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Recomended Reading

Toddler Years

The Montessori Toddler - offers practical advice for fostering independence, curiosity, and emotional intelligence in toddlers.
by Simone Davies

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Oh Crap! Potty Training - a step-by-step guide for parents navigating the challenges of potty training.
by Jamie Glowacki

School Age Years

The Whole-Brain Child provides 12 strategies to support healthy brain development, manage meltdowns, and nurture resilience in children, blending neuroscience with practical parenting techniques.
by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

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Parenting from the Inside Out - focuses on how parents’ own childhood experiences shape their parenting, offering tools to build stronger emotional connections and respond with empathy.
by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

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Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore 
by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, Bert Powell 

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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk - offers proven communication techniques, scripts for conflict resolution, and ways to foster cooperation while maintaining warm relationships.
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

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The 5 Love Languages of Children - helps parents identify their child’s primary love language and communicate affection effectively, enhancing emotional connection.
by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell

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You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health―With Advice from Experts and Wisdom from Real Families 
by Christine M. Crawford
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The Explosive Child 6th Edition: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children 
by Ross W. Greene PhD

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Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain, Body Sensory Strategies that really Work
by Robyn Gobbel
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Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children 
by Alyssa Blask Campbell and Lauren Elizabeth Stauble
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Peaceful Discipline - focuses on teaching children responsibility and self-regulation through positive, respectful guidance
by Jane Nelsen
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Teen Years

Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School 
by Michelle Icard

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Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood 
by Lisa Damour Ph.D.

ADHD

Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential First Edition
by Peg Dawson, Richard Guare

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Brilliantly Wired Raising Kids With ADHD: A Positive Parenting Guide With Strategies to Build Focus, Self-Esteem, and Emotional Regulation
by Ms Michelle Prefontaine

Selective Mutism

Selective Mutism: An Assessment and Intervention Guide for Therapists, Educators, and Parents: Revised and Updated
by Aimee Kotrba PhD, Katelyn Reed MS

 

Call Me Lion (for ages 9-12)
by Camilla Chester

 

Why doesn't Alice talk at school?: A storybook to read to friends and the class about Selective Mutism
By Lucy Nathanson

OCD

Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents
by Eli R. Lebowitz, PHD

Autism

Uniquely Human: Updated and Expanded: A Different Way of Seeing Autism 
by Barry M. Prizant Ph.D.

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