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Cass County Extension |
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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 |
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 Childrens 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
Im 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: Whats 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 Cant Decide
Boys Town Videos: Im Not Everybody
Boys Town Videos: Its Great To Be Me
Boys Town Videos: Negotiating Within The Family: You & Child Can Both Get What You Want
Boys Town Videos: No I Wont & You Cant 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
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 Dont Feel Good by Jane Lammers
Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline, MD and Jim Fay (A&B)
Playing Smart: A Parents 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: Loves 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)
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 Childs 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: Whats 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: Todays Steps, Tomorrows 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.
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
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