Books I most highly recommend... ADHD 1. ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Kolberg and Nadeau (2002) 2. ADHD Parenting Handbook by Colleen Alexander-Roberts (2006) 3. Delivered from Distraction by Hallowell and Ratey (2005) 4. The Gift of ADHD by Lara Honos-Webb (2005) 5. Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows you to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD by Daniel Amen (2001) 6. Women with Attention Deficit Disorder by Sari Solden, MS, MFCC (1995) 7. You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! by Kelly and Ramundo (2006)
ANXIETY 1. The Anxiety Cure by Dr. Archibald D. Hart (1999) 2. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Spolsky (1998)
CODEPENDENCY 1. Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie (1989) 2. Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend (1992) 3. Codependent No More by Melody Beattie (1987) 4. The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie (1990) 5. The New Codependency by Melody Beattie (2010)
CONFLICT 1. Bold Love by Dan B. Allender, PhD (1993) 2. Caring Enough to Confront by David Augsburger (1981) 3. Getting to Yes by Robert Fisher and William Ury (1991) 4. Hope in Conflict by David R. Sawyer (2007) 5. The Power of a Positive No by William Ury (2007)
GENERAL/MISC. 1. Boundaries by Cloud and Townsend (1992) 2. Extraordinary Relationships by Roberta M. Gilbert (1992) 3. Let Your Life Speak - Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker Palmer (2000) 4. It's About Time! - The 6 Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them by Dr. Linda Sapadin (1996) 5. Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath (2007) 6. The Wizard of Oz and other Narcissists by Eleanor D. Payson, M.S.W. (2009)
GIFTEDNESS 1. Living with intensity edited by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. (2009) 2. Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults by Webb...(2005) 3. SENG - a Website for info about gifted children and some of the challenges they face 4. Smart Parenting for Smart Kids by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD (2011) 5. Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson, EdD, and Richard Guare, PhD (2009)
GRIEF 1. On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. (1969) 2. Good Grief by Granger E. Westberg (2011)
LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH 1. A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Friedman (2007) 2. Church on the Couch by Elaine Martens Hamilton (2009) 3. Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times by Peter L. Steinke (2006) 4. The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero (2003) 5. Extraordinary Leadership by Roberta M. Gilbert, M.D. (2006) 6. Healthy Congregations by Peter L. Steinke (2006) 7. Hope in Conflict by David R. Sawyer (2007) 8. Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid (2000) 9. Leading with a Limp by Dan B. Allender, PhD (2006) 10.Making Peace by Jim Van Yperen (2002) 11.Pastoral Politics: Why Ministers Resign by John Gilmore (2002) 12.Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie (1996) 13.The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel (2000)
PARENTING 1. The Explosive Child by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. (2005) 2. Have a New Kid by Friday by Dr. Kevin Leman (2008) 3. How to Talk So Kids Can Learn (at Home and in School) by Adele Faber (1995) 4. The One Minute Father by Spencer Johnson, M.D. (1983) 5. The One Minute Mother by Spencer Johnson, M.D. (1983) 6. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John gottman, Ph.D. (1997) 7. Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson, EdD, and richard guare, PhD (2009) 8. Stop the Screaming by Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. (2009) 9. Quick guide to Parenting Solutions by Nancy Sander, LCPC (2009)