Books & Videos

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Dealing with Sexual Abuse

Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse (July, 1991): Author: Mic Hunter
Reading level: adult
Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse (February 1992): Caren Adams, Jennifer Fay
Reading level: Adult
In Their Own Words: A Sexual Abuse Workbook for Teenage Girls (January, 1995): Authors: Julie Munson, Karen Riskin
Reading level: Young adult
No Place to Cry: The Hurt and Healing of Sexual Abuse (December, 1990): Authors: Erwin Lutzer, Doris Van Stone
Reading level: Adult
Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell: A Book for Young Victims of Abuse (March, 1987): Author: Patricia Kehoe
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
When Your Child Has Been Molested (January, 1998): Authors: Joyce Case, Kathryn Hagans
Reading level: Adult

Child Victimization

Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield (October, 1996): Authors: SuEllen Fried, Paula Fried
Reading level: Adult

Prevention of Sexual Abuse

A Very Touching Book (December, 1984): Author: Jan Hindman
Reading level: Ages 5-11
My Body is Private (September, 1992): Author: Linda Walvoord Girard
Reading level: Ages 4-8
The Right Touch: A Read-Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (May, 1998): Author: Sandy Kleven
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Trouble with Secrets (May, 1986): Author: Karen Johnson
Reading level: 4-8
Your Body Belongs to You (September, 1997): Author: Cornelia Spelman, Teri Weidner
Reading level: Ages 4-8

Talking About Sex

Asking About Sex and Growing up (May, 1998): Author: Joanna Cole
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Fostering Your Child's Health Sexual Development (December, 1997): Author: Beverly Engel
Reading level: Adult
It's so Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families (November, 1999): Author: Robie Harris
Reading level: Adult
Kids First Book about Sex (November, 1993): Author: Joani Blank
Reading level: Ages 4-8

Growing Up - Boys

Changes in You and Me: A Book About Puberty, Mostly for Boys (December, 1994): Author: Paulette Bourgeois, Martin Wolfish, Kim Martyn
Reading level: Ages 9-12
From Boys to Men: All About Adolescence and You (February, 1999): Author: Michael Gurian
Reading level: Ages 9-12
The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide (May, 1990): Author: Jeremy Daldry
Reading level: Young Adult
What's Going on Down There: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask (October, 1998): Author: Karen Gravelle
Reading level: Ages 9-12

Growing Up - Girls

Growing Up It's a Girl Thing (September, 1998): Author: Mavis Jukes
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Girl Stuff: A Survival Guide to Growing Up (May, 2000): Authors: Margaret Blackstone, Elissa Hadden Guest
Reading level: Ages 9-12
The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) (April, 1996): Authors: Karen Gravelle, Jennifer Gravelle
Reading level: Ages 9-12
What's Happening to My Body? A Book for Girls (November, 1987)

Dealing with Divorce

Helping Children Cope With Divorce (December, 1997): Author: Edward Tayber
Reading level: Adult
It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear (February, 1998): Author: Vicki Lansky
Reading level: Ages 4-7
My Family's Changing: A First Look at Family Break Up (February, 1999): Author: Pat Thomas
Reading level: Ages 5-8

Domestic Violence

Abused Men: The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence (August, 1997): Author: Philip Cook
Reading level: Adult
Breaking Free From Domestic Violence (January, 1992): Author: Jerry Brinegar
Reading level: Adult
Breaking Free From Partner Abuse: Voices of Battered Women (March, 1999): Author: Mary Maracek
Reading level: Adult
It's My Life Now: Starting Over After An Abusive Relationship (March, 2000): Author: Meg Kennedy, Kennedy Dugan, Roger Hock
Reading level: Adult
Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free (January, 2000): Author: Elaine Weiss, Michael Magill
Reading level: Adult

Parenting

How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too! (July, 2000): Author: Sal Severs
Reading level: Adult
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (July, 1999): Authors: Adele Faber, Elain Mazlish
Reading level: Adult
The Explosive Child (September, 1998): Author: Ross W. Greene
Reading level: Adult
Understanding Your Child's sexual Behavior (August, 1999): Author: Toni Cavanagh Johnson
Reading level: Adult

Child Development

Touchpoints Three to Six: Your Child's behavioral and Emotional Development (August, 2001): Authors: T. Berry Brazelton, Joshua A. Sparrow
Reading level: Adult
Wonder Play: Interactive and Developmental Games, Crafts and Creative Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers (April, 1995): Authors: Freida Reitzes with Lois Alter Mark
Reading level: Adult
Tour Child: Emotional, Behavioral and Cognitive development from Birth through Preadolescence (March, 2000): Author: David B. Pruitt
Reading level: Adult
When Anger Hurts Your Kid (May, 1997): Author: Matthew McKay
Reading level: Adult
Nurturing Good Children Now: 10 Basic Skills to Protect and Strengthen Your Child's Core Self (June, 2000): Author: Ron Taffel
Reading Level: Adult

Books for Children:

A Better Safe Than Sorry Book by Sol and Judith Gordon, Ed-U Press, 1984

A Very Touching Book by Jan Hindman Alexandria Assoc, 1983

An I the Only One? By Aberdeen American Legion Post 59, Aberdeen, ID 1987

Did the sun Shine Before You Were Born? By sol and Judith Gordon, Ed-U Press, 1983

Please Tell! By Whatcom County Opportunity Council Coalition for Child Advocacy, 1985

What's Happening to Me? By Peter Mayle, Lyle Stuart, Inc., 1997

The Me Nobody Knows: A Guide to Teen Survivors by Barbara Bean, Sheri Bennett, 1997

Books for Parents:

Helping your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse by Karen Adams and Jennifer Fey

When Your Child has Been Molested by Kathryn Hagans, Joyce Case, 1998

Spiders and Flies: Help for Parents and Teachers of Sexually Abused Children by Donal Hillman.

A Mother's Book

Videos

Strong Kids, Safe Kids - At Blockbuster Video

What To Do - at the Idaho State Library

What Your Children Should Know - at Planned Parenthood

This list was compiled from the following internet web-sites: Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Borders.com. Please review either the book or the website before purchasing.