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Helpful information for your child's physical health, mental health and every day well-being.

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ADHD 

  • All Dogs Have ADHD; Kathy Hoopmann 
  • Lacy Walker, Nonstop Talker; Christianne Jones 
  • My Mouth is a Volcano; Julia Cook 
  • My Whirling Twirling Motor; Merriam Sarcia Saunders 
  • Putting the Brakes on ADHD; Quinn, MD & Stern, MA 
  • Smart but Scattered; Peg Dawson, EdD
  • Thriving with ADHD-Workbook for Kids; Kelli Miller, LCSW 
  • https://www.understood.org/ 
  • https://www.additudemag.com/ 

Mental health Resources:

Anxiety 

  • All Birds Have Anxiety; Kathy Hoopmann 
  • What to Do When you Worry Too Much; Dawn Huebner 
  • Wemberly Worried; Kevin Henkes 
  • The Worry Glasses: Overcoming Anxiety; Donalisa Helsley 
  • Outsmarting Worry; Dawn Huebner 
  • Freeing Your Child From Anxiety; Tamar Chansky, PhD 

Autism

  • All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum; Kathy Hoopmann
  • Autism in Heels; Jennifer O’Toole 
  • Inside Asper’s Looking Out; Kathy Hoopmann 
  • Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew; Ellen Notbohm 
  • The Green Zone Conversation Book; Joel Shaul 
  • Taking Care of Myself: A Healthy Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People With Autism; Mary Wrobel 
  • Autism Society of North Carolina 
  • TEACCH 
  • 100 Day Kit for Children Newly Diagnosed with Autism 
  • Autism Parenting Magazine 

OCD

  • OCDaniel, Wesley King
  • Up & Down the Worry Hill, Aureen Pinto Wagner, PhD and Paul A. Jutton 
  • Unraveling Rose, Brian Wray 
  • What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD, Dawn Huebner 
  • Mr. Worry, A Story about OCD, Holly L. Niner 
  • Breaking Free of Child Anxiety & OCD, Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD 

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Asthma 

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Breastfeeding 

Nutrition 

  • Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating; Rowell & McGlothlin 
  • Broccoli Boot Camp; Keith E. Williams and Laura J. Seiverling

Parenting 

  • Happiest Baby on the Block; Harvey Karp, MD 
  • Happiest Toddler on the Block; Harvey Karp, MD 
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen; Faber & Mazlish 
  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk; Faber & Mazlish 
  • No Drama Discipline; Siegel, MD & Bryson, PhD 
  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids; Laura Markham, PhD
  • Raising Your Spirited Child; Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
  • Siblings Without Rivalry; Faber & Mazlish 
  • The Explosive Child; Ross W. Greene, PhD 
  • Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students; Christine Fonseca 

Phone & Internet Safety

Puberty & Your Growing Child

  • Social Media Safety - A site made for teens by teens to help them protect themselves.
  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST
  • Chosen - Free Documentary for children in Public School
  • Free Christian School & Homeschool versions here.
  • The Care & Keeping of You 1, The Body Book for Younger Girls, ages 8-10; Valorie Lee Schaefer
  • The Care & Keeping of You 2, The Body Book for Older Girls, ages 9-11; Dr. Cara Natterson
  • Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys, ages 9-11; Dr. Cara Natterson

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