Parenting

Every parent needs help and quick answers from time to time. Here is a list of resources that can be of help to you.

Books

The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success
Brock Eide and Fernette Eide

Angry Children, Worried Parents - Seven Steps to Help Families Manager Anger
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.,Robert Brooks, Ph.D.,, Sharon Weiss, MEd

Wimpy Parents: From Toddler to Teen-How Not to Raise a Brat
Kenneth N. Condrell, Linda Lee Small

The Key to Your Child's Heart
Gary Smalley

Raising Sons and Loving It!
Gary Oliver, Carrie Oliver

Raise Your Child's Social IQ: Stepping Stones to People Skills for Kids
Cathi Cohen

Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success
Marshall P. Duke, Elisabeth A. Martin, Stephen Nowicki Jr.

The Strong-Willed Child
Dr. James C. Dobson

Raising Boys

Dr. James Dobson

Raising Girls

Dr. James Dobson

Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family
Phil McGraw

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Ross W. Greene

Navigating the Social World
Jeanette McAfee, M.D.

How to Really Parent Your Teenager: Raising Balanced Teens in an Unbalanced World
Ross Campbell

Making Choices And Making Friends: The Social Competencies Assets (Adding Asset Series for Kids)
Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick

Knowing And Doing What's Right: The Positive Values Assets (The Free Spirit Adding Assets Series for Kids)
Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick

How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger. Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick

The Myth of the ADD Child - 50 ways to improve your child's behavior and attention span without drugs, labels, or coercion. Author: Thomas Armstrong. This book can be ordered from Amazon.com.

Easy to Love but Hard to Raise. True stories about real parents with challenging kids who have been diagnosed with ADHD, pediatric bipolar disorder, OCD and Autism. A must read for parents who have been made to feel that they are a "bad" parent because of their child's behavior and been told a "good spanking and setting better limits will "cure" the child of their bad behavior. A book to share with family members,teachers, and others who don't understand the rigors of raising a child with disabilities. Edited by Kay Marner and Adrienne Ehlert Bashista

Web Links

HPA: The Alliance for Holistic Family Health and Wellness at hpakids.org for Holistic education and support

Take conrol of your allergy symptoms. Pollen.com is a revolutionary new website that offers up to the minute allergy info and weather forecasts. Get the knowledge you need to reduce the risk of astha by reducing or eliminating allergy triggers. Create your own dashboard, alerts and more to keepup-to-day on on local airborne allergens.

Take Me Home - a voluntary and confidential program offered by the City of Frisco for people who may need special assistance if they are alone or in times of emergency. This kind of assistance may be required if the person is unable to speak or properly identify themselves, or if they become disoriented or act in a manner that could be misinterpreted by first responders.

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Vaccination information from the National Vaccine Information Center. This is a private, non=profit organizations working to improve the safety of vaccines and vaccine policies, and to protect your ability to make informed, decisions. Visit www.NVIC.org and learn how to prevent vaccine reactions and protect vaccine choices.