Guidance Resources
Parent Resources
A middle school parent resource list of recommended reading and informational websites is provided below to keep you informed on how to address the issues relevant to our middle schoolers, particularly internet safety and bullying.
Recommended Reading for Parents
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, Stephen R. Covey(New York: Golden Books, 1997).
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (New York: Avon Books, 1982).
Raising Resilient Children, Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D. (Chicago, Illinois: Contemporary Books, 2001).Parent Effectiveness Training, Dr. Thomas Gordon, (New York: Plume Books, 1975).
Recommended Reading Resource List for Parents from www.pbs.org
The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese :Supported and advised by the National Middle School Association, this is a lively guide to mastering the ups and downs of early adolescence.
Enjoy Your Middle Schooler by Wayne Rice: A guide to the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual changes that middle schoolers go through, with tips on how parents can deal with these changes.
Middle School and the Age of Adjustment: A Guide for Parents by Eileen Bernstein: Advice and practical suggestions that parents can use to help their children deal with common problems that can occur in middle school, written by a school guidance counselor.
Not Much Just Chillin’ By Linda Perlstein: This book chronicles a group of suburban middle schoolers, following five representative kids through the school year as they study, flirt, argue, rollerskate, instant-message and explain what they think and feel, and offers a trail map to the baffling no-man’s-land between child and teen, the time when children don’t want to grow up, and so badly do.
Recommended Reading For Teens
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey, (New York: Fireside Books, 1998).
Life Strategies for Teens, Jay McGraw, (New York: Fireside Books, 2000).
Informative Internet Resources for Middle School Parents
**Focus Adolescent Services-Resources on Teen and Family Issues-Extensive Information on Adolescent Development, Depression, Anxiety, ADD, Eating Disorders, Risky Behaviors and much more http://www.focusas.com/Resources.html
Parenting and Teacher Resource Programs in the Area
The Center for Parents and Teachers
120 Meriam Road,Concord, MA 01742
Fall 2007 Registration pamphlets are available at The Fletcher Library
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