Below you will find some of my favorite resources for everything mental health!

This page of resources is meant for and best used with school age kids.

BOOKS

Activity Books / Workbooks

• CBT Workbook for Kids: 40+ Fun Exercises and Activities to Help Children Overcome Anxiety & Face Their Fears at Home, at School, and Out in the World (Davidson, 2019)

• Me and My Feelings: A Kids' Guide to Understanding and Expressing Themselves (Allen, 2019)

• Anxiety Relief Workbook for Kids: 40 Mindfulness, CBT, and ACT Activities to Find Peace from Anxiety and Worry (Selinger, 2021)

• Social Skills Activities for Kids: 50 Fun Exercises for Making Friends, Talking and Listening, and Understanding Social Rules (Daniels, 2019)

• Anger Management Workbook for Kids: 50 Fun Activities to Help Children Stay Calm and Make Better Choices When They Feel Mad (Snowden & Hill, 2018)

• Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids: 60 Fun Activities to Help Children Self-Regulate, Focus, and Succeed (Miller, 2018)

• ADHD Workbook for Kids: Helping Children Gain Self-Confidence, Social Skills, and Self-Control (Shapiro, 2010)

• Mindfulness Activities for Kids with ADHD: Engaging Stories and Exercises to Help You Learn And Thrive (2021)

• Mindfulness Workbook for Kids: 60+ Activities to Encourage Calm, Focus, and Compassion (Hochesiser, 2021)

• Executive Functioning Workbook for Kids: 40 Fun Activities to Build Memory, Flexible Thinking, and Self-Control Skills at Home, in School, and Beyond (Grand, 2021)

Children’s Books

• A Little SPOT of Emotion book series (Alber, 2020)

• The Way I Feel (Cain, 2002)

• What If Everybody Did That? (Javernick, 2010)

• Red: A Crayon's Story (Hall, 2016)

• The Giving Tree (Silverstein, 1964)

• But It's Not My Fault! (Cook, 2015)

• What Should Danny Do? (Levy, 2017)

• The Dragon series:

  • Train Your Angry Dragon (Herman, 2018)

  • Train Your Dragon to Accept NO (Herman, 2018)

  • Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends (Herman, 2018)

  • The Sad Dragon: A Story About Grief and Loss (Herman, 2019)

  • A Dragon With ADHD (Herman, 2021)

  • Teach Your Dragon about Feelings (Herman, 2021)

  • And more!

• Angry Ninja: A Children’s Book About Fighting and Managing Anger (Nhin, 2019)

• I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way! (Cook, 2011)

PHONE / TABLET APPS

Please only use these applications for children with parental permission and parental involvement

Breathe, Think, and Do with Sesame Street

An app from our friends at Sesame Street that helps kids learn the “breathe, think, do” method. This method helps with stress reduction by learning how to take deep belly breaths to calm down and think about problem solving.

Mindful Powers

Mindful Powers help teach kids mindfulness techniques and encourages them to practice this important skill. This app is aimed at children ages 7-10.

Smiling Mind

This app also focuses on mindfulness techniques for a variety of ages, from age 7 to adults. It helps with day-to-day stress challenges and provides solutions to deal with pressure and anxiety. The app also allows users to track their progress and notice how their emotions change and become more manageable over time.

Children’s Bedtime Meditations for Sleep & Calm

Having trouble falling asleep at night? This app can help calm anxiety, fear, and stress and help your little ones fall asleep easier.

The Zones of Regulation

Help children identify their emotions with this app that encourages them to identify different colored zones that correspond to different emotions. Based on your zone, the app will help the child understand the emotion and deal with it appropriately.