Behavioral and Mental Health Resources

WORK BOOKS FOR SCHOOL AGE KIDS:

What to do When your Brain Gets Stuck  by Dawn Huebner (a work book for kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

What to do When you Worry too Much: A Kid’s guide to overcoming Anxiety, by Dawn Huebner

What to do When your Temper Flares: A Kid’s guide to overcoming problems with Anger, By Dawn Huebner

What to do when you Grumble too Much: A Kid’s guide to Overcoming Negativity,  By Dawn Huebner

What to do When Mistakes Make You Quake: A Kid’s guide to Accepting Imperfection,  By Claire Freeland & Jacqueline Toner

What to do When It’s Not Fair: A Kid’s Guide to Handling Envy and Jealousy, By Claire Freeland & Jacqueline Toner

What to do When you Feel Too Shy: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Social Anxiety, By Claire Freeland & Jacqueline Toner

What to do When you Don’t Want to be Apart: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Seperation Anxiety, By Kristen Lavallee & Silvia Schneider

What to do When you Dread your Bed: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems with Sleep, By Dawn Huebner

What to do When Bad Habits Take Hold: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Nail Biting and More, By Dawn Huebner

 

WORK BOOKS FOR OLDER KIDS (8-13 years old)

Out Smarting Worry: An Older Kid’s Guide to Managing Anxiety, By Dawn Huebner

Your Happiest You: The Care and Keeping of Your Mind and Spirit, By Judy Woodburn

Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom, By Booki Vivat

Too Perfect, By Trudy Ludwig (6-9)

 

PARENT RESOURCES:

Anxiety Relief for Kids: On-the-Spot Strategies to help your child overcome worry, panic and avoidance, By Bridget Flynn Walker

Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-step Guide for Parents, By Ronald Rapee, Ann Wignall, & Susan Spence

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children, By Reid Wilson & Lynn Lyons


CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO READ TOGETHER:

When My Worries get too Big: A Relaxation Book for Children who live with Anxiety, By Kari Dunn Buron

Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children’s Book about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment, By Aureen Pinto Wagner

Wilma Jean The Worry Machine, By Julia Cook

Wemberly Worried, By K.Henkes      

 

WORK BOOKS FOR TEENS:

The Anxiety Survival Guide for Teens: CBT Skills To Overcome Fear, Worry, and Panic, By Jennifer Shannon

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anxiety and Worry, By Lisa M. Schab

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence, By Jennifer Shannon

The Panic Workbook for Teens: Breaking the Cycle of Fear, Worry, and Panic Attacks, By Debra Kissen, Bari Goldman Cohen & Kathi Fine Abitbol

The Relaxation and -Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: CBT Skills to Help You Deal with Worry and Anxiety, By Michael A. Tompkins, Jonathan R. Barkin

Beyond the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression, By Lisa M. Schab

The Anger Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Anger and Frustration, By Raychelle Cassada Lohmann

Mindfulness for Teen Anger: A Workbook to Overcome Anger and Aggression Using MBSR and DBT Skills, By Mark C. Purcell & Jason R Murphy

Self Esteem Workbook for Teens, By Lisa M. Schab

Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens. Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills for Helping You Manage Mood Swings, Control Angry Outbursts, and Get Along with Others,       By Sheri Van Dijk

The Bullying Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Deal with Social Aggression and Cyberbullying, By Raychelle Cassada Lohmann & Julia V. Taylor

Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way, By Patty Kelley Criswell

The Perfectionism Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Reduce Anxiety and Get Things Done, By Ann Marie Dobosz MA MFT

 

WEBSITES AND APPS:

Coping Skills for Kids. https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety/.

Anxiety Free (frees app on iphone)

Nature Sounds: Relax and Sleep (free app on android)

Free Relaxing Nature Sounds and Spa Music (free on iphone)

Calm (free app on iphone and android)

Breathe2Relax (free app on iphone and android)

Anxietyhelper (free on iphone, designed to help with anxiety and depression)

Headspace (free on iphone and android, designed for mindfulness and meditation)

Color Therapy app (free on iphone)

Mightier.com: Bioresponsive tablet games to teach emotional self-regulation. From Harvard Medical School and Boston Childrens Hospital . https://mightier.com/ (program involves biofeedback and working with a therapist online, there is a fee for service but can do a free trial)