EQ and Your Child: 8 Proven Skills To Increase Your Child's Emotional Intelligence
by Eileen D. Healy

This is a newer book based on what Eileen Healy has learned in her clinical practice. It isn’t based on scientific research in the same way that the rest of this website is, but it does offer some really great practical exercises for parents.

Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John Gottman

This is a great book for learning how to emotion coach your child, and
John Gottman is a very well-regarded researcher in the field.

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman

This is the classic book on emotional intelligence, written for a general (vs. academic) audience.

Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
by Daniel Goleman

Golman’s latest book.

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol Dweck

The first four video blogs are all based on the outstanding research of Carol Dweck and her colleagues. Dweck writes about her work in this book for a general audience in an extremely accessible and engaging way. This book is a must read for parents, teachers business people, athletes Ð anyone interested in the psychology of success.

Positivity
by Barbara L. Fredrickson

Groundbreak research reveals how to embrace the hidden strength of positive emotions, overcome negativity and thrive.

The Optimistic Child
by Martin E.P. Seligman

A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build life long resilience.

Home Game
by Michael Lewis

An accidental guide to fatherhood.

Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
by Robert Emmons

Written for a general audience, this book is a guide to grateful living based on scientific studies.

The Psychology of Gratitude
edited by Robert Emmons & Michael McCullough

This is a collection of academic articles on the science of gratitude.

In the Course of a Lifetime Tracing Religious Belief, Practice, and Change
by M. Dillon, & P.Wink

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic
by J. De Graaf, D. Wann and T.H. Naylor

The High Price of Materialism
by T. Kasser

Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture
by J. B. Schor

Why Good Things Happen to Good People
by Stephen Post and Jill Neimark

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
by Alfie Kohn

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
by Alfie Kohn

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
by Jonathan Haidt

The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before
by Jean Twenge

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
by John M. Gottman & Nan Silver

The Surprising Power of Family Meals: How Eating Together Makes Us Smarter, Stronger, Healthier, and Happier
by Miriam Weinstein

Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
by Martin Seligman

The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
by Martin Seligman

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
by Sharon Begley

The Joy Diet
by Martha Beck

Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace
by Ayelet Waldman

The Middle Place
by Kelly Corrigan

Lift: Children. Turbulence. Life.
by Kelly Corrigan

Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
by Dacher Keltner