Book Recommendations
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The Loving Parent Guidebook
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ACA WSO INC.
A powerful workbook recommended for anyone who grew up in a dysfunctional family.
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsay C. Gibson
By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react, and create positive, new relationships
Trusting the Gold
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Tara Brach
"May we trust our own goodness. May we see the goodness in others."
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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Alyson Schafer
A must for parents who want to preserve the peace and also the joy of raising a child.
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Intuitive Eating
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Evelyn Tribole
Make peace with food.
Free yourself from chronic dieting forever.
Rediscover the pleasures of eating.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems
In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler's temper tantrum.
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Tear Soup
Pat Schwiebert & Chuck DeKlyen
If you are going to buy only one book on grief, this is the one to get. It will validate your grief experience, and you can share it with your children.
Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story
Mariam Gates
Adapted for children under the age of four, the Good Night Yoga book shares the beautiful poetry and yoga poses from the original bedtime favorite.
Good Morning Yoga: A Pose by Pose Wake Up Story
Mariam Gates
This wake up story is a practice for kids and parents to greet the morning with joy and embark on their daily adventures with intention and confidence.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy
A journey for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.
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The Invisible String
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Patrice Karst
Parents, and therapists have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief.
The Bravest Fish
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Matt Buckingham
One morning, Stanley wakes up late, and the reef is strangely quiet. Oh no! Where have all the other fish gone?
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Clark the Shark
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Bruce Hale
Clark the Shark celebrates boisterous enthusiasm—and knowing when it's time for indoor voices! For sharing with your energetic little shark.
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Carol McCloud
This book is perfect for children and people that want to teach empathy, nurture, kindness and create a positive environment in their home and community.
Cory and the Seventh Story
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Brian D. McLaren
Children and parents alike will delight in this hope-filled tale that teaches us how we can all extend peace, love, and laughter to everyone we meet.
What the Road Said
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Cleo Wade
What the Road Said is the New York Times-bestselling comforting and uplifting picture book from bestselling poet and activist Cleo Wade.
When Something Terrible Happens
Marge Heegaard
Creates ways for children to explore the fright, confusion, and insecurity caused by traumatic events in their lives.
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How to Be and Adult in Relationships
David Richo
Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships—one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
and It's All Small Stuff
Richard Carlson
Put challenges in perspective, reduce stress and anxiety through small daily changes, and find the path to achieving your goals.
Breaking the Good Mom Myth
Alyson Schafer
Breaking the Good Mom Myth breaks down personal and cultural myths about motherhood while empowering mothers everywhere.
GROK Cards
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GROKtheWORLD
20 games that encourage profound listening to each other's values, needs, wishes, hopes, and dreams, fostering understanding and empathy.