READING MATERIALS

Parenting

Baby-Gami: Baby Wrapping for Beginners by Andrea Sarvady, teaches how to swaddle and sling your baby in creative style. Crisp photographs by Bill Lilne capture the bright, boldy colored fabrics used for the author's artful, fun designs. Check out the "gift wrap" a satiny swaddle complete with a bow for special occasions. (Chronicle Books, 2005)

Becoming Parents: How to Strengthen Your Marriage as Your Family Grows by Pamela L. Jordan, Scott M. Stanley and Howard J. Markman (Jossey-Bass, 1999)

Believing It All: Lessons Learned from My Children by Marc Parent (Little, Brown and Company, 2002)

The Four-Thirds Solution: Solving the Child-Care Crisis in America Today by Stanley Greenspan (Perseus Publishing, 2001)

The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children In this book Eileen Gallo, PhD, and estate planner Jon Gallo, JD, give grounded suggestions for raising kids with healthy attitudes about work and money. The authors discuss such issues as establishing an allowance, enforcing chores, instilling a work ethic, while encouraging parents to examine their own beliefs about financial matters. (New American Library, 2005) Growing Seasons: Half-baked Garden Tips, Cheap Advice on Marriage, and Questionable Theories on Motherhood by Annie Spiegelman (Seal Press, 2003)

Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood by Sandra Steingraber (Perseus Publishing, 2001)

How to Say It to Girls: Communicating with Your Growing Daughter
by Nancy Gruver, co-founder of New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. This book features no-nonsense ways to address myriad issues pertaining to preteen and adolescent girls. Eachconcise entry details what to say—and what not tosay—about everything from anger to drinking, from money to sexuality. (Prentice Hall Press, 2004)

The Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children, second ed. byD. Merilee Clunis, PhD, and G. Dorsey Green, PhD (Seal Press, 2003)

Let the Baby Drive: Navigating the Road of New Motherhood by Lu Hanessian (St. Martin's Press, 2004)

Little Moments of Peace: Daily Reflections for Mothers by Andrea Albine Gosline (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putman, 2002)

Listening to Your Baby: A New Approach to Parenting Your Newborn by Jay Gordon (Pregree, 2002)

Loving Mama: Essays on Natural Parenting and Motherhood edited by Tiffany Palisi (Hats Off Books, 2004)

Magical Parent Magical Child: The Optimum Learning Relationship by Joseph Chilton Pearce and Michael Mendizza (Thouch the Future, 2001)

The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Katherine Elllison, presents solid research to support her assertation that motherhood enhances the development of five key traits: perception,efficiency, resilience, motivation, and emotional intelligence. We highly recommend this cutting-edge work - and not just because it proves what moms have known it all along!

Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute Of It by Andrea J.Buchanan (Seal Press, 2003)

The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart by Jan Hunt (New Society Publishers, 2001)

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD (PuddleDancer Press, 1999)

Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.): The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children by Dr. Thomas Gordon (Three Rivers Press, 2000)

Playful Parenting: A Bold New Way to Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems and Envcourage Children's Confidence by Lawrence J. Cohen (Ballantine, 2001)

The Preemie Parent's Companion: The Essential Guide for Caring for Your Premature Baby in the Hospital, at Home and Through the First Years by Susan L. Madden MS (Harvard Common Press, 2000)

The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden (Metropolitan Books, 2001)

Primal Health: Understanding the Critical Period between Conception andthe First Birthday by Michel Odent (Clairview Books, 2002)

Raising Faith-Filled Kids: Ordinary Opportunities to Nurture Spirituality at Home by Tom McGrath (Loyola Press, 2000)

The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (Penguin Books, 2001)

Right From Wrong: Instilling a Sense of Integrity in Your Child by Michael Riera and Joseph Di Prisco (Perseus Publishing, 2002)

Sexy Mamas: Keeping Your Sex Life Alive While Raising Kids by Cathy Winks and Anne Semans (Inner Ocean Publishing, 2004)

Tomorrow's Baby: The Art and Science of Parenting from Conception Through Infancy by Thomas Verny (Simon & Schuster, 2002)

The Way Back Home: Essays on Life and Family by Peggy O'Mara(MotheringMagazine)

Understanding Children: The Guidebook for Children 0 to 3 by Richard Saul Wurman (TOP, 2002)

Winnicott: Life and Work by F. Robert Rodman, MD (Perseus Publishing,2003)

The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember by Fred Rogers (Hyperion, 2003)

You and Your Newborn Baby: AGuide to the First Month's After Birth by Linda Todd (Harvard Common Press, 1993)

You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six By Rahima Baldwin Dancy (Celestial Arts, 2000)

Note:  These are materials to use as resources. The Coalition does not endorse or promote the use or purchase of any items, subscriptions, products or services.