Books - ParentingThe Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental IllnessMay 24, 2024by Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. This is a “must read” for parents, teachers and school administrators, mental health providers, and anyone…
Books - Parenting“Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and you) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life” by Dr. Stuart Shanker.February 12, 2024Summary: There are no bad kids, there are only stressed-out kids. Dr. Shanker brings decades of neuroscience research together to…
Books - Parenting“The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: practical exercises, worksheets and activities to nurture developing minds,” by Daniel Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.February 12, 2024Summary: Based on their book of the same title, this is a practical workbook that helps parents understand their child’s…
Books - Parenting“No Drama Discipline” by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.February 3, 2024This title is available in a book as well as an accompanying workbook. If you only have time for the…
Books - Parenting“How Children Succeed” by Paul ToughFebruary 3, 2024Drawing upon decades of neuroscience research, the author demonstrates that the qualities that help children succeed have less to do…
Books - Parenting“Living with Intensity: understanding the sensitivity, excitability and the emotional development of gifted children, adolescents, and adults” by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D.February 3, 2024Gifted children and adults can too often be misunderstood, as others view their energy, intensity, persistence and imagination as problematic…
Books - Parenting“Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child” by John Gottman, Ph.D.February 3, 2024From the brilliant psychologist and renowned couples’ researcher, John Gottman, comes this gem for curious parents. In addition to 40+…
Books - Parenting“Raising Critical Thinkers: a parent’s guide to growing wise kids in the digital age” by Julie Bogart and Barbara OakleyFebruary 3, 2024Summary: We are all assaulted by so much information, it becomes difficult to distill what has merit and what may…
Books - Parenting“The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age” by Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdDFebruary 2, 2024Summary: As the author notes, the digital world is here to stay. Technology has many benefits, but what have we…
Books - Parenting“Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive” by Daniel Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.February 2, 2024Summary: Who we are, how we are, and what we have experienced profoundly shapes how we parent, whether we are…
Books - Parenting“Bottom Line for Baby: From Sleep Training to Screens, Thumb Sucking to Tummy Time – What the Science Says” by Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.February 2, 2024Summary: Dr. Bryson is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in the art and science of child raising. In this book,…
Books - Parenting“Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, and Other Hacks from the Parenting Trenches,” by Hillary Frank February 2, 2024Summary: Parenting expert Hillary Frank compiles hundreds of suggestions from parents in this helpfully entertaining book. While it does not…
Books - Parenting“The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired” by Dan Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.February 2, 2024Summary: One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership…
Books - Parenting“The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: practical exercises, worksheets and activities to nurture developing minds,” by Daniel Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.February 2, 2024Based on their book of the same title, this is a practical workbook that helps parents understand their child’s developing…
Books - Parenting“Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain” by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.February 2, 2024Dr. Siegel identifies 3 myths about adolescents that sabotage parenting styles and inhibit the positive growth experiences of adolescents: 1)…
Books - Parenting“Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming The Parent You Want to Be” By Dr. Becky KennedyFebruary 2, 2024Dr. Becky’s mission in life is to help parents connect with kids in a way that recognizes and builds upon…
Books - Parenting“Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child” by John Gottman, Ph.D.January 14, 2024From the brilliant psychologist and renowned couples’ researcher, John Gottman, comes this gem for curious parents. In addition to 40+…
Books - Parenting“Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and you) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life”January 14, 2024By Dr. Stuart Shanker. There are no bad kids, there are only stressed-out kids. Dr. Shanker brings decades of neuroscience…