Welcome to SOS Programs & Parents Press

"helping people help themselves"

Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, frustration, or depression and looking for ways to help yourself? Or, are you looking for ways to improve the behavior of your child?

SOS Programs & Parents Press publishes books and programs for adults, older teens, parents of young children, counselors, and educators to improve emotions and behavior.

Our programs for both laypersons and mental health professionals include books, DVDs, CDs, and self-help materials available as free downloads. These programs and resources come from evidence-based techniques and principles of behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and additional approaches for improving emotions and behavior.

SOS books and resources are concrete, easy to understand, and easy to apply. They are highly visual, entertaining, and include self-help exercises. Psychologists, pediatricians, teachers, psychiatrists, counselors, and other helping professionals often recommend SOS books. Internationally used, SOS books are effective in different cultures and are published in 9 languages.

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SOS Help For Emotions


Helping adults and older teens using self-help and cognitive behavior therapy resources.

Am I responsible for my own emotions or are other people and unpleasant events responsible?

The book SOS Help For Emotions: Managing Anxiety, Anger, And Depression is a self-help program for adults and older teens that is easy to read and use. By understanding and applying this program, you will learn useful self-help methods from cognitive behavior therapy. You will gain insight into changing your thoughts and feelings and become more successful in attaining your goals.


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"DVD SOS Help For Emotions"

When available, the DVD will be announced here at www.sosprograms.com

This DVD Video program teaches self-help methods using rational self-talk, cognitive therapy, and the book SOS Help For Emotions.

SOS Help For Parents


Helping children, two to 12 years of age, with behavioral and emotional problems.

Do you want to feel more in control as a parent?

SOS Help For Parents is a book and parent education program which helps children, ages two to twelve, to improve their behavior and emotional adjustment. This SOS book teaches over 20 basic methods for helping children. The complete SOS Program includes the SOS Help For Parents book, How To Use Time-Out Effectively audio program, and DVD Video SOS Help For Parents (for counselors and educators), and additional materials.


Counselors & Educators
"DVD SOS Help For Parents" Kit

The SOS DVD Video Kit is used by counselors, educators, and clinics and is intended for parenting workshops, parent counseling, and in-service training of professionals. Over 11,000 Kits are in use worldwide, in English and Spanish.