
Clients tell me how hard it is to find credible and interesting books for parents and their children on different topics.
Based upon my own reading and suggestions of other counselors, I have put together a list of recommended reading.
This is a short list and there are so many amazing books on Amazon that I could not list them all here (as much as I wish I could).
Also, I have not personally read all of these books but I do own many of them myself.
<Please read reviews on Amazon to make sure a book is age appropriate, if it’s for your child. >
Books for adults:
Anxiety
Why Smart Kids Worry and What Parents Can Do to Help by Edwards
Bloom: 50 Things to say, think and do with anxious, angry and over-the-top kids by Kenney and Young
Divorce
Mom’s House, Dad’s House by Ricci
General
Raising a Secure Child by Cooper and Huffman
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish
7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Covey
The 5 love Languages of Children by Campbell and Chapmen
The Strong-willed Child by Dobson
The Whole Brain Child and No Drama Discipline by Siegel and Bryson
Parenting with Love and Logic by Cline and Fay
Family Centered Parenting by Horowitz
The New Strong-willed child by Dobson
Queen Bees and Wannabees & Masterminds and Wingmen both by Wiseman
Giftedness
Guiding the Gifted Child by Webb, Meckstroth and Tolan
Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
The Highly Sensitive Person by Eron
Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child by Williams and Skye
Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child by Williams and Skye
Introversion
Quiet by Cain
Resilience
Nurturing Resilience in our Children by Brooks and Goldstein
Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child by Brooks &
Goldstein
Teens
Parents, Teens and Boundaries by Bluestein
Trauma
The Body Keeps Score by Van Der Kolk
Books for you and your child:
Anxiety
12 Annoying Monsters by Meredith
The Worry Wars: An anxiety workbook for kids and their helpful adults by Paris Goodyear-Brown
My Dragon series of books by Herman, Steve
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What-to-Do Guides for Kids) by Huebner & Matthews
ADHD
The ADHD workbook for kids by Shapiro
Divorce
Two Homes by Masurel and Denton
General
How full is my Bucket by Rath
When Miles Got Mad by Kurtzman-Counter & Schiller
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are by Dismondy & Hiatt
The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others by Sornson & Dismondy
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Covey
Loss
The Invisible String by Karst
Sleep issues
Sleep Like a Tiger by Logue
A Bedtime Yarn by Winstanley & Mueller