Recommended Reading

Recommended Books

• Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein
• Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
• The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
• Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, MD
• Stop Talking Start Communicating by Geoffrey Tumlin
• The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD
• Brainstorm by Daniel Siegel, MD
• Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley, PhD

Online Articles/Research

Parenting

• Filial Therapy/Child Parent Relationship Training: Visit
• Positive Discipline Visit

Learning Differences

• National Center for Learning Differences: Visit
• The International Dyslexia Association: Visit
• A New Understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) from Thomas E. Brown.: Visit

Counseling and Assessment

• Association for Play Therapy: Visit
• American Counseling Association: Visit
• American Education Research Association: Visit
• Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education: Visit

Child Development

• Developmental Stages – The Roller Coaster of Equilibrium and Disequilibrium: Visit
• Artful Parent: A Back-and-forth Drawing Game for Kids: Visit
• Report Debunks ‘Earlier is Better’ Academic Instruction for Young Children: Visit
• 10 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Sexual Abuse: Visit
• The Case for Teaching Kids Vagina and Penis and Vulva: Visit

Executive Function (ADHD)

• Executive Function & Self-Regulation: Visit
• Not All Attention Problems Are ADHD: Visit
• Why So Many Kids Can’t Sit Still in School Today: Visit
• The Constant Movement in ADHD May Help Children Think, Perform in School: Visit
• Kids with ADHD Must Squirm to Learn: Visit

Dyslexia

• How cursive can help students with dyslexia connect the dots: Visit
• U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Dyslexia: Visit
• The Entrepreneurial Spirit Dyslexia Can Bring: Visit
• Powerful Images Show What it is Like to Read When You Have Dyslexia: Visit
• Setting People Straight About Dyslexia: Visit
• Dyslexia in the General Education Classroom: Visit
• Not All Reading Disabilities are Dyslexia: Visit

Dysgraphia

• Definition, Signs, and Accommodation: Visit

Speech and Language

• 10 Activities to Help Develop Your Child’s Speech: Visit
• The Risk of Social-Emotional Deficits in Language Impaired Young Children: Visit
• Language Activities: Download PDF

Auditory Processing

• Understanding Auditory Processing Disorders in Children: Visit

Anxiety

• 13 Phrases to Calm Your Anxious Child: Visit

Sensory Motor

• Why Core Strength is Important for Your Child: Visit

Social Learning

• Social Learning Affects Life Outcomes: So why call it Non-Cognitive?: Visit

Advocacy

• The Charade of Special Education Programs: Visit