Resources
Have you ever wished your child came with an instruction manual? While there is no manual, there are plently of excellent resources available on just about any topic you can think of relating to your child. There are so many choices, in fact, it is easy for a parent to feel overwhelmed with information. We have recommended a few exceptionally helpful resources in this section.
Recommended Websites
General
Vaccine Information
Breastfeeding
Drug Prevention
Allergy
Recommended Reading
General
- What To Expect The First Year; Eisenberg, Murkoff, and Hathaway
- Caring For Your Baby And Young Child: Birth To Age Five; Shelov and Hannemann
- On Becoming Toddler Wise; Ezzo and Bucknam
- Caring For Your School-Age Child: Ages Five To Twelve; Schor
- American Academy Of Pediatrics Caring For Your Teenager; Greydanus and Bashe
- Secrets Of The Baby Whisperer; Hogg and Blau
Sleep
- Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems; Ferber
- Healthy Sleeping Habits, Happy Child; Weissbluth
- On Becoming Baby Wise; Ezzo and Bucknam
Language
- Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds To Sentences, A Parent’s Complete Guide To Language Development; Apel and Masterson
- Does My Child Have A Speech Problem?; Martin
- The Late Talker: What To Do If Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet; Agin, Geng, and Nicholl
- What’s Going On In There? How The Brain And Mind Develop In The First Five Years Of Life; Eliot
Nutrition
- How To Get Your Kids To Eat: But Not Too Much; Satter
- Your Child’s Weight: Helping Without Harming; Satter
- American Academy Of Pediatrics Guide To Your Child’s Nutrition: Making Peace At The Table And Building Healthy Eating Habits For Life; Dietz and Stern
- Secrets Of Feeding A Healthy Family: Orchestrating and Enjoying The Family Meal; Satter
Behavior
- 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline For Children 2-12; Phelan
- The Strong-Willed Child; Dobson
- Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents; Spence, Cobham, Wignall and Rapee
- Attention Deficit Disorder And Learning Disabilities; Ingersoll and Goldstein
- Children With Autism: A Parents Guide; Powers
- The Difficult Child; Turecki
- Problem Solver Guide For Students With ADHD: Ready-To-Use Interventions For Elementary And Secondary Students; Parker
- Seven Steps To Homework Success: A Family Guide To Solving Common Homework Problems; Zentall and Goldstein
Toilet Training
- Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique For Children and Parents; Mack
- Waking Up Dry: A Guide To Help Children Overcome Bedwetting; Bennett
- Potty Train Your Child In Just One Day; Crane