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    • Reflective Consultation
    • Simple Practice
    • Resources for Clinicians
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resources for clients

Books For Parents
Books For Families
BOOKS FOR EVERYONE

Books for Parents

 
Raising Human Beings
By Ross Greene, Ph.D.
The Good News About Bad Behavior
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
The Whole Brain Child
by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
& ​Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
No Drama Discipline
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by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
& ​Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child​
​by Daniel Siegel, M.D.
& ​Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.​
Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family
by Karla Naumburg

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, & Listen So Kids Will Talk
By Adele Faber
​&​ Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

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by Joanna Faber
&  Julie King

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
by Dan Kindlon

&  Michael Thompson
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
by Lisa Damour
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
By Janet Lansbury
Parenting From the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
By Daniel Siegel M.D.
& Mary Hartzell, Ph.D.
The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family
by Karyn B. Purvis,
David Crosse,
& Wendy Lyons Sunshine
 

Books for Families



Go Away Green Monster 
by Ed Emberley

Themes: fear and assertiveness

Yo! Yes? 
By Chris Raschka

            Themes: friendship

It’s Okay to Be Different 
by Todd Parr

         Themes: acceptance, silliness

A Terrible Thing Happened 
by Margaret Holmes

            Themes: trauma and recovery, introduction to therapy

A Mother for Choco 
by Keiko Kasza
            Themes: adoption, blended families

On Monday When it Rained 
by Cherryl Kachenmeister
            Themes: feeling identification

Owl Babies 
by Martin Waddell
            Themes: separation anxiety *use caution in reading this 
with non-intact families

I Miss You: A First Look at Death 
by Pat Thomas

            Themes: death and loss, kids questions about death

The Trouble with Secrets 
by Karen Johnsen

            Themes: assault prevention

Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights 
 By Julie Nelson

Themes: adoption, foster care

It’s MY Body 
by Lory Freeman

            Themes: assault prevention, personal boundaries

A Boy and a Bear: 
The Children’s Relaxation Book 
by Lori Lite

            Themes: relaxation, 
guided visualization
Ahn's Anger
by Gail silver

themes: anger, mindfulness 
Hands Are Not for Hitting 
by Martine Aggasi 
Themes: assault prevention (series includes teeth are not for biting, feet are not for kicking, etc.)

When I Feel Angry 
by Cornelia Maude Spelman
Themes: feeling identification, coping skills (series includes 
books about all emotions)

The Way I Feel 
by Janan Cain

            Themes: feeling identification 

Oops, Sorry! 
A First Book of Manners by Richard 
Morgan

            Themes: manners

I Like Me! 
By Nancy Carlson

            Themes: self esteem

I Like Myself
by Karen Beaumont

Theme: Self Esteem


Look out Kindergarten, Here I Come! By Nancy Carlson

            Themes: getting ready for school


Maybe Days – 
A Book For Children in Foster Care 

by Jennifer Wilgocki

            Themes: foster care


The Invisible String 
by Patrice Karst

Themes: attachment and family connection
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When Sophie Gets Angry - 
Really, Really, Angry
by Molly Bang

themes: anger, regulation
Maybe Days – 
A Book For Children in Foster Care 

by Jennifer Wilgocki

            Themes: foster care
Look out Kindergarten, Here I Come! By Nancy Carlson

            Themes: getting ready for school

BOOKS FOR EVERYONE

Coming Soon!
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