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Resources

Book Recommendations

Raising Girls

Six Ways to Keep the Little Girl; Guiding your Daughter from Her Tweens to her Teens: Dannah Gresh
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood: Lisa Damour
Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers: Elizabeth Harley-Brewer
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping your Daughter Survive Cliques. Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence: Rosalind Wiseman

Raising Boys

Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World: Rosalind Wiseman

Raising Preteens & Teens

Building Resilience in Children and Teens; Giving Kids Roots and Wings: Kenneth Gingsburg, MD, MS ED FAAP 7 Martha A Jablow
Secret of the Teenage Brain; Research-Based Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Todays Adolescents: Sheryl G Feinstein
Teenage Brain; A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults: Frances E Jensen, MD and Amy Ellis Nutt
Why Do They Act That Way; Guide to the Adolescent Brain for you and your Teen: David Walsh MD
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind: Daniel Siegel M.D & Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D

Child Going Through Divorce

Divorce is Not the End of the World: Zoe and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids: Zoe Stern & Evan Stern
It’s Not the End of the World: Jude Blume
Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two: Isolina Ricci
What in the World do You do When Your Parents Divorce?: Kent Winchester, J.D and Roberta Beyer, J.D.
I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Jeanie Franz Ransom & Kathryn Kunz Finny
Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families: Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
Two Homes: Claire Masurel and Kady MacDonald Denton

Parent Going Through Divorce

Growing Up With Divorce: Helping Your Child Avoid Immediate and Later Emotional Problems: Neil Kalter, Ph.D.
Helping Children Cope With Divorce: Edward Teyber
Parents Are Forever: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming Successful Co-Parents After Divorce: Shirley Thomas

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