CCFA's Suggested Reading List

Talking to your kids about abuse- what it is, how to prevent it and how to overcome trauma- can be very difficult. These books can help you approach the topic and guide you through the discussions.

• Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse: A Parent's Guide by Janie Hart-Rossi

• When Your Child Has Been Molested by Kathryn Brohl and Joyce Case Potter

• Brave Bart:  A Story for Traumatized and Grieving Children by Caroline H. Sheppary, ACSW

• A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes

• It's My Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch by Lory Freeman

• Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis

• Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook

• Words Are Not for Hurting by Elizabeth Verdick

• Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi, Ph.D.

• My Body Is Private by Walvoord Girard

• The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

• The Feelings Book and Journal (from American Girl) by Dr. Lynda Madison

• Queen Bees and Wannabes (Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence) by Rosalind Wiseman