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Parent Library                      

The Parent Library is in the Foyer

It has books, booklets and pamphlets. To borrow a book you can pop into the foyer, chose a book and sign it out, using the sign out sheet found in the library. If the title you are waiting for is unavailable send an email to: [email protected] and our Family Liaison Officer will reserve the book for you when it is next returned.

List of Titles:

Starting School
Your Child’s first year at School - A book for parents – Jenni Connor and Pam Linke
Helping your child learn to write - A guide for parents -Board of Studies NSW
Helping your child learn to read - A guide for parents -Board of Studies NSW
Helping your child learn to do mathematics - A guide for parents – Board of Studies NSW

 
Learning
The Reading Bug …and how you can help your child to catch it – Paul Jennings
Parents Teachers Partners – Barry Dwyer
Let’s Say Grace – Mealtime Prayers for Family Occasions Throughout the Year – Robert M. Hamma
Info Sheets: Making the Reading-Writing Connection


Girls
Love your Body – Jessica Sanders (Positive body image for girls)
You don’t really know me – Why Mothers and Daughters fight and how both can win – Terri Apter

Boys
Raising Boys – Steve Biddulph
Why boys are different – and how to help them become happy and well-balanced men


Families and Parenting
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families – Steven Covey (x2 copies)
Relationship Rules - How to get along in close, personal family relationships  - Dr. Justin Coulson
Giving the Love that Heals – A Guide for Parents
1-2-3 Magic - Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 – Thomas Phelan
Talking about Divorce – A book for parents to read with their children -
Nicola Edwards
Tricky Kids - Transforming conflict and freeing their potential – Andrew Fuller
Is That Me Yelling? - A Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Kids to Cooperate Without Losing Your Cool – Rona Renner
Our Family’s Changed - A book for parents to read with their children. Help for children from changing families – Australian Government
What about Me? - Taking Care of yourself, practical ideas on looking after yourself after separation – Australian Government Child Support Agency Booklet
The Children’s Book Of Woodwork (projects for kids) – George Buchanan

The Creative Family - How to encourage imagination and Nurture Family Connections – Amanda Blake Soule
Scholarship and Selection Tests – A guide for students and parents. (ACER Australian Council for Educational Research)
 
Safety & Cyber-safety
Keeping Kids Safe Online – Computers and our kids - Leonie Smith (The Cyber Safety Lady)
My Underpants Rule – What’s under my pants belongs only to me – Kate & Rod Power
My Tricky Eye-Spy – The Stranger Danger Awareness Book – Kate & Rod Power

SafetyTown – NSW Transport goodie bag, how to be safe on roads.

Family School Partnership
Making Links – Parent Partner - What matters in early childhood services guide – Stonehouse /Gonzalez-Mena
Family-School & Community Partnerships Bureau – Dr Emerson, Fear, Dr Fox, Sanders


Mental Health and Well Being and Resilience
9 Ways to A Resilient Child – Dr Justin Coulson
Oliver’s Closed Doors – A guide to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for kids 7 teenagers
Help is at Hand, Understanding Panic, Generalized Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Social Phobia (CD)
Caring for your Grieving Child – Engaging Activities for Dealing with Loss and Transition.  -  Martha Wakenshaw
Cool Down and Work Through Anger – Cheri Meiners
The Secret of Happy Children – Steve Biddulph
A Bad Bad Day – Kirsten Hall (When things go wrong, conversation opener)


Early Childhood
I’m Three Years Old! - Everything your child wants you to know about parenting – Jerri Wolfe
Insights - Behind early childhood pedagogical documentation – Alma Fleet, Cath Patterson, Janet Robertson
Your Child’s Body Language - A Practical Guide for Parents – Susan Quilliam
Adults and Children Learning Together - Pam Hanna
Eat right, don’t fight - Jan O’Connell, Rosey Cumings and Gina Ralston
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    • Home Learning
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    • Home Learning >
      • Night of the Notables
  • 6
    • Home Learning >
      • Night of the Notables
  • Faith at Home
    • Confirmation Hymns
    • Praying at Home
  • Maths
  • Parent Partnership
    • Parent Engagement
    • Parent Courses 2022
    • For new Families
    • Transition to Kindergarten
    • Transition to High School
    • Understanding the Language of Learning
    • Returning to school after lockdown
    • Parenting Through Covid-19
    • Resilience
    • Wellbeing
    • Parent Library
    • Michael Grose Parenting Ideas
    • Cyber-Safety
    • Canteen
    • Uniform
    • FAQs
  • Maths
  • Self Paced Learning Tasks