Cass County Extension

Cass county logo


Library Resource  List

Cass County Extension offers excellent resources for family information. For a listing of the available resources, click on the appropriate topic. All materials are available for free checkout. Those listed in Red are also available from the Extension Offices in Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele, and Traill Counties

Adolescents/Teens Anger Management Elementary Age Children
Grown Children Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers Siblings

Twins & Multiples
 
   

Adolescents/Teens

BOOKS:

At the Threshold by Shirley Feldman and Glenn Elliott

Bringing Up Parents: The Teenage Handbook by Alex Pucker

Caring For Your Adolescent, Ages 12 to 21 by Donald Greydanus, MD FAAP

Chicken Soup For the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson, and Kimberly Kirberger

Cliques: 8 steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle by Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese

Debating Children’s Lives by Mary Ann Mason and Eileen Cambrill

Don't Sweat It! Every BODY's Answers to Questions You Don't Want To Ask by Marguerite Crump

Get Out Of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me To the Mall? by Anthony Wolf

Girls & Young Women Inventing by Frances Karnes, Ph.D. and Suzanne Bean, Ph.D.

Grounded For Life by Louise Felton Tracy, MS

How Rude! by Alex Packer, Ph.D.

How To Talk To Teens About Really Important Things by Charles Schafer and Di Geronimo

I’m On Your Side: Resolving Conflict With Your Teenage Son and Daughter by Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott

Parenting Teens With Love and Logic by Foster Cline MD and Jim Fay (A&B)

Parenting Your Teenager by David Elkind PhD

Parent/Teen Breakthrough by Mira Kirshenbaum and Charles Foster, Ph.D.

Teaching Stories by Judy Logan

Teens, A Fresh Look by Adele Faber

Teen Self-Esteem: A Common Sense Path To A Happy And Successful Life by Charles L. Van House Sr. and Sarah M. Sworszowski, MA

The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast, Too Soon by David Elkind

The Roller-Coaster Years by Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese

The Romance of Risk by Lynn Ponton, MD

The Seven-Year Stretch by Laura Kastner, Ph.D.., and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D..

The Teen Trip: The Complete Resource Guide by Gayle Kimball, PhD

Trouble-free Teens by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D.

What Teens Need To Succeed by Peter Benson, Ph.D, Judy Galbraith, M.A. Pamela Espeland

When Growing Up Hurts Too Much by Harris Scott, Ph.D., and Edward Reynolds, Ph.D.

WHY Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
by David Walsh, Ph.D.

Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen. . . even when it seems impossible by Judy Ford

You and Your Adolescent: A Parent's Guide for Ages 10-20 by Laurence Steinberg

Your Ten-to-Fourteen Year Old by Ames, Ilg, and Baker

VIDEOS:

Active Parenting of Teens: What’s Your Parenting Style

Active Parenting of Teens: Sidestepping The Power Struggle

Active Parenting of Teens: Active Communication

Active Parenting of Teens: The Magic of Family Meetings

Active Parenting of Teens: Your Teens Success Cycle

Adolescence by Kidsrights

Adolescence by United Learning

Boys Town Videos: A Change For the Better: Teaching Correct Behavior (A&B)

Boys Town Videos: Discipline, Catch ‘em Being Good

Boys Town Videos: I Can’t Decide

Boys Town Videos: I’m Not Everybody

Boys Town Videos: It’s Great To Be Me

Boys Town Videos: Negotiating Within The Family: You & Child Can Both Get What You Want

Boys Town Videos: No I Won’t & You Can’t Make Me!

Boys Town Videos: Setting Your Child Up For Success

Boys Town Videos: Take Time to be a Family : Holding Successful Family Meeting

Boys Town Videos: You, Want Me to Help With Housework? No Way! (A&B)

Childhood: The House of Tomorrow by Ambrose Video

In the Mix: Depression: On the Edge by Ronald McDonald House Charities

Oprah Show: Teen Driving

Parenting Today: Stepping towards Independence_ The Adolescent Years: 11-15 AAL (A&B)

Parents Who Care: A Step-by-Step Guide For Families with Teens (A&B)

Preparing Your Kids for the 21st Century: The Secret To Getting Kids to Talk to You

Surviving Your Adolescents: How To Manage And Let Go Of Your 13-18 Year Olds by CMI (A&B)

Teen-Parent Conflict: Making Things Better by Sunburst Communications

The Growing Season: A Parent's Guide to Positive Parenting of Teens by University of Minnesota Extension Service (A&B)

The Growing Season: A Parent's Guide To Positive Parenting Of Teens  by University of Minnesota Extension Service (A&B)

AUDIOCASSETTES:

Trouble-free Teens by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D.

 


                                                                Anger Management

BOOKS:

Angry Kids, Frustrated Parents: Practical Ways to Prevent and Reduce Aggression in Your Children (A&B)
by Terry L. Hyland and Jerry Davis, Ph.D.

Calming the Family Storm: Anger Management for Moms, Dads, and All the Kids
by Gary D. McKay, PhD and Steven A. Maybell, PhD

How To Take the GRRRR Out of Anger by Elizabeth Verdick and Marjorie Lisovskis

The Anger Control Workbook by Matthew McKay, PhD and Peter Rogers, PhD


Elementary Age Children

BOOKS:

Am I Fat? Helping Young Children Accept Differences in Body Size by Joanne Ikeda and Priscilla Naworski

Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12 by Edward L. Schor, M.D.,F.A.A.P.

Good Friends Are Hard To Find by Fred Frankel, Ph.D. (A&B)

Help For Kids, Understanding Your Feelings About Having A Parent in Prison or Jail by Carol Gesme

Help For Kids, Understanding Your Feelings About Moving by Carol Gesme and Larry Peterson

I Don’t Feel Good by Jane Lammers

Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline, MD and Jim Fay (A&B)

Playing Smart: A Parent’s Guide to Enriching Offbeat Learning Activities for Ages 4-14 by Susan K. Perry

Questions children Ask & How to Answer Them by Dr. Miriam Stoppard

Raising Kids Who Can by Betty Bettner and Amy Lew

School-Age Care: Theory and Practice by Steve Musson

The Mother Almanac II : Your Child form Six To Twelve by Marguerite Kelly

What Every Parent Needs To Know About 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades by Toni Brickart, Diane Tristen Dody and Judy Jablon

What Young Children Need to Succeed: Working Together to Build Assets from Birth to Age 11 by Jolene L. Roehlkepartain and Nancy Leffert, PhD.

Winning Ways to Learn: 600 Great Ideas For Children (Ages 6,7,& 8) by Samuel Meisels, Charlotte Stetson, and Dorothea B. Marsden

Your Child At Play: Five to Eight Years, Building Friendships, Expanding Interests and Resolving Conflicts by Marilyn Segal and Betty Bardige

Your Eight-Year Old: Lively and Outgoing by Ames and Haber

Your Nine-Year Old: Thoughtful and Mysterious by Ames and Haber

Your School-Age Child by Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D..

Your Seven-Year Old: Life in a Minor Key by Ames and Bates (A&B)

VIDEOS:

Active Parenting Today: Active Parenting In a Democratic Society

Active Parenting Today: Developing Responsibility

Active Parenting Today: Instilling Courage and Self-Esteem

Active Parenting Today: The Active Parent

Active Parenting Today: Understanding Your Child

Active Parenting Today: Winning Cooperation

Childhood: Among Equals by Ambrose Video

Childhood: Great Expectations by Ambrose Video

Childhood: Life's Lessons by Ambrose Video

Childhood: Love’s Labors by Ambrose Video

I Wish I Were A Princess by Coleman Advocates for Children

Living the Life of a Child by The School Co.

Parenting Today: Steps & Starts- The Middle Childhood Years 6 through 10 by AAL (A&B)


Grown Children

BOOKS:

Becoming A Wise Parent For Your Grown Child by Betty Frain, PhD. And Eileen Clegg

Money Doesn't Grow On Trees: A Parent's Guide To Raising Financially Responsible Children
by Neale S. Godfrey and Carolina Edwards

Stop Treating Me Like a Child by Phyllis Lieber, Gloria Murphy, and Annett Merkow Schwartz


Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers

BOOKS:

1,2,3... The Toddler Years by Irene van Der Zande

365 Wacky, Wonderful Ways To Get Your Children To Do What You Want by Elizabeth Crary

365 Ways To Calm Your Crying Baby by Dr. Orenstien

Always Kiss Me Good Night by J.S. Salt

And Baby Make Four by Hilary Wagner

Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care For You and Your Baby and Your Young Children by Katin Allison Granju and Betsy Kennedy, RN, MSN

Baby Care For Beginners by Dr. Frances Williams

Baby Steps by Claire B. Kopp

Baby Tips: Good Behavior Guide by Charlotte Preston and Trevor Dunton

Baby Tips: Good Feeding Guide by Charlotte Preston and Trevor Dunton

Baby Tips: The First Six Weeks by Charlotte Preston and Trevor Dunton

Baby Tips: Toddlers by Charlotte Preston and Trevor Dunton

Bedwetting--Getting to Dry by Max Maizels, MD, Diane Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Barbara Keating RN, MS

Building Your Baby's Brain: A Parent's Guide To The First Five Years by Diane Trister Dodge and Kate Heroman (A&B)

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 by Steven Shelov

Children First: What Our Society Must Do and Is Not Doing For Our Children Today by Penelope Leach

Going to School: How to Help Your Child Succeed. A Handbook for Parents of Children Ages 3-8 by Sharon and Craig Ramey

Infants and Mothers: Differences in Development by T. Berry Brazelton

Listen to the Children by Zacitkovsky, Baker, Berlfein and Almy

Love & Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years by Jim Fay & Charles Fay, Ph.D.

Magic Tools For Raising Kids by Elizabeth Carry

Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self ( 18 mo. To 36 mo.) By Kyle D. Pruett, MD

Miseducation: Preschoolers At Risk by David Elkind

Mothering The New Mother: Your Postpartum Resource Companion by Placksin

No More Bedwetting: How to Help Your Child Stay Dry by Samuel J. Arnold, MD, FACS

No More Monsters in the Closet by Jeffery L. Brown (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding to Disrespectful Talk by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding to Grabbing and Not Sharing by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding to Temper Tantrums by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding When Children Bite by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding When Children Don't Comply by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding When Children Fight by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Ouch! That Hurts: Responding When Children Push, Hit and Kick by Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (A&B)

Potty Training for Dummies by Diane Stafford and Jennifer Shoquist, M.D.

Practical Parenting Tips: 1,500 Helpful Hints for the First Five Years by Viki Lansky (A&B)

Right From Birth: Building Your Child’s Foundation For Life (Birth to 18 Months) by Craig and Sharon Ramey (A&B)

Speaking Out: Early Childhood Advocacy by Stacie Goffin and Joan Lombardi

Talking to Parents by DW Winnicott

The Everything Potty Training Book by Linda Sonna, Ph.D.

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp, M.D.

The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One-to-Four-Year-Old by Harvey Karp, M.D.

The New Middle of the Night Book by Mary F. Nelson and Ann Walker Smalley (A&C)  (**also found in Teen Pregnancy)

The New Parent by Dr. Miriam Stoppard

The Potty Book for boys by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

The Potty Book for girls by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

The Preschool Years by Ellen Galinsky and Judy David

The Scientist In The Crib by Alison Bopnik, Ph.D.., Andrew Meltzoff, Ph.D.., and Patricia K. Kuhl, Ph.D..

The Youngest Minds: Parenting and Genes in the Development of Intellect and Emotion
    by Ann B. Barnet MD and Richard J. Barnet

To Listen To A Child: Understanding the Normal Problems of Growing Up by T. Berry Brazelton MD

Toddlers: Baby Tips for New Moms and Dads by Jeane Murphy

Toddlers and Parents by T. Berry Brazelton, MD

Welcoming Your Second Baby by Vicki Lansky

What To Expect the First Year by Eisenberg, Murkhoff, and Hathaway

Why Does That Man Have Such A Big Nose? By Mary Beth Quinsey

Winning Ways to Learn: 600 Great Ideas for Children (Ages 3,4,& 5) by Samuel Meisels, Dorothea Marsden, and Charlotte Stetson

Your Child at Play: Birth To One Year by Marilyn Segal

Your Child at Play: One To Two Years by Marilyn Segal and Don Adcock

Your Child at Play: Two to Three Years by Marilyn Segal and Don Adcock

Your Child at Play: Three to Five Years by Marilyn Segal and Don Adcock

Your Four Year Old by Ames and Ilg

Your Five-Year Old: Sunny and Serene by Ames and Ilg

Your One-Year Old by Ames, Ilg, and Haber

Your Three-Year Old by Ames and Ilg

VIDEOS:

10 Things Every Child Needs by Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation

A Child Grows: The First Year by Learning Seed Videos

As Your Child Grows: Ready For Life by Childfind

Assuring Success for the Class of 2016: The Effect of Parent-Children Interaction

Bonding with Your Baby by Active Parenting

Building Blocks: Ages and Stages, Knowing What To Expect and When

Building Blocks: Handling Anger, Temper Tantrums and Sibling Rivalry Effectively

Building Blocks: Preparing Your Preschooler for Success in School

Building Blocks: Preschool Discipline Making It A Positive Experience

Building Blocks: Working Parents and Your Preschooler

Building Strong Families: Helping Kids Behave by MSU Extension

Building Strong Families: Parenting Young Children by MSU Extension

Childhood: Louder Than Words by Ambrose Video

Children Learning Language, How Adults Can Help by Learning Seed Videos (A&B)

Clap Your Hands by the Altschul Group

Communicating With Pre-School Children by the Meridian Education Group

Cooing, Crying, Cuddling: Infant Brain Development by Indiana's Child Care Collection

Dental Care for the Early Years: Age 0-5 by United Learning

Families Talk About. . . Bonding with Your Baby by Active Parenting

Food For Thought by Health Partners (AB&C)

From Here To Self Esteem: A Road Map for Parents of Young Children by Cambridge Educational

From the Beginning by ABC News (A&B)

From the Crib To the Classroom by Child Development Media

Getting In Tune: Creating Nurturing Relationships With Infants & Toddlers

Growth and Development: What’s Normal 0-6 Months by Altschul Group Corporation

Helping Babies Learn, Vol I, Birth to One Year (AB&C)

In the Beginning by Kidsrights

Laughing, Learning, Loving: Toddler Brain Development by Indiana's Child Care Collection

Living in the Life of a Toddler by The School Co.

My Growing Book: All About Growth and Development For 2 Year Olds

My Growing Book: All About Growth and Development For 3 Year Olds

My Growing Book: All About Growth and Development for 4 Year Olds

Newborn Basics by Cambridge Educational

Parenting Preschooler! by Anna Ramey (AB&C)

Parenting Today: Baby Steps: The First 12 Months by AAL (A&B)

Parenting Today: Small Steps, Giant Leaps: 12 Months to 3 Years by AAL

Parenting Today: Today’s Steps, Tomorrow’s Path: The Preschooler: 3 to 5 Years by AAL (A&B)

Parenting Works!: Babysitting/ Responsibility/ Safety/ Siblings

Parenting Works!: Parents Helping Parents Raise Their Pre-School Children

Parenting Works!: Play-Learn/ Misbehaving/ Work and Family/ Moms and Dads

Preschoolers: How Three and Four Year Olds Develop by Learning Seed Videos

Shaping Youngest Minds by Learning Seed

Space to Grow, Creating A Child Care Environment For Infant and Toddler

Stuttering and The Preschool Child; Help for Families by The Stuttering Foundation of America

Styles of Parenting by Learning Seed Videos

The First Years Last Forever by I Am Your Child

The First Years Last Forever by Rob Reiner

The Terrific Twos by Altschul Group

Toddlers: The 2nd Year of Life by Learning Seed

When They Never, Ever Listen by Altschul Group Corp.

CD-ROM:

The Breastfeeding Answer Book by Nancy Mohrbacher and Julie Stock

AUDIOCASSETTES:

Toddlers and Preschoolers: Love and Logic Parenting for Early Childhood: 6 Months to 5 Years by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D.


Siblings

BOOKS:

Help! The Kids are At It Again by Elizabeth Crary

Sibling Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (ABC&D)

VIDEOS:

My Brother Bit Me! Parenting Siblings by Learning Seed

Sibling Rivalry by JVM Productions

Sibling Rivalry by Jim Fay, Foster Cline, MD, and Bert Burule


Twins & Multiples

BOOKS:

Keys to Parenting Twins by Karen Kerkhoff Gromada and Mary C. Hurlburt

Raising Multiple Birth Children by William and Shelia Laut


Sharon Query, Extension Agent
Parenting Resources Coordinator
Parenting Resources Center
Phone: (701)241-5700

This page was updated November 2005


Go to Parenting Resources Center Media List

Go to Parenting Resources Center Page