RESOURCES
General Parenting:
· Davis, Laura and Janis Keyser. Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years. *This is one of the best (if not the best) resources I’ve found that covers almost every aspect of caring for young children. I highly recommend it.
· Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk.
· Lansbury, Janet. Elevating Childcare: A Guide to Respectful Parenting.
· Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
· Payne, Kim John and Lisa M. Ross. Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids.
· Siegel, Daniel and Mary Hartzell. Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. *Another essential
· Shumaker, Heather. It’s Okay Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids.
Parenting Infants and Toddlers:
· Gerber, Magda. Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child’s Natural Abilities-From the Very Start.
· Lansbury, Janet. No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame.
· Takikawa, Debby and Carrie Contey. CALMS: A Guide to Soothing Your Baby.
· Van der Zande, Irene. 1, 2, 3…The Toddler Years: A Practical Guide for Parents & Caregivers.
Environment-specific:
· Apartment Therapy’s 7-Day Toy Cure
· Curtis, Deb and Margie Carter. Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments.
· Kondo, Marie. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.
· Walsh, Peter. It’s All too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff.
Pregnancy and Postpartum:
Baby Blues Connection - supporting parents coping with perinatal mood disorders in Portland
Postpartum Support International - helpline, online support groups, loss & grief resources, provider directory, local support
Call the PSI HelpLine: 1-800-944-4773 #1 En Español or #2 English
Text “Help” to 800-944-4773 (EN)
Text en Español: 971-203-7773
Fussy Baby Network - free warm line support with infant specialists - available in English and Spanish
Safety Resources:
Tom Sargent Safety Center at OHSU Doernbecher - car seat education, home safety, safety products, and safe sleep
American Red Cross Cascades Region - pediatric CPR/first aid/AED courses
Consumer Product Safety Commission - recalls
Websites:
Reggio-Emilia homeschool blog. Beautiful photos of environments and materials. Includes a fantastic resource, “30 Days to Transform Your Play.”
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
“CCFC’s mission is to support parents’ efforts to raise healthy families by limiting commercial access to children and ending the exploitive practice of child-targeted marketing.” Wonderful resources about technology, screen time, media, marketing and advertising specific to children.
RIE parenting blog, includes some great podcasts.
"Let the Children Play celebrates the importance of play in the lives and education of our children by sharing my own experiences in a play-based preschool and providing inspiration, tips and information to help parents and teachers alike put the play back into childhood."
"Screen Free Parenting is a counter-culture blog designed to support you wherever you are on the screen spectrum. Screen-free, screen-limiters or screen-embracers all deserve research-based information to help them make the best tech-wise choices for their families."
Resources for early childhood development, early learning, parenting and information about policy and advocacy.