There are many avenues for beginning to address child abuse, but sometimes websites and books offers the security of anonymity while providing information and validation.

 

books for parents/caregivers.

Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse, Caren Adams and Jennifer Fay 

When Your Child Has been Molested: A parents' Guide to Healing and Recovery, Kathryn Brohl with Joyce Case Potter 

Healing The Harm Done: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Overcome the Effects of Sexual Abuse, Jennifer Y. Levy, Ph.D 

Preparing Children for Court: A Practitioner's Guide, Lynn Copen 

Walking the Tiger, Peter Levine 

1,2,3 Magic: Effective Discipline For Children, Thomas Phelan 

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids by Danielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo 

Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child by Telaina Eriksen 

Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child by Michael C. LaSala, Ph.D. 

books for children.

(Appropriate age range in parenthesis)

A Terrible Thing Happened, Margret M.Holmes 

When I Feel Angry, Cornelia Maude Spelman 

Your Body Belongs To You, Cornelia. Spelman 

No Means No, Jaydeen Sanders 

Amazing You; Getting smart about your private parts by Dr. Gail Saltz 

Do you have a Secret? By, Jennifer Moore-Mallinos 

Let’s Talk about Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect, by Jayneed Sanders 

A Book for Kids about Private Parts, Touching, Touching Problems, and Other Stuff, by Eliana Gil and Jennifer Shaw 

Alex and the Scary Things, by Melllisa Moses 

A Place For Star; Children and their experience of family violence; A Story of Hope, by Howard Schor 

The Day my Daddy Lost His Temper, by Dr. Carol S. McCleary 

Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids, by Kristen A Jenson, MA 

The Ultimate Guide to Social Media Safety for Kids, by Qouren Whitebear 

A Family is a Family is a Family  by Sara O’Leary (4-7) 

parents of LGBTQ resources.

This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids by Danielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo 

Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child by Telaina Eriksen 

Coming Out, Coming Home: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child by Michael C. LaSala, Ph.D. 

Join a local PFLAG Chapter

resources for parents/caregivers.

National Children’s Advocacy Center 

National Children’s Alliance 

Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia 

Darkness to Light

Safehearts.com 

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

LGBTQ+ Family Related Organizations 

Seat Up: A Parents’ Guide to Age-Appropriate Media

What is Teen Dating Violence?

How to Stay Safe Online and the Impact of Cyberbullying

books for children with same gender parents.

(Appropriate age range in parenthesis)

Antonio’s Card/La Tarjeta de Antonio by Rigoberto González (7-10) [Bilingual book

A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary (4-7) 

Donovan’s Big Day by Lesléa Newman  (3-7) 

And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole (2-5) 

Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman (0-5) 

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman (3-7) 

Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman (0-5) 

Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer (5-6) 

books for children with LGBTQ+ characters.

(Appropriate age range in parenthesis)

Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman (4-8) 

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom (3-8)

Annie’s Plaid Shirt by Stacy B. Davids (3-8) 

George by Alex Gino (9-12) 

Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack (4-8) 

Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill (9-12) 

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders (4-8) 

The Boy & The Bindi by Vivek Shraya (4-8) 

I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings (4-8) 

Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (4-8) 

Large Fears by Myles E. Johnson (4-8) 

Maiden Voyage by Jaimee Poipoi, Adam Reynolds, and Chaz Harris (5-10) 

Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman (2-5) 

When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community by Gayle E. Pitman (4-8) 

My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis (3-8) 

The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy by S. Bear Bergman (3-8) 

The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams (6-12) 

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher (9-12) 

The Misfits by James Howe (9-14) 

Better Nate Than Never by Tim Federle (9-12) 

They She He Me, Free to Be! by Maya and Matthew Gonzales (3-7) 

This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman (4-8) 

Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky (10-14) 

Ashes to Asheville by Sarah Dooley (10-14) 

Drama by Raina Telgemeir (10-14) 

Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake (10-13) 

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills (12 and up) 

Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bill Wright (12 and up) 

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater (12-17) 

 

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