Grief & Loss
For Children/Teens:
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The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
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When Dinosaurs Die by Laurie Krasny Brown
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The Fall of Freddy the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
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Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief by Gabrielle Birkner & Rebecca Soffer
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
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For Adults:
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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
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The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander
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Widower to Widower by Fred Colby
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Widow to Widow by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
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Necessary Losses by Judith Voirst
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Websites:
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The Dougy Center - National Center for Grieving Children and Families
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What's Your Grief?
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Mindfulness & Grief
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Personal Development
For Children/Teens:
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Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett & Gary Rubinstein
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey
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Just As You Are by Michelle & Kelly Skeen
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Think For Myself by Kristy Hammill
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For Adults:
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12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson
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How to Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big by Scott Adams
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As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
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How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
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Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
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Websites:
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The Self Authoring Suite
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Atomic Habits
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The 4-Hour Workweek
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Depression & Anxiety
For Children/Teens:
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A Hero Dreams by Mark Ristau
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos
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Anxiety Sucks by Natasha Daniels
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David and the Worry Beast by Anne Marie Guanci
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For Adults:
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Demian by Hermann Hesse
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Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Dr. Mark Epstein
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Staring at the Sun by Irv Yalom
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Noonday Demon by Andrew Solomon
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My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel
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Websites:
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Anxiety and Depression Association of America
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Mindfulness for Teens - Discovering Your Inner Strength
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Coping Skills for Kids
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Autism/ADHD/Child Development
For Children:
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Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook & Carrie Hartman
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I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO by Julia Cook
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Jilly's Terrible Temper Tantrums by Martha Heineman Peiper
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What Were You Thinking? by Bryan Smith
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Help Your Dragon Deal with Change by Steve Herman
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For Parents:
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The Explosive Child by Robert Greene
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The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz
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The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
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Differently Wired by Deborah Reber
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The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin
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Websites:
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Understood - For Learning & Attention Issues
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Dr. Mary Barbera - BCBA, Autism Mom
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Ark Therapeutic - Debbie's Blog
Parenting & Family Life
For Children/Teens:
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When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
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Was It the Chocolate Pudding? by Sandra Levins
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Divorce Helpbook for Teens by Cynthia MacGregor
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Too Old For This, Too Young For That by Dr. Harriet Mosatche
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Hatchet by Gary Paulson
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For Parents:
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The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron
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Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide by Susan Garcia
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No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel
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Have a New Teenager by Friday by Kevin Leman
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How to Talk so Teens Will Listen & Listen so Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber
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Websites:
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Positive Parenting
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The Peaceful Parenting Institute
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Aha! Parenting
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