Six Rules for Decision Making (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
40 Assets: Start Over, Starting Now Video (Video)
This video featuring Search Institute President Peter L. Benson provides an overview of the power of the 40 developmental assets to nurture competent, caring, and responsible children and adolescents....
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Strong-willed Child Or Dreamer? -- by Dr Dana Spears, Dr Ron Braund (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Your child may be a sensitive dreamer if: he forgets to follow instructions, no matter how clear and simple, she craves praise and positive attention, yet refuses to conform to what's expected, he...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Down Syndrome: Living and Learning in the Community -- by Donna Rosenthal, Lynn Nadel (Authors) (Book)
"Advances in medicine are allowing people with Down syndrome to live longer and more productively--while at the same time creating new challenges for them and the people who provide their care....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Gift of Shyness: Embrace Your Shy Side and Find Your Soul Mate -- by Alexander Avila (Author) (Book)
"In this heartening celebration of shyness, shy men and women discover how to tap into their hidden strengths and find lasting love. Shattering the myth that shyness is a social liability,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Conquering Shyness: The Battle Anyone Can Win -- by Larry Rothstein, Bronwen Cheek, Jonathan Cheek (Authors) (Book)
"Shyness is a syndrome, argues Wellesley psychology professor Cheek, an interaction of feelings, thoughts and active behavior. And shyness is customarily manifested in one of three ways: physical...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Music for Ones and Twos: Songs and Games for the Very Young -- by Karen Weinhaus, Tom Glazer (Authors) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Fifty-six traditional and original songs, games, and finger-play rhymes." From Arundel Library website
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Positive Discipline in the Classroom: Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom -- by Jane Nelsen, Lynn Lott, H. Stephen Glenn (Authors) (Book - Parent)
?Positive Discipline is an amazingly effective strategy for restoring order and civility to today's turbulent classrooms. Hundreds of schools use its philosophy as a foundation for fostering...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Chocolate for a Teen's Soul: Life Changing Stories for Young Women about Growing Wise and Growing Strong -- by Kay Allenbaugh (Author) (Book)
"Rich, enticing, and delectable as a luscious box of chocolates, this collection offers 55 tales of life and love as a teenager. From teens of every age, including women who remember what it was like,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Yikes!: A Smart Girl's Guide to Surviving Tricky, Sticky, Icky Situations -- by Nancy Holyoke (Author) (Book)
"Girl guidance-and all-out fun-abounds in an array of smart and sassy titles. The first, Yikes! A Smart Girl's Guide to Surviving Tricky, Sticky, Icky Situations from the editors of American Girl,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)