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Parenting Resource Recommended Books

Book recommendations have come from Faculty, Counselors, other educational institutions and from Parents.

Greatest hits for child development learning and parenting resources

The Gardner and the Carpenter - Alison Gopnik
Mindset - Carol S. Dweck Ph.D.
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee - Wendy Mogel
So You Want to Talk about Race - Ijeoma Oluo
The Gift of Failure - Jessica Lahey
Teach Your Children Well - Madeline Levine Ph.D.
Quiet - Susan Cain
How to Raise an Adult - Julie Lythcott-Haims
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness - Edward M. Hallowell
What Do You Say? - William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson
Why are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? - Beverly Daniel Tatum
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well - Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind - Dan Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D
Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings - Kenneth Ginsberg, MD with Martha Jablow
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive - Marc Brackett, Ph.D
The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan - Ben Foss
Raising a Sensory Smart Child - Lindsey Biel and Nancy Peske
Smart but Scattered - Peg Dawson and Richard Guare

Getting to Calm : Cool-headed strategies for parenting tweens and teens - Laura Kastner Ph.D. + Jennifer Wyatt Ph.D.
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults - Frances E Jensen M.D.
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain - Daniel Siegel M.D.
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen - Michelle Icard
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls - Lisa Damour Ph.D.
Untangled - Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life - Anna Homayoun
Girls and Sex - Peggy Orenstein
Boys and Sex - Peggy Orenstein

Ready Or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World - Madeline Levine Ph.D.
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life - William Deresiewicz
Where You Go is Not Who You’ll be - Frank Bruni
Your Turn - Julie Lythcott-Haims
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers - Jo Boaler