Prescriptive Literature
The Motherhood Collection
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Adams, Grace. Your Child is Normal: The Psychology of Young Childhood. New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1934. 136.7 A213y
Alder, Alfred. The Education of Children. New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1930. 136.7 A237e
Alschuler, Rose. Two to Six: Suggestions for Parents and Teachers of Young Children. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1937. 649.1 A461t
American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Children in Focus: Their Health and Activity. Washington D.C: American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1954. GV 3 .A44
Arlitt, Ada. The Child from One to Twelve: Psychology for Parents. New York: Whittlesey House, 1931. 649.1 A724c
Association for Childhood Education International.
Helping Children Solve Their Problems. Washington D.C: Association for Childhood Education International, 1950. 136.7 A849h
Nutrition and Intellectual Growth in Children. Washington D.C: Association for Childhood Education International, 1969. QP 398 .A8
Ausubel, David. Theory and Problems of Child Development. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1958. 136.7 A938t
Bacmeister, Rhoda W. Growing Together. New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1947. 136.7 B127g
Bakwin, Ruth Morris, and Harry Bakwin. Psychologic Care During Infancy and Childhood. New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company Inc., 1942. 136.7 159.9227
Baldwin, Alfred. Behavior and Development in Childhood. New York: The Dryden Press, 1955. 136.7 B18b
Baldwin, James. Mental Development in the Child and the Race: Methods and Processes. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1911. 136.7 B181m3
Barnes, Earl. The Psychology of Childhood and Youth: Outlines of Thirty Lectures. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1914. 136.7 B261p
Bayne-Powell, Rosamond. The English Child in the Eighteenth Century. London: John Murray, 1939. 914.2 B361e
Bean, J.V., and R.L. Robb, and Sarah Robb. Robb's Family Physician: Being a Concise and Comprehensive Treatise on Diseases, as they occur in Every-day Life. Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta: The National Publishing Co., 1884. RC 81 .R6 1890
Beard, Richard. Parent Education. Minneapolis: The University of Minneapolis Press, 1927. 649.1 N81
Beecher, Marguerite, and Willard Beecher. Parents on the Run: A Common Sense Book for Today's Parents. New York: The Julian Press, 1955. HQ 769 .B353
The Better Homes and Gardens Child Care and Training Department. Better Homes and Gardens Baby Book. Des Moines, Iowa: Better Homes and Gardens, 1943. RJ 61 .B56 1956
Blanchard, Phyllis. The Adolescent Girl: A Study from the Psychoanalytic Viewpoint. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1926. 136.7 B639
Blanton, Smiley, and Margaret Blanton. Child Guidance. New York & London: The Century Co., 1927. 136.7 B643c
Blackman, Ronald, and James Brussel, and Charles Cameron, and others. Mother's Encyclopedia: Expert Advice on Child Care and Family Living. New York: Parents' Institute, 1969. RJ 26 .M6 1969
Boniface, Sister M. ST. In the Beginning: A Handbook for Parents (Christian Initiation of Pre-School Children). New York: Paulist Press, 1969. BV 1475 .8 .52
Bradford, Elizabeth. Let's Talk About Children. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1947. 649.1 B799l
Breig, Joseph. A Halo for Father. Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1953. Bx 2352 .B7
Brenner, Barbara. The Pre-School Handbook: Making the Most of Your Child's Education. New York: Pantheon Books, 1990. LB 1140.23 .B74 1990
Bridges, Katherine M. Banham. The Social and Emotional Development of the Pre-School Child. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1931. 136.7 B851s
Briggs, Dorothy. Your Child's Self- Esteem: The Key to Life. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. HQ 769 .B677 1975
Brim, Orville. Education for Child Rearing. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1959. 649.1 B857e
Bühler, Charlotte. From Birth to Maturity: An Outline of the Psychological Development of the Child. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1935. 136.7 B929Ym
Buhler, Charlotte. The Child and His Family. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD, 1940. 136.7 B929Ye
Burbury, W. Mary, and Edna Balint, and Bridget J. Yapp. An Introduction to Child Guidance. London: Macmillan & Co., 1946. 136.7 B946i
Calverton, V.F., and Samuel Schmalhausen. The New Generation: The Intimate Problems of Modern Parents and Children. New York: The Macaulay Company, 1930. 136.7 C167n
Canton, William. Children's Sayings: Edited with a Digression on the Small People. London: Isbister and Company, 1901. 136.7 C232c
Chadwick, Mary. Difficulties in Child Development. New York: The John Day Company, 1928. 136.7 C432d
Chavasse, Pye. Advice to a Wife on the Management of Her own Health. New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1878. RG 121 .C35
Chavasse, Pye. Advice to a Wife on the Management of Her Children. London: J. and A. Churchill, 1878. RG 525 .C33 1878
Child Study Association of America. Parents' Questions. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1936. 649.1 C536p
Chrisman, Oscar. The Historical Child. Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1920. 136.7 C554p
Cleveland, Elizabeth. Training the Toddler. Philadelphia, London, and Chicago: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1925. 372.2 C635t
Cooley, Donald. Family Medical Guide. New York: Meredith Press, 1966. RC 81 .A2C6 1966
Cowan, Edwina, and Avis Carlson. Bringing Up Your Child: A Practical Manual. New York: Duffield & Company, 1930. 136.7 C874b
De La Mare, Walter. Early One Morning in the Spring. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. 136.7 D336e
De Kok, Winifred. Guiding Your Child Through the Formative Years: From Birth to the Age of Five. New York: Emerson Books, Inc., 1935. 649.1 D328g
Dennett, Roger. The Healthy Baby: The Care and Feeding of Infants in Sickness and in Health. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. 649.1 D399h
Dinkmeyer, Don, and Gary McKay. Raising a Responsible Child: Practical Steps to Successful Family Relationships. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1982. HQ 769 .D474 1982
Dixon, Madeleine. Children are Like That. New York: The John Day Company, 1930.
Dunbar, Flanders. Your Child's Mind and Body: A Practical Guide for Parents. New York: Random House, 1949. 649.1 D898y
Editors of Parents' Magazine. The Mother's Encyclopedia in Six Volumes: Volume One. New York: The Parents' Institute, Inc., 1950. HQ 769 .M913 1950 vol. 1
Editors of Parents' Magazine. The Mother's Encyclopedia in Six Volumes: Volume Two. New York: The Parents' Institute, Inc., 1950. HQ 769 .M913 1950 vol. 2
Editors of Parents' Magazine. The Mother's Encyclopedia in Six Volumes: Volume Three. New York: The Parents' Institute, Inc., 1950. HQ 769 .M913 1950 vol. 3
Editors of Parents' Magazine. The Mother's Encyclopedia in Six Volumes: Volume Four. New York: The Parents' Institute, Inc., 1950. HQ 769 .M913 1950 vol. 4
Editors of Parents' Magazine. The Mother's Encyclopedia in Six Volumes: Volume Six. New York: The Parents' Institute, Inc., 1950. HQ 769 .M913 1950 vol. 6
Evans, Laura. Hand in Hand: Mother, Child and God. Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company. BV 4529 .E9
Faegre, Marlon, and John Anderson. Child Care and Training. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1930. 649.1 M665c3
Fillmore, Parker. A Little Question in Ladies' Rights. New York: John Lane Company, 1911. PZ 7 .F4956L
Fisher, Dorothy. Self Reliance: A Practical and Informal Discussion of Methods of Teaching Self- Reliance, Initiative and Responsibility to Modern Children. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. 136.7 F533s2
Galloway, Thomas. Parenthood and the Character Training of Children. New York and Cincinnati: The Methodist Book Concern, 1927. 136.7 G174p
Gersh, Marvin. How to Raise Children at home in Your Spare Time. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1966 RJ 101 .G48 1966
Gesell, Arnold, and Catherine Amatruda, and Burton Castner, and Helen Thompson. Biographies of Child Development: The Mental Growth Careers of Eighty-Four Infants and Children. New York and London: Paul B. Hoeber, 1939. 136.72 G389b
Gesell, Arnold. The Child from Five to Ten. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946. 136.7 G389c
Gesell, Arnold, and Frances Ilg. The Child from Five to Ten. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946. HQ 772 .G38
Gesell, Arnold. Infant and Child in the Culture of Today: The Guidance of Development in Home and Nursery School. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943. 136.7 G389i
Gesell, Arnold, and Benjamin Spock, and Herman Bundesen, and William Menninger, and others. The Complete Book of Mothercraft: A Collection of Expert Advice for Successful Parenthood. New York: The Greystone Press, 1952. HQ 769 .C64
Gesell, Arnold. The First Five Years of Life: A Guide to the Study of the Preschool Child. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1940. BF 721 Y3 1940.
Glidewell, John. Parental Attitudes and Child Behavior. Springfield: Charles C Thomas, 1961. 136.7 C748p
Godfrey, Elizabeth. English Children in the Olden Time. London: Methuen & Co., 1907. 914.2 B411e
Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner. Your Child Today and Tomorrow: Some Practical Counsel for Parents. Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1928. 136.7 G886
Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner, and Frances DeArmand, and Pauline Evans. The Encyclopedia of Child Care and Guidance. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. 649.1 E56
Gruenberg, Sidonie, and Hilda Sidney Krech. The Many Lives of Modern Woman: A Guide to Happiness in Her Complex Role. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. HQ 1221 .G78
Hall, G. Stanley. Aspects of Child Life and Education. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1921. 136.7 H176a
Hardy, Martha, and Carolyn Hoefer. Healthy Growth: A Study of the Influence of Health Education on Growth and Development of School Children. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1936. 136.7 H271h
Harms, Ernest. Handbook of Child Guidance. New York: Child Care Publications, 1947. 136.7 H288h
Harris, Irving. Normal Children and Mothers: Their Emotional Opportunities and Obstacles. Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1959. 136.7 H314n
Hechinger, Fred. Pre- School Education Today: New Approaches to Teaching Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds. Garden City, New York: Doubleday 7 Company, Inc., 1966. LB 1140 .H4 1966
Hohman, Leslie. As the Twig is Bent. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. 649.1 H719a
Holdbrook, Stewart. Dreamers of the American Dream. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. 920 .O73 H723d
Hollister, Helen. Parlor Games for the Wise and Otherwise. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1904. GV 1471 .H66
Hotchner, Tracie. The Pregnancy Diary. New York: Avon Books, 1992. RG 525 .H583 1992
Hudson, Virginia. O ye Jigs & Juleps. New York: The Macmilian Company, 1962. PS 3515 .U236 O2
Isaacs, Susan. Childhood & After: Some Essays and Clinical Studies. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1948. 136.7 I73c
Isaacs, Susan. The Children We Teach: Seven to Eleven Years. London: University of London Press, 1932. 136.7 I73ch
Isaacs, Susan. The Nursery Years. New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938. 136.7 I73nXv
Isaacs, Susan. Social Development in Young Children: A Study of Beginnings. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. 136.7 I73s
Jones, Eve. Natural Child Rearing. Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1959. 649.1 J76n
Jones, Eve. Raising Your Child in a Fatherless Home: A Guidebook for all Mothers without Partners. London: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1963. 301.427 J76r
Joseph, Harry, and Gordon Zern. The Emotional Problems of Children: A Guide for Parents. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1954. 649.1 J83e
Kahn, Samuel, and Grace Kirsten, and May March. Practical Child Guidance and Mental Hygiene. Boston: Meador Publishers Company, 1947. 649.1 K12p
Kawin, Ethel. The Wise Choice of Toys. Chicago: The University of Chicago, 1934. 649.55 K22w2
Langdon, Grace. Home Guidance for Young Children: A Parent's Handbook. New York: The John Day Company, 1931. 649.1 L273h
Langdon, Grace. Home Guidance for Young Children: A Parent's Handbook (Revised Edition). New York: The John Day Company, 1946. 649.1 L273hX
Lerrigo, Marion. Children Can Help Themselves: The Normal Child's Health Behavior. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. 649.1 L621c
Levine, Milton, and Jean Seligmann. The Parents' Encyclopedia of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. New York: Thomas Y. Ceowell Company, 1973. RJ 61 .L552
Little, Gail. Design for Motherhood: Survive It and Enjoy It. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1953. 649.1 L778d
Lovell, K. Educational Psychology and Children. London: University of London Press LTD, 1969. LB 1051 .L82 1969
Lucas, William. The Health of the Runabout Child: The Journey from Mother's Lap to the School Gate. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. 649.1 L933h
Lynch, Ella. Educating the Child at Home: Personal Training and the Work Habit. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1914. LC37 L8 1914
Mack, Alison. Toilet Learning: The Picture Book Technique for Children and Parents. Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. HQ 770 .5 .M3
Mackenzie, Catherine. Parent and Child. New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1949. 649.1 M156p
Macomber, Freeman. Guiding Child Development in the Elementary School. New York: American Book Company, 1948. LB 1555 .M28 1948
Marsh, Corinna, and Harry Beasley, and other editors. The Manual of Child Development: A Handbook for Parents and Teachers. New York: The University Society, Inc., 1948. HQ 769 .M255 1948.
Martin, Lillien, and Clare DeGruchy. The Home in a Democracy. San Francisco: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1938. 649.1 M381h
Mateer, Florence. Just Normal Children. New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1929. 649.1 M41
Meyer, William, and Jerome Dusek. Child Psychology: A Developmental Perspective. Lexington, Massachusetts and Toronto: D.C. Heath and Company, 1979.
Minturn, Leigh, and William Lambert. Mothers of Six Cultures: Antecedents of Child Rearing. New York, London, and Sydney: John Wiley & Sons, 1964. 301.427 M667m
Murphy, Lois, and Alice Moriarty. Vulnerability, Coping, and Growth from Infancy to Adolescence. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1976. BF 721 .M863 1976
Newson, John and Elizabeth Newson. Toys & Playthings: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers. New York: Pantheon Books, 1979. BF 717 .N48 1979
Osborne, Ernest. The Family Scrapbook. New York: Association Press, 1951. 649.1 O81f
The Parents' Publishing Association, Inc. Mother's Own Book. New York: The Parents' Publishing Association, Inc., 1928. HQ 769 .M915
Pratt, H.B., and WM. Brown, and Rev. C. Stone. The Mother's Assistant, Young Lady's Friend and Family Manual. Boston: Stone & Pratt, 1852. AP Z .M792.
Powdermaker, Florence, and Louise Grimes. Children in the Family: A Psychological Guide for Parents. New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1940. 649.1 P881c
Redl, Fritz, and David Wineman. The Aggressive Child. Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1957. HQ 773 .R4
Ribble, Margaret. The Rights of Infants: Early Psychological Needs and their Satisfaction. New York: Columbia University Press, 1943. 649.1 R483r
Richardson, Frank. How to get Along with Children: A more excellent way for Parents, Teachers, Youth Counselors, and all who work with Young People. Atlanta: Tupper & Love, 1954. 649.1 R522h
Ross, Marion. Raising a Child. New York: Pageant Press, Inc., 1957. 649.1 R825r
Saunders, Marshall. Daisy. Philadelphia: Charles H. Banes, 1890. PS 3537 .E2 D34 1890
Schlesinger, Arthur. Learning How to Behave: A Historical Study of American Etiquette Books. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946. E 161 .S25
Seabury, Katharine. The Fun of Having Children. Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1935. HQ 769 .S37 1935 MC
Shaw, Henry. The Young Child's Health. New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1924. 649.1 S534y
Shelov, Steven, and John Kelly. Raising Your Type A Child: How to Help Your Child Make the Most of and Achievement- Oriented Personality. New York: Pocket Books, 1991. HQ 755.85 .S52 1991
Sibley, Celestine. Mothers Are Always Special. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. HQ 759 .S47
Sibley, Celestine. Mothers Are Always Special. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. HQ 759 .S47 Cop.2
Smart, Mollie, and Russell Smart. It's a Wise Parent. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. 649.1 S636i
Smith, Richard. The Baby's First Two Years. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. 649.1 S657b
Smith, Richard. From Infancy to Childhood: The Child from Two to Six Years. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1925.
Sponseller, Doris. Play as a Learning Medium. Washington D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1974. LB 1137 .P55 1974
Steiner, Charlotte. Tomboy's Doll. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1969. PZ 8.9 .S772 TO
Stekel, Dr. Wilhelm. A Primer for Mothers. New York: The Macaulay Company, 1931. 649.1 St37p
Strain, Frances. Your Child, His Family, and Friends. New York: Appleton- Century-Crofts, Inc., 1943. 649.1 S896y
Stuart, Harold, and Dane Prugh. The Healthy Child: His Physical, Psychological, and Social Development. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1960. 136.7 S929h
Tenney, H. Kent. Let's Talk About Your Baby. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1934. 649.1 T298L2
Thom, Douglas. Everyday Problems of the Everyday Child. New York and London: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. 136.7 T452e
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Infant Care. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1977. RJ 61 .U55 1977
Washburn, Ruth. Children know their Friends. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1949. 649.1 W315c
Wilson, Marguerite. Dancing: A Complete Guide to all Dances, with a Full List of Calls, the Music for each Figure, Etiquette of the Dances, and One Hundred Figures for the German. Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1904. GV 1751 .W76
Wingfield, Ethel, and Harry Wingfield. Learning with Mother. Loughborough: Ladybird Books. 649.51
Wolf, Anna. The Parents' Manual: A Guide to the Emotional Development of Young Children. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. 649.1 W853p
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