Recommended Reading

Resources for Creating Phenomenal Family:

The Intentional Family 
Doherty, William PhD

The Resilient Self: How Survivors in Troubled Families Rise Above Diversity.
Wolin, Steven and Sophie Wolin.

 

Child Development & Parenting:

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers 
Chapman, Gary

Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility.
Cline,Foster W. & Fay, Jim

Family Virtues Guide 
Popov, Linda Kavelin

The Virtues Guide 
Popov, Linda Kavelin

 

Developmental Disability/Delay:

The Out of Sync Child
Kranowitz, Carol Stock (One of the Best books on Sensory Dysfunction & Integration)

 

Divorce:

Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce
Newman, Gary

Mom’s House, Dad’s House
Ricci, Isolina

 

Grieving, Death & Dying:

When Children Grieve 
James, J.W., Friedman, R., and Mathews, Leslie L.

Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying 
Levine, Stephen

 

Forgiveness & Healing:

Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All
Jampolsky, Gerald G.

Love is Letting Go of Fear 
Jampolsky, Gerald G.

Forgive for Good
Lauskin, Fred

Forgive for Love 
Lauskin, Fred

The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You’re Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate 
Lerner, Harriet

 

Getting it Together: Effective Tools for Change

Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes 
Bridges, William

The Way of Transition: Embracing Life’s Most Difficult Moment
Bridges, William

Personhood: The Art of Being Fully Human
Buscaglia, Leo

Comfortable with Uncertainty
Chordron, Pema

Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
Chodron, Pema

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times 
Chodron, Pema

When Things Fall Apart
Chodron, Pema

Excuse Me Your LIFE is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feeling 
Grabhorn, Lynn

Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
Kabat-Zinn, Joni

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
Katie, Byron

Love is Letting Go Of Fear
Jampolsky, Gerald

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway 
Jeffers, Susan

Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
Lesser, Elizabeth

Guide to Stress Reduction
Mason, John L.

Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood
Muller, Wayne

It’s Not Your Fault: How Healing Relationships Change Your Brain & Can Help You Overcome a Painful Past 
Romano-McGraw, Patricia

The Four Agreements 
Ruiz, Don Miguel

Love Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness 
Salzberg, Sharon

 

Just for Kids (3-6 years)

Fred Stays With Me 
Coffeit, Nancy

Where Is Daddy? 
Goff, Beth

Divorce Is…(Coloring Book) 
Magid & Schreibman

Two Homes 
Masre, Claire

Mom and Dad Don’t Live Together Anymore 
Stinson, Kathy

My Family’s Changing 
Thomas, Pat

 

Just for Children and Young Adults (7 and older)

It’s Not the End of the World 
Blume, Judy

Surviving Your Parents’ Divorce 
Boeckman, Charles

Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families
Brown, Laureen and Brown, Marc

Where in the World is the Perfect Family? 
Heat, Amy

When Children Grieve 
James, J.W., Friedman, R., and Mathews, Leslie L.

How to Get it Together When Your Parents Are Coming Apart
Richard & Willis

Why Are We Getting a Divorce? 
Krementz, Jill 

When Mom and Dad Divorce
Nickman, Steven and DeGoat, Diane

Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids
Ricci, Isolina

 

Mindfulness: Strategies for Relaxation and Stress Reduction

Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Hanh, Thich Nhat

Miracle of Mindfulness 
Nanh, Thich Nhat

Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions 
Hanh, Thich Nhat

Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
Kabat-Zinn, Joni

Guide to Stress Reduction 
Mason, L. John

Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing
McCall, Timothy and Yoga Journal