Resources for Kids
Boundaries & Consent
Books
Listening to My Body — Gabi Garcia (ages 4-10)
No Means No: Teaching Personal Boundaries, Consent; Empowering Children by Respecting Their Choices and Right to Say “No!” — Jayneen Sanders (ages 2-9)
Too Many Hugs -Yvonne Pearson (ages 3-6)
The Not so Friendly Friend - Christina Furnival (ages 4-7)
Secrets and Surprises -Jayneen Sanders (ages 2-6)
Private Parts are Private -Jayneen Sanders (ages 2-6)
My Safety Network -Jayneen Sanders (ages 3-5)
Trauma
Books
Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma — Susan Farber Straus, PhD (ages 6–11)
Once I Was Very Very Scared — Chandra Ghosh Ippen (ages 5–10)
A Terrible Thing Happened — Margaret M. Holmes (ages 4–8)
A Foster–Adoption Story: Angela and Michael’s Journey: A Therapeutic Workbook for Traumatized Children — Regina M. Kupecky & Christine Mitchell (ages 5–11)
Do You Have a Secret? — Jennifer Moore-Mallinos (ages 4–8)
Brave Bart: A Story for Traumatized and Grieving Children — Caroline H. Sheppard (ages 4–8)
When I Was Little… A Child’s Journey in Overcoming Abuse & Trauma — Keri Vellis (ages 4–10)
Online Resources
National Child Traumatic Stress Network — https://www.nctsn.org
Young Adult Resources
Online Resources
One Love Empowering young people to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships
Love Is Respect Healthy Relationships for young adults
Parenting
Books
Hold On to Your Kids — Gabor Maté & Gordon Neufeld
When Dad Hurts Mom — Lundy Bancroft
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk — Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Raising Good Humans — Hunter Clarke-Young
Parenting Effectiveness Training — Dr. Thomas Gordon
Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be — Dr. Becky Kennedy
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting — John M. Gottman & Joan DeClaire
Online Resources
Liturgies for Parents — https://www.liturgiesforparents.com/
Raising Embodied Boys — Holistic Life Navigation Podcast (Episode 281)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2r9ahB4myshugd1rUvFVdx?si=AoaFo6NITJWXv64OXbu3vASupporting Your Boys Through Puberty — Episode 282
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BeQ4GAxmeGVyRNl3o8JsP?si=24MisIjNTEuNREadTmAt_wInterrupting Teenage Isolation — Episode 284
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ukRdQyhO8Rt2MbYVWXtqk?si=elBoLljJSUOuDh19E6yZeQ
