What is the Guidance Lending Library?
It is a variety of resources available from the Counseling Dept. for parents to borrow. Tzouanakis is interested in the well-being of students and their families. Books and materials of this nature can often be expensive and difficult to find. By making a wide variety of materials available, more families can have access to this information.Some materials are suitable for children while others are just for parents.
How can parents check out materials?
Parents can check out materials by contacting the school counselor. Materials are generally checked out for 2 weeks at a time. Materials maybe checked out by calling or emailing the counselor or by sending a note with your child. Titles listed here do not include all resources available. If you have a topic of interest not listed, just contact the school counselor.
Titles by Category
Books marked with a *** are suitable for children
Parenting
A Family That Fights
Battles, Hassles, Tantrums and Tears
Help! This Kid’s Driving Me Crazy
Pick Up Your Socks…& Other Skills Growing Kids Needs
Help! The Kids Are At It Again
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen
Siblings Without Rivalry
The Family Contract
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours
The Parent’s Guide: Solutions to Common Behavior Problems
Helping the Child Who Doesn’t Fit In
Survival Tips for Working Moms
Is This Your Child? (allergies)
The Parenting Challenge: Your Child’s Behavior from 6 to 12
8 weeks to a Well-Behaved Child
Creative Answers to Misbehavior
The Parent/Child Manual on Latchkey Kids
Assertive Discipline for Parents
No More Sibling Rivalry
Moving with Children
I’m Telling On You ***
Divorce/Step-Families
My Parents Are Divorced Too ***
The Blended Family
Joint Custody with a Jerk
The Boys and Girls Book About Divorce ***
The Boys and Girls Book About Step-Families ***
Kids Can Cope with Divorce ***
Step family Realities
Kids Divorce Workbook ***
Grief/Death
Saying Goodbye ***
Talking with Children About Loss
The Accident ***
When Someone Very Special Dies
Gran-Gran’s Best Trick ***
Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One
What Should I Tell the Kids?
Helping Children Cope with Death
Talking to Angels ***
What About the Kids? Understanding Their Needs in Funeral Planning and Services
35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child
Memories Live Forever ***
Mrs. MacGruder and the Purple Hat ***
After the Funeral ***
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies ***
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf ***
Children Facing Grief
Homework
Winning the Homework War
Homework without Tears
Solve Your Child’s School-Related Problems
How to Parents So Children Will Learn
You Can Do It Guide to Better Grades ***
How To Do Your Homework Without Throwing Up ***
Stress/Depression
Stress in Children
A Stress Management Guide for Young People ***
Relax ***
Kid Power Tactics for Dealing with Stress ***
The Handbook for Helping Kids with Anxiety and Stress
Giftedness
Guiding the Gifted Child
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide ***
Perfectionism ***
Underachievement Syndrome: Causes and Cures
Seven Pathways to Learning
Feelings/Fears
Handling Anger ***
Children with Anger Problems
The Anger Workbook ***
Dealing with Feelings
Andrew’s Angry Words ***
A Volcano in My Tummy ***
Nightmare Help
Friends/Social Skills
Every Kid’s Guide to Making Friends ***
Full Esteem Ahead
Friendship Fables ***
Making and Keeping Friends
Olivia Overcomes Friendship Problems ***
Why Is Everyone Always Picking On Me? ***
Feelings About Friends ***
ADD/ADHD
Putting On the Brakes ***
The ADD Workbook for Parents, Teachers, & Kids
Learning to Slow Down & Pay Attention ***
Attention Deficit Disorders Intervention Manual
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
102 Practical Strategies for “Reducing the Deficit”