Parent+Shelf+Suggestions

Ø  "Why Johnnie Can't Sit Still".  Ø  Purchase items such as Super Nanny, James Dobson's books, numerous things about ADHD, and other things of interest to your population. Purchase a couple of magazine subscriptions, for example, //Parenting// magazine and //Family Fun//.  Ø  The Attorney General's office provides wonderful pamphlets and brochures on various topics including Internet safety. They will ship them to you for free. Ø  Some of the most popular books are cookbooks and craft books. Some libraries have a lot of parenting books and how-to-get-your-kids-to-read books, but anything "educational" largely goes untouched. Perhaps you can weave in a few popular titles to gain attention, then steer them in the direction of things that will help their kids. Ø  You can get free resources (brochures mostly) from Philip Morris. They have a Youth Smoking Prevention program which offers free brochures. Give them out at Open House. (It is a good idea to bring the parent shelf to the parents by putting this stuff out for parents to pick up at conferences and open houses.) Brochures include: Raising Kids Who Don't Smoke, Peer Pressure and Smoking, Could Your Kid Be Smoking, and then the Spanish versions. Good Stuff!  Go to www.philipmorrisusa.com.
 * Suggested titles for a PARENT SHELF (AAIM list Fall 08): **