Lakeside School Parents Association Book List
Updated 9/2011
Parenting Basics
Bronson, Po and Ashley Merryman. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children.
Twelve Publishers, 2011.
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will
Talk. Harper Paperbacks, 1999.
Gottman, John, Joan Declaire, and Daniel Goleman. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent
Child, The Heart of Parenting. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Kastner, Laura and Jennifer Wyatt. Getting to Calm: Cool-headed Strategies for
Parenting Tweens & Teens. Parent Map, 2009.
Kastner, Laura and Jennifer Wyatt. The Seven-Year Stretch: How Families Work
Together to Grow Through Adolescence. Houghton-Mifflin, 1997.
Mogel, Wendy. The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise SelfReliant Children. Scribner, 2008.
Pipher, Mary. The Shelter of Each Other, Rebuilding Our Families. Riverhead Trade,
2008.
Siegel, Daniel and Mary Hartzell. Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper SelfUnderstanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.
Steinberg, Laurence. The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting. Simon & Schuster,
2004.
The Brain and Emotion
Damasio, Antonio. Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain. Avon
Books, 1994.
Ekman, Paul. Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve
Communication and Emotional Life. Times Books, 2003.
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships.
Bantam Books, 2006.
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter
More than IQ. Bantam, 2006.
Walsh, David. Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain
for You and Your Teen. Free Press, 2005.
Gender Issues: Girls
Deak, Joann and Teresa Barker. Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous
Daughters. Hyperion, 2003.
Gray, Heather and Samantha Phillips. Real Girl, Real World, A Guide for Finding Your
True Self. Seal Press, 2005.
Gurian, Michael. The Wonder of Girls, Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our
Daughters. Atria, 2003.
Littman, Barbara. Everyday Ways to Raise Smart, Strong, Confident Girls: Successful
Teens Tell Us What Works. St. Martin's Griffin, 1999.
Lynch, Amy and Linda Ashford. How Can You Say That: What to Say to Your Daughter
When One of You Just Said Something Awful. American Girl Library, 2003.
Madison, Lynda. Keep Talking: A Mother-Daughter Guide to the Pre-Teen Years.
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1999.
Orenstein, Peggy. School Girls, Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap.
Anchor, 1994.
Pipher, Mary. Hunger Pains, The Modern Woman’s Tragic Quest for Thinness.
Ballantine Books, 1997.
Pipher, Mary. Reviving Ophelia, Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. Riverhead
Trade, 2005.
Reavill, Gil and Jean Zimmerman. Raising Our Athletic Daughters, How Sports Can
Build Self-Esteem and Save Girls’ Lives. Main Street Books, 1999.
Richardson, Brenda and Elane Rehr. 101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body.
Harper, 2001.
Simmons, Rachel. Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls. Harcourt,
2002.
Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive
Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence. Crown, 2002.
Gender Issues: Boys
Beausay, Bill. Teenage Boys: Surviving and Enjoying These Extraordinary Years.
WaterBrook Press, 1998.
Caron, Ann. Strong Mothers, Strong Sons. HarperCollins, 1994.
Gurian, Michael. The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to
Shape Our Boys into Exceptional Men. Tarcher/Putnam, 2006.
Kindlon, Dan and Michael Thompson. Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of
Boys. Ballantine, 2000.
Pollock, William. Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. Owl
Books, 1999.
Dating and Sexuality
Basso, Michael. The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality: An Essential Handbook
for Today’s Teens and Parents. Fairview Press, 2004.
Gordon, Sol. Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World. Adams
Media, 1999.
Hatchell, Deborah. What Smart Teenagers Know … About Dating, Relationships and
Sex. Piper Books, 2003.
Haffner, Debra. Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy
Teens from Middle School to High School and Beyond. Newmarket, 2001.
Richardson, Justin and Mark Schuster. Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know
About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask). Three Rivers Press: 2004.
Schwartz, Pepper and Dominic Cappello. Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their
Children About Sex and Character. Hyperion, 2000.
Social Development
Barkley, Russell and Arthur Robin. Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and
Rebuild Your Relationship. The Guilford Press, 2008.
Bradley, Michael. Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind.
Harbor Press, Inc, 2002.
Giannetti, Charlene and Margaret Sagarese. The Roller Coaster Years, Raising Your
Child through the Maddening yet Magical Middle School Years. Broadway, 1997.
Giannetti, Charlene and Margaret Sagarese. Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child
Survive the Social Jungle. Broadway, 2001.
Kastner , Laura and Jennifer Wyatt. The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from
Senior Year to College Life. Three Rivers Press, 2002.
Markway, Barbara and Gregory Markway. Nurturing the Shy Child: Practica; Help for
Raising Confident and Socially Skilled Kids and Teens. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006.
Perlstein, Linda. Not Much Just Chillin’, The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers.
Ballantine Books, 2004.
Thompson, Michael, Cathe O’Neill-Grace and Lawrence Cohen. Best Friends, Worst
Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. Ballantine, 2002.
Wolf, Anthony. Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall:
A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised and Updated. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2002
Risk-Taking and Substance Use
Hyde, Margaret and John Setaro. Smoking 101: An Overview for Teens. Twenty-First
Century Books, 2005.
Hyde, Margaret. Alcohol 101: An Overview for Teens. Twenty-First Century Books,
1999.
Ponton, Lynn. The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do. Basic
Books, 1998.
Online Time
Kelsey, Candice. Generation MySpace: Helping Your Child Survive Online Adolescence.
Da Capo Press, 2007.
Rosen, Larry. Me, MySpace and I: Parenting in the Net Generation. Palgrave
Macmillan, 2007.
Willard, Nancy. Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to
Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly. Jossey-Bass, 2007.
Materialism
Buffone, Gary. Choking on the Silver Spoons: Keeping Your Children Healthy, Wealthy
and Wise in the Land of Plenty. Simplon Press, 2003.
Godfrey, Neale. Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially
Responsible Children. Fireside, 2006.
Quart, Alissa. Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers. Basic Books, 2004.
Schor, Juliet. Born to Buy: The Commericalized Child and the New Consumer Culture.
Scribner, 2005.
Stressed Families
Honore, Carl. Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of HyperParenting. HarperOne, 2008.
Lee, Deborah. Having it All, Having Enough, How to Create a Career/Family Balance
That Works for You. AMACOM, 1997.
Levine, Madeline. The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material
Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. Harper
Paperbacks, 2008.
Marano, Hara Estroff. A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting.
Broadway, 2008.
Diversity/Race
Arnow, Jan. Teaching Peace, How to Raise Children to Live in Harmony – Without Fear,
Without Prejudice, Without Violence. Perigee Trade, 1995.
Tatum, Beverly Daniel. Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria and
Other Conversations about Race. Basic Books, 1997.
College Preparation
Barron’s. Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. Barron's Educational Series, 2011.
Berry, David and David Hawsey. America’s Elite Colleges. Princeton Review, 2001.
Golden, Daniel. The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into
Elite Colleges--and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates. Three Rivers Press, 2006.
Peterson’s Thomson Learning. 440 Colleges for Top Students 2009 (formerly
Competitive Colleges) (Peterson's 440 Colleges for Top Students). Peterson's, 2008.
Pope, Loren. Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You
Think About Colleges. Penguin, 2006.
Steinberg, Jacques. The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier
College. Penguin, 2003.
Thacker, Lloyd. College Unranked: Affirming Educational Values in College
Admissions. Education Conservancy, 2004.
Special Interest
Hallowell, Edward and John Ratey. Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and
Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder. Anchor, 2011.
Kroen, William. Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide For
Grownups. Free Spirit Publishing, 1996.
Leman, Kevin. The Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are. Revell, 2009.
Robbins, Alexandra. The Overachievers, the Secret Lives of Driven Kids. Hyperion,
2007.
Walker, Sally Yahnke. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to
Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child. Free Spirit Publishing, 2002.
Videos and DVD’s (Alphabetical by title; available in the Lakeside PA Office)
Campaign Kick-0ff, September 23, 2005. DVD.
Diversity Kick-off, October 10th, 2006. DVD’s 1-3.
Fiddler on the Roof, performed by the Lakeside Upper School. VHS.
Lakeside Now, campaign 1995. VHS.
Parent Party Patrol Facts for Families. VHS.
Sex Ed for Parents: Facts, Communication and Values by Laura Kastner, PH.D.
October 12th, 2006. DVD’s 1-4.