Good Books to Read

In the best interest of the child's brain

The following list of books have been read by the owner of KLN and have been found to be very informative and collectively help build an understanding of child development, attachment and the effects of abuse on the brain. By clicking on the entry you will be connected to Amazon.com to purchase the book if it is still available.

Amen, D. G. Change your brain: Change your life. New York, N. Y.: Random House.
Amen, D. G. Healing ADD: The breakthrough program that allows you to see and heal the 6 types of attention deficit disorder. New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
Andreasen, N. C. Brave new brain: Conquering mental illness. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
Bear, M. F., Connors, B. W., & Paradiso, M. A. Neuroscience: Exploring the brain. Baltimore, MD: Lippencott Williams & Wilkins.
Berk, L. E., & Winsler, A. Scaffolding children’s learning: Vygotsky and early childhood education. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Berrick, J. D., Needell, B., Barth, R. P., & Jonson-Reid, M. The tender years: Toward developmentally sensitive child welfare services for very young children. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
Bowlby, J. Separation: Anxiety and anger. New York, N.Y.: Basic Books.
Bowlby, J. Attachment. New York, N.Y.: Basic Books.
Brazelton, T. B., & Greenspan, S. I. The irreducible needs of children. Cambridge, MA.: Perseus Publishing.
Bremner, J., D. Does stress damage the brain? New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Company.
Caine, R. N., & Caine, G. Making connections. New York, N.Y.:Addison-Wesley.
Carter, R. Mapping the mind. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Cline, F. W. Conscienceless acts: Social mayhem. Golden, CO.: The Love and Logic Press Inc.
Cline, F. W., & Fay J. Parenting with love and logic. Colorado Springs, CO.: Pinon Press.
Eldridge, S. Twenty things adopted kids wish their adoptive parents knew. New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing.
Eliot, L. What’s going on in there? New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books.
Fahlberg, V. I. A child’s journey through placement. Indianapolis, IN.: Perspectives Press.
Federici, R. S. Help for the hopeless child. Gaithersburg, MD.: Signature Book Printing, Inc.
Fraser, M. W. (ed.) Risk and resilience in childhood. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers Press.
Freyd, J. J. Betrayal trauma: The logic of forgetting childhood abuse. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press.
Freyd, J. J., & DePrince, A. P. Trauma and cognitive science: A meeting of minds, science, and human experience. Binghamton, N.Y.: The Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press.
Granju, K. A. & Kennedy, B. Attachment parenting: Instinctive care for your baby and young child. New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books.
Gray, D. D. Attaching in adoption: Practical tools for today’s parents. Indianapolis, IN.: Perspectives Press, Inc.
Greenspan, S. I., & Greenspan, N. T. First feelings: milestones in the emotional development of your baby and child. New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books.
Greenspan, S. I., & Wieder, S. The child with special needs: Encouraging intellectual and emotional growth. Cambridge, MA.: Perseus Publishing.
Greenspan, S. I. The growth of the mind and the endangered origins of intelligence. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Perseus Books.
Greenspan, S. Building healthy minds. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Perseus Publishing.
Griffith, N. H., & Zigler, J. S. The unkindest cut: The emotional maltreatment of children. Nashville, TN.: Red Clay and Vinegar, LLP.
Healy, J. M. Endangered minds: Why children don’t think and what we can do about it. New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster.
Hine, D. The baby bond: How to raise an emotionally healthy child. Prescott, AR.: Cocoon Books.
Hughes, D. A. Facilitating developmental attachment. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson Inc.
Hyman I. A. The case against spanking: How to discipline your child without hitting. San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Jaffe, P. G., Wolfe, D. A. & Wilson S. K. Children of battered women. Newbury Park, CA.: Sage Publications, Inc.
Jarratt, C. J. Helping children cope with separation and loss. (rev. ed.) Boston, MA.: The Harvard Common Press.
Jernberg, A. M., Booth, P. B. Theraplay: Helping parents and children build better relationships through attachment-based play. (2nd. ed.) San Francisco, CA.: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Keck, G. C., & Kupecky, R. M. Adopting the hurt child: Hope for families with special-needs kids. Colorado Springs, CO.: Pinon Press.
Keck, G. C., & Kupecky, R. M. Parenting the hurt child: Helping adoptive families heal and grow. Colorado Springs, CO.: Pinon Press.
LeDoux, J. The emotional brain. New York, N.Y.: Touchstone.
LeDoux, J. Synaptic self: How our brains become who we are. New York, N.Y.: Viking Penguin.
Levy, T. M. Handbook of attachment interventions. New York, N.Y.: Academic Press.
Levy, T. M., & Orlans, M. Attachment, trauma, and healing: Understanding and treating attachment disorder in children and families. Washington, D.C.: CWLA Press.
Long, N. J. & Long, J. E. (2001). Managing passive-aggressive behavior of children and youth at school and home: The angry smile. Austin, TX.: Pro-ed Inc.
Karr-Morse, R.. & Wiley, M. S. Ghosts from the nursery. New York, N.Y.: The Atlantic Monthly Press.
Kotulak, R. Inside the brain. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
McKelvey, C. A. (ed.) Give them roots, then let them fly: Understanding attachment therapy. Keaney, N.J.: Morris Publishing.
Magid, K., & McKelvey, C. A. High risk children without a conscience. New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books.
Mansfield, L. G., & Waldmann, C. H. Don’t touch my heart: Healing the pain of an unattached child. Colorado Springs, CO.: Pinon Press.
Montagu, A. Touching: The human significance of the skin. (3rd. Ed.). New York, N.Y.: Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc.
Nelson, C. A. (Ed.) The effects of early adversity on neurobehavioral development. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Niehoff, D. The biology of violence. New York, N.Y.: Free Press.
Oz, M., Arias, R., & Oz, L. Healing from the heart: A leading surgeon combines eastern and western traditions to create a medicine of the future. New York, N.Y.: Plume.
Parnell, L. EMDR in the treatment of adults abused as children. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton and Company.
Pelzer, D. A man named Dave: A story of triumph and forgiveness. New York, N.Y.: Dutton.
Restak, R. The secret life of the brain. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press.
Robbins, J. A symphony in the brain. New York, N.Y.: Grove Press.
Schore, A. N. Affect regulation and the origin of the self: The neurobiology of emotional development. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Schore, A. N. Affect dysregulation and Disorders of the Self. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Company.
Schore, A. N. Affect regulation and the repair of the self. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Company.
Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (Eds). From neurons to neighborhoods. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Swallow W. K. The shy child: Helping children triumph over shyness. New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, Inc.
Sylwester, R. A celebration of neurons. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Thomas, N. L. When love is not enough: A guide to parenting children with reactive attachment disorder-rad. Glenwood Springs, CO.: Families by Design.
Upledger, J. E. A brain is born. Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Verny, T., & Kelly, J. The secret life of the unborn child. New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing.
Vygotshy, L. S. Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
Welch, D. T. Blame it on the brain. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P & R Publishing.
Welch, M. G. Holding time: The breakthrough programs for happy mothers and loving, self-confident children without tantrums, tugs-of-war, or sibling rivalry. New York, N.Y.: Fireside.
Yudofsky, S. C., & Hales, R. E. (Eds.). The American psychiatric press textbook of neuropsychiatry. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
Ziegler, D. Traumatic experience and the brain. Phoenix, Arizona: Acacia Publishing, Inc.
Zimbardo, P. G., & Radl S. The shy child.

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