Resources for Kids

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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

Young Adult Resources

Online Resources

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