Parenting Resources

Below are listed some books for parents who have questions about parenting or are looking for other ideas on how to grow with their children.

Berrien-Berends, Polly, Whole Child/Whole Parent, Harper

Perennial (a division of Harper Collins Publishers), New

York, N.Y., 1997.

(This book reveals spiritual truths in parenting and connects them with everyday practical concerns. It covers childrearing from conception until the end of adolescence. One of the basic themes of the book is that parenthood is as much for the development of the parent as for the child.)

Darian, Shea, Seven Times the Sun: Guiding Your Child

Through the Rhythms of the Day, Gilead Press, Brookfield, W.I., 1994.

(This resource is for parents of children ages 2 through 12. It focuses on the importance of daily rhythm and its impact on a child’s sense of security and balance. There are very specific suggestions about setting up household rhythms in homes of two working parents and homes where there is a stay-at-home parent.)

Dreikurs, Dr. Rudolf, Children: The Challenge: The Classic

Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations – Intelligent,

Humane and Eminently Practical, Penguin Books USA

Incorporated, New York, N.Y., 1990.

(A guide to raising children in a nurturing environment while instilling respect for order, the rights of others and the use of natural and logical consequences. This book has scenarios at the end that parent study groups can use for discussion).

Staley, Betty, Between Form and Freedom, Hawthorn Press, Stroud,

U.K., 2003.

(A guidebook to help parents understand and raise teenagers. There is a separate appendix of study questions for each chapter. A very thought provoking book).