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Mental Health
Thanks to a generous grant from Nova Scotia Mental Health, the Library is pleased to offer over 240 books and DVDs on a variety of topics.
Nutrition
- Teens/Older
ABANDONMENT
Fatherless daughters: turning the pain of loss into the power of forgiveness By Pamela Thomas
Runaway husbands: the abandoned wife's guide to recovery and renewal By Vikki Stark
ADDICTIONS
Bigger than life (DVD) By James Mason
ADHD
ADHD effect on marriage: understand and rebuild your relationship in six steps By Melissa Orlov
Does everyone have ADHD?: a teen's guide to diagnosis and treatment By Christine Petersen
Helping kids and teens with ADHD in school: a workbook for classroom support and managing transitions By Joanne Steer
My friend has ADHD By Amanada Doering Tourville
Frontline: the medicated child (DVD)
Navigating the ADHD treatment maze for teens and preteens: volume 1; handbook for parents By Emily Kay
Science of ADHD By Chris Chandler
Taking charge of adult ADHD By Russell Barkley
AGING
Health matters: what you need to know about Alzheimer's, cancer, depression and obesity (DVD)
Longevity prescription By M. Butler
100 simple things you can do to prevent Alzheimer's and age-related memory loss By Jean Carper
Emotional survival guide for caregivers: looking after yourself and your family while helping an aging parent By Barry Jacobs
AUTISM
New social story book By Carol Gray
Parallel play By Tim Page
Everyday advocate By Areva Martin
Best kind of different By Shonda Schilling
Age of Autism By Don Olmstead
Autism answer book By William Stillman
Autism book: what every parent needs to know about early detection, treatment, recovery and prevention By Robert Sears
Autism encyclopedia: the complete guide to autism spectrum disorders By Amanda Boutot.
Autism handbook for parents: facts and strategies By Janice Janzen
Autism? Asperger's? ADHD? ADD? A parent's roadmap to understanding and support By Diane Drake Burns
Everything parent's guide to children with Asperger's syndrome By William Stillman
Life at the edge and beyond : living with ADHD asperger's syndrome By Jan Greenman
Not my boy By Rodney Peete
Practical guide to autism: what every parent. Family member and teacher needs to know By Fred Vilkmar
Success strategies for teaching kids with autism By Wendy Ashcroft
My brother Charlie By Ryan Elizabeth Peete
Take control of Asperger's syndrome By Janet Price
What your doctor may not tell you about ™ children's vaccinations By Stephanie Cave
BEHAVIOR
Everybody feels … angry By Jane Bingham
Everybody feels … happy By Jane Bingham
Everybody feels … sad By Jane Bingham
Everybody feels … scared By Jane Bingham
Calm and compassionate children By Susan Dermond
Childhood unbound: saving our kids' best selves…confident parenting in a world of change By Ron Taffel
Explosive child By Ross Greene
Good manners for today's kids: teaching your child the right things to say and do By Bob Barnes
Growing grateful kids: teaching them to appreciate an extraordinary God in ordinary places By Susie Larson
Idle parent By Tom Hodgkinson
Kazdin method for parenting the defiant child: with no pills, no therapy, no contest of wills By Alan Kazdin
Liking the child you love: build a better relationship with your kids -- even when they're driving you crazy By Jeffrey Bernstein
Listening to children (DVD)
Manners please! By John Burstein
Place of our own: Behavior and emotions (DVD)
Raise your kids without raising your voice By Sarah Radcliffe
Happy families: a parent's guide to non-violent resistance approach By David Aldridge
Non-violent resistance approach with children in distress: a guide for parents and professionals By Carmelite Avraham-Krehwinkel
Parenting a child who has intense emotions: dialectical behavior therapy skills to help your child regulate emotional outbursts and aggressive behaviors By Pat Harvey
Parenting without power struggles: raising joyful, resilient kids while staying cool, calm and connected By Susan Stiffelman
Parents we mean to be: how well intentioned adults undermine children's moral and emotional development By Richard Weissbourd
What your explosive child is trying to tell you: discovering the pathway from symptoms to solutions By Douglas Riley
BULLYING
I said no! Refusal skills By Slim Goodbody
Can we be friends? Buddy-building strategies By Slim Goodbody
Can we get along? Dealing with differences By Slim Goodbody
Henry and the bully By Nancy Carlson
DEALING WITH LOSS--Death
Buddha's way of happiness: healing sorrow, transforming negative emotion, and finding well-being in the present moment By Thomas Bien
Gratitude in grief: finding daily joy and a life of purpose following the death of my son By Kelly Buckley
Heideggeer and a hippo walk through those pearly gates: using philosophy (and jokes!) to explore life, death, the afterlife, and everything inbetween By Thomas Cathcart
Imperfect endings: a daughter's tale of life and death By Zoe Fitzgerald Carter
I will carry you: the sacred dance of grief and joy By Angie Smith
Last acts: discovering possibility and opportunity at the end of life By David Cassarett
Nothing was the same, a memoir By Kay Redfield Jamison
Other side of sadness: what the new science of bereavement tells us about life after loss By George Bonanno
Truth about grief: the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss By Ruth Davis Konigsberg
Whole death catalog: a lively guide to the bitter end By Harold Schecter
DIVORCE
Clean break: how to divorce with dignity and move on with your life By Karen Stewart
Divorced child: strengthening your family through the first three years of separation By Joseph Nowinski
Getting naked again: dating, romance, sex and love when you've been divorced, widowed, dumped or distracted By Judith Sills
Happily ever after marriage: there's nothing like a divorce to clear the mind By Sarah Hampson
Kids and divorce; for better or for worse (DVD)
Kids first: what kids want grownups to know about separation and divorce By Kids First Centre
Slow love: how I got knocked off the fast track, put on my pajamas for a year and found happiness By Dominique Browning
Surviving your divorce: a guide to Canadian family law By Michael G. Cochrane
DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR & PERSONALITY DISORDER
Essential family guide to borderline personality disorder: new tools and techniques to stop walking on eggshells By Randi Kreger
Stop walking on eggshells: taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder By Paul Mason
100 questions and answers about your child's depression or bipolar disorder By Linda Chokroverty
Facing bipolar: the young adult's guide to dealing with bipolar disorder By Russ Federman
Are you sad little bear? By Rachel Rivett
Beyond blue: surviving depression and anxiety and making the most of bad genes By Therese Borchard
Depression 101: a practical guide to treatments, self-help strategies and preventing relapse By John D. Preston
Men get depression dvd
Undoing depression: what therapy doesn't teach you and medication can't give you By Richard O’Connor
Women conquering depression: how to gain control of eating, drinking and over thinking and embrace a healthier life By Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
EARLY YEARS
Bedtime: toddler tool By Elizabeth Verdick
Double duty: the parent's guide to raising twins By Christina Tinglof
Healthy sleep habits, happy twins: a step-by-step program for sleep training your multiples By Marc Weissbluth
Heaven on earth: a handbook for parents of young children By Sharifa Oppenheimer
Knack raising your toddler: a complete illustrated guide from first steps to preschool By Marsha Greenberg
Nobody ever told me (or my mother) that!: everything from bottles and breathing to healthy speech development By Diane Bahr
Parenting the strong willed child: the clinically proven five week program for parents of two to six year olds By Rex Forehand
Philosophical baby: what children's minds tell us about truth, love and the meaning of life By Alison Gopnik
Preemie primier: a complete guide for parents of premature babies… from birth through the toddler years and beyond By Jennifer Gunter
Stop second-guessing yourself...the toddler years: a field-tested guide to confident parenting By Jen Singer
EATING DISORDERS
Biting anorexia: a firsthand account of an internal war By Luch Howard-Taylor
Brave girl eating By Harriet Brown
FOR MOMS & DADS
dadcando: build, make, do…the best way to spend time with your kids By Chris Barnardo
Fathering through sport and leisure By Tess Kay
Love him, love his kids: the stepmother's guide to surviving and thriving in a blended family By Stan Wenck
Organized mom: simplify life for you and your baby, one step at a time By Stacey Crew
Package deal: my (not-so) glamorous transition from single gal to instant mom By Izzy Rose
Raising great kids on your own: a guide and companion for every single parent By David Frisbie
Smart parenting during and after divorce By Peter Favaro
Smart stepmom: practical steps to help you thrive By Ron L. Dean
To raise happy kids, put your marriage first By David Code
Dating for dads: the single father's guide to dating well without parenting poorly By Ellie Slott Fisher
Partnership parenting: how men and women parent differently--why it helps your kids and can strengthen your marriage By Marsha Pruett
GENERAL
Canadian family law By Malcolm Kronby
Do one green thing: saving the earth through simple everyday choices By Mindy Pennybacker
Secret life of the brain By Restak
A place for everything By Sean Covey
Stay healthy at every age: what your doctor wants you to know By Shantanu Nundy
Your brain after chemo: a practical guide to lifting the fog and getting back your focus By Dan Silverman
Menopause matters By Julia Edelman
LEARNING CHALLENGES
Misunderstood minds (DVD)
Adolescent and adult neuro-diversity handbook: Aperger's syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and related conditions By Sarah Hendricx
Cup of comfort for parents of children with special needs : stories that celebrate the differences in our extraordinary kids By Colleen Sell
Different learners: identifying, preventing and treating your child's learning problems By Jane M. Healy
Fun with messy play: ideas and activities for children with special needs By Tracey Beckerleg
Getting ahead: reading and writing (DVD)
Grand parenting a child with special needs By Charlotte E. Thompson
Healing young brains: the neurofeedback solution By Robert Hill
Incredible five point scale: assisting students with autism spectrum disorders in understandiing social interactions and controlling their emotional responses By Kari Dunn Buron.
Knack raising a preschooler: a complete guide to preparing your child for the classroom...ages 3 to 5 By Robin McClure
Lost at school: why our kids with behavioral challenges are falling through the racks and how we can help them By Ross Greene
My friend has dyslexia By Amanda Doering Tourville
Raising confident readers: how to teach your child to read and write…from baby to age 7 By J. Richard Gentry
Social skills picture book: teaching communication, play and emotion By Jed Barker
Social skills picture book: for high school and beyond By Jed Barker
Amazing minds By Jan Faull
Meet the teacher By Betty Borowski
Place of our own: early academics (DVD)
Place of our own: special needs (DVD)
Raising a left-brain child in a right-brain world: strategies for helping bright, quirky, socially awkward children to thrive at home and at school By Katherine Beals
Shut up about your perfect kid: a survival guide for ordinary parents of special children By Gina Gallagher
Special mother: getting through the early days of a child’s diagnosis of learning disabilities and related disorders By Anne Ford
NUTRITION
Baby's table By Brenda Bradshaw
Heart healthy foods for life By Leslie Beck
How to feed your whole family a healthy, balanced diet By Gill Holcombe
100 healthiest foods to eat during pregnancy: the surprising unbiased truth about foods you should eat during pregnancy but probably aren't By Jonny Bowden
New whole foods encyclopedia By Rebecca Wood
Baby love: healthy, easy, delicious meals for your baby and toddler By Geoff Tracy
Place of our own: health and nutrition (DVD)
PARENTING
20 things adoptive parents need to succeed By Sherrie Eldridge
Am I a normal parent? Expert advice, parenting tips and the reassurance you've been looking for By Sara Dimerman
Attached at the heart: 8 proven parenting principles for raising connected and compassionate children By Barbara Nicholson
Attachment connections: parenting a secure & confident child using the science of attachment By Ruth Newton
Attachment parenting: development connections and healing children By Arthur Becker-Weidman
Big book of parenting solutions: 101 answers to your everyday challenges and wildest worries By Michele Borba
Day phonics kicked in: Baby Blues goes back to school By Jerry Scott
Green guide families: the complete reference for eco-friendly parents By Catherine Zandonella
Green hour: a daily dose of nature for happier, healthier, smarter kids By Todd Christopher
Leader in me: how schools and parents around the world are inspiring greatness, one child at a time By Sean Covey
Natural disorder of things: Baby Blues scrapbook 25 By Jerry Scott
Nightly business report: kids and cash (DVD)
Outdoor parents, outdoor kids: a guide to getting your kids active in the great outdoors By Eugene Buchanan
Parental advisory manual By Natasha Desborough
Raising children who soar By Susan Davis
Simplicity parenting: using the extraordinary power of less to raise calmer, happier and more secure kids By Kim John Payne
Smart parent's guide: getting your kids through checkups, illnesses and accidents By Jennifer Trachtenberg
Unfun parent: keeping your kids safe online. By Ian Lurie
We were here first: Baby Blues looks at couplehood with kids By Rick Kirkman
When I grow up By Sean Covey
World needs your kid: how to raise children who care and contribute By Craig Keilburger
X-Treme parenting By Jerry Scott
You raising your child By Michael F. Roisen
Your kids are your own fault By Larry Winget
RAISING BOYS, GIRLS & SIBLINGS
Boys adrift: the five factors driving the growing epidemic of unmotivated boys and underachieving young men By Leonard Sax
Boys should be boys: 7 secrets to raising healthy sons By Meg Meeker
Bringing up girls: practical advice and encouragement for those shaping the next generation of women By James C. Dobson
Big brother now: a story about ME and our new baby By Annette Sheldon
Girls on the edge: four factors driving the new crisis for girls-sexual identity, the cyber bubble, obsessions, environmental twins By Leonard Sax
Wild things: the art of nurturing boys By Stephen James
RELATIONSHIPS
For better By Tara Parker-Pope
In good times and bad: strengthening your relationship when the going gets tough and the money gets tight By M. Gary Neuman
SELF-ESTEEM
What should I do ? Making good decisions By Slim Goodbody
Stepping out of line: lessons for women who want it their way…in life, in love, and at work By Neil Merlino
Operation beautiful By Caitlin Boyle
Shadow effect By Deepak Chopra
God never blinks: 50 lessons for life's little detours By Regina Brett
Exactly as I am By Shaun Robinson
Cupcake By Charise Harper
Art of confident living: 10 practices for taking charge of your life By Bryan Robinson
Always change a losing game By David Posen
Be yourself, everyone else is taken By Mike Robbins
Beautiful Me By Tamara Orr
Healing your emotional self: a powerful program to help you raise your self-esteem, quiet your inner critic, and overcome your shame By Beverley Engel
Nice girl syndrome: stop being manipulated and abused…and start standing up for yourself By Beverley Engel
Rock what you've got: secrets to loving your inner and outer beauty By Katherine Schwarzenegger
Self-esteem trap By Polly Young-Eisendrath
What is your self-worth? A woman's guide to validation By Cheryl Saban
You say more than you think: use the new body language to get what you want By Janine Driver
SEXUALITY
In our mothers house By Patricia Polacco
Talking to your kids about sex from toddlers to preteens By Lauri Berkenkamp
SPIRITUALITY
Return to the sacred: ancient pathways to spiritual awakening By Jonathan Ellerby
STRESS
Post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: a guide to healing, recovery and growth By Glenn Schiraldi
Trauma through a child's eyes: awakening the ordinary miracle of healing By Peter A. Levine
Mindfulness for dummies By Shamash Alidina
This emotional life (DVD)
Let your body win By Jacquelyn Ferguson
15 minute heart cure: the natural way to release stress and heal your heart in just minutes a day By John N. Kennedy
Face it: looking and feeling great matters at any age By Vivian Diller
Good teen: rescuing adolescence from the myths of the storm and stress years By Richard Lerner
Happiness prescription (DVD) By Deepak Chopra
Laughter, tears, silence : expressive meditations to calm your mind and open your heart By Pragito Dove
Love your life: living happy, healthy and whole By Victoria Osteen
Mindful child: how to help your kid manage stress and become happier, kinder and more compassionate By Susan Greenland
Mindful path through worry and rumination: letting go of anxious and depressive thoughts By Sameet Kumar
Myth of stress: where stress really comes from and how to live a happier and healthier life By Andrew Bernstein
Not so fast: slow down solutions for frenzied families By Ann Kroeker
Past tense-healthy ways to manage stress By John Burstein
Power of the five elements: the Chinese medicine path to healthy aging and stress resistance By Charles Moss
Present perfect: a mindful approach to letting go of perfectionism and the need for control By Pavel Somov
Revive: stop feeling spent and start living again By Frank Lipman
Rewire your brain: think your way to a better life By John B. Arden
Roadmap to 100: the breakthrough science of living a long and healthy life By Randall Stickrod
Secret language of your body: the essential guide to health and wellness By Inna Segal
Stress less, live more By Richard Blonna
Surviving the holidays with Lewis Black By Lewis Black
Transcend: nine steps to living well forever By Ray Kurzweil
Under pressure: putting the child back in childhood By Carl Honore
Venus on fire, mars on ice: hormonal balance, the key to life, love and energy By John Gray
Why meditate: working with thoughts and emotions By Mattieu Ricard
Yoga for anxiety: meditations and practices for calming the body and mind By May NurrieStearns
TEENS
Helping teens who cut: understanding and ending self-injury By Michael Hollander
Teen owner's manual : operating instructions, trouble-shooting tips, and advice on adolescent maintenance By Sarah Jordan
Teen years explained: a guide to healthy adolescent development By Clea McNeely
Triple bind: saving our teenage girls from today's pressures and conflicting expectations By Stephen Hinshaw
Emotional survival guide for caregivers: looking after yourself and your family while helping an aging parent By Barry Jacobs
TEENS/OLDER
Happiest kid on campus: a parent's guide to the very best college experience (for you and your child) By Harlan Cohen
How to raise your adult children: because big kids have even bigger problems By Gail Parent
iConnected parent: staying close to your kids in college and beyond while letting them grow up By Barbara Hofer
Parenting preteens with a purpose: navigating the middle years By Kate Thomsen
Steps to independence: teaching everyday skills to children By Bruce L. Baker
Bigger than life (DVD) By James Mason