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Title	Author	Subject	Description	Code
1-2-3 The Toddler Years	Van der Zande	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Caring for a Toddler	IT4
125 Brain Games for Babies	Silberg	Child Development & Activities	Simple games to promote early brain development	RT1
Absorbent Mind, The	Montessori	Child Development	Mostessorian Theory	L2-4
Activities That Teach Family Values	Jackson	School-Age, Child Issues, Behavior & Guidance	Activities to teach values, ages 7 - 15	SA1
Advocates in Action	Robinson, Stark	Business, Child Issues	Guide to influencing policy and practice to the benefit of young children	L2-8
Ages and Stages	Miller	Child Development	Overview of child development, birth to age 8	L1-1, RT1, RT2, RT3, RT4
Baby Manual, The	Levin, Bropson	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Quick reference guide to baby’s first year	L1-1
Baby Minds	Acredolo, Goodwyn	Child Development, Infant/Toddler, Play & Games	Brain building games for babies	L1-2, RT1
Baby Steps	Kopp	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	The "whys" of children’s behavior in the first two years	IT2
Beyond Dolls and Guns	Crawford	Child Issues	101 ways to help children avoid gender bias	L2-4
Building Understanding Together	Waite-Stupiansky	Child Development	Constructivist approach to early childhood education	L2-4
Building Your Baby’s Brain	Dodge, Heroman	Child Development	Suggestions for nurturing brain development	FCC3 (2), L1-2 (2), CCRR (2)
By the Ages	Allen, Marotz	Child Development	Behavior & development of children pre-birth through eight	RT2
Calming Your Fussy Baby, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Step-by-step advice for calming fussy newborns	CCRR, RT1, RT2, RT4
Caring: Supporting Children's Growth	Warren, NAEYC	Behavior, Child Development, Partnering with Parents	Accepting children and parents, self-esteem, separation, growth, stress	L2-3
Child’s Place, A	Shell	Child Issues, Child Care Environment	In-depth look at daycare as it really is (novel style)	SN3
Complete Resource Book for Infants, The	Schiller	Curriculum, Infant/Toddler, Child Care Environment	Over 700 experiences for children from birth to 18 months	FPCP
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs	NAEYC, Bredekamp, Copple	Child Development	Developmentally appropriate practice and guidelines	CCRR, L1-1 (2)
Discipline, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Discipline, Child Development	Unique solutions to helping children become well-behaved and cooperative	CCRR, RT1, RT2, RT4
Don't Let Your Career Hurt Your Kids (cassette tape)	Scoresby	Child Issues, Partnering with Parents	Cassette tape to help parents to successfully adapt between work and home	CCRR
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards	Hirsh-Pasek, et al	Child Development	How children really learn and why they need to play more and memorize less	RT2
Emotional Development of Young Children, The	Hyson	Child Development	Building an emotion-centered curriculum	GE2
Everyone Poops	Gomi	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book for potty training	FCC2
Feeding, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Child Development, Food	Guide to helping parents avoid the most common and frustrating feeding problems for any age	CCRR, RT1, RT2, RT4
Focus On The Children (cassette tapes)	Scoresby	Child Issues, Partnering with Parents	Six cassette tapes for helping parents understand their child's growth	CCRR
Ghosts from the Nursery	Karr-Morse, Wiley	Child Issues	Traces the roots of violence to infancy where trust, empathy, etc. are missing	IT2
Going to the Potty	Rogers	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book on potty training	FCC2, L1-1
Good Going!	Kinnell	Child Issues & Development	Successful potty training for children in child care	FCC2, L1-1
Great Outdoors, The	Rivkin	Play & Games, Child Issues	Urges a restoration of children’s right to play outside	L2-2, CCRR
Guide to Toilet Training	American Academy of Pediatrics	Child Development	Step-by-step guide for ways to encourage progress in toileting	CCRR
Healthy Foundations	Center for Family Life Education	Child Issues	Teacher’s guide to responding to young children’s questions and behaviors regarding sexuality	CCRR
Healthy Sexuality Development	Chrisman, Couchenour, NAEYC	Child Issues & Development	A guide to supporting children’s developing sexuality	CCRR
Helping Children Cope with Divorce	Teyber	Child Issues	Clinical child psychologist's point of view on the importance of stable parenting skills	GE4
Helping Children Understand Divorce and Mom and Dad Break Up	Prestine	Child Issues	Child’s book and adult guide to helping children deal with divorce	L2-6
Irreducible Needs of Children, The	Brazelton, Greenspan	Child Development	What every child must have to grow, learn and flourish	RT1, RT2, RT4
Learning Power of Laughter, The	Silberg	Child Development, Activities, Games	Over 300 playful games, activities and ideas that promote learning with young children	L2-4
Listen to the Children	Zavitkovsky, Baker, NAEYC	Child Issues, Inspirational	Short stories and commentary on children	FCC1
Little Kids, Big Worries	Honig	Children’s Issues & Development	Stress-busting tips for early childhood classrooms	TBP1
Losing a Parent to Death in the Early Years	Lieberman, Compton, Van Horn, Ippen	Behavior & Guidance, Child Issues	Guidelines for the treatment of traumatic bereavement in infancy and early childhood	GE4
Magic Trees of the Mind	Diamond, Hopson	Child Development	How to nurture your child's intelligence, creativity, and healthy emotions from birth through adolescence	RT3
Making it Better: Activities for Children in a Stressful World	Oehlberg	Child Issues & Development	Information on physical and emotional effects of stress on children and activities to help children thrive	L2-6
Moral Child, The	Damon	Behavior & Guidance, Child Development	Nurturing children’s natural moral growth	L2-4
More Infant and Toddler Experiences	Hast, Hollyfield	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Suggestions for interacting with infants and toddlers	IT4
No Biting	Kinnell	Behavior & Guidance, Child Issues	Solutions for biting	IT2, IT4
No More Bedtime Battles	Canter, Canter	Child Issues	Simple solutions to bedtime problems	IT1
On Your Potty!	Miller	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book about going to the potty	L1-1
Once Upon a Potty for Her (video)	Frankel	Child Issues & Development	Children’s video about going to the potty	FCC2
Once Upon a Potty for Him (video)	Frankel	Child Issues & Development	Children’s video about going to the potty	FCC2
Once Upon a Potty: Hers (book)	Frankel	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book about going to the potty	FCC2 (2)
Once Upon a Potty: His (book)	Frankel	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book about going to the potty	FCC2
Play in Practice	Brown, Marchant	Play & Games, Child Development	Case studies in young children’s play	L2-5
Playing for Keeps	Phillips, Early Childhood Consortium	Play, Child Issues	Companion to Play in Practice, supporting young children’s play	CCRR
Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse	Hart-Rossi	Child Issues	Ideas for teaching young children how to resist uncomfortable touch	L2-7
Punished by Rewards	Kohn	Behavior & Guidance, Child Issues & Development	The trouble with gold stars, incentive plans, A’s, praise and other bribes	GE3
Rethinking the Brain	Shore	Child Development	New insights into early development	L1-2
Scaffolding Children’s Learning	Berk, Winsler, NAEYC	Child Development	Vygotsky and early childhood education	FCC3, L2-4
Secure Relationships	Honig, NAEYC	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Nurturing infant/toddler attachment in early care settings	IT2
Separation: Strategies for Helping Two- to Four-Year-Olds	Jervis	Child Issues, Partnering with Parents	Strategies for helping 2 to 4 year olds deal with separation	L1-2, L2-3, GE1
Simple Signing with Young Children	Murray	Child Development	How to make the block area a place for young children to develop cognitively, physically, socially & creatively.	TBP4
Sleep Book for Tired Parents, The	Huntley	Child Issues & Development, Partnering with Parents	Sleep solutions for 3 styles: Family Bed, Cry-it-Out and Teaching in Small Steps	IT4, L2-6
Sleep, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Practical advice for helping children sleep through the night	CCRR, RT1, RT2, RT4
Sleeping Through the Night	Mindell	Child Issues & Development, Partnering with Parents	Helping infants and toddlers sleep through the night	IT1
So This is Normal Too?	Hewitt	Behavior & Guidance, Child Development	Working out developmental issues in young children	L2-3, GE1
Spreading the News	Carter, Curtis	Inspirational, Child Issues	Sharing the stories of early childhood education	L2-8 (2), CCRR
Starting Points	Carnegie Corporation	Child Issues & Development	Meeting the needs of our youngest children	L2-8
Sympathetic Understanding of the Child	Elkind	Child Development	Describes personal, social and intellectual development of children from birth to age 16	CCRR
Teaching Young Children in Violent Times	Levin	Child Issues, Behavior & Guidance	Teaching children appropriate social behavior and conflict resolution	L2-4
To Listen to a Child	Brazelton	Child Development	Understanding the normal problems of growing up	L1-2
Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique for Children and Parents	Mack	Child Issues & Development	A picture book technique for potty training	FCC2, L1-1
Toilet Training and Koko Bear's New Potty	Lansky	Child Issues & Development	A practical guide to daytime and nighttime training; includes a children's book	IT1
Toilet Training, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Child Development	Guide to helping children with successful toileting without fuss and turmoil	CCRR, RT1, RT2, RT4
Touchpoints: Birth to 3	Brazelton	Development, Infant/Toddler	Essential reference for the early years	CCRR
Touchpoints, Birth to Three, 2nd Edition	Brazelton	Child Development	A chronological account of the touchpoints of development	RT1 (2), RT2 (2)
Touchpoints: 3 to 6	Brazelton	Development, Infant/Toddler	Your child's emotional and behavioral development	CCRR, RT4 (2)
Touchpoints Volume 2: The First Month Through The First Year (video)	Brazelton	Development, Infant/Toddler	Video series on parenting	CCRR
Touchpoints Volume 3: One Year Through Toddlerhood (video)	Brazelton	Development, Infant/Toddler	Video series on parenting	CCRR
Touchpoints: Complete Series, Pregnancy Through Toddlerhood (video)	Brazelton	Development, Infant/Toddler	Video series on parenting	RT2
Understanding Sibling Rivalry, The Brazelton Way	Brazelton	Child Development	How to defuse bickering and how to strengthen warm relationships	RT1, RT4
What Happened to the World?	Greenman	Child Issues	A booklet for helping children cope in turbulent times	CCRR
What to Expect the Toddler Years	Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway	Infant/Toddler, Child Development	Comprehensive guide about the second and third years of life	IT1
What Would You Do?	Schwartz	Health & Safety, School-Age, Child Issues	A kid's guide to tricky and sticky situations	FCC3
When Mothers & Fathers Work	Magid, Fleming	Child Issues, Partnering with Parents	Creative ways to succeed with both family and career	CCRR
Who’s Calling the Shots?	Carlsson-Paige, Levin	Child Issues, Behavior & Guidance	How to respond effectively to children’s fascination with war play and war toys	CCRR
Words Can Hurt You	Thomson	Child Issues, Behavior & Guidance	A book on beginning a program of anti-bias education	CCRR
Young Exceptional Children	Division for Early Childhood	Behavior & Guidance, Child Issues	Practical ideas for addressing challenging behaviors	GE4, CCRR
Your Child at Play: Birth to One Year	Segal	Infant/Toddler, Child Development, Play & Games	Infant development info and activity ideas	IT4, L1-2
Your Child at Play: One to Two Years	Segal, Adcock	Infant/Toddler, Child Development, Play & Games	Toddlers exploring daily living, learning, making friends, development and activity ideas	IT4
Your Child at Play: Two to Three Years	Segal, Adcock	Infant/Toddler, Child Development, Play & Games	Growing up, language and the imagination, toddler development and activity ideas	IT4
Your Child at Play: Three to Five Years	Segal, Adcock	Preschool, Play & Games, Child Issues & Development	Preschoolers’ conversation, creativity, cognitive learning, development and activity ideas	L1-1, SR3
Your New Potty	Cole	Child Issues & Development	Children’s book about going to the potty	FCC2

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