Resources

Adoption
Understanding Foster Care to Adoption for Children
Understanding Adoption for Children (Christian Point of View)
A Heart That Holds It All: A Story Of Adoption
Autism
The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide: A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens by Yenn Purkins & Tanya Masterman
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) (website)
Neuroclastic (website)
Grief and Loss
National Alliance for Children’s Grief
The Dougy Center
Finding the Right Words to Talk About Grief
How Do We Tell The Children? Step by Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies
The Invisible String
Understanding Divorce for Children
ADHD Resources
https://www.additudemag.com/ ADHD
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit to Distraction Disorder by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (book)
How to ADHD (YouTube Channel)
Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare (book)
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell Barkley, PhD (book)
Parenting Resources
Why Children Need Play Therapy
Everyone Loves Raymond “Active Listening” Video
Choices, Cookies and Kids Video
Hand Brain Model Video For Adults
APA Recommendation for Screen Time
Play It Safe
Normal Sexual Behavior in Children
Parenting Books
How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
Siblings Without Rivalry
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel Siegel, MD (book)

Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today's Young Kids
Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds
God’s Design For Sex
The 5 Love Languages of Children
Attachment Theory
The Gifts of Imperfection
Getting Ready for Marriage
5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
5 Love Languages Quiz
Secure Love: Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
National Alliance for Children’s Grief
The Dougy Center
Finding the Right Words to Talk About Grief
How Do We Tell The Children? Step by Step Guide for Helping Children and Teens Cope When Someone Dies
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families)
Blalock, S. M., Lindo, N., & Ray, D. C. (2019). Individual and group child‐centered play therapy: Impact on social‐emotional competencies. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97(3), 238–249. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12264
Bratton, S. C., Ceballos, P.L., Sheely-Moore, A.I., Meany-Walen, K., Pronchenko, Y. & Jones, L.D. (2013). Head start early mental health intervention: Effects of child-centered play therapy on disruptive behaviors. International Journal of Play Therapy 22(1): 28–42. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030318
Burgin, E. E., & Ray, D. C. (2022). Child-centered play therapy and childhood depression: An effectiveness study in schools. Journal of Child and Family Studies 31, 293-307. https://doi:10.1007/s10826-021-02198-6
Ray, D. C., Blanco, P. J., Sullivan, J. M., & Holliman, R. (2009). An exploratory study of child-centered play therapy with aggressive children. International Journal of Play Therapy, 18(3), 162–175. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014742
Ray, D. C., Schottelkorb, A., & Tsai, M.-H. (2007). Play therapy with children exhibiting symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. International Journal of Play Therapy, 16(2), 95–111. https://doi.org/10.1037/1555-6824.16.2.95
Stulmaker, H. L., & Ray, D. C. (2015). Child-centered play therapy with young children who are anxious: A controlled trial. Children and Youth Services Review, 57, 127–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.08.005
Wilson, B., & Ray, D. (2018). Child‐centered play therapy: Aggression, empathy, and self‐regulation. Journal of Counseling & Development, 96(4): 399–409. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12222