Parenting Support
- Hand in Hand Parenting
- Howard Glasser & Jennifer Easley
- All Children Thriving (formerly Transforming the Difficult Child) The Nurtured Heart Approach
- Daniel Siegel
- Whole Brain Child (for support with younger kiddos)
- Brain Storm (support for teenage years)
- Parenting from the Inside Out
- Lisa Dion / Synergetic Play Therapy
- Online Parenting Course Managing Your Child’s Moods and Behaviors
- Synergetic Play Therapy Institute (formerly Play Therapy Institute of Colorado) website: www.synergeticplaytherapy.com
- Dion, L. Gray, K. (2014) Impact of therapist authentic expression on emotional tolerance in synergetic play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy. 23(1), 55-63
Parenting Support regarding Sex and Sexuality
- Amy Lang-Expert support for “the Sex Talk”
- Every Body Curious
- Youtube series that explores the birds and the bees
- Ilze Alberts
- easy answers to awkward questions (This is a great book and unavailable on amazon. Find it on her website, http://www.ilzealberts.com/products/ Note: she lives in Africa so it will take longer to get here. Also R150=$11
- Good books by Jayneen Sanders to support conversations on consent and boundaries as well as for children needing support from sexual abuse or inappropriate touch
- Let’s Talk About Body, Boundaries, Consent and Respect
- Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept
Documentaries / videos
- Babies
- a great Netflix serious that discusses the natural curiosity and strength inherent for babies at a very early age and encourage parents to engage in ways the support this natural learning and developmental process
- Social Dilemma
- informative interviews with social media designers, inventors and marketers regarding the impact of social media on the health and well-being of individuals, particularly the youth and on society at large
Support for Anti-Racism and Activism and Understanding Racism and Privilege
- Check out the resources provided on my anti-racist page
- https://genuineheartcounseling.com/welcome/standing-up-for-anti-racism/