Useful Books About Children

One hundred ways to enhance self-concept in the classroom: Handbook for teachers, counsellors, and group leaders (2nd ed.)
Canfield, Jack, and Wells, Harold C.
Needham Heights, Mass: Allyn and Bacon

The games children play
Chapman, Arthur H.
New York: Putnam

Two hugs for survival: Strategies for effective parenting
Minden, Harold A.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart

The needs of children: A personal perspective
Pringle, Mia L.
London, UK: Hutchinson

The secret life of the unborn child
Verny, Thomas R., and Kelly, John.
New York: Summit Books

Child Development

Up the years from one to six
Canada Department of National Health and Welfare, Child and Maternal Division.
Ottawa: Canada Department of National Health and Welfare

Childhood and society
Erikson, Erik H.
New York: Norton

Of children: An introduction to child development
LeFrançoise, Guy R.
Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing

Child Management

Children the challenge
Dreikurs, Rudolph
New York: Hawthorn Books

Coping with children's misbehavior: A parent's guide
Dreikurs, Rudolph
New York: Hawthorn Books

Between parent and child: New solutions to old problems
Ginott, Haim G.
Toronto: Collier-Macmillan Canada

Between parent and teenager
Ginott, Haim G.
New York: Macmillan Co.

Parent effectiveness training: The tested new way to raise responsible children
Gordon, Thomas
New York: Peter H. Wyden

Changing children's behavior
Krumboltz, John D. and Krumboltz, Helen Brandhorst
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall

Family Dynamics

Peoplemaking
Satir, Virginia
Palo alto, California: Science and Behavior Books

Abuse

The battered child
Kempe, C. Henry, and Helfer, Ray E., eds.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Helping the battered child and his family
Kempe, C. Henry, and Helfer, Ray E., eds.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott

Notes

If you feel any references should be listed here, please forward reference information to webmaster@parcyouth.com. The following books are available in most public libraries or popular book stores. If you are a member of the CAS, many resources are available in The Metro CAS library (open between 9am and 5pm weekdays). You may also phone the library at the general CAS number (416)924-4646 to request bibliographies and articles on child welfare issues.