New Character Education Books Added to the
Library September 2006
(funded by a grant from the New Jersey Character Education Partnership
Initiative
and the Wharton Municipal Alliance).
Some are geared toward parents, others toward teachers or students.
Check the end of the list for books in Spanish. All parenting books can be borrowed from the school library.
1-2-3
Magic: Effective Discipline for Children
2-12 (Thomas W. Phelan)
Presents a practical guide that addresses the issues of child
discipline, and offers simple advice to controlling obnoxious behavior and
encouraging good behavior and at the same time strengthening the relationship
between parent and child.
Talking to Tweens:
Getting It Right Before It
Gets Rocky With Your 8- to 12-Year-Old
(Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer) Offers
parents of eight- to twelve-year-olds advice on how they can effectively communicate
with their child and lay the foundation for positive interactions throughout
the teenage years.
Stepparenting: Everything You Need to Know to Make It Work
(Jeannette Lofas)
Offers stepfamilies advice on how to deal with the many issues and challenges
they face in day-to-day life, with information on dating, wedding etiquette,
setting up house, living together, holiday conflicts, legal rights, and more.
Self-Esteem Games: 300 Fun Activities
That Make Children Feel Good About Themselves (Barbara Sher)
Resilient Classrooms: Creating
Healthy Environments for Learning (Beth Doll, Steven Zucker
and Katherine Brehm)
Presents a comprehensive program for school-based social and academic
competence enhancement, with easy-to-apply tools to help school administrators,
teachers, and support staffs make the classroom environment more nurturing.
Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me:
the Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them (Michele Borba)
Shows parents how to help children ages four to fifteen who do
not have friends or have difficulties in friendships, covering such issues as
tattling and gossiping, teasing and bullying, shyness, bossiness,
insensitivity, oversensitivity, competitiveness, peer pressure, cliques,
breakups, and being the "new kid."
Lessons from the Rocking Chair:
Timeless Stories for Teaching Character (Deb Austin Brown)
The author discusses twenty-four life lessons she learned about the importance
of character by listening to the stories and wise advice of her parents, great-grandmother,
and other family members.
Assertive
Discipline for Parents (Lee Canter) Presents a comprehensive guide for
parents that addresses issues of behavior and offers advice on positive
communication with children and avoiding being manipulated by their attitudes
and threats.
50 Great Tips, Tricks & Techniques to Connect With Your Teen (Debra Hapenny Ciavola)
Presents fifty ways for parents to establish a better relationship with their
teenage sons and daughters.
Who Moved My Cheese: for Teens (Spencer Johnson) Presents the author's
parable about change framed in a story about a group of high school friends
trying to handle change in their lives.
What Do You Think? A Kid’s Guide to Dealing with Daily Dilemmas (Linda
Schwartz)
Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to Be an Adult You Admire (Harriet
Heath) Presents a practical guide for parents who desire to instill positive
values in their children, and offers advice on parenting decisions, dealing
with challenging behavior, and more.
Stick Up for Yourself! Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Positive
Self-Esteem (Gershen Kaufman)
A Splendid Friend, Indeed (Suzanne Bloom) When a studious polar bear
meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.
Speak Up and Get Along! Learn the
Mighty Might, Thought Chop, and More Tools to Make Friends, Stop Teasing, and
Feel Good About Yourself (Scott Cooper)
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping
Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of
Adolescence (Rosalind Wiseman)
Positive Parenting from A to Z (Karen Reshaw Joslin) Provides solutions to more than 140 child
misbehaviors, with an understanding of the child's side of problems.
Picture This! Using Picture Story Books for Character Education in the
Classroom (Claire Gatrell Stephens) Explains how teachers can use story books for character
education in the classroom and offers ideas for integration, lesson plans,
student activities, and reproducible worksheets.
Parenting with Pride Latino Style:
How to Help Your Child Cherish Your Cultural Values and Succeed in
Today’s World (Carmen Inoa Vazquez) The author
draws upon her own personal experiences as a Latina parent raising children in
the United States and offers advice on how to retain Hispanic values and ideals
while incorporating American culture.
Once Upon a Time…Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying (Elisa
Davy Pearmain) The author draws upon her own personal
experiences as a
Nanny 911: Expert Advice for All Your
Parenting Emergencies (Deborah Carroll and Stella Reid) The authors offer
practical advice to regaining control of discipline in the household and shows
parents how to confront problems, engage in effective communication, and
implement clear house rules.
The Mom Book Goes to School: Insider
Tips to Ensure Your Child Thrives in Elementary and Middle School (Stacy DeBroff) Parenting expert Stacy DeBroff
offers parents advice on how to deal with dozens of school-related issues and
help their children thrive in the school setting.
Mind Your Manners in School (Arianna Candell) Brief stories describe classroom friendships, the
importance of silence when the teacher is giving a lesson, the friendly way for
borrowing and sharing storybooks, picking up toys after playtime, and other
typical school situations. Includes
activities for classroom games, listening for silence, taking attendance ,and guidelines for parents.
Know and Follow Rules (Cheri. J. Meiners) Teaches children the importance of knowing and obeying the
rules in school and other places. Includes activities.
I Can Make a Difference: a Treasury
to Inspire Our Children (Marian Wright Edelman) Presents an illustrated
collection of stories, poems, songs, and quotes from around the world to
inspire children that they can make a difference.
Here Comes Darrell (Leda Schubert)
Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors
with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to
fix his own barn roof, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his
kindness to his neighbors returned.
Ex-Etiquette for Parents: Good
Behavior After a Divorce or Separation (Jann Blackstone-Ford and Sharyl Jupe) Presents a
comprehensive guide that describes how to successfully raise children who are
victims of separation or divorce and discusses coordinating discipline between
households, child support payments, step-parents, and other issues that
children face.
Character Education: 43 Fitness
Activities for
But Nobody Told Me I’d Ever Have to Leave Home: From Toddlers to Teens: How Parents Can Raise Children to Become
Capable Adults (Kathy Lynn) Examines the various factors that help children
grow up and become capable adults, and offers suggestions for encouraging
children to make their own decisions from toddlerhood
to the teenage years.
Boy Talk: How You Can Help your Son
Express His Emotions (Mary Polce-Lynch) Provides
an overview of the biology, socialization, and development of boys' emotions;
describes healthy and unhealthy emotional expression; discusses the importance
of empathy; looks at the fear/anger/aggression cycle; and explains how parents
can contribute to boys' emotional development, allowing them to have both their
emotions and their masculinity.
Becoming a Citizen (John Hamilton) Simple text, graphics, and
photographs describe the process of becoming a
Because of You (B.G. Hennessy) Tells how every
single person helps make the world a kinder and more peaceful place.
Alley Oops (Janice Levy) J.J. Jax is a bully
at school and likes to make fun of others kids and call them mean names;
however, his father finds out and tells him a story about two dogs that live
inside every person--a good one and a bad one.
Estos libros están en la
biblioteca de la escuela. Por favor, vengan a la biblioteca para pedirlos prestados.
Los 10 errores más comunes de los padres ... y
Los 7 hábitos de las familias altamente
efectivas (Steven Covey)
Aprende a decir "NO" a tus hijos (Robert Langis)
Amo a mis hijos, pero
... ¿como educarlos? Consejos prácticos para hacer de sus
hijos personas de provecho (Pablo
Mier y Terán)
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