Pictou County Health Authority and Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Mental Health Resource Partnership

The following materials can be borrowed through any branch of the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Branches are located in New Glasgow, Pictou, River John, Stellarton, Trenton, Westville and Antigonish, with an Outreach site in Monastery. There is also a Books by Mail service for rural residents. Click on the title for more information about the book or to place a hold.

Library membership is free of charge.

These resources have been made possible through the generous donation of the Mental Health Sandbar Endowment. Print the list of books (PDF)

Anger

• The ABCs of Anger: Stories and Activities to Help Children Understand Anger by Ray Ali

• Hot Stones and Funny Bones: Helping Teens Cope with Stress or Anger by Brian Seaward and Linda Bartlett

• Healthy Anger: How to Help Children and Teens Manage Their Anger by Bernard Golden

• Angry Children, Worried Parents: Seven Steps to Help Families Manage Anger by Sam Goldstein, Robert Brooks and Sharon Weiss

• Helping Your Angry Child: Worksheets, Fun Puzzles, and Engaging Games to Help You Communicate Better: A Workbook for You and Your Family by Darlyne Gaynor Nemeth, K.P. Ray and Maydel Morin Schexnayder

• Staying in Control: Anger Management Skills for Parents of Young Adolescents by Michael H. Kellner

• In Control: A Skill-Building Program for Teaching Young Adolescents to Manage Anger by Millicent H. Kellner

Anxiety

• The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal by Paul Foxman

• School Phobia, Panic Attacks, and Anxiety in Children by Marianna Csoti

• Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less: A Family Guide by Sam Goldstein

• Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children by Aureen Pinto Wagner

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner

• A Boy and a Bear: The Children’s Relaxation Book by Lori Lite

• The Anxiety Workbook for Teens by Lisa M. Schab

Videos

• Fighting Their Fears: Child and Youth Anxiety by Melanie Wood

Asperger Syndrome

• Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson and Jessica Kingsley

• The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Completely Revised and Updated: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration by Patricia Romanowski Bashe

• Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens Get Ready for the Real World by Teresa Bolick

Attention Problems

• The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with ADD/ADHD: A Reassuring Guide to Getting the Right Diagnosis, Understanding Treatments, and Helping Your Child Focus by Linda Sonna

• ADD/ADHD Behaviour Change Resource Kit: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder by Grad L. Flick

• Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley

• ADHD and Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Making It Through the Tough Years by Colleen Alexander-Roberts

• How to Reach and Teach Children With ADD/ADHD by Sandra F. Reif

• Cory Stories: A Kid’s Book About Living with ADHD by Jeanne Kraus

• Otto Learns About his Medicine: A Story About Medication for Children with ADHD by Matthew Galvin

• 50 Activities and Games for Kids with ADHD by Patricia O. Quinn

• The Survival Guide for Kids with ADD or ADHD by John F. Taylor

Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder

• A Mind Apart: Understanding Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Peter Szatmari

• Overcoming Autism: Finding the Answers, Strategies, and Hope That Can Transform a Child’s Life by Lynn Kern Koegel and Claire LaZebnik

• Helping Your Child With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Families
  by Stephanie B. Lockshin, Jennifer M Gillis and Raymond G. Romanczyk

Behaviour Problems

• No More Misbehavin’: 38 Difficult Behaviors and How to Stop Them by Michele Borba

• Kids are worth it! Revised Edition: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline by Barbara Coloroso

• The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki

• How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too! by Sal Severe

• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

• Rage, Rebellion & Rudeness: Parenting Teenagers in the New Millennium by G. Scott Wooding

• Backtalk: Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids by Carolyn Crowder

Dating and Sexuality

• What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda Madaras

• What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons by Lynda Madaras

• Puberty Girl by Shushann Moysessian

• Puberty Boy by Shushann Moysessian

• Always My Child: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter by Kevin Jennings

Divorce

• The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing With the Emotions So You and Your Children Can Thrive by Robert E. Emery

• Parents are Forever: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-parents After Divorce
  by Shirley Thomas

• Divorce and New Beginnings: A Complete Guide to Recovery, Solo Parenting, Co-Parenting, and Stepfamilies by Genevieve Clapp

• The Divorce Workbook for Children: Activities That Help Children Cope With Their Parents’ Divorce by Lisa M. Schab

• Divorce Workbook for Teens by Lisa M. Schab

• With My Mom, With My Dad: A Book About Divorce by Maribeth Boelts and Cheri Bladholm

• Don’t Fall Apart on Saturdays! The Children’s Divorce-Survival Book by Adolf Moser

• Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story For Little Kids About Divorce by Sandra Levins

Grief and Bereavement

• What Children Need When They Grieve: The Four Essentials: Routine, Love, Honesty and Security by Julia Wilcox Rathkey

• Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief and Change by Barbara Coloroso

• 25 Things to Do When Grandpa Passes Away, Mom and Dad Get Divorced, or the Dog Dies: Activities to Help Children Heal After a Loss or Change by Laurie A. Kanyer

• Helping Kids Cope When a Loved One is Sick and Preparing to Die by Fairview Health Services

• Teen’s Guide to Coping When a Loved One is Sick and Preparing to Die by Fairview Health Services

Learning Problems

• Why Can’t I Learn Like Everyone Else: Youth with Learning Disabilities by Shirley Brinkerhoff

• Learning Disabilities: The Ultimate Teen Guide by Penny Hutchins Paquette

• Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities by Jane Utley Adelizzi and Diane B. Gross

• Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities by Joan M. Harwell

Living with Disabilities

• Special Kids Need Special Parents: A Resource for Parents of Children with Special Needs by Judith Loseff Lavin

• Reflections From a Different Journey: What Adults With Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew by Stanley Klein

• The Child With Special Needs: Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth by Stanley L. Greenspan

• Life Beyond the Classroom: Transition Strategies for Young People With Disabilities by Paul Wehman

• Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs: Raising the Bar of Expectations by Judy Winter

Mood Problems and Depression

• Recovering from Depression: A Workbook for Teens by Mary Ellen Copeland and Stuart Copans

• If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Dwight L. Evans and Linda Wasmer Andrews

• Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents by Francis Mark Mondimore

• Helping Your Depressed Child : A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents by Martha Underwood Barnard

• Raising Depression-Free Children: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention
  by Kathleen Hockey

• Helping Your Teenager Beat Depression: A Problem -Solving Approach for Families by Katharina Manassis and Anne Marie Levac

Parenting

• Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn

• Scream Free Parenting: Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool by Hal Edward Runkel

• Now I Know why Tigers Eat Their Young: Surviving a New Generation of Teenagers by Peter Marshall

Videos

• Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manager and Let Go Of Your 13-18 Year Olds by Thomas W. Phelan

Teasing and Bullying

• The Bully, The Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School,How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence by Barbara Coloroso

• Dealing With Teasing by Lisa K. Adams

• Girl wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying by Cheryl Dellasega & Charisse Nixon

• Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems by Michael Thompson

• Easing the Teasing: Helping Your Child Cope With Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying by Judy S. Freedman

• Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How to Deal with Bullies by Catherine Depino

Additional Books

• Parenting Children with Health Issues by Foster Cline

• Easy for You to Say: Q&As for Teens Living With Chronic Illness or Disability by Miriam Kaufman

• Brothers and Sisters: a Special Part of Exceptional Families by Peggy Gallagher

• Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Kranowitz

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• Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel

• Zachary’s New Home: A Story For Foster and Adopted Children by Geraldine Blomquist

• All About Adoption: How Families are Made & How Kids Feel About It by Marc Nemiroff

• Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite

• This is How We Became a Family: An Adoption Story by Wayne Willis

• Finding The Right Spot: When Kids Can’t Live With Their Parents by Janice Levy

• Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman

• Autism-Asperger’s & Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond by Jerry Newport

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety by Dawn Huebner

• What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner

• What to Do When You Grumble Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Negativity by Dawn Huebner

• What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger by Dawn Huebner

• What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions by Aureen Pinto Wagner

• When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving and Other Losses by J. W. James

• How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to Do If You Can’t by N. I. Bernstein

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