ISB has a large number of books available to parents and students that address topics such as parenting, school and social difficulties, and growing up. These books are available from the Curriculum Office.
Featured Book
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parent Whose Child is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Spirited children are born with a genetic predisposition to respond to the world around them with “more”. Sometimes described as “difficult” or “strong-willed”, these children are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and energetic than most other children. While these traits can be assets, they can make parenting a spirited child challenging. This book helps parents to understand their child’s temperamental traits. It gives strategies for dealing with the challenges presented by each of the temperamental traits, and teaching children to understand and regulate their own behavior. The author also gives suggestions for difficult situations such as tantrums, mealtimes, bedtimes, holidays, and school.
New additions to the collection:
Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the social lives of children by Michael Thompson, Ph.D.& Catherine O'Neill Grace (2001)
Boy's Guide To Becoming A Teen: Getting used to life in your changing body by Amy B.Middleman, MD, MSEd, MPH (2006)
Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding &Motivating your underachieving child by Michael Whitley
Emotional Intelligence: The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart by Daniel Goleman (1995)
Empowering Underachievers: How to guide failing kids(8-18) to personal excellence by Peter A.Spevak, Ph.D. & Maryann Karinch (2000)
Gifted Kids Have Feelings Too: And other not-so-fictitious stories for and about teenagers by Sylvia B.Rimm, Ph.D (1990)
Girl's Guide To Becoming A Teen: Getting used to life in your changing body by Amy B.Middleman, MD,MSEd, MPH, Medical Editor (2006)
Give Your ADD Teen A Chance by Lyna Weiss (1996)
In Control; A Guide For Teens With Diabetes by Jean Betschart, MS, RN, CDE & Susan Thom, RD, LD, CDE (1995)
Learning To Slow Down And Pay Attention: A book for kids about ADHD by Kathleen G.Nadeau, Ph.D & Ellen B.Dixon, Ph.D (2005)
Mind Hacks: Tips&Tools for using your brain by Tom Stafford&Matt Webb (2005)
Overcoming Underachieving: An action guide to helping your child succeed in school by Sam Goldsteing, PhD & Nancy Mather, PhD (1998)
Perfectionism: What's bad about being too good? by Miriam Adderholdt, Ph.D & Juluan Goldberg (
Raising Cain: Protecting The Emotional Life Of Boys by Dan Kindlon, Ph.D.&Michael Thompson, Ph.D 2000
Raising Global Nomads: Parenting abroad in an on-demand world by Robin Pascoe 2006
Real Boys: Rescuing our sons from the myths of boyhood by William Pollack, Ph.D 1998
What's Happening To My Body? Book For Girls: A growing up guide for parents and daughters by Lynda Madaras (1988)
Up From Under Achievement: How teachers, students, and parents can work together to promote student success by Dianne Haecox (1991)
Too Old For This, Too Young For That! Your survival guide for the middle-school years by Harriet S.Mosatche, Ph.D.& Karen Unger, M.A. (2000)
The Price Of Privilege: How parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected an unhappy kid by Madeline Levine, Ph.D. (2006)
The Difficult Child by Stanley Turechi, M.D.& Leslie Tonner (2000)
The Art Of Condolence: What to write, what to say, what to do at a time of loss by Leonard M.Zunin, M.D.,& Hilary Stanton Zunin (1991)
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey (1998)
The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children: Parenting from the heart by Steven W.Vannoy (1994)
Should I Medicate My Child: Sane solutions for troubled kids with & without psychiatric drugs by Lawrence H.Diller, M.D. (2002)
Running On Ritalin by Lawrence H.Diller, M.D. (1998)