MENTAL HEALTH RECOMMENDED READING
I have put together two recommended books lists of Mental Health related books which I believe parents and students will find helpful in addressing concerns in the area of mental health and social and emotional well being.
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These are books that are approved by mental health practitioners such as educational psychologists and school counsellors as well as books that I have read and recommended myself to students and parents who have expressed a desire to learn more about how they can support their child with improving their overall mental health, resilience and personal development.
RECOMMENDED READING LIST
FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
01.
FREEING YOUR CHILD FROM NEGATIVE THINKING
BY TAMAR E. CHANSKY PHD
THEME: POSITIVE MINDSET,
02.
GRIT: THE POWER OF PASSION AND PERSERVERENCE BY ANGELA DUCKWORTH
THEME: RESILIENCE
03.
OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA BY SALLY SHAYWITZ PHD
THEME: DYSLEXIA
04.
BUILDING RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN AND TEENS
BY KENNETH R GINSBURG AND MARTHA M. JABLOW
THEME: RESILIENCE
05.
UNIQUELY HUMAN: SEEING AUTISM IN A DIFFERENT WAY BY BARRY M. PRIZANT PHD
THEME: AUTISM
06.
THE GIFT OF FAILURE HOW THE BEST PARENTS LEARN TO LETGO SO THEIR CHILDREN CAN SUCCEED BY JESSICA LAHEY
THEME: RESILIENCE
07.
MINDSET: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS BY CAROL DWECK
THEME: POSITIVE MINDSET, RESILIENCE, MOTIVATION
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
01.
WONDER BY R.J. PALACIO
READING AGE 9 -11
THEMES: EMPATHY, FRIENDSHIP, ACCEPTANCE AND FACIAL DEFORMITY
02.
ALL BIRDS HAVE ANXIETY BY KATHY HOOPMANN
READING AGE 6 -8
THEMES: ANXIETY, FEAR, WORRY
03.
MALALA'S MAGIC PENCIL BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI
READING AGE: 8 -11
THEMES: BRAVERY, WAR, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION
04.
OTHER WORDS FOR HOME BY JASMIN WARGA
READING AGE: 8 -12
THEMES: EMPATHY, RESILIENCE, BRAVERY, FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, PREJUDICE, BULLYING, HOPE
05.
THE HUGE BAG OF WORRIES BY VIRGINIA IRONSIDE
READING AGE: 4 - 8
THEMES: WORRY, EMOTIONS, WELL BEING
06.
I CAN DO HARD THINGS: MINDFUL AFFIRMATIONS FOR KIDS BY GABY CARCIA
READING AGE: 3 -7
THEMES: POSITIVITY, MINDFULNESS, AFFIRMATIONS
07.
THE OTHER SIDE OF TRUTH BY BEVERLY NAIDOO
READING AGE: 9 -11
THEMES: WAR, BRAVERY, TRUTH, FREEDOM
08.
THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS BY ONJALI RAUF
READING AGE: 8 – 10
THEMES: FRIENDSHIP, BEREAVEMENT, WAR, DEATH, COURAGE, DIVERSITY, BULLYING
09.
THE BOY, THE MOLE AND THE FOX BY CHARLIE MACKESY
READING AGE: 6 AND ABOVE
THEMES: FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, LONELINESS, HAPPINESS
10.
THE LION INSIDE BY RACHEL BRIGHT
READING AGE: 1 – 4
THEMES: BRAVERY, HOPE, INSPIRATION
11.
SECRET FRIENDS BY ELIZABETH LAIRD
READING AGE: 9 -11
THEMES: BULLYING, FRIENDSHIP