PARENT & STUDENT RESOURCES
FOR ENJOYING THE
MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS
The Roller-Coaster Years
Raising Your Child Through the
Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years
By Charlene C. Giannetti & Margaret
Sagarese. (Broadway Books, 1997).
STICK UP FOR YOURSELF
EVERY KID’S GUIDE TO PERSONAL POWER
AND POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM
By Gershen Kaufman, Ph.D., Lev
Raphael, Ph.D., and Pamela Espeland. (Freespirit Publishing,
1999).
Queen Bees & Wannabes
Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip,
Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence
By Rosalind Wiseman. (Three Rivers
Press 2002).
RAISING CAIN
PROTECTING THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF BOYS
By Dan Kindlon, Ph.D. and Michael
Thompson, Ph.D. (Ballantine Books, 1999).
A FINE YOUNG MAN
WHAT PARENTS, MENTORS AND
EDUCATORS CAN DO TO SHAPE ADOLESCENT BOYS INTO EXCEPTIONAL
MEN
By Michael Gurian. (Tarcher/Putnam,
1998).
Field Guide to THE AMERICAN
TEENAGER
By Joseph DiPrisco, Ph.D. & Michael
Riera, Ph.D. (Perseus Publishing, 2000).
How Rude!
The Teenagers’ Guide to Good
Manners, Proper Behavior and
Not Grossing People Out
By Alex J. Packer, Ph.D. (Free
Spirit Publishing, 1997).
Supporting Our Sons
website dedicated to the development of the whole boy.
www.supportingoursons.org
Girl Power website
sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Resources to
help girls make the most of their lives.
www.girlpower.gov