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Parent’s Corner

Links to important and interesting information for parents:

Accelerated Reader Book Finder - Find the Book Level (BL) or Accelerated Reader (AR) points for a book. Use the Advanced Search feature to look for books within a particular interest level or book level.

Ages & Stages Questionnaire

College Information - Collection of resources on colleges, financial aid, and scholarships.

First 5 El Dorado

Homework Help - Free online resources for kids and adults.

El Dorado County Office of Education

 

Please note these links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement by El Dorado County Library.

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Parenting Books

Extraordinary parenting: the essential guide to parenting and educating at home by Rickman, Eloise
Hunt, gather, parent: what ancient cultures can teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful little humans by Doucleff, Michaeleen
Parenting with love and logic: teaching children responsibility by Cline, Foster
Simple happy parenting: the secret of less for calmer parents and happier kids by Barahona, Denaye
Viral parenting: a guide to setting boundaries, building trust, and raising responsible kids in an online world by McKnight, Mindy
Cribsheet: a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool by Oster, Emily
The Montessori baby: a parent's guide to nurturing your baby with love, respect, and understanding by Davies, Simone
Parenting from the inside out: how a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive by Siegel, Daniel J
Act natural: a cultural history of misadventures in parenting by Traig, Jennifer
How to raise successful people: simple lessons for radical results by Wojcicki, Esther
When nothing else works: what early childhood professionals can do to reduce challenging behaviors by DeMeo, William
Quiet power: the secret strengths of introverted kids by Cain, Susan
Now say this: the right words to solve every parenting dilemma by Turgeon, Heather
When you wonder, you're learning: Mister Rogers' enduring lessons for raising creative, curious, caring kids by Behr, Gregg
A dude's guide to babies: the new dad's playbook by Jones, Richard
Parenting through puberty: mood swings, acne, and growing pains by Kowal-Connelly, Suanne
Parenting kids with OCD: a guide to understanding and supporting your child with obsessive-compulsive disorder by Zucker, Bonnie
Parenting children with mental health challenges: a guide to life with emotionally complex kids by Vlock, Deborah
Beyond the checkup from birth to age four: a pediatrician's guide to calm, confident parenting by Voytas, Luke
Raising your spirited baby: a breakthrough guide to thriving when your baby is more ... alert and intense and struggles to sleep by Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy
Raising a secure child: how circle of security parenting can help you nurture your child's attachment, emotional resilience, and freedom to explore by Hoffman, Kent
The strength switch: how the new science of strength-based parenting can help you and your child flourish by Waters, Lea
The co-parenting handbook: raising well-adjusted and resilient kids from little ones to young adults through divorce or separation by Bonnell, Karen
Ready, set, go!: a gentle parenting guide to calmer, quicker potty training by Ockwell-Smith, Sarah

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