Town and Country Pediatrics Multimedia Reference List

Newborn, Infants and Toddlers

Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality by American Academy of Pediatrics, Laura Jana & Jennifer Shu

Newborn Intensive Care: What Every Parent Needs to Know by Jeanette Zaichkin

The Nursing Mother’s Companion by Kathleen Huggins

What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Arlene Eisenberg & Sandee Hathaway

Your Baby’s First Year by American Academy of Pediatrics & Steven P. Shelov

Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year by Ari Brown & Denise Fields

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child by American Academy of Pediatrics & Steven P. Shelov

Raising Twins by Shelly Vaziri Flais

What to Expect The Toddler Years by Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff & Sandee Hathaway

Toddler 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s Toddler Years  by Ari Brown & Denise Fields

The Wonder Years by American Academy of Pediatrics & Tanya Altmann

Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp

Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure One-to-Four Old by Harvey Karp & Paula Spencer

Toilet Training

Guide to Toilet Training by American Academy of Pediatrics, Mark Wolraich & Sherill Tippins

Waking Up Dry: A Guide to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting by Howard Bennett

Stress-Free Potty Training : A Commonsense Guide to Finding the Right Approach for Your Child by Sara Au

Toilet Training Without Tears or Trauma by Paula Kelly

The Potty Journey: Guide to Toilet Training Children with Special Needs, Including Autism and Related Disorders by Judith A. Coucouvanis

Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel (FOR KIDS)

Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi (FOR KIDS)

It Hurts When I Poop! A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty  by Howard Bennett (FOR KIDS)

Max Archer, Kid Detective: The Case of the Wet Bed by Howard Bennett (FOR KIDS)

Sleeping

Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth

Guide to Your Child’s Sleep by American Academy of Pediatrics and George J. Cohen

 Sleep the Brazelton Way by T. Berry Brazelton

What to do When You Dread Your Bed by Dawn Huebner (FOR KIDS & PARENTS)

Feeding

Feed Me, I’m Yours by Vicky Lansky

The Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel

Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition by American Academy of Pediatrics & William H. Dietz

Food Fights by Laura Jana & Jennifer Shu

The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine

Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family by Pamela Gould and Eleanor Taylor

Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense by Ellyn Satter

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter

How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter

Discipline

1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas W. Phelan

Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

How to Say No to Your Toddler: Creating a Safe, Rational and Effective Discipline Program for Your 9-month to 3-year Old by William G. Wilkoff

Setting Limits With Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm and Respectful Boundaries by Robert J. Mackenzie

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, Revised and Updated Edition: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two-to-Six Year Olds by Rex Forehand & Nicholas Long

Learning

Awakening Your Child’s Natural Genius  by Thomas Armst

How Your Child Learns Best by Judy Willis

Discover Your Child’s Learning Style by Mariaemma Willis & Victoria Kindle Hodson

In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child’s Multiple Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong, M.D.

Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide to Helping Your Child Succeed by Sam Goldstein & Nancy Mather

Helping the Child Who Doesn’t Fit In by Stephen Nowicki & Marshall P. Duke

The Secret Life of the Dyslexic Child by Robert Frank

Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors by Nancy Mather & Sam Goldstein

Parenting Children with ADHD by Vincent Monastra

School Age Child

Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12 by American Academy of Pediatrics & Edward Schor

Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kids Guide to Personal Power and Positive Self-Esteem by Gershen Kaufman, Pamela Espeland & Lev Raphael

A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings by Kenneth Ginsburg & Martha Jablow

Building Resilience in Children and Teens by Kenneth Ginsburg (Published by American Academy of Pediatrics)

Puberty/Teen Years

The Care and Keeping of You-The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer  (FOR GIRLS)

Girls: What’s So Bad About Being Good? How to Have Fun, Survive the Preteen Years and Remain True to Yourself by Harriet Mosatche & Elizabeth Lawner  (FOR GIRLS)

What’s Happening to Me? A Guide to Puberty by Peter Mayle & Arthur Robins (FOR BOYS & GIRLS)

What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda and Area Madaras (FOR GIRLS)

What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda and Area Madaras (FOR BOYS)

Too Old for This, Too Young for That! Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School  Years by Harriet Mosatche & Karen Unger

Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting by Jane Nelsen & Lynn Lott

Healthy Teens, Body and Soul: A Parent’s Complete Guide by Andrea Marks & Betty Rothbart

Caring For Your Teenager-The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide by American Academy of Pediatrics, Phillip Bashe & Donald Greydanus

The Teen Health Book: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Health and Well-Being by Ralph Lopez

The Teen Years Explained: A Guide to Healthy Adolescent Development by Clea McNeeley and Jayne Blanchard, Published by Johns Hopkins University Adolescent Center, available in PDF format at http://www.jhsph.edu/bin/s/e/Interactive%20Guide.pdf

Period: A Girls Guide by JoAnn Loulan and Bonnie Worthen (FOR GIRLS)

 The Care and Keeping of You by American Girl (FOR GIRLS)

The Feelings Book by American Girl (FOR GIRLS)

Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond by Marilee Jones and Kenneth Ginsburg

Safety

CyberSafe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming and Social Media  by Gwenn O’Keefe

Stranger Danger: How to Keep Your Child Safe by Carol Soret Cope

Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Maude Spelman and Teri Weidner (FOR KIDS)

Never Talk to Strangers by Irma Joyce and S.D. Schindler   (FOR KIDS)

The Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers by Stan and Jan Berenstain (FOR KIDS)

Allergies/Asthma

Allergies and Asthma: What Every Parent Needs to Know by American Academy of Pediatrics & Michael Welch

The Complete Kid’s Allergy and Asthma Guide by Milton Gold

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Guide to Asthma: How to Help Your Child Live a Healthier Life by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

I Have Asthma by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos (FOR KIDS)

The Lion Who Had Asthma by Jonathan Landon (FOR KIDS)

Flourishing with Food Allergies: Social, Emotional and Practical Guidance for Families with Young Children by A. Anderson

One of The Gang: Nurturing the Souls of Children with Food Allergies by Gina Clowes

Allergy Proof Recipes for Kids: More Than 150 Recipes That are All Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free and Low in Sugar by Lesley Hammond & Lynne Marie Rominger

The Food Allergy Mama’s Baking Book: Great Dairy, Egg & Nut-Free Treats for the Whole Family by Kelly Rudnicki

Free For All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy by Jules Dowler Shepard

The No Biggie Bunch Series (fictional stories about food allergic kids) by Heather Mehra &Kerry McManama (FOR KIDS)

The Bugabees: Friends With Food Allergies by Amy Recob (FOR KIDS)

Allie the Allergic Elephant: A Children’s Story of Peanut Allergies by Nicole Smith (FOR KIDS)

Cody the Allergic Cow: A Children’s Story of Milk Allergies by Nicole Smith (FOR KIDS)

Miscellaneous

ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know by Michael Reiff and the American Academy of Pediatrics

A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Obesity: A Road Map to Health by American Academy of Pediatrics, Sandra Hassink & Richard Trubo

Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Time of Loss, Grief and Change by Barbara Coloroso

Making Divorce Easier on Your Child: 50 Effective Ways to Help Children Adjust by Nicholas Long and Rex Forehand

I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom (FOR KIDS about divorce)

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families by Laurene Krasney Brown and Marc Brown (FOR KIDS)

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With the Loss of a Parent by Julie Kaplow & Donna Pincus (FOR KIDS)

Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying by Joyce Mills

Little Tree: A Story for Children With Serious Medical Problems by Joyce Mills

Harry Goes to the Hospital: A Story for Children About What It’s Like to Be in the Hospital by Howard Bennett

Recommended websites

American Academy of Pediatrics                                                                             www.aap.org

General Pediatric Topics (From American Academy of Pediatrics)                           www.healthychildren.org

Center for Disease Control                                                                                          www.cdc.gov

Kids Health (Educational Health Site for Parents & Children)                      www.kidshealth.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology                                              www.aaaai.org

Food Allergy                                                                                                                      www.foodallergy.org

Food Allergy                                                                                                                      www.allergykids.com

Immunizations/Vaccines                                                                                             www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

Vaccine Information                                                                                                      http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents

National Network for Immunization Information                                                             www.immunizationinfo.org

Immunization Information                                                                                          www.immunize.org

Children’s Memorial Hospital                                                                                    www.childrensmemorial.org

American Diabetes Association                                                                                                www.diabetes.org

Pediatric Diabetes                                                                                                         www.childrenwithdiabetes.com

Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation                                   www.cdhnf.org

Celiac Disease                                                                                                                   www.celiac.org

Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children                                            www.clocc.org

USDA Dietary Guidelines                                                                                             www.mypyramid.gov

Car Seat Information                                                                                                      www.seatcheck.org

National Highway Safety Administration                                                                              www.nhtsa.gov

Poison Control                                                                                                                  www.aapcc.org

Traveler’s Health                                                                                                             www.cdc.gov/travel/

National Institute of Mental Health                                                                        www.nimh.nih.gov

Autism Society                                                                                                                 www.autism-society.org

Learning Disabilities                                                                                                      www.ldanatl.org

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Health                                        www.aacap.org

Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder                              www.chadd.org

Pediatric Dentistry                                                                                                          www.aapd.org

Consumer Product Safety                                                                                            www.cpsc.gov

Children’s Product Safety                                                                                            www.kidsindanger.org

Chicago Area Adoption Support                                                                                                www.caffa.org

National Association for Down Syndrome (Based in Wilmette, Il)                             www.nads.org

National Down Syndrome Society                                                                            www.ndss.org

Including information regarding children’s needs in a divorce situation: 
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/children_divorce.htm

Including ideas for appropriate visitation for children in various developmental stages:

http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Arizonaparentingplan.pdf