Resources
From favorite books and websites to inspiring videos,
here are some resources that may be useful to you. Enjoy!
Favorite Websites
VIA Institute on Character - Free Strengths Survey for adults & kids
Institute of HeartMath - reduce stress & increase enjoyment.
Enjoy Parenting - blog by Scott Noelle
Hands Free Mama - blog by Rachel Macy Stafford
CT-ASRC – CT Autism Spectrum Resource Center
Greater Good Science Center - the science of a meaningful life
KarmaTube - inspirational stories
Big Think YouTube Channel - expert-driven, actionable, educational content
Calm - an app for meditation and sleep
Mindful - making life more mindful
Common Sense Media – reviews for all electronic media, appropriateness by age.
GenerationOn - ideas for families to give back, volunteering together.
Lots a Helping Hands - Create a private care community.
​Health, Wellness, and Mindfulness Resources for Home by U.S. Career Institute
Favorite Books
"Creative Schools"by Ken Robinson
"Love 2.0" by Barbara Fredrickson
"Before Happiness" by Shawn Achor
"Character Strengths Matter" by Shannon Polly & Katheryn Britton
"How Children Succeed" by Paul Tough
"Flourish" by Martin E.P. Seligman
"The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness" by Edward M. Hallowell
"The Conscious Parent" by Shefali Tsabary, PhD
"Simplicity Parenting" by Kim John Payne
"Parenting from the Inside Out" by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
"The Five Love Languages of Children" by Gary Chapman, Ph.D and Ross Campbell, M.D.
"Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids" by Bonnie Harris, M.S.Ed.
"The Wise Child" by Sonia Choquette
"The Law of Attraction" from Abraham-Hicks as written about in books by Ester and Jerry Hicks
"The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle
"7 Spiritual Laws of Parenting" by Deepak Chopra
"Loving What Is" by Byron Katie