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Acquire the Fire video by Sam Glenn (video)

Adolescent and Family Recovery From Addiciton (A Guide for parents and professionals) by James D. Keyes, MA, LCSW, MAC

All Grown Up and No Place to Go (Book)

The Answer Is ""No"' Saying No And Sticking To It by Cynthia Whitman

The Big Lies: Wake Up to the New Parent’s Guide to Drugs, Violence, and Other Social Problems Our Children Face (Video)

Bradshaw on the Family (Book)

Building Family Strengths (Book)

Choices and Consequences: What to do when a Teenager uses Alcohol or Drugs (Book)

Cool Communication By Andrea Frank Henkart and Journey Henkart

Couch Potato Kids: Teaching Kids To Turn Off The TV And Tune Into Fun by Lee Canter

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide For Changing Families by Laura Krasny Brown and Marc Brown     

Disciplining Kids (Without Screaming and Scolding) (Video and Book)

Even Little Kids Get Diabetes by Connie White Pirner      

Extraordinary Kids: Nurturing and Championing Your Child with Special Needs (Book)

Family Journal: A Collection of Family Moments (Book)

Fit for Fun: Making Health a Family Matter (Video)

Freedom from Smoking (Book)

From One Single Mother to Another: Advice and Encouragement from Someone Who’s Been There (Book)

Gang Awareness Community Meeting (Video)

The Happy Highway (Game)

Harmony: A Guide to Emotional Well-being (Book)

The Healthy Heart Walking Book

Helping Children Cope With the Loss of A Love One: A Guide For Grownups, by William Kroen

How Do We Tell The Children: A Step By Step Guide For Helping Children Two to Teen When Someone Dies (Third Edition) by Paul Schaefer

How to be a Hero to Your Kids (Book)

How To Give Your Child A Great Self Image By Deborah Phillips

How To Raise A Child With A High EQ: A Parents Guide to Emotional Intelligence by Lawrence Shapiro

How To Talk To Teens About Really Important Things By Charles Schaefer

How To Talk To Your Kids About Really Important Things by Charles Schaefer

How to Tell if Your Kids are Using Drugs (Book)

The Hyper Active Child (Book)

The Impact of Single Parenting (Video)

John Rosemond's 6 Point Plan to Raising Happy Healthy Children by John Rosemond

Keep Kids Safe: A Parent’s Guide to Child Safety (Book)

Key Matters: On Your Own at Home: Kid’s Kit (Book)

Key Matters: Preparing for Children’s Time Alone (Video and Book)

Let’s Party! Planning Drug Free Parties with 5th-8th graders (Book)

Life’s Greatest Lessons or 20 Things I Want My Kids to Know (Book)

The Lion Who Had Asthma by Jonathan London     

Living Through Personal Crisis (Book)

Love Must be Tough (Book)

Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours (Book)

Managing the Morning Rush: Shaping Your Family's Morning Routine by Lee Canter

Marijuana: Facts Parents Need to Know (Pamphlet)

Marijuana: What Can Parents Do? (Video)

Masquerade: Unveiling Our Deadly Dance with Drugs and Alcohol (Video)

The New Dare to Discipline (Book)

No More Bedtime Battles. Simple Solutions To Bedtime Problems by Lee Canter

Normal Children Have Problems Too Stanley Turecki

Now You’re Talking! Parents and Kids Talk Straight About Alcohol and Other Drugs (Video and Book)

Not My Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Kids and Drugs (Book)

Parenting isn’t for Cowards (Book)

Parenting Today: Baby Steps: The First 12 Months (Video and Pamphlet)

Parenting Today: Small Steps, Giant Leaps: 12 Months to 3 Years (Video and Pamphlet)

Parenting Today: The Preschooler: 3 to 5 Years (Video and Pamphlet)

Parenting Today: Stepping toward Independence: The Adolescent Years: 11 to 15 (Video and Pamphlet)

Parenting Today: Steps & Starts: The Middle Childhood Years: 6 to 10 (Video and Pamphlet)

Parenting Toward Solutions: How Parents Can Use Skills They Already Have to Raise Responsible Loving Kids by Linda Metcalf

Perfect Pigs: An Introduction to Manners By Marc Brown     

Playing Smart: A Parent’s Guide to Enriching, Offbeat Learning Activities for Ages 4 – 14 (Book)

Putting On The Brakes- by Patricia Quinn      

Preparing for Adolescence (Book)

Raising Nonviolent Children in a Violent World (Book)

Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World (Book)

Read Together, Grow Together (Video Series)

Read To Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read (Book)

The Real Family Meeting (Video)

Reflections: A Book of Personal Memories (Book)

The Saddest Time by Norm Simon     

Saying No is Not Enough: Raising Children who Make Wise Decisions About drugs and Alcohol (Book)

Solid Answers (Book)

Steering Them Straight: A Parental Plan for Guiding Today’s Youth Through the Temptations of Premarital Sex, Eating Disorders, Pornography, Suicide, Satanism, and Substance Abuse (Book)

Stop Struggling With Your Teen (Book)

Storytime with Your Children (Book)

The Strong-willed Child: Birth through Adolescence (Book)

Suicide Can Be Prevented (Pamphlet)

Teen Proofing: A Revolutionary Approach to Fostering Responsible Decision Making in Your Teenager by John Posemond

Teenagers: When to Worry and What to Do (Book)

10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids by Jamie Miller

Ten Most Troublesome Teen Age Problems And How to Solve Them By Lawrence Bauman

365 Afterschool Activities: TV Free Fun Anytime for Kids Ages 7 – 12 (Book)

365 Days of Creative Play for Children 2 years and up (Book)

365 Ways to Build Your Child’s Self-esteem (Book)

Time for Bed (Book)

Touchpoints: The Essential Reference By T. Berry Brazeiton

Tough Love: How Parents Can Deal with Drug Abuse (Book)

Understanding Co-Dependency (Book)

Using It or Losing It: Anger (Audio)

Value Based Parenting by Janice Gabe, MSW, CCSW, NCACII     

Value Based Consequences by Janice Gabe, MSW, CCSW, NCACII     

The Way to Go (Book)

What Kids Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Raise Good Kids (Book)

What Kid’s Wish They Could Tell You (Book)

What Makes Your Teen Tick? Keeping a Close Relationship even when the Fireworks Blow! (Book)

What PreTeens Want their Parents to Know (Book)

When Dinosaurs Die. A Guide To Understanding Death by Laura Krasny Brown and Marc Brown     

When Eric's Mom Fought Cancer By Judith Vigna     

Will There Be a Lap For Me? By Dorothy Core     

Wiz of a Wiz by Milton Creagh (Audio)

Working with Aggressive Youth (Book)

You Can Help Your Child Get Ready for School (Audio)

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