Haverhill Family Network Library
The Haverhill Family Network Lending Library
provides families the opportunity to borrow assorted books and videos for
children and adults. Families can browse the available titles and check out any
resource. Please contact us to learn more about the Lending Library. We have
divided A list of some of the available resources by category below:
Parenting Books
Assertive Discipline: Positive Behavior Management for Today’s Classroom
(Lee and Marlene Canter)
The goal of this book is to teach students to choose responsible behavior and in
so doing raise their self-esteem and increase their academic success.
Bullies and Victims: Helping Your Child Through the
Schoolyard Battlefield (Suellen Fried and Paula
Fried)
The authors suggest interventions at numerous levels including individual,
family, school and the larger society. Concrete advice is given to parents,
educators, and therapists to help ameliorate bullying and victimization.
Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and Consultants:
Parenting Styles and the Messages They Send (Jim
Fay) – AUDIOBOOK
Parenting expert and humorous storyteller Jim Fay helps you identify your
parenting style, then shares practical, stress-free techniques for becoming a
consultant parent.
How to Be a Happy Parent … In Spite of Your Children
(Fred Gosman)
The author has gathered together hundreds of success stories of ordinary moms
and dads all faced with the same
“I-love-my-children-but-they’re-driving-me-crazy” syndrome in this uplifting,
funny, and genuinely useful book..
How To Study: The Comprehensive Guide for Students of
All Ages (Ronald Fry)
A comprehensive guide to all the skills [your child] requires, from organizing
and note taking to preparing papers and studying for tests.
Let’s Read!: 101 Ideas to Help Your Child Learn to
Read and Write (Mary and Richard Behn) –
BILINGUAL EDITION
Help your child develop a lifelong love for reading and writing with 101
practical and powerful ideas.
Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical
Parenting from Birth to Six Years (Jim Fay and
Charles Fay)
We love it when kids misbehave and make mistakes around Love and Logic adults.
Why? Because Love and Logic teaches how to turn every mistake your child makes
into a golden nugget of wisdom. The more mistakes your children make, the wiser
they can become.
Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide
for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your Baby After You Return to Work
(Gale Pryor)
The author covers everything a working mother needs to know about: the basics of
breastfeeding, including nursing positions, milk supply, and feeding schedule;
choosing and using a breast pump; ways to store and transport milk safely; how
to get support from co-workers and child-care helpers; how to go on a business
trip without having to wean and much more.
Parenting by Heart: How to be in Charge, Stay Connected, and Instill
Your Values, When It Feels Like You’ve Got Only 15 Minutes a Day (Dr.
Ron Taffel)
Here is the step-by-step guide with hundreds of tested solutions that will help
make you feel more confident about how to instill your values, be in charge, and
stay connected with today’s kids in these modern and difficult times.
Practical Parenting for the 21st Century: The Manual
You Wish Had Come With Your Child (Julia Ross)
No theory here, just plenty of very practical, easy-to-implement suggestions
about how parents can respond creatively to the myriad of potentially
frustrating daily experiences with children.
The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors, and
Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men
(Michael Gurian)
The author explains what a boy really needs – a primary and an extended family,
relationships with mentors, and intense support from his school and his
community – and details how we can provide these things for the boys we love.
Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique for
Children and Parents (Alison Mack)
The medically and psychologically approved picture book technique for getting
your child out of diapers. This book will tell you when your child is ready –
and make it easy and pleasant for you to teach him or her.
Pregnancy and Child Development Books
A Year of Fun Just for Twos (Theodosia
Sideropoulos Spewack)
Fun seasonal activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays – plus practical advice
for parents.
Getting You and Your Baby Off to a Good Start: A Book
of Operating Instructions (MSPCC)
This booklet focuses on some of the most common questions and concerns that
parents have during their baby’s first six months.
Giving the Love the Heals: A Guide for Parents
(Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt)
This groundbreaking book offers a unique opportunity for personal
transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can
achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children,
regardless of their age.
I’m Three Years Old! By Me
(As told to Jerri Wolfe)
I’ve compiled this easy-to-use, situation-by-situation guide that illustrates
why I act as I do. It demonstrates how grown-ups can better communicate with me
so that my threes won’t be so threatening, and I can learn the things I need to
know.
Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender
(Louise Bates Ames and Frances Ilg)
Included in this book: A two-year-old’s view of the world and himself, bath and
dressing routines, sex differences. Stories form real life, a list of
age-appropriate toys and books, and a bibliography for parents.
Your Three-Year-Old: Friend or Enemy
(Lousie Bates-Ames and Frances Ilg)
The authors help parents understand what’s going on inside that three-year-old
head, what problems children have, and how to cope with the toddler who is
sometimes friend, sometimes enemy.
What to Expect the Toddler Years
(Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathway)
The comprehensive and reassuring guide that explains everything parents need to
know about the second and third years of their child’s life.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting
(Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, and Sandee Hathaway)
Complete information on choosing a caregiver, prenatal diagnosis, exercise,
childbirth options, second pregnancies, making love during pregnancy, having a
cesarean, and practical tips on coping with common and not son common pregnancy
symptoms. Step-by-step guides through labor and delivery, postpartum care, and
breastfeeding.
Your Child’s Growing Mind: A Practical Guide to Brain
Development and Learning from Birth to Adolescence
(Jane Healy)
Dr. Healy begins by translating the most current scientific theories on
nervous-system development into practical information for parents. She then
explains in detail how children develop language and memory, and addresses
academic learning – reading writing, spelling, and mathematics. In due course
she furnishes a scathing indictment of early pressure on children to read, and
provides the first scientifically documented refutation of the “superbaby” myth.
The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the Toddler Years
(Armin Brott)
This book offers invaluable information and practical tips on such issues as:
charting your toddler’s physical, intellectual, verbal, and social development;
understanding your own emotional and psychological development; playing games,
reading and cooking with your toddler; choosing the right preschool; improving
communication with your partner; family planning; teaching your toddler about
money; tuning up your finances.
Parenting Your 1 to 4 Year Old – Parent’s Workbook
(Michael Popkin)
This book shows you how to discipline your child without violence, prevent
problems such as tantrums, build a loving bond with your child, childproof your
home, care for your child at different ages and stages, and care for yourself!
Your Pregnancy and Newborn Journey: A Guide for
Pregnant Teens (Jeanne Warren Lindsay and Jean
Brunelli)
Learn about your baby’s development before birth, coping with physical
discomforts, handling the stress in your life, preparing for labor and delivery,
Dad’s role during pregnancy, your needs after delivery and caring for your
newborn.
Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers: Love and Logic Parenting
for Early Childhood 6 Months to 5 years (Jim Fay
and Foster Cline) – AUDIOBOOK
Parents are often overwhelmed when their adorable little baby suddenly becomes a
demanding – not to mention out of control – toddler. At this stage, no matter
how loud you say “NO”, it seems the word does not hold any meaning whatsoever.
Now Jim and Foster show you how to use their unique Love and Logic approach to
effectively work with children ages six months to 5 years.
Activity Idea Books
101 Activities for Kids in Tight Spaces (Carol
Stock Kranowitz)
Her activity ideas combine old standbys with new ones born of desperation and
cramped quarters. They follow a philosophy that helps kids develop their
different skills and abilities while entertaining themselves and interacting.
Busy Kids Storytime
Literature-related activities
Helping Your Child Get Ready for School with
Activities for Children from Birth through Age 5
(Nancy Paulu)
This book will give you a short rundown on facts, but the biggest part of the
book is made up of simple, fun activities for you and your child to do together.
Month-by-Month Poetry: March, April, May & June
More than 60 sparkling poems with instant activities that teach and delight kids
every school day!
The Big Messy Art Book * But Easy to Clean Up
(Mary Ann Kohl)
This book opens the door for children to explore art on a grander, more
expressive scale.
The Playgroup Handbook
(Laura Peabody Broad and Nancy Towner Butterworth)
The complete practical guide to organizing a home playgroup – with more than 200
activities for children 2 and up.
Parent Videos
Active Parenting Today For Parents #1: The Active Parent
(28 min.) Develop an understanding of the dictator, doormat and active styles of
parenting and how giving choices reduces power struggles and promotes
cooperation.
Active Parenting Today For Parents #2: Instilling
Courage and Self-Esteem (28 min.) Acquire
concrete skills to build courage and self-esteem – the foundation for positive
behavior and success – in your children.
Active Parenting Today For Parents #3: Understanding
Your Child (28 min.) Discover how to positively
influence your children and not “pay off” misbehavior.
Active Parenting Today For Parents #4: Developing
Responsibility (28 min.) Learn proven discipline
techniques that also teach your children responsibility.
Active Parenting Today For Parents #5: Winning
Cooperation (28 min.) Explore communication
skills that help your children with problem-solving while strengthening your
relationship.
Active Parenting Today For Parents #6: Active
Parenting in a Democratic Society (28 min.)
Introduce conflict resolution and Family Council Meetings to your family;
observe a Family Talk on the critical subject of alcohol and drugs.
ADHD: What Do We Know?
(1992/37 min.) Bringing the issues to life through interviews with parents.
Teachers, and three young people who suffer from ADHD, this program poignantly
details the difficulties of living with the disorder and discusses in detail the
ways it is manifested, comorbidity, and long-term outcome.
Developing Minds: Introduction for Parents (2002) This video introduces
parents to the components of the complete Developing Minds library and should be
previewed to become familiar with the entire collection. The video includes a
visual table of contents and introduces viewers to the philosophy and the
conceptual framework. Dr. Levine’s approach explores the relationship between
learning and key brain functions, such as attention, memory, language,
neuromotor functions social cognition, temporal-sequential ordering, spatial
ordering and higher order cognition.
Developing Minds: General Strategies for Parents
(2002) This video shows children and early
adolescents struggling with learning problems and explores a systematic process
for understanding and managing a child’s learning strengths and weaknesses with
a focus on ways in which parents can help children be more successful at
learning.
Families Talk About …Education Starts at Home
(1996/24 min.utes) This video takes us into the homes of five families. These
parents tell us that they are the real teachers of their children because
learning is what children do from the time they are born. They provide examples
of how they turn everyday work and play activities into positive learning
experiences. They also share the kind words and compliments they use at home to
help their children develop feelings of respect..
Learning Disabilities and Social Skills: Last One
Picked …. First One Picked On [Teacher’s Guide]
(1994/68 min.) Playing with friends is a daily ritual for most children. But
kids with learning difficulties are often isolated and rejected. This video
addresses the social problems these children face – and offers some practical
solutions for teachers.
Meeting the Challenge: Parenting Children with
Disabilities (1992/Four part Series, total time
94 minutes) Parents of special needs children not only have the joy of nurturing
another life, but the task of dealing with their own special variety of
emotions. This four-part series was created especially for parents of special
needs children to hear stories from parents with similar experiences and
feelings. This video gives support and hope to parents facing the main complex
issues in raising a special needs child.
Portrait of Promise: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
(11 min.) This video is designed to educate a wide variety of audiences about a
form of child abuse called Shaken Baby Syndrome. Dr. Carol Levitt, pediatrician
and nationally recognized child abuse specialist, addresses the damaging effects
of violent shaking and offers insight on prevention. The program is serious, but
provides hope in that it reminds the viewer that “the key to preventing Shaken
Baby Syndrome lies in our hands..”
Quality Child Care: Making the Right Choice for You
and Your Child
Finding the right child care is often challenging – but one of the most
important decisions a parent will ever make. Children’s intellectual and
emotional development is strongly influenced by the quality of the care that
they receive in the first few years of their lives. This means that the right
kind of child care can be a wonderful opportunity to enrich children’s lives and
help them realize their full potential. This video includes information on:
Why quality child care is important for your child’s health development;
What you should look for when choosing child care;
Questions to ask a potential caregiver;
Questions to ask yourself when looking at a child care setting; and
Important information to communicate to your caregiver.
Shaking, Hitting, Spanking: What To Do Instead
(1990/30 min) This program shows easy-to-use techniques every parent will
appreciate. You’ll see four common scenes that often lead to shaking, hitting,
or spanking a child: 1) A baby won’t stop crying, 2) A toddler who plays with
poisonous household cleaners, 3) An eight-year old boy who refuses to come in
for dinner, and 4) A nine-year old girls who won’t clean her room. After each
scene, you’ll have the opportunity to stop the video and brainstorm alternatives
to shaking, hitting or spanking. When the program resumes, you’ll see a number
of common-sense, proven parenting techniques.
Sign With Your Baby
(1999/60 min.) Babies have control over their hands long before they develop the
fine motor skills required for speech. By teaching their infants to sign,
starting as early as eight months, more and more parents, grandparents and
caregivers are recognizing the many benefits of this early communication.
Produced by an international-award winning team this video offers you
instruction, demonstrations and tips from author and researcher Joseph Garcia.
Wining at Parenting … Without Beating Your Kids
(1989/125 min.) A humorous approach to mealtime, bedtime, chores …. And getting
your kids out of the local jail. Topics include chores, discipline, allowance,
mealtime, solving problems, bedtime, fighting, jail, rebellion, and sex
education.
Spanish Videos for Parents
Golpes y Griots: Como Evitarlos (1995/30 min.)
Este video presenta cuatro situaciones realistas comunes
en que los padres de familia sienten la tentacion de golpear y gritarles a sus
hijos, cuando los padres estan cansados, cuando los ninos comienzan a explorar,
cuando los ninos no cooperan, y cuando los padres estan ocupados. Al final de
cada escena hay un momento para detener el video, analizar la situacion y
aportar ideas y soluciones. Al continuar el video, se demuestran varias tecnicas
que los padres pueden emplear. Muchas de las estrategias presentadas enfatizan
la prevencion: comprendiendo las necesidades del nino, anticipando problemas,
estimulando la cooperacion y evitando que se intensifiquen los conflictos.
Los Padres Como Tutores: Como Ayudar Con La Tarea
(15 min) Spanish Version Only; Los padres pueden
trabajar con sus hijos para resolver problemas comunes con la tarea., en formas
que animen a sus hijos y les permita aumentar sus conocimientos sobre el
aprendizaje y el estudio. Este video demuestra estrategias para ayudar a los
ninos con la asignaturas de la lectura y la comprension, el vocabulario y el
reconocimiento de palabras, las asignautras por escrito, y la preparacion par
alas pruebas y presentaciones orales.
Padres Activos (112
min.) Activie parenting discussion program dubbed in
Spanish.
Sea Usted Una Buena Influencia Sobre Sus Hijos: Hable
Acerca de Los Libros (15 min.) Los padres pueden
influciar muy positivament a sus hijos al compartir la lectura con ellos. Este
video demuestda a los padres como fortalecer sus relaciones con sus hijos,
promover el desarrollo intelectual y emocional de sus hijos, mejorar la
motivacion y la habilidad para leer que tienen sus hijos, y ser paerticpes
activos en la educacion de sus hijos.
Videos for Children / Youth
Learning About Right and Wrong (1988/30 min,)
Videos are designed so that children can learn and participate as they watch.
Rugrats: I Think I Like You
(2000/58 min.)
You Can Choose #1: Cooperation
(28 min.) Moose learns how to work in harmony with other people. When his
insistence on always having his own way causes the breakup of his singing
quartet, Moose discovers the benefits of cooperating, and learns what it takes
to be a cooperative animal. This video is accompanied by a discussion guide.
You Can Choose #4: Saying No
(28 min.) Missie Moose has to choose whether to say “no”
to a friend or do something she knows is wrong. When Missie’s best friend,
Rhonda, tries to pressure her into smoking cigarettes, Missie agonizes over her
options before discovering that there are ways to say “no” without ruffling
Rhonda’s feathers. This video is accompanied by a discussion guide.
You Can Choose #8: Asking for Help
(28 min.) Moose learns not to let pride or embarrassment get in the way of
asking for help. After ruining a group science project, Moose finds that the
only good way to cope with his “secret” reading problem is to get the help he
needs to overcome it. This video is accompanied by a discussion guide.
You Can Choose #9: Being Friends
(28 min.) Rhonda, Missie, and Fiona learn about the complex nature of
friendship. When Missie is not invited to the “in” party, the three girls are
forced to deal with the difference in their relationship with each other. This
video is accompanied by a discussion guide.
You Can Choose #10: Resolving Conflicts
(28 min.) Tuggy and Rhonda learn that there are ways to
resolve disagreements without fighting. When a dispute between them puts their
class art project in jeopardy, Tuggy and Rhonda learn to work out interpersonal
conflicts in a peaceful and positive way. This video is accompanied by a
discussion guide.
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