General
THE GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION by Brené Brown, Ph.D., a leading expert on authenticity, shame, and courage shares what she’s learned from a decade of research on the power of Wholehearted Living.
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) by Brené Brown, Ph.D.
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown, Ph.D.
Dial 211 for information and referrals to community-based resources
Parenting
Parenting from the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.Inspire to Rewire Website
Brainy Babies: Build & Develop Your Baby’s Intelligence
Adoption
http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption
http://www.adopting.org
www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/
Texas-specific: http://www.adoptionknowledge.org/
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Dr. Bruce Perry
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wished Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
The Foster Parenting Toolbox by Kim Phagan-Hansel (Editor)
Inspire to Rewire
Child Trauma Academy