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Recommended Readings and References
Books
Touch Points – The Essential Reference T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
Positive Discipline, Positive Discipline The First Three Years, & Positive Discipline for Preschoolers Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Cheryl Erwin, M.A. and Roslyn Duffy
Endangered Minds – Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
Take Time for Your Life Cheryl Richardson
Parenting Well in a Media Age Gloria DeGaetano
Change the World – How Ordinary People Can Accomplish Extraordinary Results Robert E. Quinn
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill – A Call to Action Against TV, Movie & Video Game Violence Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano
Child’s Play – Enriching your Child’s Interests, from Rocket Science to Rock Climbing, Stamp Collecting to Sculpture Monica Cardoza
Stop Arguing with Your Kids Michael P. Nichols, Ph.D.
Do Your Kids Know You Love Them? Fred Streit, Ed.D. and Beatrice Krauss, Ph.D.
The Toddler’s Busy Book – 365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 ½ to 3-Year-Old Busy Trish Kuffner
Taking Care of Me So I Can Take Care of My Children Barbara Carlson, Margaret Healy, and Glo Wellman
The Gesell Institute of Human Development Series by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D., Frances L. Ilg, M.D., and Carol Chase Haber, M.A.
Web Sites
TV-Turnoff Network
www.tvturnoff.org
International Moms Club
www.momsclub.org
BlueSuitMom
www.bluesuitmom.com
Parent Coaching Institute
www.parentcoachinginstitute.com
Parents: The Anti-Drug
http://www.theantidrug.com
Pregnancy & Parenting (Toddler/Preschooler)
http://parenting.ivillage.com/tp/topics/0,,4rtp,00.html
Articles
Media Violence
School Failure May be Linked to Lack of Play in Early Childhood
Doctors urge more playtime for children
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