Freeing Your Child from Anxiety : Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worr -- by Tamar Chansky (Author) (Book - Parent)
"In Freeing Your Child From Anxiety, a childhood anxiety disorder specialist examines all manifestations of childhood fears, including social anxiety, Tourette's Syndrome, hair-pulling, and Obsessive...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Pressure -- by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Sister and Brother Bear have activities every day after school, and Mama and Papa have their own interests, too. There isn't much time left over for homework, household chores, or just plain family...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
The Lemming Conspiracy: How to Redirect Your Life from Stress to Balance -- by Bob McDonald, Don Hutcheson (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"... Why do we stay on the wrong path? Because the "systems" which largely determine our course in life - our families of origin, our schools, our circle of friends, our work - can only see such...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
When Bad Things Happen to Good People -- by Harold Kushner (Author) (Book - Parent)
As a young theology student, Harold Kushner puzzled over the Book of Job. As a small-town rabbi he counseled other people through pain and grief. But not until he learned that his three-year-old son...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Stress can affect sleep (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Talk With Teens About Self and Stress: 50 Guided Discussions for School and Counseling Groups -- by Jean Peterson (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Fifty guided discussions on success and failure, loneliness, and other topics help students share their feelings and concerns, gain self-awareness, and cope with stress." [--from the publisher]
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Halfway Down Paddy Lane -- by Jean Marzollo (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fifteen-year-old Kate finds herself transported back in time to 1850 in her Massachusetts town, where she must adjust to the prejudices against Irish immigrants, working long hours in a cotton mill,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Three Who Dared -- by Tim Cohen (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the activities of three young men who risked their lives to participate in the Freedom Marches and Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960's." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Never Cry Wolf: Amazing True Story of Life Among Artic Wolves -- by Farley Mowat (Author) (Book - Child)
"Hordes of bloodthirsty wolves are slaughtering the arctic caribou, and the government's Wildlife Service assigns naturalist Farely Mowat to investigate. Mowat is dropped alone onto the frozen tundra,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Owl Hoots Twice at Catfish Bend -- by Lucien Burman (Author) (Book - Child)
"The family will hoot with delight at this humorous saga of Doc Raccoon and the other inhabitants of Catfish Bend." From Choosing Books for Kids
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)