Resources

Books for Parents

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel

• Good Inside by Becky Kennedy

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

• Intro to Play Therapy for Parents:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8meTxxXeEw

    https://www.a4pt.org/page/ParentsCornerHomePag#:~:text=Play%20Therapy%2C%20a%20modality%20of,strategies%20for%20managing%20their%20worlds.

Community and Financial Resources

• https://cdec.colorado.gov/for-families/family-support-programs

• https://kidsfoodfinder.org/

• https://www.bvsd.org/parents-students/family-supports

• https://familyforfamilies.org/additional-resources/colorado/louisville/

• https://www.louisvilleco.gov/living-in-louisville/recreation-senior-center/programs-activities/youth-activities

Books for Kids

• It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Teresa Thorn

• ABC Pride by Louie Stowell

• Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Books for Young Adults and Adults

• Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

• A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, Mary Louisa Plummer

• Before We Trans: A New History of Gender

• Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

• All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

• The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

Community and Financial Resources

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

• https://www.rmequality.org/events

• https://www.rmequality.org/resources/assistance-programs

• https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/gender-diversity-center/

• https://cdphe.colorado.gov/LGBTQ-health

• https://bouldercounty.gov/families/lgbtqia/lgbtqia-resouces-2/

Books for Kids

• My Brain is a Race Car by Nell Harris

• Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity by Louise Gooding

• Baxter Turns Down His Buzz by James M. Foley

Books for Adults

• NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

• Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

• Is this Autism by Jamell White, Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland

• How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe

• ADHD is Awesome by Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness

Community and Financial Resources:

• https://www.understood.org/en/topics/adhd

• https://chadd.org/

• https://thendalliance.org/

• https://www.nafamilyfund.org/

Books for Kids

• A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret Holmes

• The Silent Selkie by Juliette Ttofa

• When Sad, Scary Things Happen: Coping with Childhood Trauma by Erika Arnold-McEwan

Resources for Parents and Adults

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson

• Securely Attached by Kristin Berry and Mike Berry

• My Grandmother’s Hand by Resmaa Menakem

• The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

• The Pain We Carry by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez

• https://childmind.org/article/is-it-adhd-or-trauma/

• https://childmind.org/article/helping-children-cope-frightening-news/

• https://library.samhsa.gov/product/tips-survivors-disaster-or-other-traumatic-event-managing-stress/sma13-4776

• Find treatment programs:

  • https://findtreatment.gov/

  • https://ownpath.co/

Books for Adults:

• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

• Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Heal Childhood Emotional Neglect, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Feel Confident by Claire Brown

Books for Kids

• The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

• Someone I Love Has Died: A Grief Activities Book For Children by Catherine Stephenson

• I Can't Believe They're Gone by Karen Brough

• The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland

• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

• I Miss You: Grief and Mental Health Books for Kids by Pat Thomas

Resources for Adults

• It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine

• Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again by Lysa TerKeurst

• The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O’Connor

• Holidays and traditions after loss: https://good-grief.org/wp-content/uploads/Holiday-Rituals-and-Traditions.pdf

• Grief Support: https://whatsyourgrief.com/

• Peer support and downloadable resources: https://willowhouse.org/grief-resources-families/

• https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Building-Resilience/Pages/How-Children-Understand-Death-What-You-Should-Say.aspx

Colorado Crisis Services: https://coloradocrisisservices.org/

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/