Resources
Books on Temperament
Carey, William. Understanding Your Child’s Temperament. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
Greenspan, Stanley. The Challenging Child. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1995.
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy. Raising Your Spirited Child. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992.
Neville, Helen, and Diane Johnson. Temperament Tools: Working with Your Child’s Inborn Traits. Seattle, Wash.: Parenting Press, 1997 (to order: P. O. Box 75267, Seattle, WA 98125; $13.95 paper, $19.95 library).
Shick, Lyndell. Understanding Temperament Strategies for Creating Family Harmony. Seattle, Wash.: Parenting Press, 1998 (to order: P. O. Box 75267, Seattle, WA 98125; $13.95 paper, $19.95 library).
Turecki, Stanley. The Difficult Child. New York: Bantam, 1989.
———. Normal Children Have Problems, Too. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
A Selection of Books on Parenting Generally
Gottman, John M. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
Hendrix, Harville, and Helen Hunt. Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents. New York: Pocket Books, 1997.
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy. Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
Solter, Aletha. Tears and Tantrums: What to Do When Babies and Children Cry. Goleta, Calif.: Aware Parenting Institute/Shining Star Press, 1998 (to order: P. O. Box 206, Goleta, CA 93116, or www.awareparenting.com, $12.95).
Stern, Daniel. Diary of a Baby. New York: Basic Books, 1990.
Temperament Websites
Preventive Ounce: www.preventiveoz.org
Temperament Learning Center: www.kidtemp.com
Behavioral-Developmental Initiatives: www.bdi@primenet.com
Mary Kurcinka: www.parentchildhelp.com
Temperament Project in British Columbia: www.temperamentproject.bc.ca
Videos
The Temperament Program: A Video Tape Series
Knowing Your Child: Introduction to Temperament
Understanding Your Sensitive and Withdrawing Child
Child Development Media
5632 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 286
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Phone: 818–994–0933
Fax: 818–994–0153
Flexible, Fearful or Feisty: The Different Temperaments of Infants and Toddlers
California State Department of Education Video
To order: 916–445–1260
some Temperament Counselors and Therapists with a Temperament Orientation
Usually, temperament counselors will be the most experienced. Some provide telephone consultations, others give classes or run support groups. If you want or need a licensed therapist or psychiatrist (psychiatrists can prescribe medications), some are also provided.
West Coast
Temperament Learning Center
Jan Kristal, M.A.
392 Devon Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415–492–9482
E-mail: jkristal@kidtemp.com
Website: www.kidtemp.com
temperament counselor
phone consultations available
Helen Neville, R.N.
Phone: 510–654–2018
parent educator
Martha Harris, Ph.D.
3468 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Suite B201
Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: 925–284–4426
psychotherapist
Barbara McCarroll, Ph.D.
100 Tamal Plaza, Suite 160
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: 415–457–3392
psychotherapist
Ruth Jaeger, L.C.S.W.
1330 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 307
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415–924–0122
psychotherapist
A Family Resource
Diane Clark Johnson
906 Blair Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510–658–4218
temperament counselor
Alice Shannon, M.S., M.F.T.
P. O. Box 2780
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Phone: 707–839–0444
E-mail: alice@humboldt1.com
psychotherapist
Center for Human Development
Barb Zukin
E-mail: bzukin@chdinc.org
Barbara Tyler
E-mail: btyler@chdinc.org
Kathy Goodman
E-mail: goodman@chdinc.org
1100 K Avenue
La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: 541–962–8835
Website: www.chdinc.org/
temperament
temperament counselors
Lee Mozena, M.A.
North Seattle Family Center
3200 125th Street, NE, Suite 2
Seattle, WA 98125
Phone: 206–364–7930
classes and support groups
Sean McDevitt, Ph.D.
10000 N. 31st Avenue, Suite C101
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Phone: 602–494–4727
E-mail: smcd@b-di.com
psychotherapist/licensed psychologist
Phyllis M. Skoy, M.S.W., L.I.S.W.
10601 Lomas Boulevard NE, Suite 112
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Phone: 505–480–8225
psychotherapist
East Coast
Practical Parenting
Robin Hegvik, Ph.D.
2700 Silverside Road, Suite 5A
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone: 800–234–8303
Fax: 302–479–5352
E-mail: robhegvik@aol.com
researcher and parent educator
Richard Oberfield, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
200 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212–684–0148
psychiatrist
Asher Rosenberg, M.D.
170 Great Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone: 516–482–7372
psychiatrist
Laura Kleinerman, M.S., C.S.
295 Central Park West, Office 5
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212–874–2417
E-mail: LKleinerman@aol.com
psychotherapist/psychoanalyst
Midwest
Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, M.A.
Phone: 952–452–4771
E-mail: Kurcinka@parentchildhelp.com
temperament counselor and parent educator
some phone consultations available
Dona Seidel, LCSW
10812 Glen Arbor Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: 816–942–4136
E-mail: DLSeidel@swdell.net
psychotherapist
Some Websites for Parenting Generally