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Resources

Fathering Resources

Books On Fathering

The list below of parenting books for fathers was compiled by local Centre County fathering advocate, Mick Trombley.

Book Title

Author

Every Child Can Succeed

Cynthia Ulrich Tobias

Iron John

Robert Bly

Working Fathers

James A. Levine & Todd L. Pattinsky

Celebrating Fathers

Teri Williams

101 Secrets a Good Dad Knows

Walter Browder & Sue Ellia Browder

The Father Book

Dr. Frank Minerth, Dr. Brian Newman & Dr. Paul Warren

A Perfect Father’s Day

Eve Bunting

How to Double Your Child’s Grades in School

Eugene M. Schwartz

Dear Dad

Doug Webster

The Fatherhood Movement – A Call to Action

Edited by Wade horn, David Blankenhorn Mitchell Pearlstein

Chicken Soup for the Father’s Soul

Jack Canfield Mark Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly

Do you Know Where Your Children Are?

John Benton

Kid Think

Dr. Wm. Lee Carter

Living Beyond Regrets

Guy Rice Doud

Family Cycles

Dr. Wm. Lee Carter

Father to Son

Harry H. Harrison, Jr.

How to Be Dad

Mick Kelsh

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Stephen R. Covey

World Proofing your Kids

Lael F. Arrington

Disciplines of a Godly Man

R. Kent Hughes

How to be Your Little Man’s Dad

Dan Bolin & Ken Sutterfield

How to be your Wife’s Best Friend

Dan Bolin & John Trent, PhD

Those Who Can Teach

Lorraine Glennon and Mary Mohler

Self-Esteem

Jack Kuhatschek

When Your Child is 6 to 12

John m. Drescher

Girls! Helping Your Little Girl Become an Extraordinary Woman

William & Kathryn Beausay

Those Who Can Coach

Lorraine Glennon & Roy Leavitt

Beyond Work-Family Balance

Rhona Rapoport, Lotte Bailyn, Joyce Fletcher, Bettye Pruitt

101 Secrets a Good Dad Knows

Walter Browder and Sue Ellin Browder

God’s Best for a Father’s Success

Countryman

Life’s Little Tribute Book for Fathers

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

1001 Ways to Say I Love You

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Fatherhood Movement

Horn, Blankenhorn, and Pearlstein

The Father Factor in Fatherhood

Eberly

Family Math

JeanStenmark, Viginia Thompson & Ruth Cossey

Smart Couples Finish Rich

David Bach

The Father’s Almanac

S. Adams Sullivan

Dad’s Little Instruction Book

Annie Pigeon

Develop Your Child’s Values

Cheri Fuller

Endangered

Johann Christoph Arnold

Wild at Heart

John Eldredge

Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul

Jack Canfield, Mark Hansen Kimberly Kirberger, Raymond Aaron

How to Say It To Your Kids

Dr. Paul Coleman

When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough

Dr. Kevin Leman

Unlocking Your Child’s Learning Potential

Cheri Fuller

Children Learn What They Live

Dorothy Law Nolte

From One Child To Two

Judy Dunn

Fathers Are Forever

Dr. Criswell Freeman

Raising A Daughter

Jeanne Elium & Don Elium

Dear Young Friend

Stanley Weintraub & Rodelle Weintraub

Dad’s Diary

Ron Rose

The 7 Worst Things Parents Do

John C. Friel, Ph.D, Linda D. Friel, M.A.

Father Figure

Richard Peck

I Refuse to Raise a Brat

Marilu Henner

Up to No Good

Ed. Kitty Harmon

For Grandfathers (2)

Ken Canfield

Parenting Isn’t For Cowards

Dr. James C. Dobson

Don’t Make Me Stop This Car!

Al Roker

Fatherless America

David Blankenhorn

10 Principles for Spiritual Parenting

Mimi Doe w/ Marsha Walch, Ph.D.

Preschool and Your Child

Diana Townsend-Butterworth

Fathers and Daughters

Diana Gabaldon, Eilenn Goudge, Faye Kellerman

The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents

Deepak Chopra

101 Ways to Be a Special Dad

Vicki Lansky

A Father’s Legacy

Work Publishing

What a Difference a Daddy Makes

Dr. Kevin Leman

Catholic Preschooler

Good Catholic Books

Business Dad

Tom Hishchfeld

She Calls Me Daddy

Robert Wolgemuth

God’s Little Lessons on Life for Dad

Honor Books

The 7 Secrets of Effective Fathers

Ken R. Canfield, Ph.D.

Your Child and Self-Esteem

Parent Club

365 Bible Promises for Busy Dads

Ken R. Canfield

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love

Richard Carlson, and Kristin Carlson

Helping Your Child Succeed Public School

Cheri Fuller

For Dads of Adolescents

Ken Canfield

For Dads of Pre-Schoolers

Ken Canfield

For Dads of Young Adults

Ken Canfield

For Dads of Infants

Ken Canfield

For Dads of School-Age Kids

Ken Canfield

101 Secrets a Good Dad Knows, Walter Browder and Sue Ellen Browder. How to skip a rock, how to photograph lightning, how to carve a whistle, and other tricks of the trade.

Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family, James Levine and Todd L. Pittinsky.

Cliques: 8 Steps to help your Child Survive the Social Jungle, Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese. Focuses on the traumatic effects caused by cliques in schools and an innovative program to turn around the culture of cruelty that tormentsmany students.

Part-Time Parent: Learning to Live Without Full Custody, Carolyn Pogue. Thestories of 20 men and women who become non-custodial parents.

The Single Father: A Dad’s Guide to Parenting Without a Partner, Armin Brott. Gives single dads the knowledge, skills and support to be actively involved.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Caring for Your School Age Child Ages 5 – 12, Edward L. Schor, M.D. A complete and authoritative guide to caring for your child.