100 Best Child Psychology Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

5.0

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D.

“Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson have created a masterly, reader-friendly guide to helping children grow their emotional intelligence. This brilliant method transforms everyday interactions into valuable brain-shaping moments. Anyone who cares for children—or who loves a child—should r

Recommended by Genevieve Von Lob and Graham Duncan.

Genevieve Von Lob

Siegel uses what neuroscience tells us about how a child’s brain develops to provide practical tips for parents. [source]

Graham Duncan

Graham Duncan recommended this book on the podcast "The Tim Ferriss Show". [source]

2

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck

4.9

Preview Summary

Now updated with new research — the book that has changed millions of lives.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how

Recommended by Bill Gates, Tony Robbins, Angela Duckworth, and 26 others.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

One of the reasons I loved Mindset is because it’s solutions-oriented. In the book’s final chapter, Dweck describes the workshop she and her colleagues have developed to shift students from a fixed to a growth mindset. These workshops demonstrate that ‘just learning about the growth mindset can cause a big shift in the way people think about themselves and their lives. [source]

Tony Robbins

Life Coach

Tony Robbins recommended this book on the podcast "The Tim Ferriss Show". [source]

Angela Duckworth

Author

Without exaggeration, I’ve never met a CEO who didn’t have Mindset on their bookshelf. It resonates with people who have become successful because the belief that your abilities can grow is foundational to their achievements. [source]

3

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

4.7

Preview Summary

• A New York Times Science Bestseller •

“Packed with science and human stories, the book is an intense read. . . . The struggle and resilience of [van der Kolk’s] patients is very moving.” —New Scientist

A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of comb

Recommended by Matthew Green.

Matthew Green

Reading The Body Keeps the Score was a eureka moment for me. [source]

4

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

Bruce D Perry and Maia Szalavitz

4.7

Preview Summary

A renowned psychiatrist reveals how trauma affects children--and outlines the path to recoveryHow does trauma affect a child's mind--and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Only when we understand the science of the mind

5

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

Joanna Faber and Julie King

4.6

Over 200,000 copies in print!
A must-have guide for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”

For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its re

6

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

4.6

Preview Summary

The ultimate “parenting bible” (The Boston Globe) with a new Foreword—and available as an eBook for the first time—a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors.

Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish “are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did f

Recommended by Brian Armstrong, Jeff Atwood, and Miguel De Icaza.

Jeff Atwood

"The best marriage advice book I’ve read is a paperback called How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. As you might deduce from the title, it wasn’t meant as a marriage advice book." https://t.co/cy7JeKVsjV [source]

Miguel De Icaza

@codinghorror Yes - that is an awesome book too [source]

7

The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively

Gary Chapman

4.4

More than 1 million sold! You know you love your child. But how can you show it so they really feel loved? The #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages® has helped millions of couples learn the secret to building a love that lasts. Now discover how to speak your child’s love language and make them feel loved in a way they understand. Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Ross Campbell help you:

Discov

8

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman

4.3

In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What's the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?

NurtureShock is

9

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Alice Miller

4.3

The bestselling book on childhood trauma and the enduring effects of repressed anger and pain

Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.

Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memori

Recommended by Dr. Gabor Maté.

Dr. Gabor Maté

All about the fact that stuff happens to us as children, negative things happen. Then, we adapt to those things by taking on certain defensive ways of being. And then, we live the rest of our lives from those defensive modes. [source]

10

The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

Simone Davies

4.3

Announcing that rare parenting book that will not only help you become a more effective parent but actually change how you see your children. Written by Montessori educator Simone Davies, this book shows you how to bring the educational values of a Montessori classroom into your home—while turning the whole idea of the “terrible twos” on its head.

Here is how to set up Montessori-friendly spaces

11

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Clarissa Pinkola Estés

4.3

Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and cantadora storyteller shows how women's vitality can be restored through what she calls "psychic archeological digs" into the ruins of the femal

Recommended by Emma Watson and Irina Botnari.

Irina Botnari

I’m reading more books at the same time. Guilty. Some of them are Tools of Titans - Tim Ferriss, My Berlin Child – Anne Wiazemsky, Women who Run with the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Tim is full of lessons to learn, remember & implement, I’ll see what the rest of the books will unfold. [source]

12

Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges

Mona Delahooke

4.3

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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

Nadine Burke Harris

4.3

“An extraordinary, eye-opening book.” —People

"A rousing wake-up call . . . this highly engaging, provocative book prove[s] beyond a reasonable doubt that millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.” — Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician de

Recommended by Jamie Grayson.

Jamie Grayson

This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard. Explained a lot-even about myself. @DrBurkeHarris I downloaded your book (because I LOVE listening to you speak) and cannot wait to listen. Keep ON. What a gift. Truly. ❤️ https://t.co/KhCa9H0MDD [source]

14

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

Barry M. Prizant

4.3

Autism is usually portrayed as a checklist of deficits, including difficulties interacting socially, problems in communicating, sensory challenges, and repetitive behavior patterns. This perspective leads to therapies focused on ridding individuals of autistic symptoms. In Uniquely Human, Dr. Barry M. Prizant suggests a major shift in understanding autism: Instead of classifying "autistic" behavio

Recommended by Steve Silberman.

Steve Silberman

The authors provide helpful strategies for enabling autistic children to build on their natural strengths, instead of dwelling on what they can’t do. [source]

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Lindsay C Gibson

4.2

Preview Summary

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be he

Recommended by Bogdan Lucaciu.

Bogdan Lucaciu

“Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” is also worth mentioning, it allowed me to tame some old demons. [source]

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Dibs in Search of Self

Virginia M. Axline

4.2

The portrait of a little boy achieving, under therapy, a successful struggle for identity.

Recommended by Dorothy Singer and Tanya Byron.

Dorothy Singer

This is a wonderful book. I’ve read it several times and it’s almost guaranteed to make you cry. Dibs came from an academic family that was well off. He was having trouble in school and his parents thought he was autistic. Axline accepted his idiosyncrasies and offered him a respectful outlet for his imagination and worked with the parents. They began to be more accepting of him and Dibs began to be more accepting of himself. It’s a small book, but very moving and very powerfully written. [source]

Tanya Byron

Virginia Axline is a family therapist, and I like this book because it really resonates in terms of why I do what I do and, particularly, why I am passionate about child and adolescent mental health. The book is all about child therapy and a boy called Dibs who wouldn’t talk and wouldn’t play. He has lots of difficulties and issues, and I think he represents a lot of children with mental health problems who are easily misunderstood. We get very anxious about mental health – and when it comes to children we get deeply, deeply anxious about it. [source]

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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame

Janet Lansbury

4.2

Janet Lansbury is unique among parenting experts. As a RIE teacher and student of pioneering child specialist Magda Gerber, her advice is not based solely on formal studies and the research of others, but also on her twenty years of hands-on experience guiding hundreds of parents and their toddlers. “No Bad Kids” is a collection of Janet's most popular and widely read articles pertaining to common

18

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting

Laura Markham

4.2

A groundbreaking guide to raising responsible, capable, happy kids

Based on the latest research on brain development and extensive clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham’s approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don’t need to threaten, nag, plead, brib

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The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

Ross W. Greene

4.2

Preview Summary

Screaming, swearing, crying, hitting, kicking, spitting, biting...these are some of the challenging behaviors we see in kids who are having difficulty meeting our expectations. These behaviors often leave parents feeling frustrated, angry, overwhelmed, and desperate for answers. In this fully revised and updated book, Dr. Ross Greene helps you understand why and when your child does these things a

20

Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child

Cathy Glass

4.2

Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass. At the Social Services office, Cathy (an experienced foster carer) is pressured into taking Jodie as a new placement. Jodie's challenging behaviour has seen off five carers in four months. Despite her reservations, Cathy decides to accept Jodie to

21

The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting

Shefali Tsabary Ph.D.

4.2

"Parents . . . you will be wowed and awed by [Dr. Shefali]." —Oprah Winfrey

New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Conscious Parent comes a radically transformative plan that shows parents how to raise children to be their best, truest selves.

What if...?

What if I told you that you can put an end to all of your parenting struggles?

That you can learn to parent without fear or anxiety?

T

22

You Are Your Child's Best Psychologist: 7 Keys to Excellence in Parenting

Daniel J. van Ingen and Sarah A. van Ingen

4.2

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Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté MD

4.2

International authority on child development Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D., joins forces with bestselling author Gabor Maté, M.D., to tackle one of the most disturbing trends of our time: Children today looking to their peers for direction—their values, identity, and codes of behavior. This “peer orientation” undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile and sexual

Recommended by Genevieve Von Lob.

Genevieve Von Lob

He talks in this book about what I’ve been talking about a lot: about how maintaining your relationship with your child is the most important thing you can do as a parent. [source]

24

Child Adolescent Mental Health: A Practical, All-in-One Guide

Jess P. Shatkin and Harvey Karp PhD

4.2

With the number and type of mental health issues in kids on the rise, and as more and more clinicians and counselors are being pushed to the front lines of defense, now more than ever there is a need for a comprehensive, practical resource that guides professionals through the complexities of child and adolescent mental health. This practical, comprehensive book answers that call.

25

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child: A Step-By-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep

Marc Weissbluth M.D.

4.2

The perennial favorite for parents who want to get their kids to sleep with ease--now in a completely revised and expanded fourth edition!

In this fully updated fourth edition, Dr. Marc Weissbluth, one of the country's leading pediatricians, overhauls his groundbreaking approach to solving and preventing your children's sleep problems, from infancy through adolescence. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Ha

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Playing and Reality

D. W. Winnicott

4.2

What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also tackles many more that surround the fundamental issue of the individual self and its relationship with the outside world. In this landmark book of twentieth-century psychology, Winnicott shows the reader how, through the attentive

Recommended by Judith Edwards.

Judith Edwards

Winnicott’s Playing and Reality, not published till after his death, is a fine and illuminating collection of his major thinking. [source]

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El cerebro del niño explicado a los padres

Álvaro Bilbao

4.2

Cómo ayudar a tu hijo a desarrollar su potencial intelectual y emocional.

Durante los seis primeros años de vida el cerebro infantil tiene un potencial que no volverá a tener. Esto no quiere decir que debamos intentar convertir a los niños en pequeños genios, porque además de resultar imposible, un cerebro que se desarrolla bajo presión puede perder por el camino parte de su esencia.
Este libro es

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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Paul Tough

4.2

Why do some children succeed while others fail?

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: Success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs.

But in "How Children Succeed," Paul Tough argues for a very different understanding of what makes a successful child. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, economics, an

Recommended by Chelsea Frank.

Chelsea Frank

I was reading a book, “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character” by Paul Tough on a recommendation by my sister, a Middle School teacher. At that time I considered myself a great mother with natural intuition and did not go to the book as a means of “self-help” but of leisurely pleasure. However, I was perplexed when I discovered that even the most intelligent, diligent, and natural parents fail their children on multiple levels. Intuition was not enough. The day I finished the book I went to my son’s baseball game ready to apply my knowledge but found that the words out of my mouth were not necessarily those recommended in the book. Then it hit me: what if everything in life weren’t necessarily “intuitive”? I had learned so much about parenting even if I thought I was doing an excellent job already. What more could I learn about being content, happy, or successful in life? [source]

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1-2-3 Magic: 3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting

Thomas W. Phelan

4.2

Preview Summary

"Dr. Phelan's strategies have seen a resurgence in the parenting world. Maybe that's why you feel like everywhere you go, you keep overhearing other moms say to their misbehaving children, 'That's one. That's two. That's three.' And then you watch in disbelief as their kid actually stops!" -- PopSugar Moms

Are you the parent of a strong-willed child? Is bedtime a nightly battle? Are you looking to

30

Parenting With Love and Logic

Foster Cline

4.2

This parenting book shows you how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Learn how to parent effectively while teaching your children responsibility and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats, nagging, or power struggles. Indexed for easy reference.

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A Terrible Thing Happened A Story For Children Who Have Witnessed Violence Or Trauma

Margaret M Holmes, Sasha J Mudlaff, et al.

4.2

Every day, it seems children witness more violence, be it in the home, on the way to school, or in the schoolyard. While we cannot prevent everything that might happen to our children, A Terrible Thing Happened helps young children process their feelings and reactions to it. "As a picture book, A Terrible Thing is an unqualified success, especially in terms of the all-important interaction of text

32

Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere

Kira Willey

4.2

Breathe Like a Bear is a beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises designed to teach kids techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions. Best of all, these 30 simple, short breathing practices and movements can be performed anytime, anywhere: in the car to the grocery store, during heavy homework nights at home, or even at a child’s desk at school. Based on Kira Will

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The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: Practical Exercises, Worksheets and Activities to Nurture Developing Minds

Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

4.2

Based on their NY Times Best Selling book, The Whole-Brain Child, internationally acclaimed neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel and brain-based parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson have created a workbook to apply Whole-Brain principles. The Whole-Brain Child Workbook has a unique, interactive approach that allows readers not only to think more deeply about how the ideas fit their own parenting approach, b

34

Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five

John Medina

4.2

What’s the single most important thing you can do during pregnancy? What does watching TV do to a child’s brain? What’s the best way to handle temper tantrums? Scientists know.

In his New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools. Now, in Brain Rules for Baby, he shares what the latest science says

35

Just Another Kid

Torey Hayden

4.2

No other teacher had been able to handle these six emotionally damaged children. Three were recent arrivals from battletorn Ireland, horribly traumitized by the nightmare of war. Then there was eleven-year-old Dirkie, who had known no life outside of an institution; Mariana, who was dangerously excitable and sexually precocious, though she was only eight; and Leslie, seven years old, yet completel

36

The Feelings Book (Revised): The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions

Lynda Madison

4.2

This invaluable companion to The Care & Keeping of You received its own fresh update The Feelings Book will help you understand your emotions, and deal with them in positive ways. Youll get tips on how to express your feelings and stay in control, plus get sensitive advice on handling fear, anxiety, jealousy, and grief. Learn how to stay in the drivers seat of your own emotions

37

Every Moment Matters: How the World's Best Coaches Inspire Their Athletes and Build Championship Teams

John O'Sullivan

4.1

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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men

Meg Meeker

4.1

Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in the family: the one between mother and son.

From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away. Calling upon thirty years of experience as a pediatrician, Meg

Recommended by Dave Ramsey.

Dave Ramsey

Author

Dave Ramsey recommended this book on his website. [source]

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Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

Peg Dawson

4.1

Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are "smart but scattered" lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills—the core, brain-based habits of mind required to “execute” tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Drawing on this revolutionary discovery, school psychologist Peg Dawson and neuropsychologist Richard Guare have developed

40

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race

Beverly Daniel Tatum

4.1

The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism-now fully revised and updated

Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identiti

Recommended by Denise Morris Kipnis.

Denise Morris Kipnis

I was serving on the board of a prestigious and exclusive school when I first read this. As part of the school’s commitment to inclusion, every group, including the board, went through diversity training. Our consultant, Glenn Singleton of Pacific Education Group, never let us forget why we were there: that improving outcomes for all our students was a business imperative. As a result of this experience, I blended organizational development and diversity and inclusion for my graduate thesis, and this is still the bedrock of my consulting practice. [source]

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The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder

Carol Kranowitz, Lucy Jane Miller

4.1

The Out-of-Sync Child broke new ground by identifying Sensory Processing Disorder, a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This newly revised edition features additional information from recent research on vision and hearing deficits, motor skill problems, nutrition and picky eaters, ADHA, autism, and other related di

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Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger

Janine Halloran

4.1

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Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

Ph.D. John Gottman and Joan Declaire

4.1

Raising anEmotionally Intelligent Child is John Gottman’s groundbreaking guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world.

Intelligence That Comes from the Heart

Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need to succeed in school and life. But children also need to master their emotions. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Chi

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Narrative of a Child Analysis (The Writings of Melanie Klein) (The Writings of Melanie Klein)

Melanie Klein

4.1

Melanie Klein gives a detailed account of the analysis of a ten year old boy, Richard. Klein describes the day to day course of the analysis interpreting Richard`s drawing, play, verbal associations and reports of dreams. Also included is the reproduction of the drawings made by the patient, the analysis of which is elaborated in this text.

This fascinating and deeply instructive case study shows t

Recommended by Judith Edwards.

Judith Edwards

Melanie Klein excavated the infant embedded in the child, starting off the profession of what became known as psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapy. [source]

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Общаться с ребенком. Как?

Y.B. Gippenreyter and Ю.Б. Гиппенрейтер

4.1

Как построить нормальные отношения с ребенком? Как заставить его слушаться? Можно ли поправить отношения, если они зашли в тупик? Вы найдете ответы на эти и другие вопросы, узнаете, как решать их на практике в вашей жизни.

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No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

Rachel Louise Snyder

4.1

In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in our country around key stories that explode the common myths-that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; that shelter is an adequate response; that violence inside the home is separate from other forms of

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The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child

Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson

4.1

From the authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, an indispensable guide to unlocking your child's innate capacity for resilience, compassion, and creativity.

When facing contentious issues such as screen time, food choices, and bedtime, children often act out or shut down, responding with reactivity instead of receptivity. This is what New York Times bestselling authors Daniel J.

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Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross

4.1

Today’s busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood. With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their

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Easy To Love, Difficult To Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills For Turning Conflict

Becky A Bailey

4.1

The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation.

Have you ever opened your mouth to discipline your child, and your parents' nastiest words tumble out? In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves as well as their toddler–to–school–age children, offering specific tools to stop policing and pleading with kids

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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

4.1

"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in—and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation—he calls it nature deficit—to some of the most

Recommended by Genevieve Von Lob.

Genevieve Von Lob

Louv coined the term ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ because he was so concerned about the alienation of young people from nature. [source]

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The Psychology of the Child

Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder

4.1

The definite account of psychologist Jean Piaget's work
Jean Piaget's influence on psychology has been profound. His pathbreaking investigations and theories of cognitive development have set child psychology moving in entirely new directions. His bold speculations have provided the inspiration for the work of others. His studies have been the subject of many books and countless articles. And, sign

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Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

Jamie Glowacki

4.1

Preview Summary

Jamie Glowacki—potty-training expert, Pied Piper of Poop, and author of the popular guide, Oh Crap! Potty Training—shares her proven 6-step plan to help you toilet train your preschooler quickly and successfully.

Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert and the popular "Pied Piper of Poop" show you how it's done. Her 6-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has

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The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole

Arielle Schwartz PhD

4.1

-This book is a valuable resource for all those affected by complex PTSD, allowing them to be informed and active as partners in the therapeutic healing process.-
--from the foreword by Jim Knipe, PhD, author of EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation

Those affected by complex PTSD commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them--that somewhere in

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry

Seth J. Gillihan PhD

4.1

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Silent Child (Silent Child, #1)

Torey Hayden

4.1

In the summer of 2006, Emma Price watched helplessly as her six-year-old son's red coat was fished out of the River Ouse. It was the tragic story of the year - a little boy, Aiden, wandered away from school during a terrible flood, fell into the river, and drowned.

His body was never recovered.

Ten years later, Emma has finally rediscovered the joy in life. She's married, pregnant, and in contro

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The Baby Book, Revised Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two

William Sears MD, Martha Sears RN, et al.

4.1

America's bestselling "baby bible" -- an encyclopedic guide to the first two years of your baby's life.

The million-copy bestseller by "the man who remade motherhood" (TIME) has now been revised, expanded, and bought thoroughly up-to-date -- with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms, from postpartum nutrition to infant developme

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Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids: 60 Fun Activities to Help Children Self-Regulate, Focus, and Succeed

Kelli Miller LCSW MSW

4.1

Thriving with ADHD: Workbook for Kids offers boys and girls the tools they need to understand and manage their ADHD for a happy, healthy life.

For millions of kids who live with ADHD, feelings of loneliness, frustration, and helplessness are all too common. Thriving with ADHD is a workbook specially designed to helps kids with ADHD develop essential skills for managing their ADHD symptoms, while al

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Childhood and Society

Erik H. Erikson

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The original and vastly influential ideas of Erik H. Erikson underlie much of our understanding of human development. His insights into the interdependence of the individuals' growth and historical change, his now-famous concepts of identity, growth, and the life cycle, have changed the way we perceive ourselves and society. Widely read and cited, his works have won numerous awards including the P

Recommended by Dorothy Singer.

Dorothy Singer

Erikson was one of the first to outline stages of childhood. He identified eight stages. In the earliest stage an infant learns trust – trust that his mother, father and other caregivers will feed him when he’s hungry and change his diaper when he’s irritated. When your child learns to trust their immediate caregivers they generalise this good feeling to other adults, but when they learn mistrust they tend to be more suspicious of those around them. [source]

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Ghost Girl

Torey Hayden

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Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world—until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey Hayden's experience could have prepared her for the shock of what Jadie told her—a story too horrendous for Torey's professional colleagues to acknowl

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The Tiger's Child: What Ever Happened to Sheila?

Torey Hayden

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From the bestselling author of One Child comes this incredible, true story of the six-year-old girl who touched the hearts of millions—and the courage of one teacher who would not give up on her.

What ever became of Sheila?

When special education teacher Torey Hayden wrote her first book One Child thirty-five years ago, she created an international bestseller. Her intensely moving true story of Shei

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A Therapist's Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years

Dee C. Ray

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A Therapist's Guide to Child Development gives therapists and counselors the basics they need to understand their clients in the context of development and to explain development to parents. The chapters take the reader through the various physical, social, and identity developments occurring at each age, explaining how each stage of development is closely linked to mental health and how that is r

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No-Drama Discipline Workbook: Exercises, Activities, and Practical Strategies to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Developing Minds

Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

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Based on their New York Times bestselling book No-Drama Discipline, internationally acclaimed neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and brain-based parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, have created a guide to manage and reduce drama in your interactions with your kids, and even decrease the amount of time you spend having to discipline. The goal is simple: discipline less on autopilot by dev

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CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders

Lisa Phifer

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The Definitive Resource on How to Identify, Treat, and Live with a Bipolar Child
More than three million American children suffer from some form of bipolar disorder, a life-impairing illness that can cause wild mood swings and even episodes of rage. But as a parent, can you tell the difference between a tempermental, moody child and one facing serious mental illness? Where do you turn if your chil

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Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

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An updated edition—with a new foreword by Daniel Siegel—of the bestselling parenting classic

In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interperson

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Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered

Bruce D. Perry

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An inside look at the power of empathy: Born for Love is an unprecedented exploration of how and why the brain learns to bond with others—and a stirring call to protect our children from new threats to their capacity to love

From birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection, a bond made possible by empathy—the ability to lov

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Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

Peter Gray

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Our children spend their days being passively instructed, and made to sit still and take tests—often against their will. We call this imprisonment schooling, yet wonder why kids become bored and misbehave. Even outside of school children today seldom play and explore without adult supervision, and are afforded few opportunities to control their own lives. The result: anxious, unfocused children wh

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Trauma Through a Child's Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing

Peter A. Levine Ph.D. and Maggie Kline

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An essential guide for recognizing, preventing, and healing childhood trauma, from infancy through adolescence—what parents, educators, and health professionals can do.

Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural disasters and everyday incidents such as auto accidents, medical procedures, divorce, or even falling off a bicycle

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Whole Child Parenting: Birth to Age Five - Parents, Educators and Caregivers will Learn how Best to Encourage Growth and Skill-Building in all Six Developmental Areas

Whole Child Parenting

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The New Strong-Willed Child

James C. Dobson

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Is a willful little darling driving you to distraction?The New Strong-Willed Child is the resource you need--a classic bestseller completely rewritten, updated, and expanded for a new generation of parents and teachers. Challenging as they are to raise, strong-willed children can grow up to be men and women of strong character--if lovingly guided with understanding and the right kind of discipline

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Social and Emotional Development in Early Intervention

Mona Delahooke

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A groundbreaking resource for the field of early intervention.

Full of clear, straightforward steps, guiding principles and useful techniques backed by neuroscience and research, Dr. Mona Delahooke provides practical methods so that all childhood providers can better support the social and emotional lives of children and families.

Illustrated with worksheets, charts and handouts, this reader-frie

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The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them

Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.

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The bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of "high sensitivity" in children-and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers.

With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of "high sensitivity" and to show how

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An Early Start for Your Child with Autism: Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn

Sally J. Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, et al.

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Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids—including those with ASD—have an amazi

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Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

Donna Jackson Nakazawa

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A “courageous, compassionate, and rigorous every-person’s guide” (Christina Bethell, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) that shows the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer—Childhood Disrupted also explains how to cope and heal from these emotional traumas.

Your biography becomes your biology. T

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Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

Dorothy H. Cohen, Virginia Stern, et al.

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In the Sixth Edition of their classic text, the authors reiterate the critical importance of observing and recording the behavior of young children, especially in the current atmosphere of accountability and testing. In addition, because children with special needs are now widely included in a majority of early childhood classrooms, they have completely rewritten a chapter to focus more broadly on

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Ultimate Mindfulness Activity Book: 150 Playful Mindfulness Activities for Kids and Teens (and Grown-Ups too!)

Christian Bergstrom

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Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Leonard Sax

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Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. While Emily is working hard at school and getting A’s, her brother Justin is goofing off. He’s more concerned about getting to the next l

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Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids

Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE

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“A wise and fresh approach to mindful parenting.”
—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance

A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans, you’ll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting” habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids.

Whether you’re running late for school, trying to get your child

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Recovery of Your Inner Child: The Highly Acclaimed Method for Liberating Your Inner Self

Lucia Capacchione

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The Inner Child lives within all of us, it's the part of us that feels emotions and is playful, intuitive, and creative. Usually hidden under our grown-up personas, the Inner Child holds the key to intimacy in relationships, physical and emotional well-being, recovery from addictions, and the creativity and wisdom of our inner selves.

Recovery of Your Inner Child is the only book that shows you how

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How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents Can Do Today for Children Ages 2-5 to Plant the Seeds of Lifelong Success

Tovah P Klein

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What makes a child succeed…or wander into an unfulfilled adulthood? New research indicates that the seeds for adult success are often planted in the toddler years, ages 2-5. Dr. Tovah Klein runs the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, the laboratory at the forefront of understanding toddler behavior and development.

Why do some children thrive, and others struggle?

The answers may surpri

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The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve

Annie Brock and Heather Hundley

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Bring growth mindset strategies into the classroom with this easy-to-follow guide for teachers to empower learning through grit and resilience

Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students’ potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching. The Growth Mindset Coach provides all you need to foster a growth mindset classroom, inclu

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Raising Lions

Joe Newman

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"One of the best books on child-rearing I've ever read. Joe Newman describes a cultural shift that has reinforced anxiety and behavior disorders in children by negating parental authority. Even more important, he provides specific, non-punitive ways for parents to help their kids by taking back their authority. Filled with examples and experiences from the author's own life as a child with A.D.H.D

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Anger Management Skills Workbook for Kids: 40 Awesome Activities to Help Children Calm Down, Cope, and Regain Control

Amanda Robinson LPCRPT

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Help Your Child Learn Anger Management Skills for a Lifetime.

While some children instinctively know how to regulate their emotions, plenty of others lack the skills they need to express their anger in healthy and effective ways. This warm, engaging workbook helps children ages 5-10 develop strong skills for managing their anger through 40 fun activities.

From identifying their feelings and challeng

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Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, 7th Edition: Birth to Age 5

American Academy Of Pediatrics

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From the American Academy of Pediatrics, the most up-to-date, expert advice for mothers, fathers, and care providers

All parents want to provide the very best care for their children. This essential resource from the most respected organization on child health is the one guide pediatricians routinely recommend and parents can safely trust, covering everything from preparing for childbirth to toil

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Jo Frost's Toddler Rules: Your 5-Step Guide to Shaping Proper Behavior

Jo Frost

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SILVER MEDAL WINNER, NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS AWARDS

From the beloved TV disciplinarian and bestselling author of Supernanny comes an amazingly simple five-step program of Toddler Rules to help parents tame tantrums, prevent bad behavior, and create long-term peace and stability in the home.

Jo Frost has always had a natural gift for connecting with kids, and for helping parents navigate mile

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On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep - Interactive Support

Robert Bucknam M.D.

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Distinguished pediatrician Dr Robert Bucknam, M.D. and co-author Gary Ezzo are two of the world's leading experts on infant management concepts. In this revised 6th edition, they have updated their groundbreaking approach which has found favor with over six million parents in all 50 states and has been translated into 20 languages around the world. For over 25 years, On Becoming Babywise has been

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A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development

John Bowlby

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The world-famous psychiatrist and author of the classic works Attachment, Separation, and Loss offers important guidelines for child rearing based on the crucial role of early intimate relationships.

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The Attachment Theory Workbook: Powerful Tools to Promote Understanding, Increase Stability, and Build Lasting Relationships

Annie Chen

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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson

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In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent. Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucial question: What do boys nee

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It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

Mark Wolynn

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Preview Summary

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field

Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate life experience or in chemical imbalances in our brains--but in the lives of our parents, grandparents, an

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The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired

Daniel J. Siegel

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What's the one thing a parent can do to make the most difference in the long run? The research is clear: Show up! Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood.

One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out--in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relations

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Developing Positive Self-Images Discipline in Black Children

Jawanza Kunjufu

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The relationship between self-esteem and student achievement is analyzed in this book.

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You Are Your Child's First Teacher: Encouraging Your Child's Natural Development from Birth to Age Six

Rahima Baldwin Dancy

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You Are Your Child’s First Teacher was the first book in America to popularize the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools, regarding the developmental needs of young children. This revised and updated edition offers new ways for parents and educators to enrich the lives of children from birth to age six.

Some of the most important learning years happen before your child reaches

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I Love You Rituals

Becky A Bailey

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I Love You Rituals offers more than seventy delightful rhymes and games that send the message of unconditional love and enhance children's social, emotional, and school success.Winner of a 1999 Parent's Guide Children's Media Award, these positive nursery rhymes, interactive finger plays, soothing games, and physically active can be played with children from infancy through age eight. In only minu

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Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)

Eline Snel

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Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions.

Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn.

Mindfulness—the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is—is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to tr

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Creative Interventions for Challenging Children & Adolescents: 186 Techniques, Activities, Worksheets & Communication Tips to Change Behaviors

Susan Epstein

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The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships

Harriet Lerner

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In The Dance of Intimacy, the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged--by distance, intensity, or pain--she teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intim

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Baditude! What to Do When Life Stinks!

Julia Cook

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So much of Noodle's life just stinks! Homework stinks. Practice stinks. Yard work stinks. And family pictures? They REALLY stink!

Luckily, Noodle's mom and teacher are there to help him understand how his bad attitude, or "baditude," is affecting his mood and those around him. Even his friends are starting to avoid him! If only he can stop looking at everything so negatively, more positive results

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Bring Out the Best in Your Child and Your Self

Ilene Val-Essen

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Family life becomes so much easier when parents learn how to create an environment of mutual respect. In this proven program developed over twenty-five years, parents gain a new understanding: beneath the surface, children and teens actually want to be cooperative. Difficult behavior is a cry for help. Children want us to help them to grow; we re on the same team. And that changes everything. Step

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Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship (Third Edition)

Garry L. Landreth

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Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth 's comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play. It details Landreth 's Child-Centered Play Therapy model, which stresses the importance of understanding the child 's world and perspective. This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist and clien

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UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

Michele Borba Dr.

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Hailed as “an absolute must-read” (Jean Twenge) and a book that “will change your kids’ lives” (Jack Canfield), UnSelfie by Dr. Michele Borba explains what parents and educators MUST do to combat the growing empathy crisis among children today—including a 9-step empathy-building program with tips to guide kids from birth through college, and beyond.

Teens today are forty percent less empathetic tha

Recommended by Chelsea Frank.

Chelsea Frank

I read everything with an open mind, often challenging myself by choosing books with an odd perspective or religious/spiritual views. These books do not reflect my personal feelings but are books that helped shape my perspective on life, love, and happiness. [source]