Little Kids & Big Feelings: Books for Parents and Caregivers

Helping children understand and regulate emotions is an important, but sometimes daunting, task! Washington County librarians have assembled a list of books that can help parents navigate tantrums, anxiety, and mental health challenges while building emotional regulation, resilience, and mindfulness.

Updated January 10, 2025
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Parenting anxious kids : understanding anxiety in children by age and stage
Galanti, Regine
Paper Book
Praised by Publishers Weekly as a "cogent manual for helping children cope with anxiety," Parenting Anxious Kids by Dr. Regine Galanti offers a lifeline: an expert-developed, parent-approved guide to raising brave, emotionally resilient kids. More children than ever are battling anxiety...
Permission to feel : unlocking the power of emotions to help our kids, ourselves, and our society thrive
Brackett, Marc A.
Paper Book
The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do. "We have a crisis on our hands, and its victims are our children." Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale...
Raising a kid who can : simple strategies to build a lifetime of adaptability and emotional strength
McCarthy, Catherine (Psychiatrist)
Paper Book
It's time to parent smarter, not harder. Filled with scientifically based and eminently actionable advice and strategies, Raising a Kid Who Can boils down the ten essential things that every child needs to thrive so that parents can stop drowning in information and get to the business of...
Tiny humans, big emotions : how to navigate tantrums, meltdowns, and defiance to raise emotionally intelligent children
Campbell, Alyssa Blask
Paper Book
The Future is Emotionally Intelligent We're in the midst of a parenting revolution that is radically changing the way we raise our kids. Gone are the days of minimizing emotions: Don't Cry. You're Fine. Don't Make a Scene. As our understanding of developing brains has...
Very intentional parenting : awakening the empowered parent within
Davis, Destini Ann
Paper Book
A different kind of parenting book that helps parents improve themselves first, so they can then be better parents to their kids. It's time for a fresh approach to parenting! Isn't it time for a parenting book that is practical and relatable? Destini Ann Davis...
The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind
Siegel, Daniel J.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * More than 1 million copies in print! * The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book.   "Simple, smart,...

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