Parenting Resources

Books Videos Web Sites

We are pleased to offer the Parenting Library to you as a resource for parenting information and support. We plan to regularly expand and improve upon the resources listed in The Parenting Library. With that in mind, we welcome suggestions for additional resources and feedback on the information provided.

Infant Care Tips

Growing Great Babies

Sample basic baby care information* for infants birth to six months old.

* This document is available as an Adobe PDF. You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.com, to access this file.

Books

The Developing Mind:
How Relationships and The Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
Daniel J. Siegel. New York: The Guilford Press (1999)


This book examines how the development of the brain is influenced through early childhood experiences, highlighting the correlation between parent-child attachment and how this impacts the infant's developing sense of self.

Building Healthy Minds:
The Six Experiences that Create Intelligence and Emotional Growth
in Babies and Young Children
Stanley Greenspan, M.D. Cambridge, Massachusetts (1999)

Dr. Greenspan identifies six relationship experiences infants and toddlers need from their parent(s) and/or primary caregivers to support their growth into becoming compassionate, thinking, productive adults.

The Irreducible Needs of Children
What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish
T. Berry Brazelton and Stanley Greenspan. Perseus Publishing (2000)

Videos

The BabyCare Home Video
Snowden Media. Now Available from Great Kids, Inc. 1-800-906-5581.

This tape series gives clear, concise information on the care of babies, answering common questions and demonstrating appropriate techniques within an engaging, multi-cultural format. A 16-page booklet accompanies the video.

 

Flexible, Fearful and Feisty: The Different Temperaments of Infants and Toddlers
California State Department of Education, Bureau of Publications, Sales Unit. PO Box 271, Sacramento, California 95802-0271

This video distinguishes between three different temperaments in children, describing how caregivers can adapt to the specific temperament of their child.

Shaking, Hitting and Spanking: What to do Instead
Family Development Resources, Park City, Utah

This videotape discusses what caregivers can do to discipline children in a nurturing manner, providing specific examples of techniques that can be employed in volatile situations.

 

Web Sites