Book recommendations

"Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can We Get a Hamster?" A Guide to Parenting Through Divorce by Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D.

"Planet Middle School: Helping Your Child Through the Peer Pressure, Awkward Moments & Emotional Drama" by Kevin Leman, Ph.D.

"How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

"Helping Your Anxious Teen: Positive Parenting Strategies to Help Your Teen Beat Anxiety, Stress, and Worry" by Sheila Achar Josephs, Ph.D.

"You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child's Mental Health" by Christine Crawford, MD.

"The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene, Ph.D.

"A Parent's Guide to Self-Regulation: A Practical Framework for Breaking the Cycle of Dysregulation and Mastering Emotions for Parents and Children" by Amber Thorton, Ph.D.

"No Such Thing as  Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to the Challenging Behaviors of Troubled Children and Youth" by Charles D. Applestein, MSW

"Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents" by Russell Barkley, Ph.D.

Nonfiction

"Outsmarting Worry: An Older Kids Guide to Managing Anxiety" by Dawn Huebner

"Superpowered: Transform Anxiety into Courage, Confidence, and Resilience" by Renee Jain and Dr. Shefali Tsabary

"Essential Life Skills for Boys: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive at Home, at School, and Out in the World " by Scott Todnem

"Essential Life Skills for Girls: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive at Home, at School, and Out in the World" by Lisa Quirk Weinman and Megan Monaghan

"Middle School: The Real Deal" by Juliana Farrell and Beth Mayall

"How to Say No and Keep Your Friends: Peer Pressure Reversal for Teens and Preteens" by Sharon Scott

Fiction (with themes such as anxiety, depression, friendship, grief, learning differences, etc.)

"Guts" by Raina Telgemeier

"Nest" by Esther Ehlrich

"The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

"Counting by 7's" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

"The List of Things That Will Not Change" by Rebecca Stead

"Running on Empty" by S.E. Durrant

"The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst

"Wonder" by R.J. Palacio 

"Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

"Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

"Starfish" by Lisa Phillips

"Invisible Emmie" by Terri Libensen

"New Kid" by Jerry Craft

"OCDaniel" by Wesley King