Child – 25th Anniversary Edition
Elkind, David – Ties That Stress: The New Family Imbalance
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine – How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine – How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen so Teens Will
Talk
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine – Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live
Together so You Can Live Too
Frisbie, David and Lisa – Happily ReMarried: Making Decisions Together * Blending Families
Successfully * Building a Love That Will Last
Gill, Libby – Stay-at-Home Dads: The Essential Guide to Creating the New Family
*Gilligan, Carol – In a Different Voice
Goleman, Daniel – Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More
Than IQ
*Gurian, Michael – The Wonder of Boys
Gurian, Michael – The Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters
Hartley-Brewer, Elizabeth – Raising Confident Boys: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers
*Josel, Carol A. – Otherwise and Schoolwise: A Parent Guidebook
Joseph, Joanne A. and Joanne M. – The Resilient Child: Preparing Today’s Youth for
Tomorrow’s World
Kalter, Neil – Growing Up with Divorce: Helping Your Child Avoid Immediate and Later
Emotional Problems
Kindlon, Dan – Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy – Kids, Parents and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime
Levine, Madeline – The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are
Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
Levine, Mel – The Myth of Laziness
Lickona, Thomas – Raising Good Children: From Birth Through the Teenage Years
MacKenzie Ed.D., Robert J. – Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating
Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm and Respectful Boundaries
O’Shea, Kevin and Windell, James – The Fatherstyle Advantage: Surefire Techniques Every
Parent Can Use to Raise Confident and Caring Kids
*Pickhardt, Carl E. Ph.D. – Keys to Single Parenting
Riera, Michael – Staying Connected to Your Teenage: How to Keep Them Talking to You and
How to Hear What They’re Really Saying
Riera, Michael – Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers
Sears, William – Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep
Taffel, Ron – Parenting by Heart: How to Stay Connected to Your Child in a Disconnected
World
Temple-Plotz, Lana – Practical Tools for Foster Parents
Ziegahn Ph.D., Suzen J. – 7 Steps to Bonding with Your Stepchild
Anger Management / Bullying Category
Coloroso, Barbara – The Bully, the Bullies, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School
– How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle
Greene, Ross W. – The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting
Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
*Kennedy, Michelle – Tantrums
Kowalski Ph.D., Robin M. – Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age
Lerner, Harriet – The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate
Relationships
Muscari, Mary – Not My Kid: 21 Steps to Raising a Non-Violent Child
Pollard, Barbara K. Ph.D. – We Can Work It Out: Conflict Resolution for Children
Samalin, Nancy – Love and Anger: The Parential Dilemma
Rigby, Ken – Children and Bullying: How Parents and Educators Can Reduce Bullying at
School
Thomas, Pat and Harker, Lesley – Stop Picking on Me
Community Category
Epstein, Joyce L. – School, Family and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and
Improving Schools
Epstein, Joyce L. – School, Family and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action
2nd Edition
Epstein, Joyce L. – School, Family and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action
3rd Edition
Giannetti, Charlene C. and Sagarese, Margaret – Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child
Survive the Social Jungle
Henderson, Anne T. – Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family / School
Hiatt-Michael, Diana – Promising Practices to Connect Schools with the Community
Hutter, Mark – The Family Experience: A Reader in Cultural Diversity
Pipher, Mary – The Shelter of Each Other
Price, Hugh B. – Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed
Thompson, Michael – Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of
Children
*Wiseman, Rosalind – Queen Bees and Wannabes
Computer / Internet Category
Dretzin, Rachel – Frontline: Growing Up Online
Farnham, Kevin M. and Dale G. – MySpace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens and Parents
Goodstein, Anastasia – Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online
Kelsey, Candice M. – Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence
Magid, Larry and Collier, Anne – MySpace Unraveled: A Parent’s Guide to Teen Social
Networking (2 copies)
Willard, Nancy E. – Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to
Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly (2 copies)
Death / Loss Category
Huntley, Theresa M. – Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies
Trozzi, Maria – Talking with Children about Loss
Discipline Category
Coloroso, Barbara – Kids are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline
Nelsen Ed.D., Jane – Positive Discipline
Education / Schools Category
Faber, Adele and Mazlish, Elaine – How to Talk so Kids Can Learn
Franklin TGA-495 12-Language Speaking Global Translator
Harris, Sandra – Standards-Based Leadership: A Case Study Book for the Assistance
Principalship
*Henze, Rosemary – Leading for Diversity
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara – The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can
Learn from Each Other
Levine, Mel – A Mind at a Time
Lindsey, Randall B. – The Culturally Proficient School: An Implementation Guide for School
Leaders
McGraw-Hill’s El GED en espanol
Rockowitz Ph.D., Murray – Barron’s GED (Book and CD-Rom)
Shure, Myrna B.; Digeronimo, Theresa Foy; Aher, Jackie; et al – Raising a Thinking Child
Workbook: Teaching Young Children How to Resolve Everyday Conflicts and Get Along With
Others
*Shure, Myrna B. Ph.D. – Raising a Thinking Child
Steinberg, Laurence – Beyond the Classroom: Why School Reform Has Failed and What
Parents Need To Do
Tobias, Cynthia Ulrich – The Way They Learn
*Tobias, Cynthia Ulrich – How Your Child Learns and Succeeds (2 copies)
Learning Challenges
Barkley Ph.D., Russel A. – Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for
Parents
Carey MD, William B. – Understanding Your Child’s Temperament
*Dornbush, Marilyn P. – Teaching the Tiger
Hallowell, Edward M. and Ratey, John J. – Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with
Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood to Adulthood
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy – Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is
More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic
Laney Psy.D., Marti Olsen – The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child: Helping Your Child
Thrive in an Extroverted World
Shure, Myrna – Thinking Parent, Thinking Child: How to Turn Your Most Challenging
Problems into Solutions
Turecki, Stanley MD – The Difficult Child
Self-Esteem Category
Briggs, Dorothy – Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Clarke, Jean Illsley – Self-Esteem: A Family Affair
Clemes, Harris – How to Raise Children’s Self-Esteem (The Whole Child Series)
Schachter, Robert – When Your Child is Afraid