Below, you will find our recommended resources. We list the best books about parenting, child anxiety, kids’ behavior, PCIT, and more. We also link to helpful websites. Use the filters below to limit by resource type or topic of interest.
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Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
More ADHD support.
A lot of education and opportunities for parents to connect and find additional support.
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Find a CBT therapist.
Lots of customizable search options, including telehealth, insurance, and areas of expertise.
The Block Set by Lovevery
Solid Wood Building Blocks and Shapes
Science-based system of 70 heirloom-quality pieces in 18 colors, more than a dozen shapes, and a vast array of solid wood components including arches, wheels, bead threader, rolling ramp, and shape sorter. Converts into a pull car.
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Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set
3D Magnetic Building Tiles
The original 3D magnetic building sets that engage young minds by fusing together math, science and creativity.
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Learning Resources Jumbo Dinosaurs Expanded Set
Oversized, durable set of 5 dinosaurs.
Learning Resources makes different sets. This one includes an Apatosaurus, Spinosaurus, Pteranodon, Ankylosaurus, Parasaurolophus. They encourage imagination and language development. They come with an activity guide for parents too. Awesome for pretend and independent play for dinosaur enthusiasts.
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Melissa and Doug Reusable Sticker Pad Habitats
Extra large sticker pad with over 150 reposition-able stickers.
They make several pads, but this is my favorite. It comes with a farm, jungle, sea, dinosaurs, and desert scenes. PRO TIPS - Use one scene at a time. Peel off the backing so it's easier for her to remove the stickers herself. And remove some of the stickers beforehand so there are fewer choices and distractions.
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Play-Doh Set
24-Pack, Non-toxic, Multi-color.
A rainbow assortment of colorful 3 oz cans. Squish, press, mold, and squeeze into anything you can imagine. Play doh encourages creativity. And helps develop and strengthen hand muscles needs for pre-writing skills.
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What to Do When You Worry Too Much
A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety
Book Description Excerpt: [W]hat to Do When You Worry Too Much guides children and parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of anxiety.
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What to Do When You Dread Your Bed
A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep
Book Description Excerpt: "[T]his interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to fall asleep and stay asleep..."
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Talking Back to OCD
Dr. March also has great workbooks for tackling OCD
Book description excerpt: "[E]ach chapter begins with a section that helps kids and teens zero in on specific problems and develop skills they can use to tune out obsessions and resist compulsions. The pages that follow show parents how to be supportive without getting in the way..."
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What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck
A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD
Book description excerpt: "[W]hat To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder. This interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize and more appropriately respond to OCD's tricks..."
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Up and Down the Worry Hill
A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment
Book description excerpt: "[P]arents and professionals can use this book alone or together with the companion book, What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This is the only children's OCD book that has a companion book for parents."
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
Support groups and classes for families.
NAMI offers a lot of information on support groups and classes for families struggling with mental health issues.
Postpartum Support International
Perinatal Mental Health Providers
Find a qualified Perinatal Mental Health Provider through the searchable directory.
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety
Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias
Book Description Excerpt: [D]r. Tamar Chansky shares a proven approach for helping children build emotional resilience for a happier and healthier life.
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You and Your Anxious Child: Free Your Child from Fears and Worries and Create a Joyful Family Life
A guide for helping your child manage fears.
Book Description Excerpt: [A] renowned researcher and clinician who has developed groundbreaking, proven coping strategies illuminates a new path to fear-free living for families.
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Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers
A great book for parents of anxious kids.
Book Description Excerpt: "Lebowitz and Omer have taken the latest and most relevant scientific research and synthesized it into an essential read for caregivers of anxious children. . . . [T]he book is filled with analogies, examples, and practical advice that professionals and parents will refer back to over and over again."
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