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The Family Education & Support Centre has a wide variety of books and videos on various parenting issues that are available for loan.  You're welcome to browse the library from 8:30 am to 12 pm and
1 to 4 pm Monday to Thursday.  We loan up to 2 books or videos out for 2 weeks.

The Adult Mental Health and Resource Centre also maintains a lending library on mental health topics.

Materials available for loan from the Family Education & Support Centre, by category (click on heading to see list of books, or simply scroll down):


On Adoption:

Title Author
Birthmothers Merry Bloch Jones
How I Was Adopted Joanna Cole
Practical Tools for Foster Parents
Raising Adopted Children Lois Ruskai Melina
The Face In The Mirror Marion Crook
Facilitating Developmental Attachment: The Road to Emotional Recovery and Behavioral Change in Foster and Adopted Children Daniel A. Hughes

On A.D.D. / A.D.H.D.:

Title Author
All About Attention Deficit Disorder Thomas Wl. Phelan
Answers to Distraction Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
Driven to Distraction Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey
How To Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD Sandra F. Rief
Jumpin' Johnny Get Back to Work Michael Gordon
Learning Disabilities: A to Z Smith & Strick
Maybe You Know My Kid Mary Fowler
Parent's Guide to Attention Deficit Disorders Stephen B. McCarney & Angela Marie Bauer
Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of ADD Gabor Mate
Shelley the Hyperactive Turtle Deborah M. Moss
Should I Medicate My Child? Lawrence H. Diller
Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, But I Know She's Crazy About Me Lawrence E. Shapiro
The "Putting on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD Quinn & Stern
The Best of "Brakes": An Activity Book for Kids with ADD Patricia O. Quinn and Judith M. Stern
Think Fast - the ADD Experience Thom Hartmann & Janie Bowman
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid Or Crazy?! Kelly & Ramundo
Understanding Girls with AD/HD Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Littman, & Patricia O. Quinn

On Anger:

Title Author
Anger Management Workbook for Kids & Teens Anita Bohensky
Every Time I Blow My Top I Lose My Head! Shelton, Shapiro
Family Violence Snyder
Good And Mad Jane Middelton-Moz, Lisa Tener & Peaco Todd
Mad Me Jim & Joan Boulden
Overcoming Anger Carol D. Jones
The Anger Control Workbook Matthew Mckay & Peter Rogers
The Anger Solution Workbook Lisa M. Schab
The King of Anger Mountain Jack Emberly
Treating Explosive Kids Ross W. Greene & J. Stuart Ablon
When Anger Hurts: Quieting The Storm Within Matthew McKay, Peter D. Rogers, & Judith Mckay
When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us Jane Adams

On Boys:

Title Author
How To Say It To Boys Richard Heyman

On Dads:

Title Author
Dads & Daughters Joe Kelly
Fathers Rick Hein
Good Men Jack Feuer
How to Father a Successful Daughter Nicky Marone
Just My Dad & Me Leah Komaiko
New Expectations: Community Strategies for Responsible Fatherhood James Levine
New Father's Panic Book Gene B. Williams
Rookie Dad Susan Fox
Teen Dads Jeanne Warren Lindsay
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fatherhood Kevin Osborn
The Divorced Dad's Survival Book David Knox
Weekend Dad Bob Hilton
What the Heck Were You Expecting Thomas Hill

Dictionaries and Language Resources

Title Language
Far East English-Chinese Dictionary Chinese
The Basic English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary Chinese
Frans Dutch-French
Duits Dutch-German
Spaans Dutch-Spanish
Practical English: 1000 Most Effective Words English
The Bantam Concise Dictionary for Home, School and Office English
French Through Pictures, Book 1 French
Larousse's French-English English-French Dictionary French
Harrap's German School Dictionary Plus German Grammar German
Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary German
Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary - Revised German
English-Hebrew Conversational Guide Hebrew
Magyar Angol Szotar Hungarian
Tuttle's Concise Indonesian Dictionary Indonesian
Damms Lommeordboker Norwegian
Conversational Portuguese Portuguese
Englez-Roman Roman-Englez Dictionar Romanian
Akhmanova Russian Dictionary Russian
Romanov's Russian-English English-Russian Dictionary Russian
Common Usage Dictionary Spanish
Look and Learn Spanish Spanish
Speak Everyday Spanish Spanish
Engelsk-Svensk Svensk-Engelsk Ordbok Swedish
Vietnamese in a Nutshell Vietnamese

On General Parenting:

Title Author
"Because I Said So!" Family Squabbles & How To Handle Them Lauri Berkenkamp & Steven C. Atkins
"Stop It, You Two!" (cassette) Kathy Lynn
A Mind at a Time Mel Levine
A Single Parent's Survival Guide Leroy G. Baneth
Articles on the Importance of Physical Activity in Babies/Toddlers/Children Christina Johnson
Between Parent and Child Dr. Haim G. Ginott
Boundaries Anne Katherine
Breakfast Is Only The Beginning Mark Yeager
Children: The Challenge Rudolf Dreikurs
Coping With Kids & Vacation Linda Albert and Elaine Fantle-Shimberg
Discipline Without Tears - What to do with Children Who Misbehave Dreikurs & Cassel
Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Maurice J. Elias etc.
Families Gerald R. Patterson
Family 360 Perry M. Christensen and Benson L. Porter
For Your Own Good Alice Miller
Growing Up Again Clarke and Dawson
Help! The Kids Are At It Again Elizabeth Crary
How To Negotiate With Kids… Even When You Think You Shouldn't Scott Brown
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Kids Are Worth It! Barbara Coloroso
Kids are Worth It! - Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline Barbara Coloroso
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Liberated Parents - Your Guide to a Happier Family Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Living with Children Gerald R. Patterson
Love & Limits: Guidance Tools for Creative Parenting Elizabeth Crary
Moonbeam - A Book of Meditations for Children Maureen Garth
Parent Effectiveness Training Thomas Gordon
Parenting The Strong-Willed Child Rex Forehand & Nicholas Long
Parenting Without Guilt G. Kenneth West
Positive Discipline Jane Nelson
Quality Parenting Linda Albert and Michael Popkin
Raising Happy Kids Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Raising Your Spirited Child Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Reaching Out To Today's Kids Kathleen McConnell & Susie Kelly Flatau
The Baffled Parent's Guide to Sibling Rivalry Marian Edelman Borden
Take Back Your Kids William J. Doherty, Ph.D.
Talk It Over: Family Version (card game)
Tears and Tantrums Aletha J. Sotter
The Art of Problem Solving Robert R. Carkhuff
The Coping Skills Workbook Lisa M. Schab
The Highly Sensitive Child Elaine N. Aron
The Kids' Solutions Workbook Lawrence E. Shapiro
The Safe Child Richard C. Gossage
The Single Parent Resource Brook Noel
The Values Book Pam Schiller & Temera Byrant
Time Out Jane Nelson and H. Stephen Glenn
Time-In When Time-Out Doesn't Work Jean Illsley Clarke
Understanding Temperament Lyndall Shick
Who's In Charge Anyway? Kathy Lynn
Win The Whining War & Other Skirmishes Cynthia Whitham
Worried All The Time David Anderegg
Your Child's Growing Mind Jane M. Healy
Raising Confident Girls Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves of Adolescent Girls Mary Pipher

On Grandparents:

Title Author
Grandparents as Parents Sylviedo Toledo and Deborah Edler Brown
To Grandma's House We...Stay Sally Houtman

On Grief and Crisis:

Title Author
Caring for Loved Ones at Home Harry van Bommel
Caring For Your Grieving Child Martha Wakenshaw
Children's Grief: How to help the child whose parent has died (booklet) Papenbrock and Voss
Family Hospice Care: Pre-Planning & Care Guide Harry van Bommel
Healing a Father's Grief (booklet) William H. Schatz
Healing A Friend's Grieving Heart Alan D. Wolfelt
Healing Your Grieving Heart For Kids Alan D. Wolfelt
How To Say It To Your Child When Bad Things Happen Paul Coleman
Letting Go With Love Nancy O'Connor
Parenting Through Crisis Barbara Coloroso
Sibling Grief: How parents can help the child whose brother or sister has died (booklet) Marcia Scherago
When A Friend Dies Marilyn E. Gootman

On Immigrant Issues:

Title Author
British Columbia Newcomer's Guide to Resources and Services, Feb 2003 Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services
How to Respond to Bias in the Media: An AMSSA Manual AMSSA (compiled by Teresa Gray)
Life in the Family: A Newcomer's Guide to Parenting Issues in Canada - Curriculum for ESL Classes BC Institute Against Family Violence
Long-Term Anti-Racism Strategies: A Guide to Developing Effective Community Projects AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC)
Parenting Your Preschooler: A Program for English Language Learners Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
Public Legal Education Project for Newcomers MOSAIC Settlement Services
Walk a Mile: The Immigrant Experience in Canada Open Learning Agency

On Kids Facing Challenges:

Title Author
Living With Labels and Lies Carol Dauphinais
Reaching Out To Children With FAS/FAE Diane Davis
The "Putting on the Brakes" Activity Book for Young People with ADHD Quinn and Stern
The Broken Cord Michael Dorris
The Don't-Give-Up Kid and Learning Differences Jeanne Gehret
Working With Troubled Children Savichi and Brown
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid Or Crazy?! Kelly & Ramundo

On Pregnancy and Infants:

Title Author
A Time To Decide, A Time To Heal Minnick, Delp and Ciotti
Attachment Parenting Katie A. Granju
Baby & Me: The Essential Guide to Pregnancy Deborah D. Stewart
Baby Clothes and Equipment Heather Welford
Bestfeeding: Getting Breastfeeding Right for You Renfrew, Fisher and Arms
Childproof Your Home Vicki Lansky
Choices in Childbirth Dr. Silvia Feldman
Conception, Pregnancy and Birth Dr. Miriam Stoppard
Controlled Childbirth Adele Birkbeck and Margaret Moore
Crying - Last Straw Strategies Michelle Kennedy
Healthy Pregnancy Sarah Brown
How To Have A Smarter Baby Dr. Susan Ludington-Hoe
Little Steps for New Parents Sandy Briggs
Making Good Choices Alexandra Poley
Name Your Baby Loreina Rule
Parenting Your Premature Baby Janine Jasma and Antonia Van Der Meer
Pre-Parenting Thomas R. Verny
Smart Wiring Your Baby's Brain Winifred Conkling
The Best Healthy Baby Cookbook Carol Hunter
The Complete Book of Breastfeeding Marvin Eiger & Sally Wendkos
The Complete Handbook of Pregnancy Wendy Rose-Neil
The Development of the Infant Blankenstein, Welberger and deHaas
The First 12 Months Of Life Frank Caplar
The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy Vicki Lovine
The Growing Years Kaushall and Skagen
Welcoming Your Second Baby Vicki Lansky
What To Expect When You're Expecting Eisenberg, Murkoff and Hathaway
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding La Leche League International
Your Body, Your Baby, Your Life Angela Phillips

On Raising Resilient Children:

Title Author
Character Matters Thomas Lickona
How Much Is Enough? Jean Illsley Clarke, Connie Dawson & David Bredehoft
Lesson One: The ABCs Of Life Jon Oliver & Michael Ryan
Power Play: Empowering Games and Activities that Build Resilience in Children Kathy Cooper
Raise Your Child's Social IQ Cathi Cohen
Raising a Responsible Child (Copy 1) Dinkmeyer and McKay
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child John Gottman
Raising Kids Who Can Bettner and Lew
Raising Resilient Children Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein
Raising Self-Reliant Children In A Self-Indulgent World H. Stephen Glenn & Jane Nelsen
The Secret of Happy Children Steve Biddulph
The Secure Child Stanley I. Greenspan
What Do You Really Want for Your Children Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

On Relationships:

Title Author
Divorce Busting Michele Weiner-Davis

On Self Care:

Title Author
BC Health Guide BC Ministry of Health
Birth Order and You Dr. Ronald W. Richardson & Lois A. Richardson
Chicken Soup for the Soul Canfield & Hansen
Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents Harville Hendrix & Helen Hunt
Lift Your Mood Now John D. Preston
Out Of Apples? Lee Schnebly
Prescription for Nutritional Healing James Balch and Phyllis Balch
Your Golden Shadow - Discovering and Fulfilling Your Undeveloped Self William A. Miller

On Self-Esteem and Bullying:

Title Author
501 Ways To Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem Robert D. Ramsey
Born to Win James and Jongeward
Bullying: Deal With It Before Push Comes To Shove Elaine Slavens
Codependent No More Melody Beattie
Don't Feed The Monster On Tuesdays! Adolph Moser
Easing The Teasing Judy S. Freedman
Good Friends Are Hard To Find Fred Frankel
Resilient Adults Gina O'Connell Higgins
Self Esteem Games Barbara Sher
Self-Esteem: The Power to Be Your Best Mark Towers
Stick Up For Yourself Gershen Kaufman, Lev Raphael and Pamela Espeland
Success Through Transactional Analysis Jut Meininger
Take The Bully By The Horns Sam Horn
The Bully, The Bullied, And The Bystander Barbara Coloroso
The Six Pillars of Self Esteem Nathanial Branden
The Well Being Journal Lucia Capacchione
When I Say No, I Feel Guilty Manual J. Smith

On Seniors:

Title Author
Family Tales, Family Wisdom Dr. Robert U. Akeret
How Did I Become My Parent's Parent? Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
I'm Not What I Used To Be Gloria Levi and Beryl Petty
When Love Gets Tough: The Nursing Home Decision Doug Manning

On Sexual Abuse:

Title Author
Child Abuse Prevention Handbook Ruddy and Fairholm
Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse Janie Hart-Rossi

On Stepfamilies:

Title Author
Building Your Stepfamily Susan Gamache
My Life Turned Upside Down, But I Turned It Rightside Up Mary Blitzer Field & Hennie Shore
New Beginnings Dinkmeyer, McKay and McKay
No-One Asks Me How I Feel Pauline Angman
Saturday Parent Peter Rowlands
Step Families James H. Bray & John Kelly

On Stress:

Title Author
How To Calm Down Fred L. Miller
Relax Your  Body (cassette) Matthew McKay

On Talking About Sex:

Title Author
Child Abuse Prevention Handbook Ruddy and Fairholm
Growing Up Susan Meredeth
More Speaking Of Sex Meg Hickling
Period JoAnn Gardner-Loulan, Bonnie Lopez and Marcia Quackenbush
Speaking Of Sex Meg Hickling
Understanding the Facts of Life Susan Meredeth
What's the Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls and Boys Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

On Teens:

Title Author
"How Can You Say That?" Amy Lynch
50 Great Tips, Tricks & Techniques To Connect With Your Teen Debra Hapenny Ciavola
Active Parenting of Teens: Parent's Guide Michael H. Popkin
But I Love Him - Protecting Your Teen from Controlling, Abusive Relationships Jill Murray
Coping with Teenage Depression - a parent's guide Kathleen McCoy
Everything I Do You Blame On Me! Allyson Aborn
Hear Me Hug Me Trust Me G. Scott Wooding
How To Deal With Your Acting-Up Teenager Robert T. Bayard & Jean Bayard
How To Say It To Teens Richard Heyman
Life Strategies For Teens Jay McGraw
No Is Not Enough Caren Adams, Jennifer Fay and Jan Loreen-Martin
Parenting Teenagers Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Gary McKay, Joyce McKay, Don Dinkmeyer, Jr.
Parenting Teens Without Power and Strings: A Handbook for Parents Coping with Difficult Teen Behavior Rick Hancock
Runaway Evelyn Lau
Surviving Highschool Mike Riera
Teen Dads Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Teen Dads Revised Edition Jeanne Warren Lindsay
Teen Esteem Dr. Pat Palmer
Ten Most Troublesome Teenage Problems Lawrence Bauman
The Adolescent Passage Rainer Twiford and Peter Carson
The Challenge of Adolescence Cassel and Corsini
What Are You Doing In There? Charlene C. Gianetti & Margaret Sagarese
What Do You Really Want? Beverly K. Bachel
What Teens Need to Succeed Peter L. Benson, Judy Galbraith, & Pamela Espeland

On Women:

Title Author
Fighting Back Helene Crane
Meeting at the Crossroads Lyn Mikel Brown and Carol Gilligan
Mother Daughter Revolution Debold, Wilson and Malave
The Anatomy of Freedom Robin Morgan
The Change: Women, Aging and the Menopause Germaine Greer
To Be A Woman Various
When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple Various

On Young Children:

Title Author
365 Games Toddlers Play Shiela Ellison
Baby's Best Chance: Parents' Handbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care BC Ministry of Health
Becoming Attached: First Relaitonships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love Robert Karen
Becoming the Parent You Want To Be Laura Davis and Janis Keyser
Behaviour (Nobody's Perfect) Janis Wood Catano
Body (Nobody's Perfect) Janis Wood Catano
Enhancing Early Emotional Development Jean Wixson Gowen & Judith Brennan Nebrig
Mind (Nobody's Perfect) Janis Wood Catano
Mommy, Don't Go Elizabeth Crary
Mommy I have to go Potty! Jan Faull
Parenting Young Children Don Dinkmeyer, Sr., Gary D. McKay & James S. Dinkmeyer
Parents (Nobody's Perfect) Janis Wood Catano
Promoting Nutritional Health During the School Year Network of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Group on Nutrition
Safety (Nobody's Perfect) Janis Wood Catano
Safety and Your Child Maggie Jones
The Happiest Toddler on the Block Harvey Karp
The Ordinary is Extra-Ordinary Amy L. Dombro and Leah Wallach
The Second Twelve Months of Life Frank and Theresa Caplan
Toddler's First Steps BCHealthCare
Touch Points T. Berry Brazelton
Travelling With Children Sarah Litvinoff
Will You Come Back for Me? Ann Tompert
Your Baby and Child Penelope Leach

Reference books (not for checkout):

Title Author
Adlerian Counselling and Psychotherapy Dinkmeyer, Pew, Dinkmeyer
Adlerian Parenting: The Early Years Beth Ziebell
Adlerian Theory: An Introduction Eva Dreikurs Ferguson
Alfred Adler: As We Remember Him Various
Child Development - The Emerging Self Don C. Dinkmeyer
Children: The Challenge Rudolf Dreikurs
Helping Parents Help Their Children L. Eugene Arnold
Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Heinz and Rowena Ansbaches
Le Defi de L'Enfant Rudolf Dreikurs
Leading Group Discussions Frank Cheavers
Maple Ridge Family Education Centre Parent Study Group Leader's Manual - to accompany Children: the Challenge by Dreikurs Family Education and Support Centre
Proceedings of the Symposium: The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Carol Morse
Raising a Responsible Child Dinkmeyer and McKay
Social Equality: The Challenge of Today Rudolf Dreikurs
The Challenge of Marriage Rudolf Dreikurs
The Science of Living Alfred Adler

Videos (all subjects)

Title Category
All About Attention Deficit Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder
Young Fathers: Teenage Love Dads
When Dad Becomes Grandpa - Dad's Under Construction Series Grandparents
Families in Trouble: Learning to Cope Grief and Crisis
Has Mealtime Become as Unpopular as a Rainy Day? General Parenting
Healthy Habits for Kids (Ages 5 to 12) General Parenting
Nobody's Perfect General Parenting
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child General Parenting
Single Parenting: From Practical Parenting Series & Teacher's Guide to United Learning General Parenting
Winning at Parenting...without beating your kids General Parenting
You, Me & The Kids Video Series General Parenting
Forging New Ties, Planting New Roots: Canadian Resources for Immigrant Parents of Young Children Immigrant Issues
Connecting Hearts Kids Facing Challenges
I Live in an Alcoholic Family Kids Facing Challenges
Fit for Children? Waterloo Region Child Poverty Misc
For the Sake of Our Children: A Video Guide to Child Protection Law in BC Misc
Giving Voice: Children's Rights Come Alive Misc
A Mother's Choice (Gryphon Productions) Pregnancy and Infants
An Unremarkable Birth: A Mother's Choice Pregnancy and Infants
Birth to Six Monthgs (Volume 1) Pregnancy and Infants
Feeding Your Baby (Birth to Age 1) Pregnancy and Infants
Finding Your Way: The Road to a Healthy Pregnancy Pregnancy and Infants
Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy and Infants
Hello Parents Pregnancy and Infants
Just a Beginning - Prenatal Care for Teens, and Teacher's Guide Pregnancy and Infants
Making a Difference - A Mother's Guide to Prenatal Care Pregnancy and Infants
Postpartum: Caring for Yourself After Delivery Pregnancy and Infants
Pregnancy: Our Choice, Their Future Pregnancy and Infants
SIDS: Reducing the Risk Pregnancy and Infants
Six to Twelve Months (Volume 2) Pregnancy and Infants
The Formula Mix Pregnancy and Infants
The Happiest Baby on the Block - DVD Pregnancy  & Infants
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Relationships
You Can Choose - Resolving Conflict Without Fights and Arguments Relationships
The Joy of Stress Stress
China Doll, pt.1 Sexual Abuse
Depression: Feeling Good Again Self Care
Building Self Confidence Self Esteem and Bullying
Bullying, Teasing & Put-Downs: What Victims Can Do Self Esteem and Bullying
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: What You Should Know Talking About Sex
Fighting Back: Teenage Depression parts 1-3 Teens
Four Pregnant Teenagers Teens
Playing for Keeps Teens
Real People - Meet a Teenage Mother Teens
Teen Rebel / Teen Mom Teens
Teenage Birth Control - Why Doesn't It Work? Pt. 1 & 2 Teens
Teenage Father Teens
Against Violence - Women in a Violent Society Conference, Keynote Highlights Women
The Burning Times - Part 2 of the Women & Spirituality Series Women
Women on Violence - A documentary, "Women in a Violent Society" Conference, Banff, May 9-12, 1991 Women
Once Upon a Potty for her Young Children
The Happiest Toddler on the Block - VHS Young Children
The Toddler Years Series: Videos 1 - 13:
1. Aggressive Behaviours
2. Childcare
3. Feeding Toddlers
4. Language Development
5. Parenting Challenges: The Younger Year
6. Parenting Challenges: The Older Year
7. Peer Relationships
8. Playing With Toddlers
9. Safety and First Aid
10. Sibling Relationships
11. The Mind of a Toddler
12. Toddler Milestones
13. Toilet Training
Young Children
Young Children Eating Right (Ages 1 to 6) Young Children

CDs and other media

Title Category
Looking For Uncle Gus and Other Stories Young Children
Healthy Images: Focus on Children - Images de Sante: Pleins feux sur les enfants Misc
Healthy Images - Images de Sante - vol. 2 Misc

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