Resources for Families

Recommended Reading

You have your own work to do while your daughter is in treatment. These are the books and documentaries our clinical team recommends most often: on anxiety and OCD, on the adolescent brain, and on parenting through the residential journey. Each one links out so you can learn more.

Books

The Journey of the Heroic Parent Brad Reedy How to look at yourself while your child is in treatment The Good Enough Teen Brad Sachs How to raise adolescents with love and acceptance Brainstorm Daniel J. Siegel A book about adolescent brain development The Parallel Process Krissy Pozatek Growing alongside your adolescent in treatment Not by Chance Tim Thayne The process of getting to and through and after residential treatment Your Kid's Gonna Be Okay Michael Delman Building executive functioning skills Dare Barry McDonagh The new way to end and stop panic attacks A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children James Webb, Janet Gore, Edward Amend, Arlene DeVries Understanding and supporting gifted kids The Whole-Brain Child Daniel J. Siegel How the adolescent brain learns to deal with emotions The Anatomy of Peace The Arbinger Institute Resolving conflict with a heart of peace Brave, Not Perfect Reshma Saujani How to be brave in a world that teaches you to be perfect Improv Wisdom Patricia Ryan Madson How to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges The Awakened Brain Lisa Miller How spirituality builds resilience Mindfulness for Beginners Jon Kabat-Zinn How mindfulness helps us to love ourselves Brain Lock Jeffrey Schwartz Free yourself from obsessive-compulsive behavior: understanding OCD The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk Text about the relationship between our body and our mind Daring Greatly Brene Brown Pop psychology regarding shame and vulnerability It Didn't Start with You Mark Wolynn How inherited family trauma shapes who we are, and how to end the cycle The Transgender Teen Stephanie Brill and Lisa Kenney A handbook for parents and professionals supporting transgender and non-binary teens Closer Together, Further Apart Robert Weiss Exploring the cultural shifts brought about by a digital age

Movies and Documentaries

Childhood 2.0 Documentary on social media and its effect on teens The Mind, Explained Netflix documentary on anxiety Angst A wonderful documentary on anxiety The Social Dilemma The role and effect of social media

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Our parent education videos cover anxiety and parenting skills in short sessions from the Cascade Academy clinical team.

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