A Boy and a Bear: The Children’s Relaxation Book
Helpful information that enables children under 12 years of age to learn relaxation skills and anxiety control methods, such as deep breathing and imagery.
Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D., who works with NASA scientists in the field of metabolism and human performance, provides an excellent overview of why our brains need the right fats. He also provides expert and specific guidance on how to maintain a healthy human brain through nutrition, particularly with omega-3, antioxidants, and various foods.
Daniel Amen presents a succinct and simplified presentation of complex brain lobe functions with SPECT scan images. Also gives the reader ideas on how to deal with syndromes linked to brain dysfunction in disorders, such as ADHD and depression.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Revised and Updated
David Burns, M.D.’s classic book that teaches Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principals to help you overcome beliefs of hopelessness and feelings of depression.
Details the link between the gut and immune system and Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), and several other syndromes. Provides a detailed treatment plan designed to help the person detoxify and the brain to develop and function properly.
Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate
Outlines important techniques on how to deal with your child’s stubborn or oppositional behaviors.
Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
This is book is highly recommended reading for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their families. The book details the significant adjustments and challenges that persons with SCIs can expect to face on a daily basis, such as with family, sexuality, and independent living.
The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child
This book details the current understanding of ADHD and includes information on neurofeedback, medications, and educational aspects of ADHD.
This is an excellent overview of the human anatomy and physiology that covers all the major systems in just the right amount of detail, which makes it perfect for non-technical readers. The pictures are displayed in gorgeous colors and detail that border on being works of art. A great reference book for the times when you do not need the excessive detail common to true medical textbooks.
The Power of Positive Parenting : A Wonderful Way to Raise Children
An excellent book used at a major university’s parent training seminars. Positive Parenting teaches parents how to apply behavioral principals derived from the operant conditioning and classical conditioning sciences in a very straightforward and readable manner.
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
An excellent and extensive workbook that teaches cutting edge stress reduction techniques.
An excellent workbook that teaches cutting edge stress reduction techniques in a suitable and age appropriate presentation for children.
A fantastic book by Ray Levy that explains how to deal with your child’s stubborn or oppositional behaviors. Great book!
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)
Teaches relaxation skills to children and adolescents. Worksheets are provided so that the reader can practice newly learned skills.
When Anger Hurts Your Kids: A Parent’s Guide
This book details techniques that will help couples decrease anger in their relationship through use of communication skills and helps parents better understand impact of anger on their children.
When Anger Hurts: Quieting the Storm Within, 2nd Edition
This book details techniques that will help couples decrease anger in their relationship through use of communication skills and more.
When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life
An excellent book by David Burns, M.D. that details the latest Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help eliminate or control anxiety and panic attacks. Also includes a chapter on the serious problems with psychotropic medication research and their published effectiveness.
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