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Publications for Parents, Educators, & Caregivers

Over the years the staff at Hanna Perkins has felt the commitment to share the knowledge we have learned from the children and families with whom we have worked.  In addition to publishing an annual journal, a dozen books and more than two dozen pamphlets have been published and are available for purchase through the Center. 

Please contact Ms. Jocelyn Benson for more information by telephone 216-991-4472 or by email jbenson@hannaperkins.org.

 

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Your Inside Helper

Your Inside Helper  is a book written by the staff of Hanna Perkins used to help reinforce concepts that are central to healthy conscience development.  To access this book, click on the "Learn More" link, above

 

 

Books for Parents Available Through the Hanna Perkins Center

Toddlers and Their Mothers, abridged version for parents and teachers

(E. Furman, 1993), These books focus on the development of toddlers and their efforts to achieve mastery in self-care.

Helping Young Children Grow - I Never Knew Parents Did So Much

The Teacher's Guide to Helping Young Children Grow

(E. Furman, 1987) These books were written as texts for a parenting course for high school students.

 

Paperback Edition of Helping Young Children Grow is available in three volumes:

 

Relationships in Early Childhood

Self-Control and Mastery in Early Childhood

Needs, Urges, and Feelings in Early Childhood

 

 

On Being and Having a Mother

 

           (E. Furman, 2001) a collection of papers on motherhood.

 

Your Young Child and You: How to Manage Growing-up Problems in the Years from One to Five

(Eleanor Weisberger, 1975) A book written for parents focusing on the developmental challenges of the preschool years.

           

When Your Child Needs You: A Parents' Guide Through the Early Years

(Eleanor Weisberger, 1987) An updated expansion of her earlier book stressing that the needs of children under five require special attention in families where both the mother and the father work outside the home.  There are practical suggestions for handling situations linked to toilet training and other disciplines as well as more serious problems that may arise: a toddler is hospitalized or separated from parents temporarily, traumatized by divorce, etc.  Counseling to fathers is offered in view of their greater role in child care in these times when over half the mothers hold outside jobs.
 

Letters from Nin: Wisdom, Advice, and Encouragement for a First-time Mother

(Eleanor Weisberger, 2001) Through a series of letters, a first-time mother shares her    parenting concerns with a family friend who is a professional in the field of child development. Topics addressed include child care, career vs. family, in-laws, and parental roles.

A Century for Children: A History of the Day Nursery Association of Cleveland

 

            (E. Hosley, 1998) A posthumously published text detailing the development of child care programming within the Greater Cleveland area.

 

Included among our pamphlets are publications that address questions related to father-child relationships; play and work in early childhood; discipline; conscience development; and the role of preparation in helping with mastery.  Other pamphlets focus on dealing with the kinds of stress often encountered in substitute care settings.
 

Pamphlets Available Through The Hanna Perkins Center

On Discipline in the Nursery School (1970) E. Furman                             

Helping Children Cope with Stress (1971) R. Furman

Children with Toddler-Like Behavior in Nursery School (1980) E. Furman, M. Kaiser, & A. Rosenbaum

Presentations from the 1981 Workshop

        Discovering Psychoanalytic Principles of Child Development S. Redmond

        Children in Hospitals as Patients and Visitors E. Furman

        The Abused Child in the Nursery E. Furman

 Helping Parents Help Their Children J. Naegele

Speech Development - It=s Tie to Communication Between Mother and Child (1982) R. Hall

The Father-Child Relationship (1983) R. Furman

Mothers, Toddlers and Care (1984) E. Furman

Learning to Feel Good About Sexual Differences (1984) E. Furman

Play and Work in Early Childhood (1985) E. Furman

More Protections, Fewer Directions (1986) E. Furman

On Liking Oneself (1987) E. Furman

“New” Perspectives on Preparation (1988) R. Furman

Helping Children with Mastery (1989) V. Steininger

Learning About the Life Cycle (1990) E. Furman                                                               

Working with Parents (1991) R. Hall

Supporting Conscience Development (1992) T. Barrett      

How Much Is Too Much?  Recognizing Sources of Stress in the Classroom (1993) D. Paris

Where, When and How to go on Field Trips Y. Hoffman, C. Eber, E. Furman, K. O=Rourke , N. Sabath, & B. Welch

Guidelines for Helping the Disruptive Child in the Preschool – C. Eber, E. Furman, Y. Hoffman, N. Sabath, B. Welch

Referring a Child for Special Help – L. Raia & E. Schiff

Learning to Enjoy Circle Time (1994) E. Furman

The Stresses of Working with Young Children (1995) J. Horwitz                         

On Respect and Self-Respect  (1996) E. Furman

Surviving in the Early Childhood Profession (1997) M. Kaiser, G. Roberts, & K. Smith

Day Care: Our Shared Burden (1998) R. Furman

Preschool Teaching: If I Knew Then What I Know Now…Understanding the Inner Life of Children – Practical Applications in the Classroom (1999) H. Parma, F. Toossi, T. Haber, & L. Baues

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An Alternative Viewpoint (2000) R. Furman

Are Children in Day Care More Aggressive?  (2001) R. Hall

Children and Calamity: How to Help Children When Bad Things Happen (2002) D. Paris

Caring for our Children, Parents and Staff in Day Care (2003) G. Allen

Is My School Starting Yesterday?:  Book Making as a Communication Tool for Helping Children with Transition and Change (2003) K. Goulandris

Learning From the Inside Out:  Using Music as a Tool for Helping Develop School Skills (2004) R. Sollisch

 

 

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