Books

Understanding your kids:

- The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene

- Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child by Dr. Ross Greene

- Self Reg by Dr. Stuart Shenker

- The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J Siegel, MD,  Tina Payne Bryson, PhD

- Parents, Teens, and Boundaries: How to Draw the Line by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.

- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J Siegel, MD,  Tina Payne Bryson, PhD

- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel MD, Mary Hartzell MEd

- Off the Charts: Asynchrony and the Gifted Child by Christine S. Neville, Michael M. Piechowski, and Stephanie S. Tolan

- Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up: Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Paced World by Ellen B. Braaten PhD and Brian Willoughby PhD

- The Self Driven Child by Ned Johnson, William Stixrud, PhD

- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson EdD and Richard Guare PhD

- Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential by Richard Guare PhD, Peg Dawson EdD, and Colin Guare

- You Mean I'm not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults w/ Attention Deficit Disorder by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo

- Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber

- Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M Prizant PhD

- NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

- Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke PhD

- Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke PhD

- Twice-Exceptional Gifted Children: Understanding, Teaching, and Counseling Gifted Students by Beverly Trail EdD

- The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius by Gail Saltz MD

- Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism by Rebecca S. Banks, Diane M. Kennedy, and Temple Grandin

- Raising Twice Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids by Emily Kirchner-Morris

- Ungifted, Intelligence Redefined, The Truth About Talent, Practice, Creativity, and the Many Paths to Greatness by Scott Barry Kaufman

- 12 Principles for Raising a Child withADHD by Russell Barkley

- Executive Functions by Russell Barkley

- Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley

- The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour Ph.D.

For your kids:

- Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke.

- Communication Skills for Teens: How to Listen, Express, and Connect for Success by Michelle Skeen, Psy.D., and Matthew McKay, PhD

- The Asperkids Secret Book of Social Rules by Jennifer Cook O’Toole

For you:

- Daring Greatly, Brene Brown

- Mindset by Carol Dweck, Ph.D.

- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

- Self Compassion by Kristen Neff, Ph.D.

- Brave Parenting: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Children by Krissy Pozatek, LICSW

- The Parallel Process: Growing Alongside Your Adolescent or Young Adult Child in Treatment by Krissy Pozatek, LISCW

- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) by Marshall B. Rosenberg

FYI, Tina Payne Bryson has a whole list of favorites Amazon.com/shop/tinapaynebryson https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinapaynebryson

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