The Nectar Group strives to provide quality resources to meet the needs of our clients.

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Resources

Games and Toys to Support Cognitive Development:

Apps and Online Programs:

Reading Lists:

Neuroplasticity:

The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Dr. Norman Doidge, MD

 


 

Soft-Wired: How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life by Dr. Michael Merzenich, PhD

 


 

The Owner’s Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain: A Growth Mindset and Brain Development Book for Young Teens and Their Parents by Dr. JoAnn Deak, PhD and Dr. Terrence Deak, PhD

 


 

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: A Growth Mindset Book for Kids to Stretch and Shape Their Brains by Dr. JoAnn Deak, PhD

 


 

The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness: How to Optimize Brain Health and Performance at Any Age by Alvaro Fernandez and Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, PhD

 


 

A User’s Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain by Dr. John Ratey, MD

 


 

Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life by Dr. John B. Arden, PhD

Parenting:

Parenting the Whole Child: A Holistic Psychiatrist Offers Practical Wisdom on Behavior, Brain Health, Nutrition, Exercise, Family Life, Peer Relationships, and More by Dr. Scott Shannon, MD

 


 

Transforming the Difficult Child: Shifting the Intense Child to New Patterns of Success – Strengthening All Children on the Inside by Howard Glasser and Jennifer Easley

Nutrition:

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar – Your Brain’s Silent Killers by Dr. David Perlmutter, MD

 


 

Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life by Dr. David Perlmutter, MD

 


 

Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan

 


 

The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss by Dr. Jason Fung, MD

 


 

The is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Dr. Uma Naidoo

 


 

The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition by Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD and Dr. Julia J. Rucklidge, PhD

Reading/Dyslexia:

Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Dr. Maryanne Wolf, PhD

 


 

Why Our Children Can’t Read and What We Can Do About It: A Scientific Revolution in Reading by Dr. DianeMcGuiness

 


 

Reading Reflex: The Foolproof Phono-Graphix Method for Teaching Your Child to Read by Carmen McGuiness

 


 

Overcoming Dyslexia by Dr. Sally Shaywitz, MD

ADHD/ADD:

ADHD without Drugs: A Guide to the Natural Care of Children with ADHD by Dr. Sanford Newmark, MD

 


 

Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren’t Telling You About Stimulants and ADHD by Dr. Peter R. Breggin, MD

Math:

The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity by Steven Strogatz

Teaching Pedagogy:

Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education by Dr. David Perkins

Growth Mindset:

Growth Mindset Pocketbook by Barry Hymer and Mike Gershon

 


 

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol Dweck, PhD

 


 

The Other Side of Impossible: Ordinary People Who Faced Daunting Medical Challenges and Refused to Give Up by Susannah Meadows

Stress Reduction, Mindfulness, and Meditation:

Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel

 


 

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

 


 

Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

 


 

Practical Meditation: A Simple Step-by-step Guide by Giovanni Dienstmann

 


 

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping by Dr. Robert M. Sapolsky, PhD

Healing Trauma:

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Dr. Peter A. Levine, PhD

 


 

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk, MD

Healthy Aging:

Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being by Dr. Andrew Weil, MD


The End of Alzheimer’s: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline by Dr. Dale Bredesen, MD


The End of Alzheimer’s Program: The First Protocol to Enhance Cognition and Reverse Decline at Any Age by Dr. Dale Bredesen, MD

Concussion:

When Brains Collide: What Every Athlete and Parent Should Know About the Prevention and Treatment of Concussions and Head Injuries by Dr. Michael D. Lewis, MD

Mood, Anxiety, and Depression:

Spontaneous Happiness: A New Path to Emotional Well-Being by Dr. Andrew Weil, MD

 


 

Brain Based Therapy for Anxiety: A Workbook for Clinicians and Clients by Dr. John B. Arden, PhD

 


 

Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks by Barry McDonagh

 


 

Control Your Depression: Reducing Depression Through Learning Self-Control Techniques, Relaxation Training, Pleasant Activities, Social Skills, Constructed Thinking, Planning Ahead, and More by Dr. Peter M Lewinsohn, PhD

 


 

Put Anxiety Behind You: The Complete Drug-Free Program by Dr. Peter Bongiorno

 


 

Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications by Dr. Peter Breggin

Exercise and the Brain:

Spark: The Revoultionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John J. Ratey, MD

Health and Well Being:

Feel Better in 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, MD

 


 

How to Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life by Dr. Frank Lipman

 

Healthy Eating:

100 Days of Real Food Cookbook and blog with recipes that are kid-friendly 100DaysOfRealFood.com

 


 

Against All Grain Cookbook and blog with recipes AgainstAllGrain.com

 


 

Mommypotamus Blog with super kid-friendly recipes Mommypotamus.com

 


 

Downshiftology Blog with recipes Downshiftology.com

 


 

NomNom Paleo Blog and cookbook with kid friendly recipes Nomnompaleo.com

 


 

Nourished Kitchen Cookbook and blog with recipes NourishedKitchen.com

 


 

Deceptively Delicious Cookbook by Jessica Seinfield that teaches you how to “hide” veggies inside foods that kids will eat

 


 

Fast Food, Good Food Cookbook by Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, with easy-to-prepare, healthy food

 


 

Grain Brain Book & The Grain Brain Cookbook Books by Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, with information about gluten/grain, how they impact our brains, and grain-free recipes

 


 

Well Fed Weeknights Cookbook by Melissa Jouwan

 


 

Cook Once, Eat All Week: 26 Weeks of Gluten-Free, Affordable Meal Prep to Preserve Your Time and Sanity by Cassy Joy Garcia also has a blog Fedandfit.com

More Resources:

Executive Function:

Reading Observation Tool:

Cognitive Skills 101:

Parent Checklist for Identifying Cognitive Weaknesses:

Educator Checklist for Identifying Cognitive Weaknesses:

Nectar Summer Bingo

Healthcare and Mental Health Professionals Checklist for Identifying Cognitive Weaknesses: