Essential Life Skills for Boys
By Scott Todnam
Despite its title, this book is a great tool to help any digital preteen learn how to become a responsible adult who is resilient, confident and responsible. Subjects covered include: how to plunge a toilet, wash your own clothes, manage their own personal care and grooming, and properly handle personal and social media communications. Tips are also included to help your pre-teen thrive at school.
Zeitgeist Young Adult
Handbook of Children and Screens
By Springer Nature Switzerland
The Handbook of Children and Screens is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, educators, and related professionals in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology, social work, public health, epidemiology, neuroscience, human development and family studies, social psychology, sociology, and communication. This is an open access book.
Springer Nature
Girls on the Rise
By Amanda Gorman
We are a billion voices bright and brave standing together says Gorman, America’s inaugural presidential poet in her electrifying new book. Her rousing call to action to her readers…girls in their many forms are even stronger and more powerful when they work to uplift each other. The book’s lovely illustrations are by Lovis Wade.
Viking Books for Young Readers

Potty Time with Bean
By Ms. Rachel
For many young children and their parents/caregivers toilet training is an uncertain time. Here, in her comforting way, Ms. Rachel provide an age-appropriate fun way to tackle things. Sturdy pages and an engaging story will have little ones on the potty in no time. Training tips and advice can be found in the back to assist adults.
Random House Books for Young Readers
The Power Pause
By Neha Rush
A paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families. Includes interactive exercises to help the reader plot a course for the long term and stories from mothers who buck every stereotype.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Parent Yourself First
By Bryana Kappadakunnel
A fresh, no-nonsense guide to help you raise confident, compassionate kids. With powerful stories and tips for connecting with your child during vulnerable moments, Kappadakunnel provides suggestions on ways to make sure your baggage doesn’t become your child’s problem.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
TED TALK
Why you feel anxious socializing
In crowds, at parties, meetings, get-togethers with friends, everyday interactions: social anxiety can show up as an unwelcome guest at any time. But why? Psychologist Fallon Goodman digs into the source of social anxiety, setting the record straight about this common condition with practical solutions to help you feel the most authentically “you” while out and about.
https://www.ted.com/talks/fallon_goodman_why_you_feel_anxious_socializing_and_what_to_do_about_it









