SOME OLD FAVORITES:
The Art of Loving, by Erich Fromm: The Art of Loving
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankl: Man’s Search for Meaning
The Dance of Anger: by Harriet Lerner: The Dance of Anger
SOME MORE RECENT FAVORITES:
Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life, by Anne Lamott: Bird by Bird
Mindset, by Carol Dweck: Mindset
Flow, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Art and Fear: Observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking, by David Bayles and Ted Orland
ADHD/EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING:
Smart but Scattered, by Richard Guare and Peg Dawson: Smart But Scattered
DYSLEXIA:
Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz
The Dyslexic Advantage, by Brock L. Eide and Fernette F. Eide
(for kids) If you’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi? by Barbara Esham, illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon
FOR TEENS WITH ADHD or LEARNING DISORDERS:
Learning Outside the Lines, by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole
PARENTING:
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive: by Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Wendy Mogel
The Blessing of a B-minus: Wendy Mogel
SOS Help for Parents: A practical guide for handling common everyday behavior problems, by Lynn Clark
1-2-3 Magic, Effective Discipline for Children 2-12: Thomas Phelan
Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior, Russell Barkley and Christine Benton
The Explosive Child: Ross Greene
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety, by Tamar E. Chansky
Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking, by Tamar E. Chansky
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, by Tamar E. Chansky
ADOLESCENCE:
How To Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What To Do If you Can’t: by Neil Bernstein
Jeremy & Dad, A Zits tribute-ish to Fathers and Sons: by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Jeremy and Mom: A Zits Retrospective you should definitely buy for your Mom: by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
ANXIETY:
When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy that can Change your life, by David Burns
(for kids) What to Do When you Worry too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner, illustrated by Bonnie Matthews
DEPRESSION:
Depression is Contagious: How the most common mood disorder is spreading around the world and how to stop it, by Michael D. Yapko
Feeling Good, by David Burns
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness, by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn
EMOTIONAL CONTROL, FOR KIDS:
Don’t Rant and Rave on Wednesdays: The children’s anger control book, by Adolph Moser, illustrated by David Melton
Don’t Feed the Monster on Tuesdays: The children’s self-esteem book, by Adolph Moser, illustrated by David Melton
MINDFULNESS:
Wherever you go, There you are: Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Mindfulness Solution: Ron Siegel
MEL LEVINE CLASSICS:
Educational Care (for teachers and parents)
All Kinds of Minds (for elementary school aged kids)
Keeping A Head in School (for middle school and high school aged kids)
SOME GOOD ARTICLES:
How to Land Your Kid in Therapy, by Lori Gottlieb: How to Land Your Kid in Therapy
An interesting perspective on recent school shootings: school shootings
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