Helpful BOOKS

Early Adolescent Development & Ministry

Let Go And Run Beside by Sean Sweet

Faith Formation in a Secular Age by Andrew Root

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of The Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegal, M.D.

Relational Children's Ministry by Dan Lovaglia and Jim Burns

Mental Health

My Name Is Hope by John Mark Comer

Everybody's Got Bears by David Edward Cummings

Grace For The Children by Matthew S. Stanford

Mental Health Resource Guide For Individuals and Families by Hope For Mental Health (Free PDF)

Varied Topics

CARE AND KEEPING

• This is Your Brain On Food by Uma Naidoo, MD
• Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, Phd

GRIEF

• Journey With Grief by Larry Warner

PRETEEN GIRLS

• Lies Girls Believe by Dannah Gresh

SCREENS, TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE

• Screen Kids by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane
• iGen by Jean M Twenge, Phd
• A Practical Guide To Culture: Helping The Next Generation Navigate Today's World by John Stonestreet

SPIRITUAL FORMATION NOTE: These are mostly geared towards adults which is no mistake. I believe the mental and spiritual wellness of adults profoundly influences the mental and spiritual wellness of preteens. Dig in!

• The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner
• Journey With Jesus by Larry Warner
• Invitation To A Journey by Robert Mulholland
• Return of The Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
• The Unhurried Life by Alan Fadling

SUICIDE

• Preventing Suicide by Karen Mason
• But I Didn't Get To Say Goodbye by Barbara Rubel

TRAUMA

• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
• In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine and Gabor Mate