Recommended Readings Lists

Resources

For Parenting:

There are many, many good books on the market that are helpful to parents. This list contains our favorites. Some have been in print for several years, others are more recent, but all have great information for parents.

Books from the Gesell Institute of Human Development: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.

• Your One-Year-Old, Ames, Ilg, and Haber
• Your Two-Year-Old, Ames and Ilg
• Your Three-Year-Old, Ames and Ilg
• Your Four-Year-Old, Ames and Ilg
• Your Five-Year-Old, Ames and Ilg
• Your Six-Year-Old, Ames and Ilg
• Your Seven-Year-Old, Ames and Haber
• Your Eight-Year-Old, Ames and Haber
• Your Nine-Year-Old, Ames and Haber
• Your Ten To Fourteen-Year-Old, Ames, Ilg, and Baker

Other Books:

• Brazelton, T. B., (1992), Touchpoints: The Essential Reference, Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development, Perseus Books Group
• Bromfield, R. & Erwin, C., (2001), How to Turn Boys into Men Without a Man Around the House. Random House
• Cloud, H. & Townsend, J., (1998), Boundaries with Kids. Zondervan Publishing House
• Doherty, W. J., (1997), The Intentional Family, How to Build Families Ties in Our Modern World. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc.
• Dreikurs, R., (1958), The Challenge of Parenthood. Plume
• Elkind, D.,(1984), All Grown Up & No Place to Go; Teenagers in Crisis. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
• Faber, A. & Mazlish, E., (1987), Siblings Without Rivalry, How to Help Your Children Live Together so You can Live Too. Avon Books
• Faber, A. & Mazlish, E., (1980), How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk. Avon Books
• Galinsky, E., (1999), Ask the Children, The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting. HarperCollins Publishers

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For Co-parenting:

Parents:

• Ahrons, C. (1994). The Good Divorce: Keeping your Family Together When your Marriage Comes Apart. New York: Harper CoIlins Publishers.
• Ahrons, C. (2004). We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About their Parents' Divorce. New York: Harper CoIlins Publishers.
• Francke, L. B. (1983). Growing Up Divorced: How to Help your Child Cope with Every Stage from Infancy Through the Teens. New York: Fawcett Crest.
• Hickey, W., & Dalton, E. (1994). Healing Hearts: Helping Children and Adults Recover from Divorce. Carson city, NY: Gold Leaf Press.
• Kranitz, M. (1987). Getting Apart Together: The Couple's Guide to a Fair Divorce or Seperation. San Luis Obispo, CA: Impact Publishers.
• Oddenino, M.L. (1995). Putting Kids First: Walking Away from a Marriage Without Walking Over the Kids. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Connections.
• Ricci, I. (1997). Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Shared Custody Work. New York: Simon& Schuster.
• Ross, J., & Corcoran, J., (1996), Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex. New York: St. Martins Griffin.
• Thayer, E.S., & Zimmerman, J. (2001). The Co-parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict After a Difficult Divorce. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

• Thomas, S. (1995). Parents are Forever: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents after Divorce. Longmont, CO: Springboard Publications.
• Wallerstein, J., & Kelly, J. (1980). Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce. New York: Basic Books, Inc.
• Wallerstein, J., Lewis, J., & Blakeslee, S (2000). The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study. New York: Hyperion.
• Warshak, R. A., (2001). Divorce Poison. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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Children:

• Brown, L. K. & Brown, M. (1986). Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company.
• Gardner, R. (1971). The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce. New York: Bantam Books.
• Girard, L. W. & Friedman, J. (1987). At Daddy's on Saturdays. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.
• Grollman, E. A. (1975). Talking about Divorce and Seperation: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child. Mount dora, FL: Kidsrights.
• Hardwick, C. (2002). Dear Judge: Kids' Letters to the Judge. www.custodywar.com: Pale Horse Publishing (936) 327-1104.
• Johnston, J. R., Breunig, K., Garrity, C., & Baris, M. (1997) Through the Eyes of Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce. New York: The Free Press.
• Ricci, I. (2006). Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids. New York: Simon& Schuster

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