These are some of the books that I think are really informative and easy to read.
Books
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Books for Parents
not in any particular order
- See Books on Development.
- The Difficult Child, by Stanley Turecki, M.D.
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Books on Child Development
not in any particular order
- The Attachment Connection, Parenting a Secure & Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory, by Ruth P. Newton, Ph.D., (2008).
- Magic Trees of the Mind, How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence, by Marian Diamond, Ph.D., and Janet Hopson, (1998).
- Your Child: What Every Parent Needs To Know: What's Normal, What's Not, and When to Seek Help, First Edition, (1998), American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. (This is written for new parents in an easy to understand language.)
- Your Adolescent: Emotional, Behavioral, and cognitive Development from Early Adolescence through the Teen Years, David Pruitt Editor in Chief. (1999) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
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Books on the Mind
not in any specific order
- The Developming Mind, How Relationships and The Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are, by Danel J. Siegel, (2012).
- Freud and Beyond, A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought, By Stephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black, (1995).