RECOMMENDED BOOKS for PARENT RESOURCE
7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Stephen Covey
10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children Steven Vannoy
10 Minute Life Lessons for Kids Jamie Miller
20 Teachable Virtues Barbara C. Unell and Jerry L. Wyckoff
40 Ways to Teach Your Child Values Paul Lewis
101 Films for Character Growth Jane Cushing
101 Ways to Integrate Personal Development into Core Curriculum: Lessons in
Character Education for Grades K-12 Mary Ann Conroy
365 Ways to Love Your Child Caryl Waller Krueger
A Call to Character Colin Greer & Herbert Kohl
Absorbent Mind Maria Montessori
Acts of Kindness Meladee and Hanoch McCarty
All Kids Are Our Kids Peter Benson
As Iron Sharpens Iron: Building Character in a Mentoring Relationship
Howard hendricks
At Risk: Bringing Hope to Hurting Teens Scott Larson
Being Your Best: Character Building for Kids 7-10 Barbara Lewis
Best of Totline Bear Hugs: Positive Activities for Classroom Management,
special Times Throughout the Day, and Building Character (Best of Totlin)
Patty Claycomb
Big Book of Team Building Games: Trust-Building Activities, Team-Spirit
Exercises and Other Fun Things to Do Edward Scannell
Books That Build Character Kilpatrick and Wolfe
Born to Win James and Jongeard
Bringing Reggio Emilia Home: Innovative Approach to Early Childhood
Education Louise Boyd Cadwell, Lella Candini
Bringing Up Moral Children Lynn Scoresby
Building Character Karen Hildebrand
Building Character and Culture Pat Duffy Hutcheon
Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their
Forerunners, 1870-1920 David MacLeod
Building Character in Young People Philip St Romain
Building Character: Tales from Montana (and Other Damn Lies) Dick Hoskins
Building Self-Esteem in Children Patricia Berne, Louis Savary
Character Building: A Guide for Parents and Teachers David Isaacs
Character Building Thought Power Ralph W. Trine
Character Education Activities for K6 Classrooms Sandra Peyser
Character Education Workbook for Judith Hoffman
Character for Champions Charles Sutherland
Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Child
in The Family Maria Montessori
Children Learn What They Live Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris
Children's Book of America William Bennett
Coaching for Character Craig Clifford
Conspiracy of Ignorance Martin Gross
Constructive Classroom Management Epanchin, Townsend, and Stoddard
Courage: Building the Character of a Champion Edwin Louis Cole, Edward C.
Cole
Courage to Raise Good Men Olga Silverstein and Beth Rashbaum
Curriculum of Love Morgan Simone Daleo
Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years Armin A. Brott
The New Dare To Discipline Dr. James Dobson
Developing Child Elizabeth Murphy
Dharma Family Treasures Sandy Eastoak
Discovery of the Child Maria Montessori
Don't Sweat The Small Stuff with Your Family Richard Carlson
Echo Stories for Children: Celebrating Saints and Seasons in Word and
Action Page McKean Zyromski
Educating Hearts and Minds Mary Williams and Edward DeRoche
Education for Character Thomas Lickona
Education of Character: Lessons for Beginners Will Keim
Endangered Minds Jane Healy
Essence of Parenting Anne Johnson and Vic Goodman
Fascinating Science Experiments George Barr
Fifty Seven Saints Daughters of Saint Paul
Five Languages of Children Gray Chapman & Ross Campbell
From Grandma With Love: A Legacy of Values: A Collection of Character-
Building Stories from Real Grandmothers Toni Thomas
Fun Projects For Hands on Character Building Rick and Marilyn Boyer Games
for Success: Developing Children’s Character Through Recreational Play
Steven A. Henkel
Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids Suzette Haen Elgin
Golden Legend Jacobus de Voragine
Golden Rules Wayne Dosick
Growing Good Kids Deb Delisle and Jim Delisle
Heroes Don’t Just Happen: Biographies of Overcoming Bias and Building
Character in Sports (Series) Corinne J. Naden, Rose Blue
Hey! Listen to This Jim Trelease
How to Change a Rotten Attitude: A Manual for Building Virtue and Character
in Middle and High School Students Michael C. Loehrer
How To Book of Teen Self Discovery: Helping Teens Find Balance, Security and
Esteem Doc Lew Childre
How to Develop Self-Esteem in Your Child: 6 Vital Ingredients Betties
Youngs
How To Raise a Child with a High EQ Lawrence E. Shapiro
Indigo Children Lee Carroll and Jan Tober
Jewish Family & Life Abramowitz & Rabbi Susan
Kids Online Donna Rice Hughes
Kids, Money and Values Patricia Schiff Estess and Irving Barocas Kids ‘N
Values John Flanagan
Kundalini Yoga for the West: A Foundation for Character Building Courage and
Awareness Swami Sivananda Radha
Learning About Honesty Through the Life of Abraham Lincoln (A Character
Building Book) Kiki Mosher
Learning Gap Harold Stevenson and James Stigler
Like a Fish in Water: Yoga for Children Isabelle Koch Buy the Book
Little Kinder Than Necessary: A Collection of Character-Building Secrets
Beth Strong Taber
Look at the Child: An Expression of Maria Montessori’s Insights Maria
Montessori
Making the Body Brain Connection: A Playful Guide to Releasing Physical,
Mental and Emotional, Blocks to Success Sharon Promislow, Cathrine, Levan
Manipulative Child E.W. Swihart and Patrick
Meditating With Children Deborah Rozman
Montessori for the New Millennium: Practical Guidance on the Teaching and
Education of Children of All Ages, Based on a Rediscovery of the True
Principles Ronald Lubienski Wentworth
Moral Development and Character Education: A Dialogue Larry Nucci Moral
Intelligence of Children Robert Cole
Moral of the Story: Folktales for Character Development Bobby and Sherry
Norfolk
My Character Growth Journal for Primary Grades Rudolfo S. Bernardo Native
American Wisdom Kent Nerburn and Louise Mengelkoch
Nurturing Spirituality in Children Peggy Jenkins
Nurturing Your Baby’s Soul Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Joyce Bennett,editor
Oma’s Character Building Stories Oma Ellis, Rita Dawson
Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent David Spangler
Parenting the Enlightened Child Alyce Soden
Parenting Manual: How to close and Prevent Communication Gaps at Any Age
Through Common Sense and Intuitive Understanding Doc Lew Childre Parenting
with Purpose; Tools for Building Your Children’s Character Tim
Kimmel
Passages Gail Sheehy
Philosophy of Childhood Gareth B. Matthews
Playwise: 365 Fun-Filled Activities for Building Character, Conscience, and
Emotional Intelligence in Children Denise Chapman Weston
Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem Through Sports Jim
Thompson
Positive Discipline For Preschoolers Jane Nelsen, Roslyn Duffy, Cheryl
Ewrin
Positive Time-Out; And Over 50 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles in the Home and
Classroom Jane Nelsen
Proud to be Good! Character-Building Color Me/Activity Book Sherrie
Keshner
Put Yourself In Their Shoes Barbara Meltz
Raising Self-Reliant Children Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelsen
Redirecting Children's Behavior Kathryn J. Kvols
Rediscovering American Values Dick DeVos
Religious Potential of the Child Sofia Cavalletti
Saints of the Seasons for Children Ethel Pochocki Marbach
Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children From the National Assault on
Innocence Michael Medved and Diane Medved
Scrapbooking As a Learning Tool With Focus on Character Education Jill
Haglond, Jill Haglund
Searching for Treasure: A Guide to Wisdom & Character Development Marty
Elwell
Secret of Character Building John B. Demotte
Secret of Childhood Maria Montessori
Seven Worst Things Parents Do John C. Friel, PhD., Linda D.
Smart Moves Carla Hannaford
Stories for the Family's Heart Alice Gray
Studies in Character Building Ella Easton Kellogg
Teaching Children To Love: 80 Games & Fun Activities for Raising Balanced
Children in Unbalanced Times Doc Lew Childre
Teaching Your Children Values Linda and Richard Eyre
Tending the Heart of Virtue Vigen Guroian
To Learn with Love; A Companion for Suzuki Parents William and Constance
Starr
Values Book Pam Schiller and Tamera Bryant
Ways of Indian Wisdom: Stories Teresa Pijoan, Teresa Vanetten What Do You
Stand For? A Kid’s Guide to Building Character Barbara Lewis
What Really Matters at Home: Eight Crucial Elements for Building Character
in Your Family John Yates, Susan Yates
What Stories Does My Son Need: A Guide to Books and Movies that Build
Character Michael Gurian
Winning Out, A Book for Young People on Character Building by Habit Forming
Orison Swett Marden
Wonderful Ways to Love a Child Judy Ford
Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen Judy Ford
Words of Wisdom: Character Building Family Values for Your Refrigerator
Door Dan Taddeo
Your Child at Play: Five to Eight Years: Problem-Solving, Relationships, and
Going to School Marilyn Segal
Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from
Birth to Adolescence Jane Healy
Your Child's Self-Esteem Dorothy Corkill Briggs