Parent Resource List

The resources listed below were purchased from the Campus Child Care Grant (CCAMPIS). Books, brochures and videos on a variety of topics are available to read or view at the CALL Center located on the 1st floor of the Sullivan Building and titles with an * are available at the Preschool Parent Resource Room, located at the Alumni House, upper south campus.

* Books located in Alumni House, Parent Resource Room

Videos/Audio Tapes

• *A Study of Early Childhood Program Environments: A Study Guide for Early Childhood Educators (PowerPoint)
• *The Art of Listening
• *Assisting Parents through the Mourning Process
• *Building Bridges to Kindergarten
• Building Quality Child Care- An Overview
• *Charting Growth
• *Children and Conflict (Video & Book)
• Developing the young Bilingual Learner
• Emotional Intelligence
• Far Ago and Long Away- Innovative Storytelling
• The First Years Last Forever
• Get a Life with Loretta LaRouche
• *Giving Children More Languages: Study Examples for Early Childhood Programs (PowerPoint)
• Healthy Habits = Healthy Children
• *I Am Clay: The Power of Natural Clay in Early Childhood Development
• I am Your Child Video Series- 6 Videos
• 1. Your Healthy Baby
• 2. Safe from the Start
• 3. Ready to Learn
• 4. Discipline –Teaching Limits with Love
• 5. Quality Child Care- Making the Right Choice for You and Your Child
• The Importance of Establishing Boundaries
• *It’s Potty Time
• *The Key to Social Skills
• *Make A Difference: Report Child abuse and Neglect
• Nourishing Language Development in Early Childhood
• Parenting with Humor- Is it Possible? Loretta LaRouche
• *Parents Guide to Temperament
• *Positive Discipline
• The Preschool Parent: Building Confidence and Curiosity
• Raising Your Spirited Child, AUDIO TAPE, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• Shaping the Youngest Minds
• *Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Books

• *Authentic Childhood-Exploring Reggio Emilia in the Classroom, Susan Fraser &
• Carol Gestwicki
• The Baby Book, William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N.
• Challenging Behavior in Young Children, Understanding, Preventing and Responding
• Childhood Emergencies—What to Do:, A Quick Reference Guide, Marin Child Care Council (4)
• *Children and Conflict: A Guide to Working with Parents, Childcare Connections and the Children’s School of Boise, 2002 (Book & Video)
• Cooperative Parenting and Divorce, Shielding Your Child From Conflict, S. Boyan and A. Termini
• *Coping With Your Child’s Temperament, William B. Carey & Sean McDevitt
• *Creating Rooms of Wonder, Carol Seefeldt
• Eating, Sleeping and Getting Up, Carolyn Crowder, 2002
• Effectively, Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky
• *Everyday Goodbyes: Starting School and Early Care: A Guide to the Separation Process, by Nancy Balaban
• *Feet Are Not for Kicking, by Elizabeth Verdick
• First Aid for Tantrums, Kathy Levinson 1997
• *Get Ready to Read! Making Child Care Work for You, Moomaw, Sally, Brenda Heironymus, and Yvonne Pearson
• Getting Through to Your Kids, (Easy Conversations about Difficult Things) Michael Popkin & Robyn Freedman 2002
• *Guiding the Gifted Child, by J. Webb, E Meckstroth, S Tolan
• *Hands are Not for Hitting, Martine Agassi, 2002
• Helping Your Child Succeed in School, A Guide for 4-14 year olds, M. Popkin, B. Youngs, J.Healy.
• How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• *It’s Not a Bird Yet: The Drama of Drawing, Ursula Kolbe
• *It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear, Vicki Lansky
• *Join In and Play, by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• *Know and Follow the Rules, by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• Learning Language and Loving It, Elaine Weitzman and Janice Greenberg
• Lighten Up and Live Longer, Sue Baldwin
• *Listen and Learn, by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• *Model Child Care Health Policies, American Academy of Pediatrics, Sept. 2002
• *Mom’s House, Dad’s House, Making Two Homes for Your Child, Isolina Ricci
• Off to School- A Parent’s Eye View of the Kindergarten Year –Irene Hannigan
• Pass-Along Papers, Barbara Kuczen and Carly Kuczen
• The Power of Observation, Judy Jablon, Amy Dombro, Margo Dichtelmiller
• Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• *Rapunzel’s Supermarket, Ursula Kolbe
• *Real Parents, Real Children, Parenting the Adopted Child, Holly Van Gulden & Lisa Bartels-Rabb
• Remote Control Childhood? Combating the Hazards of Media Culture, by Diane E. Levin
• *Respect and Take Care of Things, Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• Separation- Strategies for Helping Two to Four Year Olds from the Edna Reiss Memorial Conferences on Attachment Separation and Loss
• *Share and Take Turns, by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• Siblings Without Rivalry, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Starting Out Right- A Guide for Promoting Children’s Reading Success by the National Research Council
• *Teaching and Learning: Collaborative Exploration of the Reggio Emilia Approach, Victoria R. Fu, Andrew J. Stremmel, and Lynn T. Hill
• *Teaching Numeracy, Language, and Literacy with Blocks, by Abigail Newburger and Elizabeth Vaughan
• *Teeth Are Not for Biting, by Elizabeth Verkick
• The War Play Dilemma: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know, by Diane E. Levin and Nancy Carlsson-Paige
• *When I Feel Afraid, by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
• *Words Are Not for Hurting, by Elizabeth Verdick
• The Working Parents Handbook, Katherine Murray, 1996.
• Young Children and Picture Books-Literacy from Infancy to Six by Mary Renck Jalongo
• Young Exceptional Children- Practical Ideas for Addressing Challenging Behaviors By Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Brochures

• A Caring Place for Your Infant – NAEYC
• A Good Preschool for your Child – NAEYC
• Choosing a Good Early Childhood Program: Questions and Answers – NAEYC
• Helping Children Learn Self-Control: A Guide to Discipline – NAEYC
• Media Violence and Children – NAEYC
• NAEYC Accreditation: The Right Choice for Kids – NAEYC
• Raising A Reader – NAEYC
• Ready to Go-What Parents Should Know About School Readiness – NAEYC
• Ten Tips for Feeding Your Toddler Without Fuss: Helping Your Child Eat Right
• Ten Tips on How to Talk to Your Child: Listening, Caring, and Sharing
• Ten Tips on Raising Kids Without Physical Punishment: How to Help Your Children Instead of Hurting Them
• Ten Tips on Toilet Training Your Toddler: Don’t Rush It!
• Violence and Children: A Guide for Parents – NAEYC
• When Disaster Strikes: Helping Young Children Cope – NAEYC

*Located at the Parent Resource Room, Alumni House

For more information contact the SSC Preschool Program Director.