Resources

Book Recommendations

For Parents:

  • Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel
  • The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene
  • How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber (There is a little kids edition for early childhood and an original edition for adolescents)
  • Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen (There are versions for various ages as well as a book dedicated to support in the classroom)
  • The Developing Mind by Dan Siegel
  • Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students by Christine Fonseca
  • Parent Led CBT for Child Anxiety by Cathy Creswell
  • 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids by Christine Fonseca
  • From Worrier to Warrior by Dan Peters (there is an adult and student version so the child and parents can read it together)
  • The Growth Mindset Coach by Annie Brock

For Children:

  • Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
  • What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough by Dr. Thomas Greenspoon
  • The Girl Who Never Made a Mistake by Mark Pett
  • The Mindful Dragon by Steve Herman
  • A Perfectly Messed Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
  • Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
  • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
  • The Dot by Peter Reynolds
  • The Book of Mistakes by Maria Luyken
  • After the Fall by Dan Santat
  • I Can’t Do That Yet by Esther Pia Cordova
  • What Do You Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada
  • Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
  • My Strong Mind by Niels Van Hove
  • The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
  • Schooled by Gordon Korman
  • Loser by Jerry Spinelli
  • Ungifted by Gordon Korman