Supporting Your Child with Mental Health Challenges

Books

• The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene
  
  A compassionate, practical approach for parenting children with emotional regulation difficulties.
  
  

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner
  
  A kid-friendly workbook for children with anxiety, often used with parental guidance.
  
  

• Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions by Pat Harvey & Jeanine Penzo
  
  DBT-informed tools for managing big feelings, often helpful for kids with mood and anxiety disorders.
  
  

• Helping Your Anxious Child by Ronald Rapee
  
  A step-by-step guide based on CBT to help children reduce anxiety.
  
  

• Raising Human Beings by Dr. Ross Greene
  
  Focuses on collaboration and connection to guide children toward emotional resilience.
  
  

Websites & Online Support

• Child Mind Institute – www.childmind.org
  
  Excellent articles, guides, and tools for anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, learning disorders, and more.
  
  

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – www.aacap.org
  
  Education and guides for parents on child mental health conditions, treatment options, and advocacy.
  
  

• Understood.org – www.understood.org
  
  Support for children with learning and attention differences; resources on ADHD, executive functioning, and school-related challenges.