Recommended Books

If you have any books you would like to recommend, please let me know and I will add them to the list.

Books for Parents

 

Bailey, B. (2001). Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict Into Cooperation


Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. How to Talk so Kids Will Listen...And Listen So Kids Will Talk


Louv, R., Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder


Roszak, T, Gomes, M., & Kanner, A. Ecopsychology

 

Stuart Brown, MD, (2009). Play: How it shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. NewYork: Penguin books.

   

Books for Children

 

Allen, S. & Klein, R., Ready…Set…RELAX


Bastin, S. The Oak Tree and the Rock


Baylor, B. Everyone Needs a Rock


Kubler-Ross, E. Remember the Secret. (A story for children about death).


Miles, M. Annie and the Old One (A beautiful story about a young Indians girls acceptance of death).


Mills, J., Gentle Willow. (A story for children about dying).


Mill, J., Little Tree (A story for children with serious medical problems).


Mills, J., Sammy the Elephant and Mr. Camel (A story for children to help overcome bedwetting).


O’Neil, C. Relax (A book to help teach children stress relief).


Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand (A beautiful story for children having difficulties with separation anxiety).


Hetty van Gurp & Rick Lewis: Sam and the Goodwill Sandwich (a story that promotes social skills childhood friends).

   

Books for Professionals

 

Axline, V. Dibs in Search of Self


Bailey, B. (2001). Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic


Skills for Turning Conflict Into Cooperation


Barnes, M. A., The Healing Path with Children: An Exploration for Parents and Professionals.


Bowlby, J. A Secure Base


Bowlby, R. Fifty-years of Attachment Theory


Brody, V. The Dialogue of Touch


Gil, E. Play in Family Therapy


Lankton & Lankton. Tales of Enchantment


Levick, M., Mommy, Daddy, Look What I’m Saying: What Children are Telling you Through Their Art.


McGoldrick & Gerson. Genograms in Family Assessment (To assist families in learning how to create therapeutic genograms)


Mills, J. Reconnecting to the Magic of Life


Mills, J. & Crowley, R. Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within.


Robbins, A., Therapeutic Presence: Bridging Expression and Form.


Rogers, C. R. Client-Centered Therapy.


Roszak, T, Gomes, M., & Kanner, A. Ecopsychology


Satir, V.  The New Peoplemaking.


Sperling & Berman, Attachment in Adults


Yalom, V. The Gift of Therapy

 

Axline, V. (1969). Play Therapy. Ballantine Books

   

General Reading

 

Adams, P., Gesundheit!


Frankl, V., Man’s Search for Meaning


Heider, J., The Toa of Leadership


Heider, J., The Toa of Daily Living


Iselin, J., Heart Stones


Martel, Y., The Life of Pi


Mills, J. Reconnecting to the Magic of Life


Rogers, F. Life’s Journeys according to Mister Rogers


Smithsonian, Rock & Gem: A Definitive Guide to Rocks, Gems, Minerals & Fossils.