Program Influences

  • Emotional Intelligence,Daniel Goleman
  • Secure Base,John Bowlby
  • Playing and Reality, D.W. Winnicott
  • Interpersonal World of the Infant, Daniel N. Stern
  • The Development of Emotional Competence, Carolyn Saarni
  • Oneness and Separateness, Louise J, Kaplan
  • The Foundations of Literacy,Donald Holdaway
  • Having of Wonderful Ideas, Eleanor Duckworth
  • The Hundred Languages of Children,Carolyn Edwards, Leila Gandini, and George Forman
  • The Power of Play,David Elkind
  • Math: Facing an American Phobia, Marilyn Burns
  • When Stories Come to School: Telling, Writing, and Performing Stories in the Early Childhood Classroom,Patsy Cooper
  • The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, Ken Robinson, Ph.D. (with Lou Aronica)
  • Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation, Daniel J. Siegel. M.D.
  • The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Parenting Resources

  • Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, John Gottman
  • Unconditional Parenting,Alfie Kohn
  • Playful Parenting,Lawrence Cohen
  • Connection Parenting,Pam Leo
  • Emotional Development in Young Children, Suzanne A. Denham
  • Happiest Toddler on the Block,Harvey Karp
  • The Discipline Book,William Sears
  • The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book,Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
  • Attached at the Heart: 8 Proven Parenting Principles for Raising Connected and Compassionate Children,Barbara Nicholson & Lysa Parker
  • Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive,Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.
  • The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles and Help Your Family Thrive, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

Online Resources