Books for Parents and Kids

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
The Blessing of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
Parents, Teachers, and Coaches: Where do Mindsets Come From? Mindset: the New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens & Teens by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D. and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life by Laura S. Kastner, Ph.D. and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.
Understanding Girls with ADHD by Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D., Ellen B. Littman, Ph.D. and Patricia O. Quinn, M.D.
Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach by Vincent J. Monastra, Ph.D.
Attention Deficit Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment from Infancy to Adulthood by Patricia O. Quinn, M.D.
Relaxation and Self-Regulation Techniques for Children and Teens: Mastering the Mind-Body Connection by Mary Karapetian Alvord, Bonnie Zucker and Bryce Alvord.
The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D.
Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with BPD by Robert O. Friedel, M.D.
Understanding How Asperger Children and Adolescents Think and Learn: Creating Manageable Environments for AS Students by Paula Jacobsen.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Please see the section on Parents, Teachers & Coaches.
Raising the Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman, Ph.D.
A series of books from Your One-Year-Old to Your Ten-to-Fourteen-Year-Old by Louise Bates Ames, Ph.D. and Frances L. Ilg, M.D. and Sydney M. Baker, M.D.
When Anger Hurts Your Kids: A Parent’s Guide by Matthew McKay, Ph.D., Kim Paleg, Ph.D., Patrick Fanning and Dana Landis.

An Explanatory Note Regarding Resource Materials

Please find a listing of books Dr. Holman recommends to her clients. In listing resources, Dr. Holman has chosen to focus on books she often prescribes to clients for ‘bibliotherapy.’ That is, books that are informative about an issue the client is dealing with and facilitates the therapy process. If information about professional organizations dealing in particular issues, for example, ADHD, is wanted, please email Dr. Holman and she will be happy to supply this information.