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Books That Inspire

Peaceful Parent Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham

All books by Dr. Laura Markham

Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D.

The Opposite of Worry a book by Lawrence J. Cohen Ph.D. – Bookshop.org US

The Whole-Brain Child a book by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson – Bookshop.org US

The Power of Showing Up a book by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson – Bookshop.org US

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

(the whole Series)

Siblings Without Rivalry a book by Adele Faber, Kimberly Ann Coe, and Elaine Mazlish – Bookshop.org US

The Awakened Family a book by Shefali Tsabary Ph.D. – Bookshop.org US

Rest, Play, Grow a book by Deborah MacNamara PhD and Gordon Neufeld PhD – Bookshop.org US

The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

Other books by Ross Greene

Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D., and Gabor Maté, M.D.

Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn

Untigering a book by Iris Chen – Bookshop.org US

Trust Kids! a book by Carla Bergman, Matt Hern, and Dani Burlison – Bookshop.org US

Shame Proof Parenting by Mercedes Samudio, Lcsw

Parenting for Liberation a book by Trina Greene Brown – Bookshop.org US

Raising Anti-Racist Children by Britt Hawthorne

White Women by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao

Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

All About Love by bell hooks

 

Teens

Brainstorm by Dan Siegel, M.D.

The Breakthrough Years by Ellen Galinsky

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers a book by Lisa Damour Ph.D. – Bookshop.org US
Emotionally Resilient Tweens and Teens a book by Kim John Payne and Luis Fernando Llosa – Bookshop.org US

 

Divorce

Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids a book by Aurisha Smolarski Ma Lmft and Hunter Clarke-Fields Msae – Bookshop.org US

 

Adoptive and Foster Families

From Fear to Love Workbook- Your Essential Guide to Parenting Adopted and Foster Children by B. Bryan Post

 

Neuro-Divergency

Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsey Biel, M.A. OTR/L and Nancy Peske

Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté

 

Generational, Trauma and Somatic

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP

The Body Keeps the Score a book by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. – Bookshop.org US

What Happened to You?  by Bruce Perry

 

Reconnection with the Land and Self

Becoming Kin by Patty Krawec

Heartbeat of the Earth  by Launa Purcell

Grow by Justina Blakeney and Dr. Ronnie Blakeney

 

Children’s Books

Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

Fry Bread a Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Skin Again by bell hooks

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You  by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi

 

Series by Karen Young

Hey Warrior – Hey Sigmund

Hey Awesome – Hey Sigmund

Dear You, Love From Your Brain – Hey Sigmund

Ups and Downs – Hey Sigmund

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