For Children and Adolescence

Bibliotherapy—Topical stories for children dealing with social/emotional issues. These stories discuss key problems and experiences common to children and adolescents. Children can read the stories by themselves or, even better, with a parent. The stories provide a helpful resource to initiate conversations and problem solve.

Aborn, Allyson. Everything I do you blame on me! a book to help children control their anger. Childswork, Childsplay.

Moser, A. . Don't rant & rave on wednesdays!, the children's anger-control book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1994.

Shapiro, Lawrence. , Sometimes I like to fight, but I don’t do it much anymore. A self-esteem book for children with difficulty in controlling their anger. Childswork, Childsplay.

Bullying

Cole, Joanna. Bully Trouble. New York: Random House, 1989.

Polacco, Patricia. Bully. New York: The Penguin Group, 2013.

Langan, Paul. The bully. Townsend Press, Inc, 2002.

Moser, A. . Don’t be a menace on sundays! The children’s anti-violence book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 2001.

Divorce

Moser, A. . Don't fall apart on saturdays!, the children's divorce-survival book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 2000.

Moser, A. . Don't despair on thursdays!, the children's grief-management book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1996. Honesty

Moser, A. . Don't tell a whopper on fridays!, the children's truth-control book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1999.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Jablonsky, J & Moritz, E. K. , Blink, blink, clop, clop: why do we do things we can’t stop? Childswork, Childsplay.

Self-Esteem

Moser, A. . Don’t feed the monsters on tuesdays!, the children's self-esteem book. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1991.

Social Skills

Lamb-Shapiro, J. , Sometimes I don’t like to talk (but sometimes I can’t keep quiet!) Childswork, Childsplay.

Shapiro, L., Zimmerman, T., Sometimes I feel like I don’t have any friends (but not so much anymore). A self-esteem book to help children improve their social skills. Childswork, Childsplay.

Stress/Worry

Huebner, Dawn. , Sometimes I worry too much but now I know how to stop. A book to help children who worry when they don’t need to. Childswork, Childsplay.

Moser, A. , and D. Pilkey. Don't pop your cork on mondays!. Kansas City: Landmark Editions, 1988.

Character building stories/scenarios

Chicken Soup for the Little Souls Collection—Inspirational stories that the whole family can enjoy. Stories capture enduring messages and teach sincerity and positive virtues.

Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The braids girl. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1998. Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: della splatnuk, birthday girl. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1999.

Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: a dog of my own. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1998.

Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The goodness gorillas. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1997.

Canfield, J. , and M. V. Hansen. Chicken soup for little souls: The never-forgotten doll. Deerfield Beach: Health Communications, Inc, 1997.

If You Had To Choose, What Would You Do?—Children can easily identify with the scenarios presented in each book, and the questions at the end of each chapter encourage productive, in-depth discussions about the moral choices suggested by each story. Children are challenged to decide what they would do in each situation.

McLeod Humphry, Sandra. If you had to choose, what would you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1995.

McLeod Humphry, Sandra. It’s up to you…what do you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 1999.

McLeod Humphry, Sandra. More if you had to choose, what would you do? Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2003. For Adults and Parents

Parenting—Informational books to assist learning positive parenting strategies.

Topics Include:  Body Image  Physical  Relationships development  Substance abuse  Sibling  Personal hygiene  Personal hygiene relationships  Discipline

Appelstein, Charles D. No such thing as a bad kid. Weston: The Gifford School, 1998.

Bates-Ames, L and Ilg, F., Your ten-to fourteen-year-old. New York: Delta, 1988.

Dobson, James. The strong-willed child. Birth through adolescence. Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, 1978.

Faber, Adele, and Mazlish, Elaine. How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk. New York: Avon Books, 1980.

Gabe, Janice. Confident parenting in a complex world. Indianapolis: Professional Resource Publications, 2011.

Gabe, Janice. Value based consequences. Indianapolis: Professional Resource Publications.

Gadeberg, J. Raising strong daughters. Minneapolis: Fairview Press, 1995.

Nelsen, J. and Lott, L. Positive discipline for teenagers. Resolving conflict with your teenage son or daughter. Rocklin: Prima Publishing, 1994.

Peters, Ruth. Laying down the law. The 25 laws of parenting to keep your kids on track, out of trouble, and (pretty much) under control. Rodale Inc, 2002.

Pipher, Mary. Reviving Ophelia. Saving the selves of adolescent girls. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.

Sneddon, Pamela Shires . Body Image, A Reality Check. Berkeley Heights: Enslow Pub Inc, 1999. Activities That Teach—These books provide hands-on learning activities to positively influence adolescent behavior and attitudes. Activities cover a broad spectrum of topics including decision making, goal setting, peer pressure, sexual activity, substance abuse, self-defeating behaviors, anger management, etc. Activities can be done as a family or in small-large groups.

Jackson, Tom. Activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 1993.

Jackson, Tom. More activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 1995.

Jackson, Tom. Still more activities that teach. Boulder: Red Rock Publishing, 2000.