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.