Here are a list of books I recommend. Some books are for children and others for parents. This list is updated when I find new and useful references. If you can’t find one that fits the issue you are concerned about, try Magination Press http://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/, which is a publishing house run by the American Psychological Association. They have many more useful books that are written by those in the field of psychology.
Adolescent Development
- Brainstorm by Daniel Siegel
Developing Brain
- Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak (Children’s Book)
Attachment Objects
- Owen by Keven Henkes (Children’s Book)
Separation Issues
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn (Children’s Book)
- A Kiss Goodbye by Audrey Penn (Children’s Book)
- Oh the Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book)
Sleep
- Maintaining Sleep Routines With Your Toddler’s Growing Imagination Article by Margaret Jessop, PsyD
- Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night Sleep by Jodi A. Mindell
- Nighty Night, Knight, by Margaret Jessop, PsyD (Children’s Book)
- The Baby Sleep Book by Sears and Sears
Mindfulness
- What Does It Mean to Be Present? by Rana Diorio
- The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, PhD
- Buddha’s Brain: Happiness, Love and Wisdom by Rick Hanson, PhD and Richard Mendius, MD
- Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain by Rick Hanson
- Mindsight by Daniel Siegel, MD
Anxiety
- My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic by Michael A. Tompkins, Phd, and Katherine Mirtinez, PsyD
Depression
- Exercise for Mood and Anxiety: Proven Strategies for Overcoming Depression and Enhancing Well-being by Michael Otto, PhD and Jasper A.J. Smits, PhD
High Sensitivity
- The Highly Sensitive Child by Maureen Healy
Developing Sexuality
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growiwng Up, Sex and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley
- Amazing You! Getting Smart About Your Private Parts By Dr. Gail Saltz, MD (Children’s Book)
Grief
- When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Children’s Book)
Potty Training
- You Can Go to the Potty by William Sears (Children’s Book)
- Max Archer Kid Detective: The Case of the Wet Bed by Howard J Bennett, MD (This Children’s book also covers how the body works.)
Parenting Books
- Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman, PhD with Joan Declaire
- Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five by John Medina (This book does a great job of summarizing most of the key early childhood development research and provides some parenting stratagies.)
- The Baby Book by Sears and Sears
- The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind by Alison Gopnik
- And Baby Makes Three by Gottman and Gottman
The Effects of Technology on Children
- Does Your Toddler Text? Article by Margaret Ann Jessop, PsyD
- Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle