This is a brief list of books that can help families understand their preschool child. They can also help families learn how to support their child’s development. Consider offering these books and online resources in your family resource library.

• Patt & Steve Saso, 7 Parenting Tools to Help Your Child Succeed in School 
• Thomas Phelan, 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 
• Laura Leventhal-Belfer & Cassandra Coe, Asperger Syndrome in Young Children 
• James Dobson, Bringing Up Boys
• Carol S. Kranowitz, The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder 
• Louise Bates Ames, Frances L. Ilg, & Carol Chase Haber, Your Three Year Old (also available for four and five year olds)
• Penelope Leach, Your Baby and Child
• Diane Trister Dodge A Parent’s Guide to Preschool
• Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley, The Social World of Children Learning to Talk 
• Steven & Ruth Bennett, 365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with your Child 
• Oral Deaf Education Organization, Dreams Made Real: Into the Mainstream. A Resource Guide for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
• Rebecca Anne Bailey, Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation 
• Karen Blanchard and Christine Root, Get Ready to Read
• Richard Heyman, How to Say it to Boys
• David J. Wilmes, Parenting for Prevention
• Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell, Parenting from the Inside Out 
• Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer, Raising Happy Kids
• Shelly Vaziri Flais, Raising Twins
• Toni Bickart, Diane Trister Dodge, & Sally Springer, Reading Right from the Start 
• Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers Parenting Book: Helping to Understand your Young Child 
• American Academy of Pediatrics, The Wonder Years
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Baby & Child Health: The Essential Guide from Birth to 11 Years 
• Center for Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, Everyday Ideas for Increasing Young Children’s Social Emotional Development: https://www.ecmhc.org/ideas/
• Reading Rockets, Parent Tips: Reading with Your Child: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-11-languages
• Healthychildren.org; American Academy of Pediatrics, Preschool Growth and Development: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/default.aspx
• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI), Resources: Articles and tools for families to support their child’s social/emotional development: https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Implementation/family.html