Useful Resources

Have you ever wondered how you, as a parent, can work on ‘emptying your emotional backpack’ (ie. letting go of past emotions that cause you to react to situations in ways you’re not proud of)? I have recorded two body-scan guided meditations (of 10 and 20 minutes’ duration) which can help you to do just that! Please check them out here for free or just search my name in your favourite music-streaming service.

Body Scan Meditation

If you’re new to peaceful parenting, or you’ve read Dr Laura Markham’s books or newsletter, and you’d like to take it further, I highly recommend enrolling in the life-changing 12-week Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids online course.

While you’re waiting for Dr Laura’s next 12-week online course to begin, you might be keen to sign up for Sarah Rosensweet’s free peaceful parenting e-course and you can listen to her peaceful parenting podcast. Sarah also periodically offers a 10-module peaceful parenting online course.

I would be thrilled to support you while you’re undertaking a peaceful parenting course or afterwards, as you work to put all you’ve learned into practice!

Recommended Reading for Parents:

  • Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham

    Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Workbook by Dr. Laura Markham

    Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Dr. Laura Markham

  • The Attachment Connection: Parenting a Secure and Confident Child Using the Science of Attachment Theory by Ruth Newton and Allan Schore

    Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke

    How to Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

    Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J Siegel and Mary Hartzell​​

    Playful Parenting by Dr. Lawrence Cohen

    Punished by Rewards by Alfie Kohn

    The Science of Parenting by Margot Sunderland

    Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn

    The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

    10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden

  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel MD

    A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men by Michael Gurian

    Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Neufeld

    Staying Connected to Your Teenager by Michael Riera

    What Do You Say? How to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

  • BirdsAndBees.com - Simple and Effective Tips and Tools to Start the Sex Talks - Amy Lang

    Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hook-Ups, Love, Porn, Consent and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein

    Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask) by Justin Richardson and Mark A Schuster

    Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape by Peggy Orenstein

    It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (ages 10 and up) by Robie H. Harris & Michael Emberley

    Sex, Teens and Everything in Between: The New and Necessary Conversations Today’s Teenagers Need to Have about Consent, Sexual Harrassment, Healthy Relationships, Love and More by Shafia Zaloom

  • The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and More by Elaine Taylor-Klaus

    The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Ross W. Greene

    Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

    Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

    Raising Your Spirited Child: Workbook by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

    What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew by Dr Sharon Saline

  • The Anxiety Audit by Lynn Lyons

    Flusterclux podcast by Lynn Lyons

    Freeing Your Child From Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility, and Happiness by Tamar E Chansky

    Hey Awesome: A Book for Slightly Older Kids About Anxiety by Karen Young

    Hey Warrior: A Book for Kids About Anxiety by Karen Young

  • Find Your Strength by Rachael Coopes

    Hands-Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters! By Rachel Macy Stafford

    Period Queen: Life Hack Your Cycle and Own Your Power All Month Long by Lucy Peach

    Work. Mama. Life: From Motherhood Burnout to Abundant Health, Joy and Wellbeing by Ali Young