The Yes Brain

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Often times, children act out when get stuck in reactive rather than receptive states of mind.  In this book, parents will learn practical tools to help their children navigate these moments and to approach life with openness and curiosity.   

Attachment in Adoption

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Parents of adoptive children can learn from this book about specific ways to nurture attachment with their children.  Parents can also use this book to discover what stage of emotional development their children are in and learn new ways to respond to children's unique developmental and attachment needs.  

Helping Your Anxious Child

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While it is common for many children to experience worries about various aspects of life, there are some children who face significant anxiety.  This book teaches parents techniques to help children manage anxiety while extending compassion and care.   

Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts

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Designed with preschoolers in mind, this book provides important information to children about their bodies. It  labels what parts of the body are private parts and introduces basic information about how babies are made from a part of daddy and a part of mommy. This book is a wonderful way for parents to start early... 

God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity 

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This book can be used as a resource for parents to begin conversations with their children about embracing God's design for ethnic diversity. 

Brainstorm

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This book is a wonderful resource for any parent of a teenager who is feeling at a loss for how to navigate the changes adolescence brings.  The authors present information in clear and relatable ways while inspiring parents to see and connect with their teen with new understanding.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

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This is a practical book full of ways parents can respond differently to their children in order to build more open patterns of communication.  The authors offer real-life scenarios that parents often encounter with their kids and walk readers through how to do things such as express their emotions in ways that won’t harm the parent-child relationship, handle a child’s negative... 

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

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Dr. John Gottman guides parents in teaching children of all ages how to regulate and understand their emotions. 

God Made All of Me

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This children's book is incredible resource for parents as they begin the ongoing conversations with children about sexuality and body safety rules.  The authors reiterate throughout the book how each and every part of the human body (including private parts!) is special, good, and wonderfully made.  The book provides families with information they need to begin...

Skin Like Mine

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As part of a larger series on diversity, this book explores differences among people in a creative and engaging way.

The Power of Showing Up

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Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson pair up again as they co-author this incredible book that explores human attachment.  In gentle and compelling ways, the authors of "The Power of Showing Up" encourage parents to understand their own childhoods and attachment styles in order to make intentional and meaningful connections in relationships with their own children. 

Parenting from the Inside Out

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This book help parents understand and explore how the way they were parented impacts how they raise their own children. The authors incorporate research in neurobiology and attachment to explain how interpersonal relationships affect brain development. Parents can learn from the step-by-step process offered in this book to deepen understanding of...

The Explosive Child

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Due to their unique temperament, some children become easily frustrated and are extremely inflexible.  When their plans or routines are disturbed, these children often are unable to express their feelings in ways other than throwing severe tantrums. Caregivers are usually left feeling exhausted, helpless, frustrated, and at a loss for knowing what to do.  This book guides readers through a new... 

PBS KIDS Talk About:  Race and Racism Special 

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This incredible special is designed for parents and kids to watch together.  It is intended to support conversations about celebrating differences and taking a stand against racism. 

The Connected Child

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Karyn Purvis wrote this book with parents of adoptive children in mind, however, the practical and clear information she shares can benefit any reader as they seek to strengthen any relationship in their lives.   

My Child is Angry... And So Am I

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Parents can use this practical book to identify what causes their own anger and ways to deal constructively with and appropriately express anger.  At the end of each chapter, Dr. Leaman invites readers to engage in meaningful reflection exercises to deepen understanding and learn new skills.  

The Whole-Brain Child

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Are you interested in discovering new ways to foster healthy brain development and emotional intelligence in your children?  This book offers caregivers 12 valuable and practical ways of approaching parenting that will help children lead calmer, happier, and more balanced lives. 

All Are Welcome Here

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A wonderful resource for teaching children to celebrate diversity, this book highlights the importance of learning from the traditions of others.