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A few things worth exploring…

Books and mug on a tree stump in a forest.

Books, ideas + resources that inform how I think about humans, relationships and nervous systems.

You decide what works for you.

Neurodivergence + Nervous Systems

NeuroTribes — Steve Silberman

Low-Demand Parenting — Amanda Diekman

Brain-Body Parenting — Mona Delahooke

Beyond Behaviors — Mona Delahooke

Unmasking for Life — Devon Price

Divergent Mind — Jenara Nerenberg

Uniquely Human — Barry Prizant

Declarative Language and Neurodiversity

Listen

Masking and Neurodiversity

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The Science of ODD

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Understanding PDA + Demand Avoidance

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Parenting + Relationships

Parenting from the Inside Out — Dan Siegel & Mary Hartzell

The Whole-Brain Child — Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

No-Drama Discipline — Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

Brainstorm — Dan Siegel

Raising Human Beings — Ross Greene

Good Inside — Becky Kennedy

Play + Curiosity

Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination — Stuart Brown & Christopher Vaughan

The National Institute for Play

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Sportscasting…for parents!

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Co-Parenting + Family Change

Co-parenting is not one-size-fits-all. Different families need different approaches. Safety first.

For navigating two homes:

Mom’s House, Dad’s House — Isolina Ricci

Two Homes, One Childhood — Robert Emery

When cooperative co-parenting doesn’t work:

BIFF for Coparent Communication — Bill Eddy, Annette Burns & Kevin Chafin

The Parallel Parenting Solution — Carl Knickerbocker, JD

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