Category: Parenting/Co-Parenting

If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace with Your Past and Take Your Place in the World

By Dan Neuharth, PhD (1999)

From Amazon.com: “Do you sometimes feel as if you are living your life to please others? Do you give other people the benefit of the doubt but second-guess yourself? Do you struggle with perfectionism, anxiety, lack of confidence, emotional emptiness, or eating disorders? In your intimate relationships, have you found it difficult to get close without losing your sense of self?

If so, you may be among the fifteen million adults in the United States who were raised with unhealthy parental control. In this groundbreaking bestseller by accomplished family therapist Dan Neuharth, Ph.D., you’ll discover whether your parents controlled eating, appearance, speech, decisions, feelings, social life, and other aspects of your childhood—and whether that control may underlie problems you still struggle with in adulthood. Packed with inspiring case studies and dozens of practical suggestions, this book shows you how to leave home emotionally so you can improve assertiveness, boundaries, and confidence, quiet you “inner critics,” and bring more balance to your moods and relationships. Offering compassion, not blame, Dr. Neuharth helps you make peace with your past and avoid overcontrolling your children and other loved ones.”

Anxious Little Pishy

By Brittany Joseph (Author), Christopher Joseph (Illustrator) (2018)

Age Range: 3 – 7 years

From Amazon.com: “Anxious Little Pishy is a beautifully illustrated, and genuine story about a small fish who suffers from anxiety early on in her childhood. Written with a delicate vocabulary for easy to understand reading, the story line is laid out in a simple yet informative context. Brittany Joseph writes this tale from a sincere and authentic point of view. Follow along as Little Pishy swims away from her anxiety.”

Hear The Inspiring Message One Transgender Girl And Her Parents Want To Share

Megyn Kelly  

TODAY

Published February 20, 2018 When Chazzie Grosshandler was in fourth-grade, she summed up the courage to tell her parents that she was not a boy, as she was designated at birth, but a girl. The 11-year-old shares her story and her parents, Jenn and John, talk to TODAY’s Megyn Kelly on what the journey was like.

Wishing Wellness: A Workbook for Children of Parents with Mental Illness

Wishing Wellness: A Workbook for Children of Parents with Mental Illness 

by Lisa Anne Clarke (2006)

From Amazon.com: “”Wishing wellness is a workbook for the child whose mother or father is suffering from a serious mental illness. Packed with information, interactive questions, and fun activities, it’s an ideal tool for children and their therapists or other professional mental health workers…”–Cover back. Age Range: 6 – 12 years”

What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)

By Dawn Huebner (Author), Bonnie Matthews (Illustrator). (2005)

Age Range: 6 – 12 years; Grade Level: 1 – 7

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From Amazon.com: “A Gold NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) winner

Did you know that worries are like tomatoes? No, you can’t eat them, but you can make them grow, simply by paying attention to them. If your worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this book is for you. What to Do When You Worry Too Much guides children and parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of anxiety. Lively metaphors and humorous illustrations make the concepts and strategies easy to understand, while clear how-to steps and prompts to draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing anxiety. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering kids to overcoming their overgrown worries. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, this book educates, motivates, and empowers children to work towards change. Includes a note to parents by psychologist and author Dawn Huebner, PhD.

From the Note to Parents:

If you are the parent or caregiver of an anxious child, you know what it feels like to be held hostage. So does your child. Children who worry too much are held captive by their fears. They go to great lengths to avoid frightening situations, and ask the same anxiety-based questions over and over again. Yet the answers give them virtually no relief. Parents and caregivers find themselves spending huge amounts of time reassuring, coaxing, accommodating, and doing whatever else they can think of to minimize their child’s distress.

But it doesn’t work. The anxiety remains in control. As you have undoubtedly discovered, simply telling an anxious child to stop worrying doesn’t help at all. Nor does applying adult logic, or allowing your child to avoid feared situations, or offering reassurance every time the fears are expressed.

This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids® series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids® are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.”