Resources for Subject: Family Empowerment

Primary Audience: Parents

• 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The

  Author(s)/URL: Stephen R. Covey
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Communication, Family Support, Family Welfare, Problem Solving, Relationships

• 7 Stages of Motherhood: Loving Your Life Without Losing Your Mind

  Author(s)/URL: Ann Pleshette Murphy
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Motherhood, Parent Survival Tips, Working Parents

• Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally

  Author(s)/URL: Janet Balaskas
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Health, Motherhood, New Baby, Pregnancy

• Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite: 21 Timeless Skills Every Child Should Know

  Author(s)/URL: Jeffrey Lee
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Entertainment, Family Empowerment, Games, Parenting Skills, Skills

• Childcare That Works

  Author(s)/URL: Eva Cochran, Mon Cochran
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Child Care, Child Safety, Working Parents

• City Parent Handbook, The

  Author(s)/URL: Kathy Bishop, Julia Whitehead
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Community Resources, Parent Survival Tips, Parenting Skills, Problem Solving, Safety

• Families and Children U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.hhs.gov/children
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Care, Family Welfare, General Parenting, Health, Special Population Resources

• Family Guide (to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free)

  Author(s)/URL: http://family.samhsa.gov/default.aspx
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Communication, Discipline, Drugs and Alcohol, Family Empowerment, Relationships

• Family Support America

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.familysupportamerica.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Abuse Prevention, Discipline, Divorce, Family Support, Problem Solving

• Gentle Art of Communicating With Kids

  Author(s)/URL: Suzette Haden Elgin
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Communication, Problem Solving, Teens, Tweens , Young Children

• Love Our Children USA

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/parentinged.php
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Development, General Parenting, Internet Safety, Parenting Skills, Safety

• National Center for Fathering

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.fathers.com
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Fatherhood, Parent Education, Parent Survival Tips, Parenting Skills

• National Fatherhood Initiative

  Author(s)/URL: https://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Family Support, Fatherhood, Incarceration, Military Families, Parenting Skills

• New Face of Grandparenting: Why Parents Need Their Own Parents, The

  Author(s)/URL: Don Schmitz
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Family Structure, Family Support, Grandparents

• Parenting from the Inside Out

  Author(s)/URL: Mary Hartzell, Daniel Siegel
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Brain Development, Family Empowerment, Parent Education, Relationships, Self-Esteem

• Parenting Resources, University of Minnesota Extension

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.parenting.umn.edu/parents/index.htm
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Development, General Parenting, General Parenting (Spanish), Military Families, Professionals

• Parenting Well in a Media Age

  Author(s)/URL: Gloria DeGaetano
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Brain Development, Family Empowerment, Games, Media Literacy, Parenting Skills

• Parents Action for Children

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.parentsaction.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Adoption, Brain Development, Child Development, Early Literacy, Foster Homes, Special Needs, Young Children

• Parents Anonymous

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.parentsanonymous.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Abuse Prevention, Community Resources, Parent Education, Parent Survival Tips, Parenting Skills

• Parents as Teachers

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.patnc.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Abuse Prevention, Child Development, Early Literacy, Infant Development, Parent Education

• Plug-in Drug: Television, Computers and Family Life, The

  Author(s)/URL: Marie Winn
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Child Development, Entertainment, Games, Media Literacy, Parent Education

• Stay-at-home Dad Handbook, The

  Author(s)/URL: Peter Baylies, Jessica Toonkel
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Child Care, Community Resources, Family Support, Fatherhood, Parent Survival Tips

• Taking Charge of Your Fertility

  Author(s)/URL: Toni Weschler
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Health, Motherhood, Pregnancy

• Thinking Parent, Thinking Child

  Author(s)/URL: Myrna Shure
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Bullying, Communication, Parent Survival Tips, Problem Solving, Self-Esteem

• Tired of Arguing with Your Kids

  Author(s)/URL: Dolores Curran
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Communication, Discipline, Family Empowerment, Feelings, Parenting Skills

• What Kids Really Want That Money Can't Buy

  Author(s)/URL: Betsy Taylor
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Commercialism, Family Empowerment, Family Support, Finances, Parent Survival Tips

Primary Audience: Children/Youth

• Every Friday

  Author(s)/URL: Dan Yaccarino
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Communication, Family Empowerment, Fatherhood, Relationships, Young Children

• Grandmothers' Nursery Rhymes

  Author(s)/URL: Nelly Palacio Jaramillo
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Nursery Rhymes

Primary Audience: Professionals

• American Psychological Association

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.apa.org/pi/cyf/homepage.html
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Anxiety, Emotional/Behavioral Challenges, Family Violence Prevention, Post Traumatic Stress

• Birth Partner, The, 2nd Edition

  Author(s)/URL: Penny Simkin
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Pregnancy

• Black Families

  Author(s)/URL: Harriette McAdoo
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): African-American Children, Family Structure

• Children's Defense Fund

  Author(s)/URL: www.childrensdefense.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Child Development, Family Support, Poverty, Young Children

• Collaborative Social Work: Strengths-Based Generalist Practice

  Author(s)/URL: John Poulin
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Support, Professionals, Strengths

• Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood

  Author(s)/URL: Susan Linn
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Commercialism

• Designing Family Support Programs

  Author(s)/URL: Margaret Sims
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Services, Family Support, Professionals

• Empowerment Skills for Family Workers

  Author(s)/URL: Claire Forest
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Family Support, Professionals

• Family Literacy Special Collection

  Author(s)/URL: http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/FamilyLit/pract_parented.html
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Development, Family Literacy, General Parenting, Multi-racial/Bi-racial Families, Special Needs

• Future of Children

  Author(s)/URL: www.futureofchildren.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Child Development, Education, Family Welfare, Health, Professionals

• Head Start Leaders Guide to Positive Child Outcomes

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.headstartinfo.org
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Child Development, Community Resources, Family Empowerment, Professionals

• Home Visiting: Procedures for Helping Families

  Author(s)/URL: Donna Bryant, Barbara Hanna Wasik
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Family Services, Professionals

• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

  Author(s)/URL: Ina May Gaskin
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Professionals

• Lamaze International Care Practices that Promote Natural Childbirth

  Author(s)/URL: International Lamaze
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Family Empowerment, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Professionals

• National Black Child Development Institute

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.nbcdi.org/default.asp
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, African-American Children, Child Safety, Family Support, Multi-racial/Bi-racial Families

• National Center for Children in Poverty

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.nccp.org/
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Family Support, Finances, Health, Poverty

• National League of Cities

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.nlc.org/
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Advocacy, Community Resources, Education, Family Support, Family Welfare

• Resources for Librarians Serving Teen Parents

  Author(s)/URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscresources/forlibrarians/servingteenparents.htm
  Resource Type: Website

  Keyword(s): Early Literacy, Family Services, Professionals, Teen Parenting

• Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, The

  Author(s)/URL: Dennis Saleebey
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Counseling Resources, Family Empowerment, Professionals, Strengths

• Youth Development Handbook: Coming of Age in American Communities

  Author(s)/URL: Stephen Hamilton, Mary Agnes Hamilton
  Resource Type: Book

  Keyword(s): Adolescent Programs, Community Resources, Professionals