Dr. Maria T. Arieta, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist, San Rafael, CA, Marin County, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco County, Private Psychotherapy Practice, Resources For Parents

Resources For Parents:

Parents Helping Parents: A non-profit, community-based, parent-directed family resource center. PHP provides lifetime guidance, supports and services to children with any special need, their families and the professionals who serve them.

* http://www.php.com

Children and Nature Network

* childrenandnature.org

Marin Parents Network

* marinparentsnetwork.wordpress.com

Resources for Parents of Young Children on Parenting & Behavior Problems:

* The Explosive Child (Revised & Updated) by Ross Greene, Ph.D.

* SOS Help for Parents: A Practical Guide for Handling Common Everyday Behavior Problems by Lynn 

        Clark, Ph.D.

* 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 by Thomas Phelan

* Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and  

        Respectful Boundaries by Robert MacKenzie, Ed.D.

Resources for Young Children on Bullying:

* Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig

* Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

* Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain

* Bullies to Buddies: How to Turn Your Enemies Into Friends by Izzy Kalman

Resources for Parents of Teenagers:

* Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They're

        Really Saying by Michael Riera

* Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New

        Teenager, Revised and Updated by Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.

* Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers by Michael Riera

Resources for Sibling Rivalry

* Siblings: You're Stuck With Each Other, So Stick Together by James Christ & Elizabeth Verdick

* Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together so You Can Live Too by Adele Faber & 

         Mazlish

* Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry by Dr. Todd Cartmell

* Beyond Sibling Rivarly: How to Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring, and Compassionate by Peter

         Goldenthal, Ph.D.

Resources for Families Coping With Divorce:

Books For Children Ages 4 - 6

* Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Brown & Marc Brown

* Mama and Daddy's Bear's Divorce by Cornelia Maude Spelman

* Two Homes by Claire Masurel

* Standing On My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce by Tamara Schmitz

* It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce by

        Vicki Lansky

Books For Children Ages 7 - 9

* Kids are Non-Divorceable: A Workbook for Divorced Parents and Their Children by Sara Bonkowski

* Through The Eyes of Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce by Janet Johnston, Karen Breunig,           Carla Garrity & Mitchell Baris

* What Can I Do: A Book for Children of Divorce by Danielle Lowry

Books For Children Ages 10 - 14

* How To Survive Your Parents' Divorce: Kids' Advice to Kids by Gayle Kimball

* It's Not the End of the World by Judy Blume

* Will Dad Ever Move Back Home? by Paula Hogan

Books For Adults

* Good Parenting Through Your Divorce by Mary Ellen Hannibal

* What About The Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce by Judith Wallerstein

* Uncommon Sense for Parents With Teenagers by Michael Riera

Kids' Turn: A non-profit organization to help kids and parents through divorce.

* www.kidsturn.org

Resources For Marin Residents:

* Marin County Resources

* Marin Behavioral Health Network of Care

* Healthy Marin

* Marin County Emergency Resources

Private Psychotherapy Practice, Marin and San Francisco Counties

711 D Street, Suite 207, San Rafael, CA 94901 * 1122 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118

415.289.2277 * info@drarieta.com

Dr. Maria T. Arieta, Psy.D.

Licensed Psychologist

Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychotherapy