Book Nook - Bibliotherapy Resource

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Title: Some Kid's Just Can't Sit Still

Author: Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.

Themes: ADHD, Developing Empathy, Parenting, Social Skills

Age Recommendation: Elementary through junior high school

Some Kids Just Can't Sit Still outlines and illustrates many behaviors that are typically exhibited by children with ADHD but adds an important element that other children's books on this subject often leave out: namely, how the child with ADHD feels about their struggles.

By presenting information about ADHD in this way, the author manages to separate the child from their diagnosis, which is essential in helping strengthen and preserve their self-esteem and develop their sense of self-efficacy. In addition, this book is an excellent tool for helping those who live, play, or work with children who have ADHD develop empathy for them and understand the difference between deviant and distracted behaviors.

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Bibliotherapy is a technique that can be employed to help navigate life's challenges at any age, but is an especially helpful tool when working with children and young adults.

This blog is dedicated to sharing bibliotherapy resources with families, clinicians and the community at large.

Simply put, bibliotherapy introduces important, and oftentimes difficult themes from a safe distance. As we engage in the process of understanding a problem and discovering solutions through the lens of a book, we develop the ability to then generalize those same solution-oriented skills to our own struggles.

Reading develops emotional and mental strength that other modalities of sharing ideas and information cannot replicate. For example, watching a movie made from a book is a different experience than reading the book itself. When we watch a movie we surrender our own creative interpretation of the story to that of the filmmaker; we are removed from the potential of creating an otherwise deep and personal relationship with characters and events that are depicted with written words and animated by our own imagination.

This blog is organized by themes and age group recommendations. I have also included a number of reference books for clinicians and parents. Reference entries will not contain summary or intervention sections. Please comment, share your own insights, and make recommendations for more resources as frequently as possible!