Barbara Coloroso

  • 9

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1995 to 2007

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Barbara Coloroso writes with practical clarity about raising responsible, resilient children. Drawing from Kids Are Worth It!, she focuses on inner discipline that blends firm boundaries with empathy, offering parents concrete strategies to correct behavior without shame and to cultivate self-discipline and accountability in everyday family life.

Her guidance emphasizes respect, natural consequences, and teaching rather than punishing. The book presents scenarios, scripts, and step-by-step approaches that help caregivers move from power struggles to teaching moments, aiming to strengthen parent-child relationships while promoting long-term emotional and behavioral growth.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Practical parenting advice • Emphasis on respectful discipline • Clear strategies for emotional growth

Genres and themes: Parenting • Child discipline • Family relationships

Who this author is best for: For caregivers who want respectful, actionable guidance to teach responsibility and emotional resilience in children.

Start with Kids Are Worth It! to see Coloroso’s step-by-step approach to inner discipline and real-family examples.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence

    Harpercollins • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 240 pages.

  2. THE BULLY, THE BULLIED, AND THE BYSTANDER

    Harpercollins • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 240 pages.

  3. Kids Are Worth It! : Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline

    Harpercollins • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 326 pages.

  4. Parenting Through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief, and Change

    Harpercollins • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 272 pages.

  5. Extraordinary evil

    Viking Canada • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 248 pages.

  6. Kids Are Worth It

    Penguin Canada • 2003 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 352 pages.

  7. A Pocket Guide to Kids Are Worth It!

    kids are worth it! inc. • 2000 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  8. Through the Rough Times

    Lothian Pub Co • 2000 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2000.

How The Picks Compare

  • THE BULLY, THE BULLIED, AND THE BYSTANDER gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence leans later in the catalog.

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