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Parent Resources

Want some help with ideas for kids? Check out this Parent Resource brochure or one of the links below:
Boys are Reading - a practical guide to improving boys' literacy skills.
Get Webwise - if you are a parent looking for information on how to protect your children from exploitation on the internet, then go the this Alberta government website.
Supporting early literacy in natural environments - free reproducible language and early literacy activities in English and Spanish
 
Or, track down titles for kids from the list below.
Listed below are several parenting titles that may be available in the Parkland Regional Library System.  Feel free to request them with your library membership through our library catalogue!
101 Ways to be a terrific sports parent 
1-2-3 Magic: effective discipline for children 2 –12
American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to toilet training
Angry children, worried parents: seven steps to help families manage anger
Baby first aid
Baby signs: how to talk with your baby before your baby can talk
Babycare: a manual for new parent
Be prepared: a practical handbook for dads
Becoming a father: how to nurture and enjoy your family
Best beginning
Bully, bullied and the  bystander
Dr. Jack Newman's guide to breastfeeding
Easy to love, difficult to discipline
Family First: your step by step guide to creating a phenomenal family
Family health guide
Feed me! I'm yours: baby food made easy
First connections make all the difference
First-time mom
From first kicks to first steps
Fussy baby: how to bring out the best in your high need child
Happiest baby on the block
Having twins - and more: a parents guide to multiple pregnancy
Healthy environments for children: what you can do
Hear me, hug me, trust me
Hold onto your kids: why parents matter
How to get your child to love reading
Keep kids safe: car time 1-2-3-4
Keep your kids safe on the internet
Kids are worth it
Leslie Beck's nutrition guide
Listening to fear
Massage: you and your baby
Money still doesn't grow on trees
More 1-2-3 magic: encouraging good behavior, independence and self-esteem
Mother of all parenting books: an all Canadian guide
New Basics: A to Z baby and child care for the modern parent
Next steps: caring for your preemie at home
Nine Months Video Series - 13 titles - Birth Complications ; Birth plans ; Choosing a practitioner ; Common discomforts of pregnancy ; Emotional impact of pregnancy ; Exercise during pregnancy ; Fertility ; Normal birth ; Nutrition during pregnancy ; Postpartum ; Preparing for baby ; Preparing for childbirth ; Relaxation
No more misbehavin: 38 difficult behaviours and how to stop them
Precious minds: nurturing literacy in the early years
Pregnancy & childbirth tips
Pressured child: helping your child find success in school and life
Rage, rebellion, and rudeness: parenting teenagers in the new millennium
Raising kids who can protect themselves
Secrets of the baby whisperer for toddlers
Ten basic principles of good parenting
Thinking parent, thinking Child
Toy safety tips
Twenty things adopted kids wish their adoptive parents knew
What to expect  in the first year
What's happening to my body? Book for boys
What's happening to my body? Book for girls
Worried Child: recognizing anxiety in children and helping them heal
Your child's best shot:: a parent's guide to vaccination, 2nd ed.

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This page was updated August 09, 2007.

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