Resources

Book Recommendations

Parenting

  • Smart But Scattered Teens: The Executive Skills Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential – Richard Guare, Ph.D., Peg Dawson, EdD, and Colin Guare
  • Getting Your Child from No to Yes – Jerry Wyckoff and Barbara Unell
  • Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm and Respectful Boundaries – Robert J. Mackenzie
  • How to Talk to Kids so Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk – Adele Feber and Elaine Mazlish
  • Discipline Without Shouting or Spanking: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Preschool Behavior Problems – Jerry Wyckoff and Barbara Unell
  • Combative to Collaborative: The Co-parenting Code – Teresa Harlow
  • How to Get Your Kid to Eat, But Not Too Much – Ellyn Satter
  • Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents – Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.
  • Anxious Kids Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry and Raise Courageous and Independent Children – Reid Wilson, Ph.D. and Lynn Lyons, LCSW
  • The 5 Love Languages of Children – Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
  • Beyond Behavior Management: The 6 Life Skills That Children Need – Jenna Bilmes
  • A Little SPOT of Feelings books by Diane Alber are all great. The A Little SPOT of Emotion 8 Plush Toys with Feelings Book Box is popular with kids.

Depression

  • Winter Blues: Everything You Need to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder – Norman E. Rosenthal, MD
  • The Depression Cure: 6 Ways to Beat Depression Without Drugs – Stephen S. Ilardi
  • The Depression Workbook for Teens: Tools to Improve Your Mood, Build Self-Esteem, and Stay Motivated Katie Hurley, LCSW

Self-Esteem/Self-Care

Adults:

  • List Yourself: List-making as the Way to Self-Discovery – Illene Segalove and Bob Velick
  • Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem – Matthew McKay, Ph.D. and Patrick Fanning
  • The Happiness Makeover: How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day – M.J. Ryan
  • Boundaries – Cloud & Townsend
  • Self-Compassion – Kristin Neff.
  • Radical Acceptance – Kristin Neff

Kids:

  • The Body Image Workbook for Teens – Julia V. Taylor
  • The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls – Valorie Lee Schaefer
  • I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem – Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
  • Lucy and the Bully – Claire Alexander
  • The Self Esteem Workbook for Teens – Lisa M Schab
  • Stick Up for Yourself: Every Kid’s Guide to Personal Power and Self-Esteem – Kauffman, Raphael and Espeland

ADHD

  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder – Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D.
  • That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life Ana Homayoun
  • ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction – from Childhood Through Adulthood – Edward M. Hallowell M.D.
  • Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents – Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D. – John J. Ratey, M.D.

Marriage/Relationships

  • Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship: How to Break the Cycle of Arguments, Put-Downs and Stony Silences – W. Robert May
  • The Art of Staying Together: A Couple’s Guide to Intimacy and Respect – Michael S. Broder
  • Love is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy – Aaron T. Beck
  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love

Divorce (Kids)

  • Helping Children Cope with Divorce the Sandcastle Way – M. Gary Neuman
  • Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two – Isolina Ricci, PhD
  • Why Can’t We Live Together?: The Kid-Sized Answer To A King-Sized Question About Divorce – Madison Lovato
  • Two Homes – Claire Masurel

Anger

Adults:

  • Taking Charge of Anger: 6 Steps to Asserting Yourself Without Losing Control – W. Robert May
  • Calm Your Anger Now: Stop Your Rage, Ease Anxiety, Lower Stress, and Learn to Control Your Emotions in Everyday Life – Alex M Langston
  • Anger Management Workbook for Men: Take Control of Your Anger and Master Your Emotions – Aaron Karmin

Kids:

  • Hands are Not for Hitting – Martine Agassi
  • Sometimes I flip my lid. Learning to be a Cool Calm Kid – Kellie Doyle Bailey
  • What to do when your temper flares – Dawn Huebner, PhD
  • When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry… – Molly Bang
  • Anger Management workbook for kids – 50 fun activities to help children stay calm and make better decisions – Samantha Snowden

Grief and Loss

Kids:

  • The ABCs of Grief: a children’s grief book for all types of loss and grief – Jessica Correnti, MS
  • When Someone You Love Has Died: Talking to Young Children About Death – Stephanie Seidler
  • Your Pawprints Are on My Heart: A book on grief and loss of a pet – K. E. Manolas

Adults:

  • Understanding Your Suicide Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart – Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (also a journal version)
  • It’s OK That You’re Not OK – Megan Divine
  • Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss – Gina Moffa LCSW

Anxiety

Kids:

  • What To Do When You Worry Too Much (ages 6-12) – Dawn Huebner PhD
  • Outsmarting worry -(ages 9-13) – Dawn Huebner
  • What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck. A Kids’ Guide to Overcoming OCD– Dawn Huebner PhD
  • Go Away, Big Green Monster (ages 3-6) by Ed Emberley
  • How Zack Got His Z’s – A Guide to Getting Rid of Nightmares – Kerri Golding Oransky
  • The Invisible String Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
  • Anxiety Sucks- A Teen Survival Guide – Natasha Daniels LCSW

Adults:

  • Living with OCD: Triumph over Negative Emotions, Obsessive Thoughts, and Compulsive Behaviors (The OCD Breakthrough Series) – Cross Border Books
  • The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It – David A. Carbonell, PhD
  • Cards Against Anxiety – Dr. Pooky Knightsmith