Mental Health
Tween
Text Those Worries Away
New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard shares her advice for coping with worries so they won’t overtake your life. Or, for that matter, ruin your fun!
Pre-K
Growing Reader
But What If...?: 12 Picture Books To Help Children Who Worry
It’s normal for children to experience worry and anxiety, though sometimes those feelings become all-consuming. These affirming picture books will help children and their caregivers find helpful ways to discuss and process emotions.
Teen
Nic Stone Shares Her Personal Struggles With Mental Illness
**Content warning: The following essay contains euphemistic mentions of depression and suicide. Please read with caution.** The first time I …
Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
16 Books About Mindfulness and Meditation for Younger Kids
These 16 books will help younger kids learn how to slow down, focus on their breathing, and become more mindful of big emotions swirling around inside them.
Tween
14 Kid-Approved Middle Grade Books That Tackle Mental Health
Books with thoughtful portrayals of characters who encounter mental health issues can offer tween readers comfort, connection, and inspiration.
Tween
Teen
Middle Grade and YA Books on Mental Disorders and Differences
These fantastic narratives featuring characters dealing with mental disorders can help dispel misconceptions and stigma, and provide tweens and teens with resources to understand a difference and why they – or someone they know – might struggle.
Grown-Up Reads
Tips & Advice
How to Promote Healthy Social and Emotional Skills During the Pandemic
There are steps caregivers can take at home to help kids through this difficult time. Try out these ideas to promote social and emotional health in your home.
Teen
15 Enlightening and Empathetic YA Novels About Mental Illness
If you’re looking for books to help a teen who’s struggling or to increase your own understanding of mental health issues, these books can get you started.
Teen
When to Worry About Your Teen’s Worries
Clinical psychologist, Regine Galanti, PhD, details when should you worry about what you’re seeing in your child, and when the drama, irritability, and changes are just par for the course.
Grown-Up Reads
Hands Held: The Lifesaving Value of Talking About Mental Health
I thought illnesses like mine were something you couldn’t, shouldn’t, mustn’t talk about. But that’s simply untrue. I discovered that when you talk about these things, a whole community of people is waiting to support you.
Teen
Adib Khorram on Writing Honestly About Mental Health, Love, and Iran
Adib Khorram’s debut, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, is a beautiful novel about a half-Persian teen whose world changes when he travels to Iran to meet his grandparents for the first time.
Tween
Teen
Mindfulness and Meditation Made Cool With This Moment Is Your Life (and So Is This One)
Introduce tweens and teens to the benefits of yoga and meditation with this fun and hands-on guide to practicing mindfulness.
Grown-Up Reads
You’re Not Alone: Moving Memoirs About Anxiety and Depression
Books can go a long way in reminding us that we're not alone. These memoirs offer real and insightful perspectives on struggles with anxiety and depression.
Tween
Do You Know How Much I Love You? One Mom’s Journey Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder
Loving someone who deals with a brain illness is one of the greatest challenges I’ve ever had to face as a mother, a wife, or an individual.