The following books are recommended by the Mountainland Pediatrics health care providers and by Community Reach Center.

Please remember these are educational suggestions and should not be used in replacement for medical treatment.

General

American Academy of Pediatrics

  • Baby & Child Health: The Essential Guide from Birth to 11 Years, Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief
  • Caring for Your Baby & Young Child: Birth to Age 5, Steven P. Shelov, MD, MS, FAAP Editor in Chief, & Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP, Associate Medical Editor (Eds.)
  • Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12, Edward L. Schor, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief
  • Caring for Your Teenager – The Complete and Authoritative Guide, Donald E. Greydanus, MD, FAAP, & Philip Bashe
  • Guide to Your Child’s Symptoms, Donald Schiff (Ed.) The American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ Guide to Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior & School Problems, Bart Schmidt, MD
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block, Harvey Karp
  • Mommy Calls: Dr. Tanya Answers Parents’ Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers, Tanya Remer Altmann, MD, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, October 2008

  • Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems, Richard Ferber, MD, Fireside; Rev Exp Edition
  • Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Marc Weissbluth, MD, Ballantine Books

  • ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide, American Academy of Pediatrics; Michael I. Reiff, MD, FAAP, & Sherill Tippins

  • Growing up with Autism, Robin Gabriels & Dina Hill
  • The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, Tony Attwood

  • Raising a Moody Child, Mary Fristad & Jill S. Goldberg Arnold
  • Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, Rex Forehand & Nicholas Long
  • Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control, Heather Forbes & Bryan Post
  • Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Child, Robert MacKenzie
  • The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, “Chronically Inflexible” Children, Ross W. Green, Ph.D

  • The Out-of-Sync Child, Carol Kranowitz
  • The Out-of-Sync Child has Fun, Carol Kranowitz
  • The Sensory-Sensitive Child, Karen Smith & Karen Gouze
  • The Highly Sensitive Child, Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D

  • Touchpoints, T. Berry Brazelton
  • Baby Signs, Linda Acredolo
  • The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

  • 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child, Steve & Ruth Bennett
  • Raise your Child’s Self-Esteem – 99 Easy Things to Do, Nancy Krulik
  • I Love You Rituals, Becky Bailey
  • The Incredible Years, Carolyn Webster-Stratton
  • How to Talk so Kids Will Listen, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
  • 123 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, Thomas Phela
  • No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

  • A Parents Guide to Childhood Obesity – Road Map to Health, American Academy of Pediatrics; Sandra G. Hassink, MD, FAAP, Editor in Chief, & Richard Trubo
  • Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children, Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D, Catherine O’Neill Grace & Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D
  • Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D & Michael Thompson, Ph.D