This page is a reading list highlighting the best books to read within various categories. I spend many hours reading and researching and this list includes the books I refer to the most. I believe that each one is well worth your time and can provide a greater understanding of the particular topic.
Understanding Bullying
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Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman (2003-06-26)
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Bullying: A Complete Guide to the Support Group Method by George Robinson and Barbara Maines
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Understanding School Bullying: Its Nature and Prevention Strategies by Peter K Smith
Understanding empathy, compassion and love
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Empathy what it is and why it matters by David Howe
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Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential and Endangered by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D Perry
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Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution by Roman Krznaric
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Roots of Empathy by Mary Gordon
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The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
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The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression: Using Compassion Focused Therapy to Enhance Mood, Confidence and Bonding by Michelle Cree
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The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships by Michael P Nichols
Understanding Trauma
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The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
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The Informed Heart by Bruno Bettelheim
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D Perry and Maia Szalavitz
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Educating Traumatized Children by Bernd Ruf
Understanding Attachment
Relationship Matters Gordon Neufeld TED TALK
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The making and breaking of affection bonds by Bowlby
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Principles of Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children by Daniel A Hughes
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Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child by Kim S Golding and Daniel A Hughes
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Why Can't My Child Behave?: Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families By Dr Amber Elliot
Parenting Without Punishment
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Love Bombing: Reset Your Child's Emotional Thermostat by Oliver James
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Parentuality: How to Have an Amazing Relationship with Your Child by Dr Linda Mallory
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Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
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8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships (8 Keys to Mental Health) by Daniel A Hughes
Forgiveness
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Forgive for Good by Dr Fred Luskin
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The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Finding Forgiveness: A 7-Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness by Eileen R Borris Dunchunstang
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The Forgiveness Project: Stories for a Vengeful Age by Marina Cantacuzino
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Helping Clients Forgive: An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope by Robert D Enright and Richard P Fitzgibbons
The Experience of Different Ages in Life
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I am Different from You: How Children Experience Themselves by Peter Selg
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Taking Charge: Your Life Patterns and Their Meaning by Gudrun Burkhard
Psychotherapeutic Aspects of Therapy
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A Living Physiology: Lectures and Essays by Karl Konig
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A Psychology of Human Dignity by Ad Dekkers
Parenting Technique
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Parenting for a Healthy Future (Lifeways) by Dotty Coplen
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Childhood: A Study of the Growing Child by Caroline von Heydebrand
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Beyond the Rainbow Bridge; Nurturing our children from birth to seven by Barabara J Patterson and Pamala Bradely
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The Essence of Waldorf Education by Peter Selg
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A Guide to Child Health: A Holistic Approach to Raising Healthy Children by Michaela Glockler and Wolfgang Goebel
Mind and Body Exercises
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The Quiet Heart: Putting Stress in Its Place by Peter Gruenewald
Sense-able
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Why Cleaning Has Meaning: Bringing Wellbeing Into Your Home by Linda Thomas
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