Helpful Resources for School Refusal/School Anxiety

We often recommend supplementary materials as a useful coping tool for education, increased understanding, and support. Following is a list of books and an organization we recommend to parents and caretakers seeking additional support and information.

TITLE AUTHOR
Don't Try Harder, Try Different Patrick B. McGrath, Ph.D.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Kids Are Worth It! Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline Barbara Coloroso
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime Mary Sheedy Kurcinka 
Parenting with Positive Behavior Support: A Practical Guide
to Resolving Your Child's Difficult Behavior
 
Meme Hieneman, Karen Childs, and Jane Sergay 
Setting Limits With Your Strong-Willed Child: Eliminating Conflict
by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries
 
Robert J. MacKenzie, Ed.D.
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting
Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
Ross W. Greene
When Children Refuse School: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach  Christopher A. Kearney and Anne Marie Albano

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