We provide resources in the form of books and DVDs, which can be useful in:
- helping you tackle some of the challenges of parenting
- offering activities for you and your child to do together
Library book lists on parenting topics
Suffolk Libraries has lists of books on parenting advice: books to help with raising every sort of family.
Bookstart: free books for children
Bookstart is a national book-gifting scheme that gives free books to every child in England.
The core Bookstart packs include:
- Bookstart Baby pack for one-year-olds
- Bookstart Treasure pack for three and four-year-olds
- Dual-language books for those who speak English as a second language
They also offer packs for children with additional needs, which include:
- Bookshine for children who are deaf
- Booktouch for children who are blind or partially sighted
- Bookstart Star for children with conditions affecting their fine motor skills
Book recommendations for parents and children
Parents and family support practitioners from the Early Years teams recommend these books for parents and children.
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome | Kathy Hoopmann |
| All Dogs Have ADHD | Kathy Hoopmann |
| Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome | Rudy Simone |
| Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children | Daniel A Hughes |
| Brain-Based Parenting: The Neuroscience of Caregiving for Healthy Attachment | Daniel A Hughes and Jonathan Baylin |
| Can I Tell You About...? (series) | Jude Welton |
| Freaks, Geeks and Aspergers Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence | Luke Jackson |
| Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book | Jerry Wilde |
| How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk | Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish |
| How to Talk so Teens Will Listen and Listen so Teens Will Talk | Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish |
| Inside I'm Hurting: Practical Strategies for Supporting Children with Attachment Difficulties in Schools | Louise Bomber |
| My Social Stories Book | Carol Gray and Abbie Leigh White |
| Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different | Steve Biddulph |
| Raising Girls: Why Girls are Different | Gisela Preuschoff |
| Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too | Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish |
| Starving the Anger Gremlin: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management | Kate Collins-Donnelly |
| Starving the Anxiety Gremlin: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management | Kate Collins-Donnelly |
| Teach Your Child to Sleep: Solving Sleep Problems from Newborn Through Childhood | Millpond Sleep Clinic |
| Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew | Ellen Notbohm |
| The Guide for Separated Parents: Putting Children First | Karen and Nick Woodall |
| The Truth About Hormones | Vivienne Parry |
| The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Proven Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind | Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel Siegel |
| What Every Parent Needs to Know | Margot Sunderland |
| What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety | Dawn Huebner and Bonnie Matthews |
| When Your Child is Bullied | Jenny Alexander |