Parenting
Good Links & Resources to know
The GUSD has a partnership with Child Parent Institute which allows parents within our district to access their parenting classes for free! CPI helps support parents and students in knowing how to navigate one another and create a healthy family dynamic in the home.
If you're looking for a higher level of support, connect with counselors, admin, or our ELD coordinator to see if you qualify for additional support through CPI.
Bark's specialty is monitoring kids, which helps keep kids safe by sending alerts to parents about potential issues. The Bark App can help monitor their social media accounts & texts. They also offer screen time scheduling, website & app blocking, and location tracking.
Wise Girl Workshops is a Petaluma-based organization designed to support growing girls and parents, providing unique workshop experiences, summer programs, girl and parent coaching, helpful tips, and motivation to help girls and parents live life at their best.
Helpful Books
If you're looking for an additional resources and you're not seeing what you are needing, let us know!
Contact our school mental health team for more.
5 Love Languages Of Children: The Secret To Loving Children Effectively
by Gary Chapman
When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life Change for Couples
by Carolyn Pape Cowan & Philip A. Cowan
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
by Lisa Damour Ph.D.
1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting (Effective Discipline for Children 2-12)
by Thomas W. Phelan
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Playful Parenting: An Exciting New Approach to Raising Children That Will Help You Nurture Close Connections, Solve Behavior Problems, and Encourage Confidence
by Lawrence J. Cohen
Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween
by Melissa Atkins Wardy
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety: A Complete Guide to Your Child's Stressed, Depressed, Expanded, Amazing Adolescence
by Dr. John Duffy
Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
by Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE
I Promised Not to Tell: Raising a transgender child
by Cheryl B. Evans
Rainbow Relatives: Real-World Stories and Advice on How to Talk to Kids About LGBTQ+ Families and Friends
by Sudi "Rick" Karatas
The ABC's of LGBT+
by Ashley Mardell
Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls
by Sonya Renee Taylor & Bianca I. Laureano
American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen
by American Medical Association, Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer, Amy B. Middleman
It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health
by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
by Ross W. Greene PhD
Uniquely Human (A Different Way of Seeing Autism)
by Barry M. Prizant
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive
by Mark Bertin
What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life
by Sharon Dr. Saline, Laura Dr. Markham
