Resources


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resources for parents and educatorsBelow is a list of some of the many books available that offer practical help for parents and educators on a variety of topics related to the teenage years:

  • Strategies for parenting
  • ADD
  • Understanding the college years
  • Raising a moral child
  • Adopted children
  • Adolescence
  • Gaining cooperation from at-risk students and difficult parents

Amen, Daniel G. Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD. Berkley Books, New York, 2001.

Buntman, Peter H. How to Live with your Teenager, Volume II. Center for Family Life Enrichment, Los Alamitos, 1990.

Coburn, Karen and Treeger, Madge. Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years. HarperPerennial, New York, 1997.

Coles, Robert. The Moral Intelligence of Children: How to Raise a Moral Child. Random House, New York, 1997.

Covey, Sean. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. A Fireside Book, published by Simon and Schuster, 1998.

Eldridge, Sherrie. Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish their Adoptive Parents Knew. Bantam Dell, a division of Random House, Inc., 1999.

Freed, Jeffrey. Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of your ADD Child. A Fireside Book: Simon and Schuster, 1997.

Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Back Bay Books: Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2005.

Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things can Make a Big Difference. Back Bay Books: Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2002.

Gregston, Mark. When your Teen is Struggling: Real Hope and Practical Help for Parents Today. Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon, 2007.

Jackson, Luke. Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London and Philadelphia, 2002.

Kastner, Laura S. and Wyatt, Jennifer. The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life. Three Rivers Press, New York, 2002.

Kahn, Russell. How to Remember Everything: Grades 9—12. The Princeton Review, Inc., New York, 2006.

Parker, Steve and Kershnar, Tessa. Finding Solutions Together: A Guide to Gaining Cooperation from At-Risk Students and Difficult Parents. LETS Publishing, 2004.

Schlessinger, Laura. Stupid Things Parents do to Mess up their Kids. Harper, New York, 2000.

Strauch, Barbara. The Primal Teen; What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell us about our Kids. Anchor Books: a Division of Random House, 2003.

Walsh, David. Why Do They Act that Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen. Free Press: a Division of Simon and Schuster, New York, 2004.

Zeigler Dendy, Chris A. Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD. Woodbine House, Inc., Bethesda, MD, 2000.


I invite you to send me your family’s personal success in Highschooland to possibly share with other readers in my future book. I look forward to hearing from you at info@karynrashoff.com.