High School Preparation

Parents: Ten Tips to help prepare Students for high school

Reading

How to encourage kids to read
Gifted readers and other topics on Ericec.org
When kids hate to read
How children get to grips with literacy and the role parents play
 

Physical activity

Sports and Recreation

Children and television

Children and television: top ten tips for parents                                                                            Making concentration a habit

Boys and literacy

Boys gender and schooling
Boys and books: literacy and the lives of young men                                                                         

Boys Literacy & Reading:
Talk by Glyn Parry 2 April, 2003
P.L. Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College , Western Australia
Rosemary K Horton Teacher Librarian

Parenting books in College Library

Babies & Toddler Taming  by Christopher Green.  649.122 GRE
Toddlerwise; Babywise; Childwise; Preteen wise; Teen wise.  Series  by Gary Ezzo.  649.122 EZZ
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers  by Gary Chapman.  649.125
Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide  byJames Dobson. 248.83 DOB

Study skills, educational help - some recommended books in the College Library

Boys and Books by James Malone.  028.55 MOL
The Reading Bug and how you can help your child to catch it.  By Paul Jenkins.  028.55  JEN
Students Steps to Success.  Sandy MacGregor.  158.1 MAC
How to Have a Beautiful Mind by Edward de Bono.  158.1 DE
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.  158.1 COV
To Be Your Best: Success Tips for Young Australians. Byb Jon Carnegie.  158.1 CAR
Bullyproof Your Child by Sue Berne.  371.58  BER
The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell.  371.302 COT
Survive Exams by John Cadogan. 371.30281 CAD
How You Can Write Great Essays & Fly Through Your Exams.  Regina Berenyi. 
371.302 BER
Mind Maps for Kids by Tony Buzan.  371.302
Dyslexia: A parent’s guide.  Christine Ostler.  618.928 OST
Dyslexia: a teenager’s guide.  Sylvia Moody.  371.914 MOO

Personal and spiritual development of teenagers:  section 241-248 on the library shelves

Some recommended books in the College Library:

Dating Mr Darcy: the smart girl’s guide to sensible romance. Sarah Arthur.  241.66 ART
Every Young Man’s Battle & Every Young Woman’s Battle by Ethridge & Arterburn.  241.66 ETH
SHE: Safe Healthy Empowered. By Rebecca St. James.  248.843 ST
Sex and the City Uncovered by Marian Jordan.  248.843 JOR
Preparing your son for everyman’s battle: honest conversations about sexual integrity. 241.66 ART
Help Yourself for Teens by Dave Pelzer.  158.083 PEL
Mean Girls: facing your beauty turned beast.  Hayley DiMarco  248.833 DIM
One Year Book of Devotions for Girls.  242.62 ONE
Real Gorgeous: the truth about body and beauty.  Kaz Cooke.  305.42 COO
Queen Bees & Wannabees.  Rosalind Wiseman.  649.125 WIS

Remember:  the Library catalogue can be accessed from home.