Resources for Parents
The resources on this page support the Seeds of Compassion goal to inspire and motivate parents and society to interact with children from birth in ways that support their optimal social, emotional, cognitive and cultural development. Feel free to share your own ideas and resources. Choose ‘Add Comment’ at the bottom of this page.
Children
- Babies, Brains and Books (includes book list)
- Book About Adoption (all ages): Motherbridge of Love
- Book About Emotional Intelligence (preschoolers): Story of My Feelings
- Book About Foster Care (teens): The Last Chance Texaco
- Social and Emotional Development Reading List (ages birth-8)
- Use Books to Tackle Tough Subjects (includes book list for ages 3 and up)
Parents and Families
- A Plan for Peaceful Parenting
- Communicate with Your Middle-Schooler
- Eight Compassionate Parenting Exercises
- Emotion Coaching Aids Early Learning
- Family Meeting Circles
- Five Things Kids Need to Thrive
- Help a Child with Learning Disabilities
- Help Your Child Make Friends
- Host a Compassion Circle
- Make a Resolution With Your Partner
- Parenting Toolkit: Lots of Parenting Tips
- Play Nice With Other Parents
- Relate Kindly to Your Partner
- Seattle's Empathy Movement (includes book list)
- Strengthen Your Relationship After Baby
- Teach Cooperation and Turn-Taking
- Teach Your Child Kindness and Empathy
- Ten Simple Ways to Encourage Early Learning
- Understand Your Child's Temperament
Caregivers and Educators
- Connect Kids to Other Cultures
- Providing Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
- Roots of Empathy
- Service Learning: Improved Student Empathy, Civic Involvement
- Social and Emotional Learning Exercises for Preschools and Daycares
Advocacy
- Advocate for Foster Kids
- Advocate for Quality Early Education
- Early Learning Advocate Bob Watts
- Learn to be a More Effective Advocate at Advocacy Camp
- Making a Commitment to Early Learning
Help and Support
- List of Parenting Resources at ParentMap
- List of Parenting Support Groups at ParentMap
- Listening Mothers
- One Tough Job
- Parenting Book: What Am I Feeling? by John Gottman, Ph.D.
- Parenting Book: When To Worry -- How To Tell if Your Teen Needs Help
- Parenting Toolkit: Call the Family Helpline
- Self-Care Exercise
- Seven Parent Support Tips
- Zero to Three
