1. The Connected Child by Karen Purvis, PhD and David Cross, PhD
For parents who have welcomed children from other countries, troubled backgrounds, with special needs into their homes. Attachment focused.
2. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry
What Traumatized Children can teach us about Loss, Love and Healing.
3. Born for Love by Bruce Perry & Maia Szalavitz
Why empathy is essential and endangered.
4. The Whole-Brain Child by Dr. Daniel Siegel
Twelve practical skills or strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. Focused on pre-adolescent child development. An easy read with illustrations.
5. No Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior. No-Drama discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.
6. Brainstorm by Dan Siegel
The power and purpose of the teenage brain.
7. A Still Quiet Place by Amy Saltzman, MD
Teaching children and adolescents to ease stress and difficult emotions. Focuses on mindfulness.
8. Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters by Dr. Scott Larson
Offers a penetrating portrayal of the rootlessness of many of today’s youths and a powerful four-step plan for reaching them. Helps with understanding and connecting with youth in conflict
9. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Brain, mind and body in the healing of trauma.
10. Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper PhD
Reclaiming your body. Deals with healing trauma and mindfulness.
11. Making Peace with Your Plate by Robyn Cruze and Espra Andrus, LCSW
Eating disorder recovery.
12. Trauma Proofing Your Kids by Pete A Levine & Maggie Kline
A parent’s guide to instilling confidence, joy and resilience.
13. Healing Young Brains by Robert W. Hill, PhD & Eduardo Castro, MD
Neurofeedback solution, drug free treatment for childhood disorders including autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety. Topics include neurofeedback and healing trauma
14. Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Using the wisdom of body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. Deals with mindfulness
15. The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian
What parents, mentors and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men.
16. The Wonder of Girls by Michael Gurian
Understanding the hidden nature of our daughters.
17. Attaching in Adoption by Deborah D. Gray
It explains what attachment is. It provides parenting techniques matched to children’s emotional needs and stages to enhance children’s happiness and emotional health.
18. The Mindful Child by Susan Greenland
How to help your child manage stress and become happier, kinder and more compassionate.
19. Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: by Heather Forbes
A love-based approach to helping attachment-challenged children with severe behaviors.
20. Boundaries: by Val J. Peter, Tom Dowd M.A.
It begins by helping teens define what physical, emotional and sexual boundaries are. Stories illustrate how personal space and feelings can be either respected or violated.
21. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character: by Paul Tough
How children succeed, Paul Tough argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control.
22. Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child: by Kim S. Golding, Daniel A. Hughes
Troubled children need special parenting to build attachments and heal from trauma. This book provides a parenting model that parents and caregivers can follow to incorporate love, play, acceptance, curiosity and empathy into their parenting. These elements are vital to a child’s development and will help children to feel confident, secure and happy.
23. The Great Behavior Breakdown by Bryan Post
Identifies 27 of the most problematic, serious and challenging behaviors that parents face. The book breaks brok them down, and provided step-by-step guidance and insight for transforming your family conflict immediately.
24. From Fear to Love by Bryan Post
Provides new and highly effective techniques for parents dealing with behavioral challenges with their children.