Parenting Resources: Books & Websites
Resources
University of Michigan Health System
An Internet guide to information and support for parents
www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild
Birth Network
Meets the third Thursday of each month from 7-9 pm
A non-profit, consumer-advocacy group promoting awareness of the benefits and availability of healthy, normal childbirth through information and support. Meetings cover a range of topics; currently a meeting in Macomb and Oakland counties and in Toledo, Ohio.
http://www.birthnetwork.org
Boot Camp for New Dads
Taught by fathers, this workshop builds pride and confidence in caring for your baby. You’ll learn lots of practical information on parenthood, baby care, becoming a family and supporting the new mom. You’ll even get hands-on experience in holding and comforting a baby with the help of “veteran” dads who bring their baby to class.
http://www.newdads.com/
Fatherhood Classes offered in Michigan:
Ann Arbor
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, (734) 712-5400
Detroit
Sinai-Grace Hospital, (313) 966-3687
Kalamazoo
Bronson Healthcare Group, (616) 341-7521
Niles
Lakeland Medical Center, (616) 983-8531
St. Joseph
Lakeland Regional Health System, (616) 983-8531
Dads Empowered
http:// www.dadsempowered.org
248-646-1445
Dads Empowered is a non-profit organization based in the metro Detroit, Michigan area whose mission is to increase the roles of fathers in the lives of their children. We primarily focus on empowering fathers in intact and blended families, though some of our workshops and discussions are helpful to men in divorce situations. We encourage you to browse our modest corner of cyberspace and learn more about how we can make easier and more fun the most important job a man will ever have.
Depression after Delivery, Inc.
Non-profit organization offers free local support groups for women, partners, and family members. Groups meet regularly at Catholic Social Services (on Packard at Golfside).
For more information, call Melissa Schuster, CSW, ACSW, CCE at (734) 302-0033.
La Leche League of Ann Arbor
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing support, encouragement, information, and education to women who want to breastfeed. On these pages you will find information on the La Leche League groups in the Ann Arbor area, and information about La Leche League International.
Four groups meet in Ann Arbor, one group meets in Chelsea.
Please call:
(734) 332-9080 for a schedule, or visit the website at http://www.hvcn.org/info/lll/
LaMaze Family Center Ann Arbor
2500 Packard Suite 111
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 973-1014
http://www.LamazeFamilyCenter.org/
Local instructors
Classes offered at all local hospitals
- Childbirth classes
- Breastfeeding classes
- Infant Care Classes
- Prenatal yoga
- Sibling classes
- Mother's groups
- Parent-toddler playgroups
- Miscarriage and Newborn loss support groups
Mothering Arts Group
Thursdays 11am-1pm
Free sessions open to all parents of little ones. This is an informal group where you can meet with others to share resources, ideas and support for attachment-style parenting; during the school year there are scheduled topics for each session, selected on members’ suggestions and facilitated by community leaders or the group. Children of all ages welcome.
Held at The Center for the Childbearing Year, 722 Brooks St., Ann Arbor 734-424-0220.
National Womens’ Health Information Center
NWHC provides information on health-related topics of interest to women, their families and friends. NWHIC’s goals are to deliver fast, reliable and accessible health information to women everywhere. You may also speak with a health information specialist at 1-800-994-9662, TDD 1-888-220-5446.
http://www.4women.gov/
Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor
Parent-infant group for babies 6 weeks to crawling
Free group for parents to share in weekly discussions about caring for the very young child, to share resources, and to learn songs and make simple toys in a nurturing environment.
Contact Kendra Kearis at kendrackearis@juno.com for details and times.
Signing Smart Baby Sign Language
Designed for hearing infants and toddlers 6 months-2 years, Signing Smart Uses family-friendly American Sign Language (ASL) signs, children can express themselves months before they can speak! Play, learn, and bond with your baby through engaging songs and activities in our parent-child play classes. Learn to sprinkle signs into everyday life while speeding your child’s spoken language development and strengthening cognition skills.
Find the next available class: www.ssannarbor.com. Evening class available for working families!
Questions? Contact: Kathy Brady, Signing Smart Certified Instructor
(734) 389-3459, kathybrady@signingsmart.com, www.ssannarbor.com
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Books
Anderson, Joan. The Single Mother's Book: A Practical Guide to Managing Your Children, Career, Home, Finances, and Everything Else. Atlanta:Peachtree 1990
Alvino, James. Parents' Guide to Raising a Gifted Child. Boston, MA: Little,Brown and Company, 1985.
Auerbach, Stevanne. The Toychest: A Sourcebook of Toys for Children. Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart Inc, 1986.
Bank Street College of Education. Bank Street Booster: Bank
Street's First Educational Book Guide and Mail Order Catalogue for Teachers and Parents. New York, NY, 1993.
Barret, Nina. I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Comfort, Support, and Advice for New Moms from More than 60 Real-Life Moms. New York, NY:Simon & Schuster, 1990.
Bergstrom, Joan. School's Out. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1990.
Brazelton, T. Berry. Families: Crisis and Caring. New York, NY:Ballantine, 1994
Briggs, Dorothy. Your Childs Self-Esteem. New York, NY:
Doubleday Dolphin Books, 1975.
Brody, Mona and Karlin, Elyse Zorn, and Spier, Daisy. The Complete Baby Checklist: A Total Organizing System for Parents. New York, NY: Anne Cook, 1992
Cline, Foster & Fay, Jim. Parenting with Love and Logic. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press, 1990.
Covey, S.R. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families. New York,NY: Golden Books, 1997.
Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin and Seligman, Milton. Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability. New York, NY: Guilford Press, 1997
Dinkmeyer, D & G.D. McKay. The Parent's Handbook. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service, 1989.
Edelman, M.W. The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children And Yours. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1992.
Engber, A., L. Klungness. The Complete Single Mother. Holbrook,MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1995.
Faber, Adele & Mazlish, Elaine. Siblings Without Rivalry. New York, NY: Avon Books 1987.
Fay, Jim and Foster, Cline. Parenting with Love: Teaching Children Responsibility. Colorado Springs, CO: Pinon Press, 1990.
Ferber, Richard. Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems. New York, NY: Simon and Schuser, Inc, 1985.
Friedrich, Elizabeth & Rowland, Cherry. The Parent's Guide to Raising Twins. New York, NY: St. Martin Press, 1993.
Goldstein, R. Everyday Parenting: The First Five Years. New York, NY:Penguin Books, 1990.
Gookin, Sandra Hardin. Parenting for Dummies. Foster City, CA: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc, 1995.
Greenspan, Stanley. The Challenging Child. Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1995.
Grisanti, M., D. Smith, C. Flatter. Family Living Series Parents' Guide to Understanding Discipline: Children's Television Workshop. New York, NY: Prentice Hall Press, 1990.
Harrington, Diane and Young Laurette. School Savvy: Everything You Need To Know to Guide your Child Through Today's Schools. Noonday Press, 1993
Hayes, Sharon. The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1996
Hewlett, S., C. West. The War Against Parents. New York NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
Hickey, M., S. Salmans. The Working Mother's Guilt Guide. New York:Penguin Books, 1992.
Hirschfield, T., Hirschfield, J. Business Dad-How Good Businessmen Can Make Great Fathers (and Vice Versa). New York, NY: Little,Brown And Company, 1999.
Hrdy, S. Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species. New York and Toronto: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1999.
Hymes, J.L. Early Childhood Education Twenty Years in Review - A Look at 1971-1990. Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1991.
Kimball, Gayle. 50/50 Parenting-Sharing Family Rewards and Responsibilities. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1988.
Kinball, Gayle. The Complete Teen Trip: The Complete Resource Guide. Self Published. 1997.
Kindlon, Dan. Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in An Indulgent Age. Hyperion Books, 2001.
Kohn, Martin F. Family Fare: A Guide to Fun In and Around Michigan Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Free Press, 1988.
Lansky, V. Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book for Parents. New York, NY: Signet,1989.
Lee, Sally. It Worked for Me! Parents Magazine; Gruner + Jahr USA, 1999
Lynch-Fraser, D. The Complete Postpartum Guide. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983.
McCarthy, A.R., P.B. Peart, M.M. Danner. Michigan Parents'
Answer Book: Guiding our Children Into the 21st Century - How to Help Them to Be All They Can Be. Royal Oak, MI: Bridge Communications, 1988.
McCoy, K. Solo Parenting: Your Essential Guide. New York, NY: New American Library, 1987.
McCullough, B.R., S. Walker Monson. 401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
National Cancer Institute. Talk With Your Child About Cancer. Bethesda, MA: National Cancer Institute, 1994.
Pertman, Adam. Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America. New York, New York: Basic Books, 2000.
Polakow, Valerie. Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and their Children in the Other America. Chicago: University of Chicago. 1993.
Quinn, P. The Well-Adjusted Child: How to Nurture the Emotional Health Of Your Child. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1986.
Radl, S. The Mother's Survival Guide. Dallas, TX: Steve Davis Publishing 1991.
Reitzes, F., B. Teitelman. Wonderplay: Interactive and Developmental Games, Crafts and Creative Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1995.
Roker, Al. Don't Make me Stop this Car: Adventures in Fatherhood. New York, NY: First Fireside, 2001.
Sale, June, Kollenberg, Kit, & Melinkoff, Ellen. The Working Parents Handbook. New York, NY: Simon & Shuster, 1996.
Samalin, N. Loving Each One Best: A Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1996.
Samalin, N. Loving Your Child is Not Enough: Positive Discipline That Works. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1987.
Schaefer, C.E.,, M.R. Petronko. Teach Your Baby to Sleep
Through the Night. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1987.
Schrotenboer-Cox, K., J. Solomon Weiss. Pregnancy Over 35. New York, NY:Ballantine, Books, 1985.
Seligman, M.; R. Benjamin Darling. Ordinary Families, Special Children. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 1997.
Shelov, Steven and Ulene, Art. Bringing Out the Best in Your Baby. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.
Smuthy, J.F., K. Veenker, S. Veenker. Your Gifted Child: How to Recognize and Develop the Special Talents In Your Child From Birth To Age Seven. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1991.
Spock, B Dr. Spock on Parenting. New York, NY: Simon &
Schuster, 1988.
U.S. Department of Education. Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention. Washington, DC: US Dept. of Education.
Walker, Sally Yahnke. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids. Library of Congress, 1991.
Whitehead, Barbara D. The Divorce Culture. Self Published. 1996.
Wolf, Naomi. Misconceptions: Truth, Lies and the Unexpected Journey To Motherhood. Doubleday 2001
Wyckoff, J., B.C. Unell. Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking:Practical Solutions to the Most Common Preschool Behavior Problems. New York, NY: Meadowbrook Press, 1984.
Yahnke Walker, S. The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Inc, 1991.
Youcha, G. Minding the Children. New York, NY: Scribner, 1995.
Zorn Karlin, E., D. Spier, M. Brody. The Complete Baby Checklist: A Total Organizing System for Parents. New York, NY: Avon Books, 1992.
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Websites
Students with Children
http://www.studentswithchildren.umich.edu/
Just For Dads: A Guide to Great Sites on Fatherhood
Want to learn more fostering great relationships between dads and kids? Here are online resources that have been carefully evaluated for Parents.com by a team of academic professionals from Tufts University in Medford, Mass.
http://www.fathers.com
National Center on Fathering (NCF)
This user-friendly site promises "insight, information and training to help you become a better father." In addition to sections on dad's humor and fathering tips, this site provides statistics on topics related to fathers and work. In its Research section is a listing of articles and surveys. Especially interesting for working dads: the articles " Tension Faced By Working Fathers " and " Employers Don't Recognize the Strain That Fathers Feel Between the Demands of Family and the Demands of Work "
http://www.childtrends.org
Child Trends
A useful site for families, Child Trends offers a selection of articles giving research and statistical information about fathers. Click " Publications" on the homepage sidebar, then click "Fatherhood" for a listing. Of special interest is "The Meaning of Father Involvement for Children," which describes current thinking about the unique and important roles fathers can play, such as caregiver, role model, and teacher. Most publications are available in PDF format.
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Resources for Parents (see also support groups)
Mfit Resources for Parents of Infants and Toddlers (.pdf)
http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/index.htm
KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.
http://www.afterschool.gov/
Federal resources that support children and youth during out of school hours.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lists recalls and other press releases.
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Fatherhood Initiative.
http://www.fatherhoodproject.org
Jim Levine, of the Families and Work Institute's Fatherhood Project works to help awaken us to the role of the father in the family and the impact of the workplace on that role.
http://www.michigan.gov/fia/1,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
Child and Family Services of Michigan (formerly the Family Independence Agency)
http://www.mi4c.org/
The Michigan 4C Association is a network of local/regional 4C agencies dedicated to improving services and childcare for children and their families.
http://www.michiganschildren.org/
Michigan’s Children is a statewide, multi-issue, independent, broad-based advocacy group which acts as a voice for children
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).
http://www.rackham.umich.edu/StudentInfo/parenting.html
A guide to resources for U-M students with children on everything from child care to dependent care policies to government programs.
http://www.urban.org/
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices. Includes recent publications on child care, teens, working women, etc.
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Support Groups
http://www2.med.umich.edu/cfusion/psychiatry/umdc/resourcesupport.cfm
University of Michigan Health Systems
Washtenaw County Resources/Depression Support Groups
http://www.birthnetwork.org
A non-profit, consumer-advocacy group promoting awareness of the benefits and availability of healthy, normal childbirth through information and support.
http://www.hvcn.org/info/lll/
La Leche League of Ann Arbor
La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing support, encouragement, information, and education to women who want to breastfeed. On these pages you will find information on the La Leche League groups in the Ann Arbor area, and information about La Leche League International.
http://www.lmnetwork.org/
We are Lesbian Moms who are interested in networking in our local community. We want to share information, resources, and advice. We want to know Moms who have children of all ages and who bring different stories. We want our children to know other families like their own. So far we are over 200 local gay families strong.
http://www.wash.k12.mi.us/
Washtenaw Intermediate School District Website which has information on County Special Education County Wide Administrative Support Services. WISD in collaboration with local districts provides administrative support to special education students, their families and staff
Disclaimer: The Work/Life Resource Center does not endorse or represent any resources listed within this website as recommended by the University.
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