Children

Websites

• What is Autism? | Autism Speaks
  • Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. In this article, Autism is defined and discussed.

Books

• Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and what you really need to know | Emily Oster (2013)
  • This book is about debunking myths around pregnancy and explaining everything from the real effects of caffeine to the surprising dangers of gardening, Expecting Better is the book for every pregnant woman who wants to enjoy a healthy and relaxed pregnancy.
• Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool | Emily Oster (2019)
  • Cribsheet is a thinking parent’s guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even greater challenge: decision-making in the early years of parenting. Oster finds that conventional wisdom doesn’t always hold up. She debunks myths and shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work, how to think about toddler discipline, and how to have a relationship and parent at the same time.
• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind | Daniel J. Siegel (2011)
  • In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain—and make accessible—the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. Complete with age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives.
• Therapeutic Stories that Teach and Heal | Nancy Davis (1996)
  • A book by Dr Nancy Davis which speaks about healing, establishing healthy social relationships and/or to “letting go” of shame caused by abuse and/or traumas in their past. Stories range from those appropriate for young children to those designed for adolescents and adults. This book and its stories are designed primarily for use by those working in the counselling/helping professions, such as therapists, chaplains, counsellors and nurses.
• The Heart and the Bottle | Oliver Jeffers (2010)
  • Oliver Jeffers delivers a story book for children for when that special someone who encourages wonder and magic in their lives is no longer around.
• The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back: A Story for Children Who Have Lost Someone They Love | Margot Sunderland (2003)
  • The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back is a book by Margot Sunderland narrating a story for children who have lost someone they love.
• The Frog Who Longed for the Moon to Smile: A Story for Children Who Yearn for Someone They Love | Margot Sunderland (2000)
  • The Frog Who Longed for the Moon to Smile is a story for children who yearn for someone they love by Margot Sunderland.
• When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death | Lauri Krasny Brown (1996)
  • This book is a comforting aid to help young kids and families through a difficult time in their lives, addressing death and loss in the family. This book offers advice and reassurance to provide children with answers to their most-asked questions about death and loss.

Articles

• Helping Children with Tragic Events in the News
  • An article by PBS about helping children to deal with tragic events in the news.

Research Articles

• The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents | Saskia van der Oord, Susan M. Bögels & Dorreke Peijnenburg (2011)
  • This study evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness training for children aged 8–12 with ADHD and parallel mindful parenting training for their parents. This study shows preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness for children with ADHD and their parents, as rated by parents.
• Understanding Dyslexia in Children through Human Development Theories | Thuraya Ahmed Al-Shidhani & Vinita Arora (2012)
  • Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin, with an estimated overall worldwide prevalence of 5–10% of the population. The objective of this review is to provide a brief and updated overview of dyslexia and its management in children through human development issues.