Parent Resources

Suggested Reading

All books below can be found on Amazon.  This is not an exhaustive list of resources.  These are all books that I have read and found to be helpful for parents.


The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them - By Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.



Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting - By Dr. Laura Markham



Helping Your Anxious Child: A step -by-step Guide for Parents - By: Ronald Rapee, Ann Wignall, Susan Spence, Heidi Lyneham, and Vanessa Cobham.



The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children. By: Ross W. Greene PhD



The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. By: Jessica Lahey



Siblings Without Rivalry: How To Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too. By: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish




How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. By: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish


Helpful Websites for Parents 

• Info About Kids - Promotes healthy child and family development by highlighting science-based information for those who care care for, or work with, children.  https://infoaboutkids.org/

• Anxiety Canada - https://www.anxietycanada.com/.  Is a leader in developing free online, self-help, and evidence-based resource on anxiety for both adults and children. 

• Children's Mental Health Ontario - This website offers brochures for parents in a variety of languages on common mental health disorders affecting youth.  http://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/category/

• Caring for Kids - https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/mental_health Provides parents with information about their child's and teen's health and well-being.  

Other Blogs I Follow

• Aha! Parenting - https://www.ahaparenting.com/blog
• Counselor Kerri - https://www.counselorkeri.com/