Resources
At Practice, we love learning, and we know that you like resources too. So we’re sharing a non-comprehensive list (in no particular order) of some of our favorite mental health and mindfulness-related resources for kids, teens, and parents.
Many of these resources directly inform the work that we do!
Our Favorite Parenting Books of 2025
10 Rules for Raising Kids in A High Tech World - Jean M. Twenge
Having It All: What Data Tells Us about Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours - Corinne Low
Hello, Cruel World!: Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times - Melinda Wenner Moyer
Mama Needs a Minute!: A Candid, Funny, All-Too-Relatable Comic Memoir about Surviving Motherhood - Mary Catherine Starr
Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women's Lives - by Jessica Zucker
Parenting in a Climate Crisis: A Handbook for Turning Fear Into Action - Bridget Shirvell
Parents Have Feelings Too - Juli Fraga and Hilary Jacobs Hendel,
Raising Awe Seekers - Deborah Farmer Kris
The Family Dynamic - Susan Dominus
The Mother Code - Ruthie Ackerman
Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World - Jessica Slice
Websites
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)-- plus, a link to the Northern California CHADD chapter!
International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)
The Yale University SPACE Program (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)
Lisa Damour, Ph.D - books, podcast, more
Behind Their Screens, What are adults missing about teens and technology?
The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto - Brené Brown
Podcasts
(Also, an old favorite on the topic of parenting, now retired, but worth a listen if you haven’t already: The Longest Shortest Time)
Books
Chansky, Tamar (2014). Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Revised and Updated Edition: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life—from Toddlers to Teens. Harmony.
Chansky, Tamar (2008). Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility, and Happiness. Da Capo Lifelong Books.
Flynn, Lisa (2013). Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for Healthier, Happier, More Resilient Children. Adams Media.
Greenland, Susan (2010). The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate. Free Press.
Hanh, Thich Nhat (2011). Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children. Parallax Press.
Harper Cohen, Jennifer (2013). Little Flower Yoga for Kids. New Harbinger.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon & Myla (1997). Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting. Hyperion.
Naumburg, Carla (2014). Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters. Parallax Press.
Race, Kristen (2013). Mindful Parenting: Simple and powerful solutions for raising creative, engaged, happy kids in today’s hectic world. St. Martin’s Griffin.
Ginsburg, Kenneth R. (2022) Congrats, You’re Having a Teen! Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person
Siegel, Dan J. (2015) Brainstorm The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain Tarcher.
Farber, Adele & Mazlish, Elaine (2006) How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens will Talk William Morrow Paperbacks
Lythcott-Haines, Julie (2016) How To Raise An Adult Holt
Casares, Whitney (2025) My One-Of-A-Kind Body American Academy of Pediatrics
Beaty, Andrea (2025) Billie Jean Peet, Athlete Abrams Books for Young Readers
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Other Resources
I’m sooooo OCD + Other Common Myths about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Internatiional OCD Foundation
Mindfulness/Meditation Apps
Insight Timer (fantastic, and free!)