Parenting Your Anxious Child–Resources
Anxiety doesn't always look like this. I led a workshop today for parents of kids with anxiety, and shared some resources, and I'm including them here, too, so anyone can access this information anytime. Books Cornelia Maude Spelman: When I feel Worried/Scared/Missing You https://amzn.to/3rWjQTZ The Smart Girls’ Guide to Worry (American Girl Books) https://amzn.to/45E0G2X Breaking Free of [...]
Book Recommendations about Parenting & ADD/ADHD
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley Super-parenting for ADD by Edward Hallowell. (He also has a podcast with about a million episodes. Free and easy to access!) Late, Lost, and Unprepared by Joyce Cooper-Kahn & Laurie Dietzel This post contains affiliate links, which means I may receive compensation if you click the links and then buy. (and if [...]
Puberty Book Recommendations
The Care and Keeping of You (The American Girl book). These people know their market! This book is known and loved by a gazillion people. There's also a "Part Two" version for older girls. This one was recommended to me as a more inclusive puberty book for girls: And for boys, I like this one but FYI it does [...]
Recommended books for talking with kids about sex
Recommended books about sex for kids In my workshops, I love to recommend books. I also frequently get emails asking for book recommendations–both for kids and parents. If I had to pare down the options to just 5, this is what I would choose. What’s the Big Secret is my recommendation for any age. It talks about pregnancy, sex, relationships, [...]
Gavin de Becker’s Test of 12
Although Gavin de Becker's book Protecting the Gift is a most uncomfortable read, I recommend it to parents whenever discussions of child safety come up. One of the many practical pieces of advice is how to tell when your child is ready to be left alone--ready to play a major role in assuring their own safety. Can you answer yes to [...]
Book Recommendations for a New Parent
The organizer of one of the local parenting groups I've worked with before recently asked me if I could recommend a sort of "Best of" book list for a new mom who was joining their group. It ended up being a really fun reflection for me--which books I like the most, which would be helpful for someone who is [...]
Books Recommended in Beyond Birds and Bees
In my workshops, I love to recommend books. I also frequently get emails asking for book recommendations--for both kids and parents. The most common request is for books about sex. If I had to pare down the options to just three, this is what I would choose.
Free Parenting Resources, part One–BOOKS!
This post is intended to be a resource for anyone who would like to learn & focus on their parenting via FREE methods. :^)
Recommended Books about Death or Grief & Loss
Always & Forever, by Alan Durant, is reviewed in detail here. It is one of my favorite books about grief for kids. Highly recommended. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn isn't about grief or loss, but it is a book about how hard it is to separate or say goodbye. That's certainly a related theme when we are talking about [...]
Keeping Kids Safe
The Austin newspaper had a frightening story last weekend about a local child abduction. It is the sort of story that makes parents worry a little more and hold our kids a little closer. But, it also brings up good questions about what we parents can do to keep our children safe from harm. We know how to keep them away from the knives and the bleach, but what about dangerous people?
