Parent Resources

If you read an excellent article or book, please e-mail it to me so that if I have time, I may share it!

Slideshow from Third Grade CTC

While we know that most children love learning, there will be times they do not "feel" like going to school. Even parents have those days! Here is an article with helpful ways to affirm their feelings while encouraging them.

Great book for overall understanding of your precious child!

Because I love the beautiful brain, I want to see it protected from the potential dangers of on-line gaming. If you would like to learn more about why managing and limiting screen time is so very important, read here.

It is not uncommon for a child - particularly in a new school - to hold it together all day (making the teacher believe everything is great) only to fall apart in the car or after getting home. While this may be worrisome, you are the safe place - a place where all the emotions can come pouring out. Here is an article to help.

Teaching Self-Regulation. Click here.

NAGC Excellent organization to join - the newsletters are truly research-driven and practically helpful.

Read here about the importance of self-control. I believe our society is seeing many negative effects of years of ignoring teaching these important soft skills: executive functioning, self-regulation, controlling behavior in the face of real emotions.

Feeling Anxious? Talking about it skillfully with your kids and teens — SCREENAGERSI believe that talking skillfully with the youth in our life about our emotions — past and present — and the ways we navigate such feelings, is one of the best resiliency teachings we can do as parents.