TVA TEACHER AND PARENT RESOURCES BOOKS BY TOPIC COMMUNICATION 
How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen by H. Norman Wright CALL #649.1 Discover your child’s uniqueness—features commonsense guides for effective communication. 
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish CALL #306.8 FAB Methods of communication—illustrated with delightful cartoons showing the skills in action—
offer innovative ways to solve common problems with children of all ages. 
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen CALL #PR 158.2 STO Step‐by‐step walkthrough approach to having your toughest conversations with less stress and more success. 
As One: Individual Action and Collective Power by Mehrdad Baghai & James Quigley CALL #PR 302.3 ASO Offers a look at the power of collaboration, defining eight archetypes of leaders and followers and then explaining how readers can take different cases of successful collective behavior and apply them to their own organizations DEPRESSION 
Acquainted with the Night by Paul Raeburn CALL #PR 618.928 RAE Presents a personal memoir of the author's determination to understand adolescent depression and bipolar disorder in order to effectively help his own children overcome their own struggles with mental illness. 
Rescuing your Teenager from Depression by Norman Beringer CALL #PR 616.852 BER Parents can use Dr. Berlinger's strategies to help distinguish depression from moodiness; be alert to suicide risk; monitor medication effectiveness; help the teen combat negative thinking; organize activities to offset depression; and spot signs of relapse during tense times in their child's life, including exams, relationship breakups, or starting college or a job. 
The Optimistic Child by Martin Seligman CALL #PR 155.4124 SEL Offers a program for parents and teachers to teach children the skills of optimism needed to combat depression. Based on the results of a long‐term research project on preventing depression. 
The Everything Guide to Children with Depression by Rebecca Rutledge CALL #PR 618.928 RUT In this reassuring, practical handbook, Dr. Rebecca Rutledge and Dr. Thomas Bannister offer the professional advice you need to determine: if your child is at risk of suffering from depression, how and when to get professional help for this condition, the best treatment options for depression, the benefits and side effects of medication to treat depression, and what you and your family can do to help your child. ANXIETY 
What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner CALL #155.412 HUE Presents a practical guide that helps children develop the skills necessary to overcome anxiety, fear, and worry through writing and drawing activities as well as self‐help exercises and strategies. 
Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child by Katharina Manassis CALL #649.154 MAN Why are some children anxious, and how do their anxieties develop? An expert answers these questions as she describes various kinds of anxiety‐related behavior commonly observed in children. Here's a practical guide that shows parents how to recognize a child's anxieties, and offers specific advice on how to help a child within the context of the family and school environment‐‐and when necessary, where to seek professional help. 
Coping with an Anxious or Depressed Child by Sam Cartwright‐Hatton CALL #PR 618.928 CAR Explains how to cope with and alleviate anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, discussing symptoms, causes, treatments, medications, boosting self‐esteem and confidence, dealing with fears, and more. SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET 
A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens by Joani Geltman CALL #PR 306.874 GEL Covering a broad range of issues from the terrifying (sex, drinking, drugs, depression) to the frustrating (defiance, laziness, conformity, entitlement), parenting expert Joani Geltman approaches each of the 80 topics with honesty and a dash of humor. 
The Parent’s Guide to Texting, Facebook and Social Media by Shawn Marie Edginton CALL #PR 302.302 EDD Offers parents an overview of the dangers of social media and mobile networking, covering textual harassment, cyberbullying, sexting, and online predators, and provides awareness, solutions, and preventative resources for keeping kids safe online and teaching them about the dangers of the digital world. 
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria Degaetano CALL #PR 302.23 GRO Authors Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano offer incontrovertible evidence, much of it based on recent major scientific studies and empirical research, that movies, TV, and video games are not just conditioning children to be violent‐‐and unaware of the consequences of that violence‐‐but are teaching the very mechanics of killing. 
Best Friends, Worst Enemies by Michael Thompson CALL #PR 305.23 THO Examines childhood friendship and the motivations behind children's social behavior, discussing cliques, bullies, best friends, intimacy and commitment differences in boys and girls, and other related topics. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 
Tough Love by Pauline Neff CALL #PR 362.2913 NEF Pauline Neff has gathered enthralling, real‐life accounts of young drug users who needed help and of their parents' role in seeing that they received it. Eight families describe, in very graphic, heartrending terms, how their children successfully beat the drug habit through The Palmer Drug Abuse Program. 
Don’t Let Your Kids Kill You by Charles Rubin CALL #PR 649.153 RUB A practical guide for parents of an addicted teen that shows them how to help themselves and understand that they are not to blame for their child's choices. 
Not My Child by Dr. Frank Lawlis CALL #PR 618.3686 LAW Not My Child is an insightful, compassionate, and encouraging guide for families dealing with an addicted teen or child at risk of becoming addicted to alcohol or drugs. DIVORCE 
The Truth about Children and Divorce by Robert E. Emery CALL #PR 306.89 EME With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains, step by step, how parents can manage the potentially toxic feelings of their divorce and deal more effectively with the necessary daily tasks—from talking to children and creating a workable parenting schedule to dealing with legal issues. 
Divorce Is Not the End of the World by Zoe and Evan Stern CALL #PR 306.89 STE A teenage brother and sister whose parents are divorced discuss topics relating to this situation, respond to letters from other children, and offer tips based on their experience. Includes insights from their mother. 
Helping Children Survive Divorce by Dr. Archibald D. Hart CALL #PR 306.89 HAR In friendly, heart‐to‐heart language, Archibald Hart offers divorced parents specific ways to help children cope with the psychological and social damage that comes with divorce. 
I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom CALL #E RAN After reluctantly talking with her parents about their upcoming divorce, a young girl discovers that there will be some big changes but that their love for her will remain the same. Includes an afterword for parents on helping children through such a change. DEATH AND GRIEVING 
When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman CALL #PR 155.93 JAM A guide to helping children grieve that explains several myths, gives practical advice to parents, and covers various causes of grief in addition to death, including divorce and the loss of a pet. 
Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers by Earl A. Grollman CALL #PR 155.937 GRO Suggests ways to deal with the grief and other emotions felt after the death of a loved one and to discover how to go on living. 
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair CALL #PR 155.937 NOE A practical guide to help those who have suffered a sudden death of a loved one cope with the pain and loss and help them to rebuild their lives. 
Finding the Words by Alan D. Wolfelt CALL #PR 155.937 WOL This practical and compassionate handbook includes dozens of suggested phrases to use with preschoolers, school‐agers, and teenagers as you explain death in general or the death of a parent, a sibling, a grandparent, or a pet. 
What’s Heaven by Maria Shriver CALL #E SHR After her great‐grandmother's death, a young girl learns about heaven by asking her mother all kinds of questions. 
I Wish I Could Hold Your Hand by Dr. Pat Palmer CALL #PR 155.937 PAL Presents expressive illustrations for children to help them through the grieving process and addresses issues of denial, anger, guilt, and sadness. 
Why Did You Die? by Erika Leeuwenburgh CALL #PR 155.937 LEE The first section of Why Did You Die? is for adults. It describes a child's grief process and what can be expected as it progresses. The latter section includes activities you can do with a grieving child. Using an art therapy approach, the activities guide the child through the issues he or she must eventually confront. 
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard CALL #PR 155.937 HEE Aims to help children understand death and grief, and offers them opportunities to express their feelings through drawing and writing. BOYS 
The Everything Parent’s Guide to Raising Boys by Cheryl L. Erwin CALL #PR 649.132 ERW Raising a son is no easy task. But with patience, perseverance, and The Everything Parent's Guide to Raising Boys, 2nd Edition, you can see your son through challenging times and take pride in his successful transition from boy to man. 
Real Boys by William Pollack CALL #PR 305.23 POL Based on William Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School over two decades, Real Boys explores why many boys are sad, lonely, and confused although they may appear tough, cheerful, and confident. BULLYING 
The Schoolyard Bully by Kim Zarzour CALL #PR 649.7 ZAR In a friendly, parent‐to‐parent style she offers helpful suggestions on how to recognize bullying, stop the cycle of bullying, prevent your child from becoming either a bully or a victim, and how to teach a child coping skills for this kind of aggressive behavior. 
The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander by Barbara Coloroso CALL #PR 371.58 COL In The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander, Barbara Coloroso gives parents, caregivers, educators—and most of all, kids—the tools to break the cycle of violence. GIRLS 
The Everything Parent’s Guide to Raising Girls by Erika Shearin Karres CALL #PR 649.133 KAR Offers parents information and resources to help them raise their daughters to be happy, healthy, well‐adjusted women, with tips for handling challenges from birth to adolescence. SELF‐HARM 
The Parent’s Guide to Self‐Harm CALL #PR 618.9258 SMI by Jane Smith Answers are presented to parents and care givers to help understand and cope with the young people who turn to self‐harm in order to cope with the pressures of modern living. 
Helping Your Troubled Teen by Cynthia Kaplan CALL #PR 616.89 KAP A guide to parenting troubled teens that discusses adolescent development, depression, self‐
mutilation, substance use and abuse, eating disorders, delinquency, and the use of technology, and includes case studies. 
Helping Teens Who Cut by Michael Hollander CALL #PR 618.928 HOL Discusses the behavior of self‐injury, or "cutting," particularly among teens, and presents parents with strategies for helping children cope with emotions in a healthier way and covers treatments, such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and how to select a therapist. POSITIVE THINKING 
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne Dyer CALL #PR 299.514 DYE A collection of eighty‐one essays in which Dr. Wayne W. Dryer draws on the wisdom of the original Tao Te Ching to explain how people can find happiness and fulfillment in their everyday lives. EATING DISORDERS 
Raising Healthy Eaters by Henry Legere CALL #PR 649.3 LEG In Raising Healthy Eaters, Dr. Legere offers 100 easy‐to‐follow and easy‐to‐implement tips for parents of children of all ages and eating preferences. 
The Everything Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders by Angie Best‐Boss CALL #PR 618.928 BES Provides information and advice for parents of children with eating disorders, covering the symptoms, causes, and treatments, with tips on promoting positive body image and healthy eating habits. 
Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder by James Lock CALL #PR 616.8526 LOC Provides information on eating disorders for parents, explaining the teenage sufferer's distorted thinking, and presents guidance for helping one's child recover day by day. ANGER 
The Explosive Child by Ross Greene CALL #PR 649.153 GRE With Dr. Greene's practical, expert guidance, you and your child will forge a new relationship based on communication and mutual respect. 
From Defiance to Cooperation by John F. Taylor CALL #PR 618.928 TAY Describes the foundations of ODD‐‐oppositional defiant disorder‐‐and explains how to deal with it as parents, including understanding a child's need for power and emotional safety, sharpening communication skills, and disciplining wisely and preventively. 
Your Defiant Child by Russell A. Barkley CALL #PR 649.64 BAR Discover a way to end constant power struggles with your defiant, oppositional, "impossible" 5‐ to 12‐year‐old, with the help of leading child psychologist Russell A. Barkley. 
The Defiant Child by Douglas Riley CALL #PR 618.928 RIL A much‐needed tool that parents of children with O.D.D. can use to identify the source of this turmoil and take back parental control. Dr. Douglas Riley teaches parents how to recognize the signs, understand the attitudes, and modify the behavior of their oppositional child. 
The Everything Parent’s Guide to the Defiant Child by Jesse Jayne Rutherford CALL #PR 649.64 RUT Offers parents of defiant children practical advice on how to defuse negativity, hostility, antagonism, and explosive anger and help their child develop good relationships with friends, family, teachers, and other authority figures. LEARNING DISABILITIES 
The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Dyslexia by Abigail Marshall CALL #PR 618.928 MAR The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Dyslexia, 2nd Edition is your first step in facing the challenges of dyslexia with a positive attitude. 
Learning Disabilities: What Are They? by Robert Evert Cimera CALL #PR 371.92 CIM Describes the many different types of learning disabilities that affect children, how they are diagnosed, and strategies for parents and teachers to help children succeed. 
Learning Disabilities: A to Z by Corinne Smith CALL #PR 371.9 SMI Presents information on the causes and types of learning disabilities, discusses ways to identify them, and considers appropriate education options. 
Learning Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney CALL #PR 371.9 MOO Two Ivy League students with learning disabilities explain how other learning disabled students can achieve academic success and find the support services they need to help them learn. 
It’s So Much Work to be Your Friend by Richard Lavoie CALL #PR 371.9 LAV Answers the most intense need of parents, teachers, and caregivers of learning disabled children ‐‐ or anyone who knows a child who needs a friend. OCD 
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck by Dawn Huebner CALL #PR 618.928 HUE Offers guidance and tools for children who suffer from obsessive‐compulsive disorder, including examples, activities, and tricks. 
The OCD Answer Book by Patrick B. McGrath CALL #PR 616.852 MCG Provides answers to 250 commonly asked questions about obsessive‐compulsive disorder, covering what causes it, psychological therapies, coping with the disorder, and other related topics. 
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder by Tamar E. Chansky CALL #PR 618.928 CHA Offers advice to parents on how to understand the causes of obsessive‐compulsive disorder in their children, discussing the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of OCD, and explaining what parents can do to help guide their children back to normalcy. ADHD 
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell A. Barkley CALL #PR 618.928 BAR From distinguished researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this treasured parent resource gives you the science‐based information you need about attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment. 
The ADHD Book of Lists by Sandra F. Rief CALL #PR 371.94 RIE Presents over one hundred informational lists on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, covering diagnosis and treatment, management of behavior problems, instructional strategies, homework, and other related topics. 
1000 Best Tips for ADHD by Susan Ashley CALL #PR 618.9284 ASH Offers one thousand practical tips for helping a child with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder. 
Parenting Children with ADHD by Vincent J. Monastra CALL #PR 616.858 MON Parenting Children with ADHD: Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach gives parents a framework for building a successful parenting program at home. 
Right‐Brained Children in a Left‐Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed CALL #PR 371.93 FRE Offers advice on how to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder; discusses the strengths that often accompany the learning disorder; and describes teaching tools that may be effective in helping ADD children realize their potential. 
Organize Your ADD/ADHD Child by Cheryl R. Carter CALL #PR 618.928 CAR A parent's guide to organizing children with attention deficit disorder, including establishing rules with a routine, addressing time and transitions, planning for school success, self‐
management, and more. 
Attention Difference Disorder by Kenny Handelman CALL #PR 618.928 HAN A guide for parents with children with ADHD and offers suggestions on how to turn the differences into strengths. 
The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD by John F. Taylor CALL #PR 618.9285 TAY Provides information and advice for kids who have ADHD, including what this disorder is, ways to make things better at home, at school, and with friends, taking medicine, eating healthy foods, and more. 
Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention by Kathleen G. Nadeau CALL #PR 618.928 NAD A guidebook designed especially for kids, which uses cartoons, checklists, and activity pages to teach them, their parents, and others around them, how to deal with the challenges of Attention Deficit Disorder. ADULT LEADERSHIP 
Now, Discover Your Strengths CALL #PR 650.14 BUC by Marcus Buckingham Readers learn what kind of environments will allow them to flourish; how managers can better cultivate their employers' talents; and how almost all organisations inhibit the talents of their people and need to change. 
Principle‐Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey CALL #PR 158.4 COV A step‐by‐step guide to the principles of effective leadership needed to achieve success in life and business.  Good to Great by Jim Collins CALL #PR 658 COL Presents the findings of a long‐term study on a group of companies that made the leap from good to great and sustained those results for at least fifteen years, looking at how those businesses compared with organizations that failed to achieve high performance, and identifying the factors that make the difference.  The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Asperger’s Syndrome by William Stillman CALL #PR 649.154 STI Offers parents of children with Asperger's syndrome advice on how they can help their child cope with the impact the disorder can have on their home and school life, covering topics such as getting a diagnosis and treatment, deciding on educational options, identifying triggers, educating friends and family about Asperger's, and finding additional resources.  The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Autism by Adelle Jameson Tilton CALL #PR 618.9285 TIL A practical guide for parents of an autistic child with advice on diagnosis; coexisting medical conditions; behaviors; communication; meltdowns; the disorder's effects on the parents' marriage, the single parent, siblings, and the extended family; dealing with society; school; adulthood; assistive techniques and technology; challenging obstacles; and other related topics. CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE 
Working with Students by Ruby K. Payne CALL #PR 371.102 PAY You’ll discover how to handle student bullies, perfectionists, entertainers and others; respond effectively to the various types of parenting; set rules and guidelines for behaviors and consequences; reduce inappropriate behaviors like harassment, cursing, threats, and more; recognize and control your use of “voice” to improve communication; dramatically improve student performance with one simple formula.  How to Change 5000 Schools by Ben Levin CALL #PR 371.207 LEV In "How to Change 5000 Schools," Ben Levin, former deputy minister of education for the province of Ontario, draws on his experience overseeing major system‐wide education reforms in Canada and England to set forth a refreshingly positive, pragmatic, and optimistic approach to leading educational change at all levels.  Reducing School Violence by David W. Johnson CALL #PR 371.58 JOH This book is about teaching students to be peacemakers. It includes practical strategies and specific activities to teach students conflict resolution procedures and skills to reduce violence in schools.  Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community by Alfie Kohn CALL #PR 371.5 KOH Packed with stories from real classrooms around the country, seasoned with humor and grounded in a vision as practical as it is optimistic, Beyond Discipline shows how students are most likely to flourish in schools that have moved toward collaborative problem solving‐‐and beyond discipline.  No More Bystanders = No More Bullies by Shona Anderson CALL #PR 371.58 AND Bully‐proof your school by equipping your staff to stand up instead of stand by. This book’s team‐based proactive leadership model will transform your schools culture. LIFE STRATEGIES 
Life Strategies by Dr. Phil McGraw CALL #PR 158.2 MCG With Life Strategies, Dr. McGraw tells you how to strategically control your life, rather than continue as a frustrated passenger.  Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw CALL #PR 158.083 MCG From the son of Dr. Phil McGraw comes Life Strategies for Teens, the New York Times bestselling guide to teenage success, and the first guide to teenage life that won’t tell you what to do, or who to be, but rather how to live life best.  The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey CALL #PR 158.128 COV In an entertaining style, Covey provides a simple approach to help teens improve self‐image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, and get along with their parents, as well as tackle the new challenges of our time, like cyberbullying and social media.  The Present by Spencer Johnson CALL #PR F JOH The Present is an engaging story of a young man’s journey to adulthood, and his tireless search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a wise old man. PARENTING 
Positive Pushing by Jim Taylor CALL #PR 649.1 TAY Explains how parents can use various methods of positive pushing to encourage their children to become happier and more successful.  Parent Effectiveness Training by Dr. Thomas Gordon CALL #PR 649 GOR Whether you have a toddler striking out for independence or a teenager who has already started rebelling, you'll find P.E.T. a compassionate, effective way to instill responsibility and create a nurturing family environment in which your child will thrive.  Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurchinka CALL #PR 649.1 KUR Including real life stories, this newly revised third edition of the award‐winning bestseller—
voted one of the top twenty parenting books—provides parents with the most up‐to‐date research, effective discipline tips, and practical strategies for raising spirited children.  Safe‐Guarding the Children by The Christian Science Publishing Society CALL #PR F JOH This book openly discusses modern‐day problems, but it also offers practical solutions that address the issues head‐on. MISCELLANEOUS 
The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex by J. Thomas Fitch CALL #PR 649.65 FOC A guide for parents that provides advice on talking to children effectively and biblically about sex.  Courageous Conversations About Race by Glenn E. Singleton CALL #PR 379.263 SIN Practical features of this book include: implementation exercises; prompts, language, and tools that support profound discussion; activities and checklists for administrators; and action steps for creating an equity team.  A Parent’s Guide to Raising Money‐Smart Kids by Robin Taub CALL #322.024 TAY From piggy banks to pay‐cheques, this book gives parents the information and skills they need to communicate effectively with their children about important money matters. 
Bringing Words To Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction by Isabel L. Beck CALL #PR 428.1 BEC This book provides a research‐based framework and practical strategies for vocabulary development with children from the earliest grades through high school.  Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber CALL #PR 649.143 FAB This wise, groundbreaking book gives parents the practical tools they need to cope with conflict, encourage cooperation, reduce competition, and make it possible for children to experience the joys of their special relationship.