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Girls

Odd Girl Out:  Rachel Simmons


Queen Bees and Wannabes: Rosalind Wiseman

Girls Will Be Girls: JoAnn Deak, Ph.D

Reviving Ophelia: Mary Pipher, Ph.D

Raising Confident Girls: Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer

The Wonder of Girls: Michael Gurian

Girl Wars: Cheryl Dellasega, Charisse Nixon

Boys

Raising Cain: Daniel Kindlon, Ph.D and Michael Thompson, Ph.D

The Wonder of Boys: Michael Gurian

Bringing Up Boys: James C. Dobson

Real Boys: Rescuing our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood: William Pollack

 

Parenting/Families

Parenting with Love and Logic: Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay

Boys and Girls Learn Differently! Michael Gurian
The Asset Approach: Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed, 1997, Search Institute

The New Dare to Discipline: James C. Dobson Tough Times/Strong Children: Daniel Kindlon, Ph.D
Raising Resilient Children: Robert Brooks Ph.D, Sam Goldstein, Ph.D
Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy: Michael Bradley
Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children: Michael Thompson, Grace, et.al.

Family First: Phil McGraw, Ph.D

The Price of Privilege: Madeline Levine, Ph.D

In the Shelter of Each Other, Rebuilding Our Families: Mary Pipher, Ph.D

The Blessing of the Skinned Knee: Wendy Mogel

Hold On To Your Kids: Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D, and Gabor Mate, MD

The Pressured Child: Michael Thompson, Ph.D with Teresa Barker

Get Out of My Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall? Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D


Bullying - Resources for Parents

The Bully Free Classroom: Free Spirit Press


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


Bullies and Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield: Suellen Fried Paula Fried


Sticks and Stones: 7 Ways Your Child Can Deal with Teasing, Conflict and Other Hard Times:  Scott Cooper


And Words Can Hurt Forever: James Garbarino and Ellen Delara


Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems: Michael Thompson, Lawrence J. Cohen, et.al.


The Bully, the Bullies and the Bystander: from Preschool to High School: Barbara Coloroso

Bullying -- Books for Children


My Secret Bully: Trudy Ludwig

The Misfits: James Howe

Hey, Little Ant: Philip and Hannah Hoose

Mr. Peabody's Apples: Madonna

Horace and Morris: James Howe

Secrets of the Peaceful Warrior: Dan Millman

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: Jack Canfield, et.al.

Don't Feed the Bully: Brad Tassell (pre-teen)