Resources

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SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINES

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 800-273-8255 (TALK)

This line is here even if you just need someone to listen and is available 24/7 all year round and is confidential and free.

Favorite Books

  • Parenting Books:

    • The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby's Brain and Transform Their Mental Health through the Art of Nurtured Parenting by Greer Kirshenbaum

    • Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. & Mary Hartzell 

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

    • The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired by Daniel J. Siegel M.D. and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson 

    • The Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children by Alison Gopnik

  • Child Development:

    • Touchpoints-Birth to Three by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow

  • Trauma & Resiliency:

    • What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry, et al.

    • Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience Paperback by Peter A. Levine Ph.D. & Maggie Kline

    • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. 

    • My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem, MSW LICSW SEP

Helpful Community Resources

  • Ages & Stages Activities (ASQ)

    • Check out developmentally appropriate activities you can engage with your little one in to support different developmental areas.

  • Brazelton’s Touchpoints at a Glance (TG)

    • This helpful guide provides information about developmental milestones from the prenatal period to 6 years old. The guide includes information about what children may be doing, common themes, skills they are practicing, and common themes that may come up for parents. This is designed for professionals working with caregivers but it is also very valuable for caregivers themselves!

  • First 5 California (F5C)

    • All encompassing website for information, education, and resources (including new parent kits) for parents with children ages 0-5.

  • Parents Helping Parents (PHP)

    • Parent led support programs for parents of children with disabilities, located in San Jose, CA. They provide services related to special Education and IEP support/advocacy, parent support groups, connection to resources for children with disabilities.

  • San Andreas Regional Center (SARC)

    • Stated funded private non-profit community based coloration that provides diagnostic services, resources and referrals to service provides for individuals with developmental disabilities. One of their biggest programs for children ages 0-5 is Early Start which is an early intervention education program.

  • Children’s Health Council (CHC)

    • Clinical and educational support services for children, teens, and young adults who are neurodivergent, have learning differences, or mental health support needs.