Laura W. Hutchison, PsyD
 

Resources ...

 
Helpful links .... Association for Play Therapy www.a4pt.org Michigan Association for Play Therapy www.miapt.org Self-Esteem Shop excellent for parenting and self-help resources www.selfesteemshop.com Michigan School for Professional Psychology www.mispp.edu Here are a list of books I find very helpful. They are categorized by age and topic. CHILDREN Feelings Little Teddy Bear's Happy Face, Sad Face, by Lynn Offerman A book for young children to introduce feelings by matching puzzle piece faces on each page of the story. The Hurt, by Teddi Doleski The importance of sharing and letting out one's feelings – rather than letting the “hurt” grow and take over. Double Dip Feelings, by Barbara Cain Discusses feeling TWO feelings at once! The Way I Feel, by Janan Carr Playfully introduces many different feelings with wonderful illustrations. Today I Feel Silly, by Jamie Lee Curtis Another great feelings book for children. A to Z: Do You Ever Feel Like Me?, by Bonnie Hausman Colorful photographs and fun rhymes in which the readers guess the feeling state. Anger Mrs. Biddlebox, by Linda Smith How to turn waking up on the wrong side of the bed, into a good day. Mean Soup, by Betsy Everitt Horace shares his bad day with his mom ... as they make mean soup. Sometimes I am Bombaloo, by Rachel Vail Anger is a hard emotion to control! I Was So Mad, by Mercer Meyer Popular children’s author focuses feeling anger. I Love You, Little Monkey by Alan Durant Sometimes parents get mad too! Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak Llama llama Mad at Mama, by Anna Dewdney Sibling Rivalry A Pocket Full of Kisses, by Audrey Penn A follow-up book to The Kissing Hand. Julius: The Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes Lilly thinks her new baby brother is disgusting – until her cousin says the same thing. Nightmares Jessica & the Wolf, by Ted Lobby Jessica masters her nightmares with the help of her parents and a little imagination. Foster Care/Adoption Little Flower: A Journey of Caring, by Laura McAndrew A flower in need gets help from caring people when it's family couldn't care for it. Little Miss Spider, by David Kirk A mother can be the person that loves you the most. Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis Social Skills Simon's Hook, by Karen Gedig Burnett Discusses ways to handle teasing. A Pig is Moving In, by Claudia Fries A book about gossip and jumping to conclusions. It's Okay to Be Different, by Todd Parr A book about diversity of many kinds. Stone Soup, by Jon J Muth Sometimes cooperation is the missing ingredient. Divorce Dinosaurs Divorce, by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown Talks about the basics of divorce. Charlie Anderson, by Barbara Abercrombie Addresses the issues of having two homes. Goodnight, Daddy, by Angela Seward A story about a girl whom wishes her dad would be consistent with visiting her. Anxiety You Got Dragons by Katheryn Cave We've all got something we worry about...this discusses how to cope. Great for all ages! When Fuzzy was Afraid of Losing His Mother, by Inger Maier A book about a lamb with separation anxiety. The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn No matter where you go, a parent's love is always with you. When Lizzy was Afraid of Trying New Things, by Inger Maier Henry's Show and Tell, by Nancy Carlson It can be hard to talk in front of a group of people … even if they are your friends. Sexual Abuse/Appropriate Boundaries Good Touch, Bad Touch, by Pam Church The Right Touch, by Sandy Kleven Grief & Loss/Death When Dinosaurs Die, by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown Age appropriate thorough discussion of death. We Had an Angel Instead, by Pat Schwiebert Instead of a family having a new baby, they deal with the loss. Lying Baloney by Jan Scieszka & Lane Smith Moving A Kiss Goodbye, by Audrey Penn Self-Esteem Stand Tall, Molly Lou, Melon by Patty Lovell Molly Lou learns to stand up for herself by remembering her Grandma's words of encouragement. I'm Gonna Like Me, by Jamie Lee Curtis A Bad Case of the Stripes, by David Shannon Denying yourself of things you love because they're not popular is NEVER a good idea. (this book is also great for school refusal) Incredible You, by Wayne Dyer The Loveables, by Diane Coomans There's something to love about everyone. Have you Filled a Bucket Today? ,by Carol McCloud Helping and being kind to others is a great way to build your own self-esteem! George & Sylvia, by Michael Coleman Learning to love yourself – big or small. The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper The classic story of the power of positive self-talk. Favorite Bedtime Stories Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown The Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown I Love You Through and Through, by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak I Love You, Stinky Face, by Lisa McCourt Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney ADOLESCENTS Death Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit A novel about death and the necessity of it. Foster Care Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Patterson Being a Teenage Girl Reviving Ophelia, by Mary Pipher ADULTS Play Therapy Dibs: In Search of Self by Virginia Axline Play Therapy by Virginia Axline The Child's Discovery of Himself by Clark Moustakas Psychotherapy with Children by Clark Moustakas Relationship Play Therapy by Clark Moustakas The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children by Eliana Gil Reaching Children Through Play Therapy by Carol & Byron Norton Play Therapy with Adults by Charles Schaefer Play Therapy by Garry Landreth Innovation in Play Therapy by Garry Landreth The Play Therapy Primer by Kevin O'Connor Windows to Our Children by Violet Oaklander Theraplay by Jenberg & Booth Filial Therapy by Rise Van Fleet Profiles of Play by Saralea E. Chazan Parenting Indigo Children by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober The Explosive Child by Ross Greene The Out of Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz Your Anxious Child by The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp Psychiatric Memoirs The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller & Amanda Bennett Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin Autobiographic recollections of a well-known speaker on autism. The Flock by Jan Frances Casey Multiple Personality Disorder General Genograms by Marlin Taming Your Gremlin by Richard Carson Being-In, Being-For, Being-With by Clark Moustakas Rhythms, Rituals, and Relationships by Clark Moustakas Existential Psychotherapy and the Interpretation of Dreams by Clark Moustakas On Being a Therapist by Jeffrey Kottler The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life by Daniel N. Stern Research Heuristic Research by Clark Moustakas Phenomenological Research Methods by Clark Moustakas INSPIRATION FOR ANY AGE Dream, by Susan Bosak Beginning, by Warren Hanson Take a Deep Breath, by Allison Stoutland http://www.a4pt.orghttp://www.miapt.orghttp://www.selfesteemshop.comhttp://www.mispp.edushapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3

See my interview by the Child, Family, & Youth (CYF) Council on Improving Parent-Child Relationships.