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Books Recommended by CMO Staff:

We are pleased to recommend the following books for your reading. Clicking on any of the titles will bring you to the Amazon.com web site where the book can be purchased. Most are also available at your local library or bookstore. Click on the subheadings in the menu to the left to jump to books on the topic your are interested in.

Breastfeeding

Title	Author	Comments
Breastfeeding Today	Woessner
The Breastfeeding Book	Messenger	old & out of print but if you can find a copy it's WONDERFUL
Breastfeeding Your Baby	Lothrop, Moody
Breasfeeding	Spangler

Death/Grieving

Title	Author	Age Group
Lifetimes: A beautiful way to explain death to children	Mellonie	Parents
A Birthday Present for Daniel: A Child's Story of Loss	Rothman	Parents
Since My Brother Died: Desde Que Murio Mi Hermano	Munoz-Kiehne	Parents
Am I Still a Sister?	Sims	Parents
When dinosaurs dies: A guide to understanding death	Brown	Parents
Children also grieve: Talking about death and healing	Goldman	Parents
How Do We Tell the Children?	Schaefer	Parents
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?	Verdick	Kids
Help Me Say Goodbye	Silverman	Kids
When a Friend Dies	Gootman	Teenagers

AIDS

Title	Author	Comments
Talks to Teens About AIDS	Madaras	Targeted towards both Adolescents & their parents
If I Grow Up: Talking With Teens About AIDS, Love and Staying Alive	Fried

(see also http://www.youthhiv.org/)

Marriage/Divorce

Title	Author	Age Group
What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce.	Judith Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee	Parents
Surviving the Breakup : How Children and Parents Cope With Divorce	Judith Wallerstein	Parents
Second Chances : Men, Women, and Children a Decade After Divorce	Judith S. Wallerstein, Sandra Blakeslee	Parents
The Good Marriage : How and Why Love Lasts	Judith S. Wallerstein	Parents
It's Not Your Fault, KoKo Bear - A Read Together Book for Parents & Young Children	Vicki Lansky, Jane Prince	Children
I Don't Want to Talk About It	Jeanie Ransom, Kathryn Finney	Children
No Easy Answers - A Teen Guide to Why Divorce Happens	Florence Calhoun	Teens
Why Me? A Teen Guide to Divorce and Your Feelings	Rachel Aydt	Teens

General Health & Childcare

Title	Author	Comments
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons	Caron	Raising the Next Generation of Men
Raising Teen: 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen	Patt and Saso	Raising Teens with Love and Understanding
Daughters and Mothers	Cowen	stories explore the complex relationship between mothers and daughters
Children's Hospital Child Health Encyclopedia	Lovejoy	Encyclopedic guide to health & illness by Children's Hospital - Boston
Children's Hospital Guide to Your Child's Health & Development	Many contributors (including Dr. Ansel)	Guide to Child Care, Health, and Development by Children's Hospital - Boston
Caring for Your Baby - Birth to Age 5	Shelov	Encyclopedic "how to" parenting guide by the AAP
Caring for Teenager	Greydanus	Encyclopedic "how to" parenting guide by the AAP
The Medicine Show	Consumer Reports	Good "debunker" of health myths and explainer of common issues.

Development & Behavior

Title	Author	Comments
Child Behavior	Gesell Institute	For parents, all ages
The Earliest Relationship	Brazelton	For parents, about infant bonding & attachment
SOS: Help for Parents: A practical guide for handling common everyday behavior problems	Clark	For parents, all ages
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child	Weissluth	For parents, all ages
Solve Your Childs Sleep Problems	Ferber	For parents, all ages
Touchpoints	Brazelton	Good overview of child development for parents, birth thru elementary age
Your One-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Two-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Three-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Four-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Five-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Six-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Seven-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Your Eight-Year-Old	Gesell Institute	Great year-by-year series on development has depth, detail, examples, humor.
Kid Cooperation:	Elizabeth Pantley	How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate

Puberty

Gender	Title	Author	Comments
Both	It's so Amazing	Harris	targeted towards middle-schoolers
Female	The Care and Keeping of You	Schaefer	The Book for Girls
Both	It's Perfectly Normal	Harris	targeted towards both Boys & Girls, short, easy, with pictures
Both	Get out of my Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the Mall?	Wolf	Great book for parents of teens
Female	It's a Girl Thing	Jukes	Very explicit, but also deals better than most with the emotional, social, and "values" aspects of this topic. Targeted towards 9-13 year olds
Female	My Feelings, My Self	Madaras	deals with social, peer, relationship issues
Female	Reviving Ophelia	Pipher	must reading for parents of 8-11 year old girls
Female	Queen Bees & Wannabees	Wiseman	helping girls survive the social scene
Female	What's Happening to My Body Book for Girls	Madaras	most complete/technical/encyclopedic of our selection on topic
Male	What's Happening to My Body Book for Boys	Madaras	most complete/technical/encyclopedic of our selection on topic

DISCIPLINE & "DIFFICULT" CHILDREN

Parent Effectiveness Training	The Difficult Child
Raising a thinking Child	The Explosive Child
Raising Your Spirited Child	Siblings Without Rivalry
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12	The Challenging Child
The Calling: A Challenge to Walk the Narrow Road

SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES

Children with Disabilities

Keys to parenting a child with Celebral Palsy

Autism & Asperger Syndrome

Helping the Child Who Doesn't Fit In

Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success

Aspergers Syndrome
A Guide for Parents and Professionals

The Out-Of-Sync Child :
Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Integration Dysfunction

What-When-You-Worry-Too-Much :
A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

Parenting Children With Health Issues:
Essential Tools, Tips, and Tactics for Raising Kids With Chronic Illness, Medical Conditions, and Special Healthcare Needs

Kids & Parenting in our Culture
(For parents who like to think deeply. The books here are not directly related to child health per se, but they contain wisdom we feel is helpful to the process of being a thoughtful parent in today's America.)

Title	Author	Comments
Generations - The History of America's Future	Neil Howe, William Strauss	An interesting theory placing today's generations of parents and children in historical context.
Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation	Neil Howe, William Strauss	A detailed and fascinating look at the cohort of kids born since 1984 and how they will differ from their "Boomer" and "Gen X" parents.
Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There	David Brooks	Insightful analysis of the culture currently dominating what our children learn from the media.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature	Stephen Pinker	This book covers a lot of ground - but it's view of human nature is helpful in thinking about children and there is one excellent chapter debunking much modern child rearing wisdom.
Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice About Children	Ann Hulbert	Spock? Brazelton? Leach? Where did all these experts come from and how much do they really know?

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