Parent Resources

Book Recommendations for Parents

  • Raising Lions by Joe Newman

  • Thriving with ADHD: Workbook for Kids by Kelli Miller

  • The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel & Tina Bryson

  • Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

  • How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

  • The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

  • Middle School Matters by Phyllis Fagell

  • Seen by Will Hutcherson

  • Life Skills for Teens by Karen Harris

  • The Anxiety Toolkit for Teens by Teen Thrive

  • Motivating Students Who Don't Care by Allen Mendler

  • Thrivers by Dr. Michele Borba

  • The Explosive Child by Ross Greene

  • Live Love Now by Rachel Macy Stafford

  • Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson

  • How to Do It Now Because It Is Not Going Away by Leslie Josel

  • Middle School Makeover by Michelle Icard

  • The Conscious Parent by Dr. Shefali Tsabary

  • The Addiction Inoculation by Jessica Lahey

  • The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey

  • Parenting Apart by Christina McGhee

  • No More Mean Girls by Katie Hurley

Helping-Anxious-Students-Move-Forward-Red-Work-Avoidance-Minahan_EL_1218.pdf

Helping Anxious Children Move Forward by Jessica Minahan

Great article with practical tips for supporting anxious children be successful in their learning.

An article by Phyllis Fagell, LCPC, a school counselor and therapist in Washington, DC about supporting 10-14 year olds during social isolation.

Helpful articles to prepare parents and students for the transition to middle school.