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Parent Lending Library

EBooks

More than just pages on a screen – eBooks are a great way to read on the go! Ebooks can be used in two ways: You can access them online from anywhere. You can also download and view eBooks offline, which reserves the eBook for a set circulation period, allowing use of the search, highlighting, note taking and copy/paste/print features as permitted by the publisher.

We now have a growing collection of eBooks on a wide variety of topics that parents can access. They are separate from the school library collection.

To arrange access to a book title:
- download the free app Destiny Discover    Destiny Discover
- Contact the library at MDHS 519-348-8495 x228 to arrange loans.
 
Hard copy books
 
  • can be borrowed for 1 to 2 months at a time
  • Please contact the library at MDHS 519-348-8495 x228 to arrange loans.
  • Of course, you can always visit the library during the school day and have a look at the collection too!
 
Parenting
 
  • Active Parenting of Teens
  • Parent in Control – Restore order in your home and create a loving relationship with your adolescent
  • I’ll Never do that to my Kids – The parenting traps of adult children
  • A Single mother’s Guide to Raising Remarkable Boys
  • Just because it isn’t wrong doesn’t make it Right – Barbara Coloroso
  • Extreme Pursuit – Winning the Race for the Heart of your Son
  • Parent in Control – Restore order in your home and create a loving relationship with your adolescent
  • Setting Boundaries with your Adult Children – Six steps to hope and healing for struggling parents
  • Girls will be Girls – Raising confident and courageous daughters
  • Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters – 10 secrets every father should know
  • Parenting after Divorce – Resolving conflicts and meeting your child’s needs
  • The 7 Pitfalls of Single-Parenting – What to avoid to help your children thrive after divorce
  • Help your Twenty-Something Get a Life
 
Teenagers
 
  • Teenage Girls
  • Helping Struggling Adolescents
  • Teenage Guys
  • The Second Family – Healing with peer power, pop culture, the wall of silence
  • Hurt – Inside the world of today’s teenagers
  • Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence
  • Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family – One parents practical guide to recovery
  • When to Worry – How to tell if your teen needs help and what to do about it
  • The Art of Talking to your Teenager
  • Helping Teenagers Beat Depression
 
School Related
 
  • A Parents Guide to Tutors and Tutoring
  • How to support the unique needs of your child
  • Home Sweet Homework
  • Parents guide to stress free homework and studying strategies that work
 
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
 
  • Don’t let your Kids Kill you
  • A Guide for Parents of drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Addict in the Family
  • Stories of loss, hope and recovery
  • Beyond the Influence
  • Understanding and defeating alcoholism
  • Ten Talks Parents must have with Their Children about Drugs and Choices
 
Bullying
 
  • Girl Wars – 12 strategies that will end female bullying
  • The Bully, The Bullied and the Bystander – Barbara Coloroso
  • Ten talks Parents Must have with Their Children about Violence
 
Relationships
 
  • The Art of Talking so that People will Listen
  • Getting through to family, friends and business associates
  • The Ten Conversations you Must have Before you get Married
  • Couple Skills -Making your relationship work
  • The Enabler – When helping hurts the ones you love
  • Change your Questions: Change your Life – 10 powerful tools for life and work
 
Computer-related
 
  • Net Crimes and Misdemeanors – Spammers, swindlers who are targeting you online
  • Generation My Space – Helping your teen survive online Adolescence
  • Protect Your Child on the Internet
  • Disconnected – Parenting teens in a My Space world
 
Loss and Grieving
 
  • Parenting Through Crisis – Helping kids in a time of loss and grief
  • I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye – Surviving, coping and healing after the sudden death of a loved one
  • Healing the Hurt – Restoring hope: how to guide children and teens through times of divorce and death
  • Helping your Children Cope with Cancer – A guide for parents and families
 
Sexuality
 
  • Mom: Sex is no Big Deal – Helping daughters develop healthy sexual identities
  • Beyond Acceptance – Parents of lesbians and gays talk about their experiences
  • Always my Child – A parents guide to understanding your gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning son or daughter
  • Beyond the Big Talk – A parent’s guide to raising sexually healthy teens- from middle school to high school and beyond
 
Disabilities
 
  • Laying Community Foundations for your Child with a Disability – How to establish relationship that will support your child after you’re gone
  • How to Reach and Teach Teenagers with ADHD
  • If your Adolescent has Depression or Bi-Polar Disorder
  • Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Overcoming Dyslexia – A new and complete science-based reading program for reading problems at any level
  • Ten Things Every Child with Autism wishes you Knew
 
Nutrition
 
  • The Good Food Book for Families
  • The Peanut Allergy Answer Book
  • The parents guide to food Allergies – Clear and complete advice from the experts on raising your food-allergic children
  • The Gluten free Bible
  • Scary Dairy, wild Wheat and Coping with E’s – A dietary approach to children’s behavioural problems through diet
  • Carbohydrate-Addicted Kids – Help your child or teen break free of junk food and sugar cravings…for life!