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Resources

Useful Online Resources 

Anxiety, Tic, and Habit Disorders

Anxiety and Depression Association of America

International OCD Foundation

StopPulling.com

UCLA Childhood OCD, Anxiety & Tic Disorders Program

Trichotillomania Learning Center

Tourette's Association of America

 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Dr. Russell A. Barkely

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ADHD

 
Autism

Autism Speaks

National Institutes of Health

 
Associations & Institutes

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

American Psychological Association

 

Books for Parents and Teachers
Anxiety

The Mindful Child:  How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate, Greenland, 2010.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids: Help for Children to Cope with Stress, Anxiety and Transitions. Shapiro et. al., 2009.

Helping Your Anxious Child:  A Step-By-Step Guide for Parents.  Rapee, et al., 2000.

Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance:  A Powerful New Approach to Overcoming Fear, Panic and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. McCurry and Hayes, 2009.

 Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder:  A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents, Chansky, 2001.


Mindfulness 

Everyday Blessings:  The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting.  Kabat-Zinn, 1998.

A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook.  Stahl et al., 2010.

Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children. Hanh, 2011. 

 

Depression 

The Optimistic Child:  A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience. Seligman, 2007.

Think Good - Feel Good:  A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. Stallard, 2002.

 

Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)

The Hair Pulling Habit and You:  How to Solve the Trichotillomania Puzzle. Golomb & Vavricheck, 2000.


Bedtime Resistance

Good Night, Sweet Dreams, I Love You:  Now Get into Bed and Go to Sleep! Friman, 2005.

 

Eating Disorders

The Appetite Awareness Workbook: How to Listen to Your body and Overcome Bingeing, Overeating, and Obsession with Food. Craighead, 2006.

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Taking Charge of ADHD, Revised Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents. Barkley, 2013.

The Energetic Brain:  Understanding and Managing ADHD. Reynolds et al., 2012.

 

Oppositional and Defiant Behavior

1,2,3, Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. Phelan, 2010.

The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child.  Kazdin, 2009.

Your Defiant Child:  Eight Steps to Better Behavior, 2nd Edition. Barkley & Benton, 2013

Your Defaint Teen:  10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship. Barkley & Robin, 2008

 

 

Friendship and Social Skills

Good Friends are Hard to Find:  Help your Child Find, Make, and Keep Friends.  Frankel & Wetmore, 1996

The Hidden Curriculum:  Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations, Myles et. al., 2004.

 

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