Suggested Reading for Parents

Many of the books listed are available at a public library near you. You may also check at any university library near you.

Books about Montessori:

Montessori: A Modern Approach, Paula Pork Lillard

Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work, E. M. Standing

Books by Maria Montessori:

The Secret of Childhood

From Childhood to Adolescence

To Educate the Human Potential

Books about Parenting:

Raising a Responsible Child: Practical Steps to Successful Family Relationships,
Drs. Don Dinkmeyer & Gary McKay

The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon, David Elkind

Children: The Challenge, Rudolf Dreikurs, M.D.

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, Leo Buscaglia

Sensitive Parenting, Dr. Katherine Kersey

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk,
Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

The Read-Aloud Handbook, Jim Trelease

Discipline That Works, Dr. Thomas Gordon

The Strong-Willed Child, Dr. James Dobson

The New Approach to Discipline: Logical Consequences, Rudolf Dreikurs, M.D.

The Difficult Child, Stanley Tarecki, M.D.

Parent Power: A Commonsense Approach to Parenting in the 90s and Beyond,
John Rosemond