E-Book Recommendations: Parents

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Arlington Public Library E-Book Recommendation For Parents by Topic:

Developing Brains    Ι  Managing Behaviors  Ι   General Parenting   Ι   Autism

Developing Brains

Book Cover: "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel" with illustration of child's face.

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel

 

Book Cover: "Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises and Activities to Maximize Your Child's Brain Development from Birth Through Age 5 1/2 by Margaret Sassé , Georges McKail, et al." with photograph of three babies

Active Baby, Healthy Brain: 135 Fun Exercises and Activities to Maximize Your Child’s Brain Development from Birth Through Age 5 1/2
by Margaret Sassé, Georges McKail, et al.

 

Managing Behaviors with Positive Parenting

Book Cover: "1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting, by Thomas W. Phelan"1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting
by Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.

 

Book Cover: "Positive discipline for children with special needs: Raising and Teaching All Children to Become Resilient, Responsible, and Respectful by Jane Nelson" with photograph of one young boy with his arm around another boy.Positive discipline for children with special needs: Raising and Teaching All Children to Become Resilient, Responsible, and Respectful
by Jane Nelson

 

Book Cover: The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Ross W. Greene Ph.D." The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

 

General Parenting

Book Cover: "How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7, by Joanna Faber and Julia King" with illustration of boy standing on top of blocks and painting.How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
by Joanna Faber & Julia King

 

 

Book Cover: "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. Author: Jessica Lahey" with text framed by pencil and one pencil was broken.The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
by Jessica Lahey

Autism

Book Cover: "The Reason I jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida, translated by David Mitchell" with illustration of young boy looking at butterflies.

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
by Naoki Higashida