Dr. Etel Leit Books

UnAddicted to You

UnAddicted
to You

Self-Help Novel

When Ella finds herself lifeless on the bathroom floor, she realizes it is time to make a drastic change in her seemingly “perfect” life. Ella admits to herself she is an addict, the drug of her choice is not substances, but people. Unhealthy obsessions have led her to dark places full of emotional chaos. Ella starts her journey of finding the truth between paradoxes, deep love, and dark secrets, bouncing between people-pleasing and control, doubt and certainty, marriage and divorce, life and death. From being a commander in the Israeli Intelligence Service to becoming a mother and wife, finding the light becomes Ella’s newest mission.

UnAddicted to You is a combination of a novel and a self-help book, inspiring an interactive quest to find your true light. Leit ends each chapter with deep questions and effective tools to help navigate towards healing and personal transformation.

The Emotional
Code

Parenting Book by Etel Leit

The AI digital era is redesigning the way we live, work, and learn. As technology progresses, bringing forth great solutions and possibilities, it also introduces new challenges. Reshaping the way we perceive the world around us, this altered reality transforms the way we connect, communicate, and relate. Pressing issues such as imposter syndrome, digital overload, cyberbullying, complex virtual relationships, screen addictions, and even FOMO make it daunting for many to find clarity and confidence in the digitopia.

The Emotional Code reveals 8 effective tools to overcome these psychological and emotional complexities and achieve a balance between real life and the virtual world. Packed with relatable real-life stories and case studies, Dr. Etel Leit (Light) discovers the transformative power of Emotional Digital Literacy. The emotional codes and strategies outlined in this book will help you strengthen relationships, improve communication, refine emotional regulation, establish digital boundaries, and enjoy the positive power of digital interaction.

You are My

SignShine

Parenting Book by Etel Leit

You are My SignShine by Etel Leit is for parents, educators, teachers, psychologists or any adult starting the journey of communication with preverbal babies, young children or children with special needs. Want to reduce frustration and communication barriers? Be able to communicate concepts like hunger, pain or sleep? Enhance your child’s memory and vocabulary? You are My SignShineis a personal, inspirational book with recent studies, tools, techniques, steps, games, activities, and more! The book includes a pictorial dictionary and an illustrated cheat-sheet that you can keep as a readily available resource for signing.

This is an absolute, must-have book to create a window into your child’s mind. Endorsed by the most respected experts in the parenting world.

“I love teaching kids how to sign, and Etel’s book is smart, simple and fun!” –

Harvey Karp, MD, Pediatrician, and Creator of DVD and Book The Happiest Baby & Toddler on the Block

“Etel Leit’s book You are My SignShine is an informative and comprehensive look into the world of baby sign language…” –

Scott W. Cohen, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, and Author of Eat, Sleep, Poop

“Etel Leit’s book is an excellent, easy-to-read and follow guide for parents and caregivers…” –

Stella Reid, Public Figure and Co-Creator of Nanny 911

Where is Water?

Where is
Water?

Children’s Book Series by Etel Leit

In this heartwarming and spiritual book for kids, a cute little fish learns important life lessons about curiosity, trusting God and believing in what he cannot see. Where is Water? is the beautifully illustrated story of one curious fish determined to learn where water is. When he finally asks the big question that nobody can answer, he courageously embarks on a journey to find his own answer. Along the way, Curious Fish learns to believe in something he cannot see and eventually he realizes that the answer was with him all along!

Children of all ages and their parents will love this inspirational story of love, spirituality and asking questions about God. Even reluctant readers will have to find out if Curious Fish is determined enough to find the answer to his very important question…

See, Touch, Feel: Baby Signs- First Words to Sign With Your Baby

Developed with baby communication expert Dr. Etel Leit, PhD, , founder of SignShine™, this book helps parents and caregivers connect with their babies long before words appear. Using simple baby sign language, you can reduce frustration, understand needs like hunger or sleep, and build confidence through early communication.  Each page features a first word, an easy illustration of how to sign it, and step-by-step guidance for parents, paired with bright See, Touch, Feel visuals.  Based on Dr. Leit’s decades of research, this joyful book turns first signs into your baby’s first language of love. 

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