Books and Resources:

Described/listed here are several resources for parents and care providers who have children with behavior problems. Not all of these will be helpful for every family. Also, reading and trying to follow some of the recommendations in these resources may be difficult for some families. In these situations, working with a psychologist or other trained provider may be best. While both books and web-pages are listed, the books may be the most useful for families for two main reasons. First, and perhaps most important, the books contain information about strategies that have been shown to work through research. Second, they provide more detail about how to use the strategies recommended.

 

 

 

Books:

 

• Parenting that works: Building Skills that Last a Lifetime, by Edward R. Christophersen & Susan L. Mortweet. This book provides practical techniques for preventing and addressing behavior problems. It also provides information about encouraging prosocial behavior in children.

 

• Beyond Discipline: Parenting that Lasts a Lifetime, by Edward R. Christophersen. This book provides information about various parenting strategies for addressing common child-rearing difficulties.

 

• The Incredible Years, by Carolyn Webster-Stratton. This book is oriented toward parents of children ages 3 to 8 and provides practical information for addressing common child rearing challenges.

 

• S.O.S. Help For Parents, by Lynn Clarke. This parent-friendly book talks about practical strategies that parents can use to improve their children’s behavior.

 

• Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, Revised and Updated Edition, by Rex L. Forehand and Nicholas Long. This user-friend book provides a description of an empirically proven six-week program for improving the behavior of children ages 2 to 6.

 

• Your Defiant Child, by Russell Barkley and Christine Benton. This well-written text provides concrete advice with step-by-step instructions on strategies to use with young children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web-pages:

 

• ADHD by the numbers:

  http://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/facts-statistics-infographic

 

• www.webehave.com/behavior.htm. Provides information about tools/resources parents can purchase to assist with improving their children’s behavior.

 

• www.adda-sr.org/BehaviorManagementIndex.htm. On-line handouts that describes basic management strategies for children with behavior problems as well as Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder.