Characteristics

Parenting Programs

STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting)
American Guidance Services Publishing
www.agsnet.com or www.parentingeducation.com for:
Parenting Resources:

The Parent’s Handbook, (Age 6 - preteen)
Parenting Young Children (Children under 6)
Parenting Teenagers
New Beginnings: Skills for Single Parents and Stepfamily Parents

Parenting Education Article Archive
Area Parent Educators Trained in STEP
Guidelines for Family Meetings

Active Parenting Publishers www.activeparenting.com
Select PARENTS link for: Online Parenting Groups and Area Parenting Workshops

American Parenting Institute, The Parenting Solution, Dr. James Jones
www.americanparentinginstitute.com

ONLINE Parenting Resources

Topic	Sponsorship	Link
Behavior Management	The Master Teacher	www.parentscount.net/preview
Character Traits: Suggested Book Lists	Utah Office of Education Boston University	www.usoe.k12.ut.us www.bu.edu/education/caes
Entertainment Reviews	Focus on the Family Screen It, Inc.	www.family.org www.screenit.com
Learning Challenges	National Center for Learning Disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder Association Shire US, Inc. Clinical Tools, Inc.	www.ncld.org www.add.org www.ADHDSupportCompany.com www.ADHDLivingGuide.com
Moral Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Character Formation	Dr. Michele Borba	www.moralintelligence.com
Multiple Topics related to developmental, physical, emotional, medical, and psychological growth	iVillage Inc. Nemours Foundation American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	www.parentsoup.com www.kidshealth.org www.aap.org www.aacap.org Link: Facts for Families
Sleep Hygiene	National Sleep Foundation	www.sleepfoundation.org

Parenting BOOKSHELF Resources

STEP materials (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) written by Don Dinkmeyer and Gary McKay . Available in Book Stores and www.agsnet.com

The Parent’s Handbook, (Age 6 - preteen)
Parenting Young Children (Children under 6)
Parenting Teenagers
New Beginnings: Skills for Single Parents and Stepfamily Parents

Raising Good Children (from Birth through the Teenage Years) by Dr. Thomas Lickona

Raising a Responsible Child by Don Dinkmeyer and Gary McKay

Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera

Parenting That Works by Christophersen Mortweet

You Can Handle Them All. . . for Parents (A Discipline Model for handling 116 different misbehaviors at home and at school) by Robert DeBruyn and Jack Larson

Children of Divorce: Parents Book by Arnold Stolberg, Christopher Camplair and Michael Zacharias (American Guidance Service)

Strengthening your Step-Family by Elizabeth Einstein and Linda Albert (American Guidance Service)

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce by Susan Boyan and Ann Marie Termini (Active Parenting Publishers)

Step-Parenting: Everything you need to know to make it work! By Jeannetter Lofas and Dawn Sova.