Parenting Resources Guide

Tools, insights, and compassionate guidance for real-life parenting—especially for those raising sensitive, strong-willed, or neurodivergent kids. These resources support you in building connection, setting boundaries, and parenting with clarity and heart.

Parenting Book Resource

  • The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

    Explains how brain development affects children’s behavior and offers strategies for parenting with connection and insight.

  • Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell

    Helps parents understand their own childhood experiences to parent with greater emotional awareness.

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

    A practical, time-tested guide to respectful communication that builds cooperation and trust.

  • No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

    Teaches how to calmly and effectively discipline while strengthening the parent–child bond.

  • Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

    Supports parents of intense, sensitive, energetic children with empathy and actionable tools.

  • The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene

    Reframes difficult behavior as a lag in skills, not motivation, and offers a collaborative approach to solving problems.

  • Untangled by Lisa Damour

    A compassionate roadmap for parenting teen girls through the seven transitions into adulthood.

  • The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell

    Helps parents identify and speak their child’s primary emotional “love language” for deeper connection.

  • Raising Human Beings by Ross W. Greene

    Encourages collaboration and respect to help kids become emotionally intelligent problem-solvers.

  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

    This must-read book demystifies the teenage brain, showing how adolescence is a critical time of growth—not just chaos—and offers science-backed strategies for connection and understanding.

  • The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (with Tina Payne Bryson)

    While not teen-specific, this book helps parents raise emotionally flexible, resilient kids—skills crucial during the teen years.

  • A beautifully written reminder that your consistent, emotionally attuned presence is one of the most powerful gifts you can offer your teen.

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🌐 Online Resources

  • Camp Widow (Soaring Spirits International)

    Offers virtual and in-person support for widowed individuals through programs, retreats, and an active online community.

    https://soaringspirits.org

"To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today."

— Barbara Johnson

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