Recommended books: Many of the books I recommend honor development, attachment (neurobiology of relationship), science, and spiritual formation.
Children & Parenting:
1. The Connected Child by Purvis and Cross
2. The Whole-Brained Child by Siegel and Bryson
3. Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children by Gottman
4. Parenting From the Inside Out by Siegel
5. How To Talk So Your Kids Will Listen & Listen So Your Kids Will Talk by Faber and Mazlish
6. Beyond Consequences, Logic & Control by Forbes and Post
7. The Out of Sync Child by Kranowitz
Adult Attachment/Neurobiology of Relationship and Emotional Intelligence:
1.The Anatomy of the Soul by Thompson
2. The Soul of Shame by Thompson
3. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Bradberry and Greaves
4. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Scazzero
5. Why You Do The Things You Do by Clinton and Sibcy
Enneagram & Spiritual Formation:
The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso Hudson
Self to Lose, Self to Find by Marylin Vancil
The Road Back to You by Cron and Stabile
The Path Between Us by Stabile
The Intersection of Faith & Mental Health & Church Issues:
Redeeming Power by Diane Langburg
RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
1. Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): A Systemic Approach to Complex Developmental Trauma. Purvis & Cross https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877861/
2. Desiring God, Mental Health, and the Truth About "Chronological Snobbery." Merritt. (This article addresses some problems with how mental health has been addressed in the church and advocates for a better understanding of mental health issues by persons of faith.) https://religionnews.com/2018/02/16/modern-mental-health-and-the-truth-about-chronological-snobbery/
3. How Churches Can Support Struggling Adoptive Parents. Peoples. http://www.keyministry.org/church4everychild/2016/11/10/how-churches-can-support-struggling-adoptive-families
4. Science Says Parents of Successful Kids Have 13 Thinks in Common. Gillett. http://www.businessinsider.com/how-parents-set-their-kids-up-for-success-2016-4