Recommended Readings
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents, Revised Edition, by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through adulthood, by Edward M. Hallowel
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Putting on the Brakes, by Patricia Quinn & Judith Stern
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Anxiety Disorder
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Your Anxious Child, by John Dacy & Lisa Fiore
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Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents, by Ronald Rapee, Susan Spence, Vanessa Cobham & Ann Wignall
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Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children, by Aureen Pinto Wagner
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Taming Monsters, Slaying Dragons: The Revolutionary Family Approach to Overcoming Childhood Fears and Anxiety, by Joel Feiner & Graham Yost
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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner & Bonnie Matthews
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Asperger’s Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, by Tony Attwood
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A Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome & High-Functioning Autism, by Sally Ozonof, Geraldine Dawson & James McPartland
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Bipolar Disorder
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The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family, by David Miklowitz & Elizabeth George
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The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood’s Most Misunderstood Disorder, Third Edition, by Demitri Papolos & Janice Papolos
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Depression
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The Adolescent Depression Workbook, by Mary Ellen Copeland & Stuart Copans
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Depressed Child: A Parent’s Guide for Rescuing Kids, by Douglas A. Riley
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Beyond the Blues, A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression, by Lisa Schab, LCSW
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A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain, by Marilee Strong
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Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens who Cut & Self-Injure, by Lawrence Shapiro, Ph.D.
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Divorce & Blended Families
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The Divorce Helpbook for Kids, by Cynthia MacGregor
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The Divorce Helpbook for Teens, by Cynthia MacGregor
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Dinosaurs Divorce, by Laurence Kransy Brown & Marc Brown
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The Family Book, by Todd Parr
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This is Me and My Two Families: An Awareness Scrapbook/Journal for Children Living in Stepfamilies, by Maria Evans & Patrick Schuster
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Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary
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It’s Not the End of the World, by Judy Blume
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Gifted Children
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A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, by James Webb, Ph.D., et. al.
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Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children and Adults, by James Webb, Ph.D., et. al.
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Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings, by Christine Fonesca
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Freeing our Families from Perfectionism, by Thomas Greenspon, Ph.D.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Talking Back to OCD, by John March & Christine Benton
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What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, by Dawn Huebner & Bonnie Matthews
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Mr. Worry: A Story about OCD, by Holly Niner & Greg Swearinger
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Parenting
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The Explosive Child, by Ross Greene, Ph.D.
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The Out-of-Sync Child, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.
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Touchpoints, by T. Berry Brazelton & Joshua Sparrow
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Raising Your Spirited Child, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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Study Skills
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Super Study Skills, by Laurie Rozakis
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The Organized Student, by Donna Goldberg
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Smart Learning: A Study Skills Guide for Teens, by William Murphy
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Video
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Single Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Stress, by Dr. Mike Evans Click Here to view video