children’s mental health books

start the conversation through books

Start the conversation about children’s mental health with this list of books below curated by the experts at Dayton Children’s Hospital.

To learn more about ways to help visit childrensdayton.org/theletter.

1.

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

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2.

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind        

By: Daniel J. Siegel M.D. , Tina Payne Bryson

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3.

Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids   

By: Hunter Clarke-Fields MSAE

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4.

Building Resilience in Children and Teens – Giving Kids Roots and Wings

By: Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, Ms Ed, FAAP

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5.

Relationship, Responsibility and Regulation:  Trauma-Invested Practices for Fostering -Resilient Learners

By: Kristin Van Marter Souers with Pete Hall

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Fostering Resilient Learners:  Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

By: Kristin Souers with Pete Hall

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7.

The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

By: Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt

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8.

High Five Discipline: Positive Parenting for Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Kids

By: Candice W. Jones, MD, FAAP

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Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World (faith-based)

By: Sissy Goff and Carlos Wittaker

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10.

The Anxious Generation 

by Jonathan Haidt