Reclaiming Childhood: Freedom and Play in an Age of Fear
by Helene Guldberg.
Allowing children to play, experiment and simply be without adults hovering over them, gives children the opportunity to develop the resilience that characterizes an empowered adulthood. The author suggests ways we can work to improve children’s experiences, as well as those of parents, teachers and other adults, simply by stepping back from panic and doom-mongering, even in times of awful turmoil.

When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses
by John W. James.
Authors affiliated with The Grief Recovery Institute provide information on engendering healthy responses to grief and trauma for children working their way through loss.

Good Kids, Tough Choices: How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right Thing by Rushworth M. Kidder.
Encourages parents to intervene early in guiding their children on the road to ethical behavior; like  honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness, and compassion. All of the author’s pragmatic advice is based on the latest psychological and research in neuroscience about how kids develop character, and how much is not innate but can be nurtured.  

Creating a Healing Society: The Impact of Human Emotional Pain and Trauma on Society and the World by Susan Lawrence.
Dr. Susan Lawrence's Creating a Healing Society program pioneers the recognition of the devastating impact of human emotional pain and trauma as the root cause of societal and world problems. Without healthy support, traumatized people (unconsciously influenced by inner pain) engage in self-destructive or antisocial behaviors that can have a dramatic effect on society, as expressed in violence, crime and addiction. Lives can be changed and society made better, and the author gives examples to prove that.

Keys To Parenting Your Anxious Child by Katharina Manassis.
A child psychiatrist demonstrates ways families can mitigate childhood anxiety in homes and schools.

Creature Comforts: People and Their Security Objects
by Barbara Collopy O'Halloran.
Documents the extraordinary security some people find in objects. Poignantly depicts the need people have for security, and the ways some have found to hold onto it in times of crises.

Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety by Donna B. Pincus.
Cognitive behavior therapy employed step by step in minutes each day reduce your child’s fear and anxiety in an increasingly complex world.  Stress-busting skills empower children to navigate their world.   

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes -- And Why by Amanda Ripley.
Terrifying risks, sudden disasters, extreme fears- humanity has always been subject to these. The author explores the three stages of reaction to calamity: disbelief, deliberation and action. She provides insight into the psychology and physiology of panic, heroism, and trauma, uncovering surprising facts and useful information on how training and education can help lead humanity out of the darkness.

How to Raise a Child With a High EQ: A Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence by Lawrence E. Shapiro.
Emotional intelligence -- the social and emotional skills that make up what we call character -- is more important to your child's success in life  than IQ, and unlike IQ, emotional intelligence can be increased. Games and other techniques help parents instill coping skills in their children to help them deal with the stress of modern society.