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In addition to the services we provide, we also have put together a list of useful books.  If you have any specific needs or request, please contact our advice line staff.


Recommended Reading by our Practitioners

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Third Edition: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment Russell A. Barkley 2005
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents Russell A. Barkley 2000
Beyond Ritalin: Facts About Medication and Other Strategies for Helping Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders Stephen W. Garber 1996
Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child Stephen W. Garber 1995
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood Edward M. Hallowell 1994

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Behavior
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Thomas Phelan 2003
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children Ross Greene 2005
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 2006
Setting Limits With your Strong Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries Robert J. MacKenzie 2001
Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach Ross Green 2005
The Pocket Parent Gail Reichlin 2001
Positive Disipline  Jane Nelson 2006 

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 Breastfeeding
The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding The American Academy of Pediatrics 2002
The Nursing Mother's Companion Kathleen Huggins 2005
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers: The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America Jack Newman, MD 2006
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Gotsch and Torgus 2004

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Death
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children Mellonie and Ingspen 1987
What's Heaven? Maria Schriver 2007
I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper Norman Stiles 1984

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Development
The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Symptoms: The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence Donald Schiff, MD 1999
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five Penelope Leach 1997
Your Child's Health: The Parents' One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development Barton D. Schmitt 2005
On the Safe Side: Your Complete Reference to Childproofing for Infants and Toddlers Cindy Wolf 1998

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Divorce
Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes For Your Child Isulina Rice 1997
Making Divorce Easier on Your Child: 50 Effective Ways To Help Drew Adjust Long & Forehand 2002

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Family
And Baby Makes Four: Welcoming a Second Child into the Family Hillary Wagner 1998
Welcoming Your Second Baby Vickie Lansky 2005 
Games Babies Play: From Birth to Twelve Months Vickie Lansky 2001

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Infant Care
What to Expect the First Year Arlene Eisenberg 2008
Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development, Birth to 3 - The Essential Reference for the Early Years T. Berry Brazelton 2001
Baby 411 Denise Fields 2007
Toddler 411 Denise Fields 2008
Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk Linda Acredolo 2002
Baby Proofing Basics 2 Ed: How To Keep Your Child Safe Vicki Lansky 2002
The Safe Baby: A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Home Safety Debra Smiley 2004

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 Learning Differences
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science - Based Program for Reading at Any Level Sally Shaywitz 2005 
 A Mind At A Time  Mel Levine 2003 
 The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition: Understanding and Coping with YOur Child's Learning Disabilities  Larry Silver 2006 
When Your Child has LD (Learning Differences): A Survival Guide For Parents Gary Fisher and Rhoda Cummings 1995

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Manners
Social Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids Carol Barkin 1996
Miss Manners' Guide to Rearing Perfect Children Judith Martin 2002
Miss Manners' Basic Training: Eating Judith Martin 1997
Be the Best You; A Guide to Etiquette and Self-Improvement for Children and Teens Robin Thompson 1999

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Middle School Years
The Roller-Coaster Years Charlene C. Giannette 1997
Too Old for This, Too Young for That!: Your Survival Guide for the Middle School Years Harriet S. Mosatche 2000

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Nutrition
Your Child's Weight: Helping without Harming Ellyn Satter 2005
Feed Me I'm Yours Vicki Lansky 2004
Eat Healthy Feel Great William Sear 2002
Super Baby Food Ruth Yaron 1998
How to Get Your Kid to Eat:  But Not Too Much Ellyn Satter 1987

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Obesity
Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/ Fake Food World David Ludwig 2008
A Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity

The American Academy of Pediatrics

2006

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Parenting
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child Birth to age 5 The American Academy of Pediatrics 2004
Welcoming Your Second Baby Vicki Lansky 2005
Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less: A Family Guide Sam Goldstein 2003
Practical Parenting Tips Vicki Lansky 2004
How To Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & Listen So Your Kids Will Talk Adele Faber, Elanie Mzalish 1999
Backtalk: 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids Audray Ricker 1998

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Parenting Teenager
What Are You Doing in There: Balancing Your Need To Know with Your Adolescent's Need to Grow Charlene C. Giannette 2003
Boy Crazy!: Keeping Our Daughter's Feet on the Ground When Her Head is in the Clouds Charlene C. Giannette 2006
Parenting 911: How to Safeguard and Rescue Your 10 to 15 Year-Old from Substance Abuse, Sexual Encounters...and Other Risky Situations Charlene C. Giannette 1999
How To Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk Adele Faber 2006
Ignorance is No Defense - A Teenager's Guide to Georgia Law J. Tom Morgan 2009

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Puberty
Ready Set Grow Lynda Madaras 2007
 The "What's Happening to My Body" Book for Boys Lynda Madaras 2007
 The "What's Happening to My Body" Book for Girls Lynda Madaras 2007
 It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health Robie H. Harris 2004
 It's So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families Robie H. Harris 2002
 Early Puberty in Girls: The Essential Guide to Coping with This Common Problem Paul Kaplowitz 2004
The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls Valorie Schaefer 1998

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Sleeping
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child Marc Weissbluth 2005
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby Tracy Hogg 2005
Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition Richard Ferber 2006

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Talented and Gifted
Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? Miriam Adderholdt, PhD and Jan Goldberg 1999 
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids Sally Yahnke Walker, PhD 2002 
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under Judy Galbraith, MA 1999 

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Toilet Training/Learning
Mommy! I Have To Go Potty!: A Parent's Guide to Toilet Training Jan Faull 1996
Toilet Training: A Practical Guide to Daytime and Nighttime Training Vicki Lansky 2002

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