Resources
Books on Anxiety
- Freeing Your Child from Anxiety. Tamar Chansky
- Is a Worry Worrying You? Ferida Wolff & Harriet May Savitz, Illustrated by Marie le Tourneau
- Anxiety-Free Kids: an Interactive Guide for Parents and Children. Bonnie Zucker
- The Anxiety Workbook for Teens. Lisa Schab
- Helping Your Anxious Child: a Step-by-Step Guide for Parents, 2nd Edition. Katharina Manassis
- Sometimes I’m Scared. Jane Annunziata & Marc Nemiroff, illustrated by Bryan Langdo
- Sophie and the Sea Monster. Don Gillmor, illustrated by Michael Martchenko
- What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough: the Real Deal on Perfectionism. Thomas Greenspon
- When My Worries Get Too Big: a Relaxation Book for Children Who Live With Anxiety. Kari Dunn Buron, foreword by Brenda Smith Myles
Books on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Breaking Free From OCD: a CBT Guide for Young People and Their Families. Jo Derisley, Isobel Heyman, Sarah Robinson, and Cynthia Turner
- Freeing Your Child From Anxiety. Tamar Chansky
- Helping Your Child With OCD: a Workbook for Parents of Children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Lee Fitzgibbons & Cherry Pedrick
- Mr. Worry: a Story About OCD. Holly Niner, illustrated by Greg Swearingen
- The Thought That Counts: a Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Jared Douglas Kant
- What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: a Kid’s Guide to Overcoming OCD. Dawn Huebner
Books on Depression
- Hot Stuff to Help Kids Cheer Up: the Depression and Self-Esteem Workbook. Jerry Wilde
- Taking Depression to School. Kathy Khalsa.
- The Disappearing Girl: Learning the Language of Teenage Depression. Lisa Machoian
- Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers. Deborah Serani
- Can I Tell You About Depression? A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals. Christopher Dowrick & Susan Martin
- Dealing with Depression: Antidepressant Skills for Teens. Dan Bilsker, Merv Gilbert, David Worling, Jane Garland (Simon Frasier University)
Books for Children
- Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids. Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons (free ebook available at www.playingwithanxiety.com)
- Up and Down the Worry Hill. Aureen Wagner
- Wemberly Worried. Kevin Henkes
- First Day Jitters. Julie Danneberg
- Scary Night Visitors: A Story for Children with Bedtime Fears. Irene Marcus
Books on Parenting
- 1-2-3 Magic. Effective Discipline for Children 2-12. Thomas W. Phelan, 3rd Edition
- 1-2-3 Magic. Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 year olds. Thomas W Phelan, 3rd Edition
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlich
- Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood. By Lisa Damour
Books on Attention
- Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley
- What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life by Dr. Sharon Saline and Dr. Laura Markham
- Getting Ahead of ADHD: What Next-Generation Science Says about Treatments That Work―and How You Can Make Them Work for Your Child by Joel T. Nig