Freeing your child from anxiety - I saw this on the shelf at the library and so far I LOVE IT and will probably pick it up. Helps you distinguish between what’s normal childhood fears and what is true anxiety. It helps parents do very basic cognitive behavioral therapy with kids in anxious situations and we really, really need that. In a very serious way… I have anxiety disorder and I’ve had it as long as I can remember - my entire life, I had no idea that some of my thoughts and behaviors as a little kid were not normal. Well, or as a teenager or young adult. And I am seeing some of those same signs in my older two and I want to jump on that and help all we can NOW. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been a lifesaver for me, I hope we can teach the kids some of those coping skills while they are itty bitty.

Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense - this because we’re having feeding challenges with Moira. I don’t know how much of it is sensory related, how much is anxiety and how much is “normal” for her age so I’m reading this one again. A good friend suggested it and it’s a great read - I wish we had read this back with Christopher as an infant, it’s changed the way we handle meals around here but I need a refresher course.

The Family Nutrition Book by the Sears - I’ve loved everything I have ever read from the Sears family. If you only read ONE book about birth, their book (appropriately titled The Birth Book) is the one I would suggest. You can also borrow my copy. I’ve not started their nutrition book yet but it looks good, I just grabbed it at the library today.

And I’m also reading The Audacity of Hope and I wasn’t sure what to expect but it’s been fascinating! I gave up on Animal, Vegetable, Miracle because it just wasn’t capturing my attention enough, and I turned back in the Adams letters one, I fell asleep reading it. I’ll wait until I’m not so exhausted to check those out again! But the Audacity one actually kept me up one night and if I’m willing to trade sleep for reading then you know it’s a good one.

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