Traverse City West Junior High School
Parent Support

Books

Books for Parents and teens to check out from the WJH LMC

  • "How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk."  Adele Faber
  • "When perfect isn’t good enough:  strategies for coping with perfectionism."  Martin Anthony
  • "Parenting at its best:  how to raise children with a passion for life."  Fred Hartley
  • "Bully busting:  how to help children deal with teasing and bullying."  Evelyn Field
  • "Not much, just chillin’:  the hidden lives of middle schoolers."  Linda Perlstein
  • "Yes, your parents are crazy! :  a teen survival guide."  Michael Bradley
  • "The ultimate survival guide for the single father."  Thomas Hoerner
  • "When we’re in public, pretend you don’t know me:  surviving your daughter’s adolescences so you don’t look like an idiot and still talks to you."  Susan Borowitz
  • "Promise you won’t freak out:  a teenager tells her mother the truth about boys, booze, body piercing and other touchy topics (and Mom responds)."  Doris Fuller
  • "Keys to successful step fathering."  Carl Pickhardt
  • "Get out of my life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?  a parent’s guide to the new teenager."  Anthony Wolf
  • "Bullying behavior:  current issues, research, and intervention."  Haworth Maltreatment & trauma Press
  • "How to talk with teens about love, relationships, & S-E-X:  a guide for parents." Amy Miron
  • "What to do when someone you love is depressed."  Mitch Golant
  • "I hate you—don’t leave me."  Jerold Kreisman
  • "The best little girl in the world." Steven Levenkron
  • "Binge no more:  your guide to overcoming disordered eating. JoyceNash
  • "New Hope for people with bipolar disorder."  Jan Fawcett
  • "Helping your depressed child:  a reassuring guide to the causes and treatments of childhood and adolescent depression."  Lawrence Kerns
  • "Positive discipline for teenagers:  rsolving conflict with your teenage son or daughter."  Jane Nelson
  • "Graceful parenting:  simple advice for raising a gentle and loving child. Eve Dreyfus
  • "Whatever, mom:  hip mama’s guide to raising a teenager."  Ariel Gore
  • "Cliques:  8 steps to help your child survive the social jungle."  Charlene Giannetti
  • "Parenting your out of control teenager:  7 steps to reestablish authority and reclaim love."  Scott Sells
  • "I can’t believe you went through my stuff! :  how to give your teens the privacy they crave and the guidance they need."  Peter Sheras
  • "Queen bees & wannabes:  helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip, boyfriends, and other realities of adolescence."  Rosalind Wiseman
  • "Raising boys:  why boys are different—and how to help them become happy and well balanced men."  Steve Biddulph
  • "How to turn boys into men without a man around the house:  a single mother’s guide."  Richard Bromfield
  • "Boy talk:  how you can help your son express his emotions."  Mary Polce-Lynch
  • "Girls will be girls: raising confident and courageous daughters."  Joann Deak
  • "Raising confident girls:  100 tips for parents and teachers. Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
  • "The baffled parent’s guide to sibling rivalry."  Marian E. Borden
  • "Your angry child:  a guide for parents."  Daniel L. Davis
  • "Back in control:  how to get your children to behave."  Gregory Bodenhamer
  • "Don’t give me that attitude!:  24 rude, selfish, insensitive things do and how to stop them. Michele Borba
  • "How much is enough?:  everything you need to know to steer clear of overindulgence and raise likeable, responsible, and respectful children. Jean I. Clark
  • "The baffled parent’s guide to stopping bad behavior."  Kate Kelly
  • "Positive discipline for working parents:  raising responsible, respectful, and resourceful children when you work outside the home."  Jane Nelsen
  • "From diapers to dating:  a parent’s guide to raising sexually healthy children."  Debra Hafffner