Membership Library
These books are free to borrow for all NAMI Richland County members. Simply ‘checkout’ the book you would like to borrow and it will email us your request. Pickup can then be scheduled at your convenience. All books can be checked out for a two-week period with a possible renewal depending on the waitlist.
Understanding the mind of your bipolar child
Bipolar disorder has an impact not only on children's mood and behavior but on the way they experience the world, and consequently on the way they think. The intensity with which a bipolar child perceives things can be the source of creativity and talent, but it can also be a source of confusion and disorganization. If parents can understand the effects of bipolar disorder on their child, they can help him or her to better navigate school, friendships, and family relationships.
adhd workbook for kids
This workbook includes more than forty activities for kids developed by child psychologist Lawrence Shapiro that can help your child with ADHD handle everyday tasks, make friends, and build self-esteem while he or she learns to overcome the most challenging aspects of the disorder. Alone or with your help, your child can complete one ten-minute activity each day to learn how to make good decisions and discover easy techniques for staying focused when it's time to pay attention.
My Bipolar, roller Coaster, feelings book
This workbook helps children understand strong feelings in a fun interactive format. Not only will children become acquainted with how to identify feelings but will also learn strategies to deal with those feelings in a socially appropriate manner. Sections of the workbook include: Feelings, Feelings Detective, Dealing with Feelings, Charting, and Problem Solving. Each section comes with it's own certificate of completion to encourage and reward children every step of the way.
Bully b.e.a.n.s.
This is a fun story that teaches people of all ages to become proactive when it comes to bullying. This book can help children and adults understand why bullying happens and what they can do to stop it. Finally, a bullying book that speaks to the bystander!
A Terrible thing happened
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got him in trouble. This gently told and tenderly illustrated story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode.
The Affirmation Web
This book was designed to increase elf-esteem and empower children to be the best they can be. It tells the story of a child who encounters animals who weave a sparkling web of confidence and wellness and shoe her just how special life can be.
Wishing Wellness
A workbook for the child whose mother or father is suffering from a serious mental illness. Packed with information, interactive questions, and fun activities, it's an ideal tool for children and their therapists or other professional mental health workers, covering: how the brain works, causes, symptoms, and treatment of mental illness, feelings and what to do with them and good relationships with parents.
Don’t Pick on me
Now that bullying has moved from face-to-face encounters to the world of the Internet, it is more important than ever to arm kids with skills that can help protect them from the bullies they are certain to encounter. The activities in this book will help your children learn effective strategies to use when faced with teasing, name-calling, cyber-bullying, gossiping, and other forms of bullying and harassment. This is filled with ten-minute activities and exercises you and your child can do together to learn how to effectively and safely stand up to a bully.
How to take the grrrr out of anger
A hot temper isn't cool. This book tells you how to overpower your anger: It tells you the five steps to taming your temper, six steps for solving your anger problems, clues to your 'anger buttons' and anger warning signs and things you can do when grown-ups get angry.
Cool down and work through anger
Everyone gets angry, so it’s never too early for children to learn to recognize feelings of anger, express them, and build skills for coping with anger in helpful, appropriate ways. Children learn that it is okay to feel angry—but not okay to hurt anyone with actions or words. They discover concrete skills for working through anger: self-calming, thinking, getting help from a trusted person, talking and listening, apologizing, being patient, and viewing others positively.
the juice box bully
Have you ever seen a bully in action and done nothing about it? The kids at Pete's new school get involved, instead of being bystanders. When Pete begins to behave badly, his classmates teach him about "The Promise". Will Pete decide to shed his bullying habits and make "The Promise"?
Feelings to Share A to Z
Knowing how to describe our feelings is important to our emotional health. So is knowing it's okay to talk about our feelings with others. In rhyming poems and illustrations, this book helps children build and use a vocabulary for communicating their emotions. It encourages discussion.
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine
This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety. The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages!
Why are you so scared?
Kids that have a parent with PTSD can often feel confused, scared, or helpless. This book explains PTSD and its symptoms in nonthreatening, kid-friendly language, and is full of questions and exercises that kids and parents can work through together. The workbook-style layout encourages kids to express their thoughts and emotions about PTSD through writing, drawing, and designing. This book can serve as a practical tool for kids to cope with and eventually understand their parent's PTSD.
Taking Charge of adhd
The leading parent resource about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment has now been revised and updated with the latest information and resources. This book helps to:
understand why kids with ADHD act the way they do,
get an accurate diagnosis,
work with school and health care professionals to find needed support, implement a proven eight-step behavior management plan, build your child's academic and social skills and restore harmony at home.
The way i feel
This book uses illustrations, text, color and type font -- to describe "happy", "disappointed", "angry", "jealous" and other feelings that kids experience. Uses words and situations familiar to children to describe a wide variety of emotions, some seldom attributed to children. The language is non-judgmental, and free of bias and slang. Whimsical characters that appeal to both boys and girls.
stand in my shoes
When Emily asks her big sister what the word empathy means, she discovers an answer that will change how she looks at people. Stand in My Shoes shows kids how easy it is to develop empathy toward those around them. Empathy is the ability to notice what other people feel. Empathy is the foundation for all social skills and personal relationships, which make our lives richer and more beautiful.
Up and down the worry hill
Over one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a baffling illness that can be debilitating for the child in school, with friends and family. In this uniquely creative and heart-warming book, Dr. Wagner, an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of childhood OCD, uses the powerful real-life metaphor of the Worry Hill to describe OCD and its treatment clearly and simply through the eyes of a child.
Glad Monster, Sad Monster
Glad, sad, silly, mad - monsters have all kinds of different feelings! In this innovative die-cut book, featuring a snazzy foil cover, you'll try on funny masks as you walk through the wide range of moods all little monsters (and kids!) experience.
When a parent has depression, children often feel sad and confused themselves. This interactive book can help by” explaining depression and treatment in kid terms, reassuring children that their parents can get better, and helping kids understand and cope in a healthy way.
Can I Catch It Like a cold?
Young Alex’s father had been a policeman until he began to suffer from depression, perhaps the most common mental health issue we face. Alex’s questions are those that are often asked by the children of parents who have depression: is the parent simply lazy? Does he no longer care? And is it something I can catch, like a cold?
My Uncle Keith Died
This book describes the symptoms of depression. It also helps children understand why a depressed person may not seek help. By reading Cody's questions and his mother's answers about his uncle's death, young readers will learn what to do if someone they know shows signs of depression. Early detection, intervention, and treatment for depression are critical for preventing suicides.
