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Suggested Reading for Parents

Suggested Reading for Parents

We are continually looking for books and other resources for parents to help them accompany their children on the school journey Pre-K through high school and beyond.  The attached list of suggested reading is just a beginning and will be added to throughout the school year. 

Grade Levels

Book Title

Author

ALL Grade Levels

How to Raise an Adult

Julie Lythcott-Haiims

ALL Grade Levels

Grit

Angela Duckworth

ALL Grade Levels

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

ALL Grade Levels

Simplicity Parenting

Kim John Payne

ALL Grade Levels

The Whole-Brain Child

Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

ALL Grade Levels

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson

ALL Grade Levels

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal

Donna Jackson Nakazawa

ALL Grade Levels

How to be a Happier Parent

KJ Della'Antonia

Elementary School

10 Mindful Minutes

Goldie Hawn

Middle School

Attack of the Teenage Brain

John Medina

Middle School Through High School

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey

High School

The Overachievers

Alexandra Robbins

High School

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

Frank Bruni

High School

Colleges That Change Lives

Loren Pope

High School

The Gatekeepers

Jacques Steinberg

High School

There Is Life After College

Jeffrey J. Selingo