Helpful Books
The following books are recommended by the staff of the Granite State Children’s Alliance.
Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships
A sophisticated book for teens, discussing physical, sexual and emotional health.
Girlology: A Girl’s Guide to Stuff that Matters
A book for preteen to young teen-age girls, discussing relationships and sexuality.
Healing Days: A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma
A sensitive and reassuring story intended for children who have experienced trauma. A useful book to read with a...
Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse
Helping your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse offers practical guidance for parents who courageously face the days and months after...
How Long Does it Hurt?
Best-selling book written by an incest survivor for future survivors, their friends and families. For teens and older.
I Said No!: A Kid-to-Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private
Helping kids set healthy boundaries for their private parts can be a daunting and awkward task for parents, counselors and...
It’s Happened to Me: A Teen’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse
Written for teens and those who treat them, this is a workbook to rebuild the strength and confidence abused teens...
Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel)
Growing up is complicated. How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about yourself, about your...
My Body is Private
A mother-child conversation introduces the topic of sexual abuse and ways to keep one’s body private. For school aged children.
My Body Sends a Signal: Helping Kids Recognize Emotions and Express Feelings
How to teach kids about emotions and feelings? Like teaching them everything else - using clear words, familiar situations, exciting...
Once I Was Very Very Scared
Support your child in talking about their fears. Squirrel bravely announces that he was once very, very scared. To...
Protecting the Gift
Written for parents, covering safety skills for kids outside the home, warning signs of sexual abuse, how to screen baby-sitters,...
Some Parts are NOT for Sharing
Travel with a pair of friendly fish as they learn about what parts of our bodies we share with others....
Talking to your Kids about Sex
This commonsense, practical guide to talking to children about sex provides ways to launch conversations following some of the most...
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five...
The PTSD Workbook for Teens: Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma
Based in cognitive behavioral therapy, this user-friendly workbook for teens with PTSD and other trauma-related difficulties will help you work...
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne...
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful...
You Can Help: A Guide for Family & Friends of Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault
You Can Help offers concrete tools to family and friends who wish to participate in the healing process of...
Your Body Belongs to You
Explains what to say and do if someone touches your body when you do not want to be touched, especially...