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Recommended Reading

BOOKS ON ANXIETY

The shyness and social anxiety workbook: Second edition By Martin Antony & Richard Swinson

Relaxation revolution: The science and genetics of mind body healing By Herbert Benson & William Proctor

Flying without fear: Effective strategies to get you where you need to go By Duane Brown

How to stop worrying and start living By Dale Carnegie

What to do when hou worry too much: A kid's guide to overcoming anxiety By Dawn Huebner

The worry cure: Seven steps to stop worry from stopping you By Robert Leahy

Growing up brave: Expert strategies for helping your child overcome fear, stress, and anxiety By Donna Pincus

Metacognitive therapy for anxiety and depression By Adrian Wells

Facing panic: Self-help for people with panic attacks By Reid Wilson 

BOOKS ON OCD & PERFECTIONISM

Getting over OCD: A 10-step workbook for taking back your life By Jonathan Abramowitz

When perfect isn’t good enough: Second edition By Martin Antony & Richard Swinson

The gifts of imperfection By Brene Brown

Nobody’s perfect: A story for children about perfectionism By Ellen Flanagan Burns

Freedom from obsessive-compulsive disorder: A personalized recovery program for living with uncertainty By Jonathan Grayson

What to do when your brain gets stuck: A kid's guide to overcoming OCD By Dawn Heubner

The OCD workbook: Your guide to breaking free from obsessive-compulsive disorder By Bruce Hyman & Cherlene Pedrick

BOOKS ON CHILDHOOD TOPICS

Late, lost, & unprepared: A parents’ guide to helping children with executive functioning By Joyce Cooper-Kahn & Laurie Dietzel

The 7 habits of highly effective teens By Sean Covey

Mindset: The new psychology of success By Carol Dweck

Stick up for yourself!: Every kid's guide to personal power and positive self-esteem By Gershen Kaufman & Lef Raphael

The Kazdin Method for parenting the defiant child By Alan Kazdin

Scaffold parenting: Raising resilient, self-reliant, and secure kids in an age of anxiety By Harold Kopelwicz

The out-of-sync child By Carol Kranowitz & Lucy Miller

The price of privilege: How parental pressure and material advantage are creating a generation of disconnected and unhappy kids By Madeline Levine

Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder By Richard Louv

Sleeping through the night By Jodi Mindell

The optimistic child: A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience By Martin Seligman

The self-driven child: The science and sense of giving your kids more control over their lives By William Stixrud & Ned Johnson

What do you say? How to talk with kids to build motivation, stress tolerance, and a happy home By William Stixrud & Ned Johnson

Parenting by heart: How to stay connected to your child in a disconnected world By Ron Taffel

It’s a boy!: Your son’s development from birth to age 18 By Michael Thompson & Teresa Barker

Smart kids with learning disabilities: Overcoming obstacles and realizing potential By Rich Weinfeld, Linda Barnes-Robinson, Sue Jeweler, & Betty Shevitz

BOOKS ON HEALTH & NUTRITION

Disease-proof your child: Feeding kids right By Joel Fuhrman

The end of dieting: How to live for life By Joel Fuhrman

Sugarproof: The hidden dangers of sugar that are putting your child's health at risk and what you can do By Michael Goran & Emily Ventura

Plant over processed: 75 simple & delicious plant-based recipes for nourishing your body and eating from the earth By Andrea Hannemann

The longevity diet: Slow aging, fight disease, optimize weight By Valter Longo

Eat to beat depression and anxiety: Nourish your way to better mental health in six weeks By Drew Ramsey

Healthy at 100: How you can- at any age- dramatically increase your life span and your health span By John Robbins

Lifespan: Why we age- and why we don't have to By David Sinclair & Matthew LaPlante

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

The feeling good handbook By David Burns

Vibrate higher daily: Live your power By Lalah Delia

The life cycle completed By Erik Erikson

No mud, no lotus: The art of transforming suffering By Thich Nhat Hanh

Light on life: The yoga journey to wholeness, inner peace, and ultimate freedom By B.K.S. Iyengar

The power of now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle

Yoga for Depression By Amy Weintraub

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