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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Here are some books other grandparents, aunts, and uncles have found useful. They may be available at the Maine Kids-Kin Library, your local library or through a bookstore.

Raising Our Children's Children,
by Deborah Doucette-Dudman, c 1996

Grandparents as Parents,
by Sylvie deToledo and Deborah Edler Brown,
c 1999

The Ties That Bind; Parental Substance Abuse and Kinship Care,
by Naomi Weinstein and Marianne Takas, c 2001

Robert Lives with His Grandparents,
by Martha Whitmore Hickman (children's book),
c 1995

1,2,3 Magic; Effective Discipline for
Children 2-12,

by Thomas Phelan (Book and Video), c 1995

"Get out of My Life: But first can can you take me and Cheryl to the mall?": A Parents Guide to the new teenager,
by Anthony Wolf, c 1991

Parenting Teens with Love and Logic,
by Foster Cline and Jim Fay, c 1992

Raising Your Spirited Child; A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, Energetic,
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, c 1991

A Mind At a Time, America's Top Learning Expert Shows How Every Child Can Suceed,
by Mel Levine, c 2002

The Kissing Hand,
By Audrey Penn (children's book), c 1993

Put Yourself In Their Shoes: Understanding Teens with ADHD,
by Harvey Parker, c 1999

Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too,
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, c 2001