Tips for Parents
for parents:
http://www.empoweringparents.com/
http://education.alberta.ca/parents/role/tips.aspx
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/homework.html
http://www.childrennow.org/index.php/learn/talking_with_kids//index.htm
http://www.testtakingtips.com/parents/index.htm
http://school.familyeducation.com/homework/activity/34550.html
Recommended books:
For Parents
Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age
By Dan Kindlon
Not Much Just Chillin, the Secret Lives of MiddleSchoolers
By Linda Perlstein
The Optimistic Child: Proven Program to Safeguard Children from Depression & Build Lifelong Resilience
By Martin Seligman
Queen Bees and Wannabes : Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World
By Rosalind Wiseman
The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children
By Paul Foxman, Ph.D
Real Boys
By William Pollack, Ph.D.
Growing up Too Fast: the Secret World of America
By Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D
The Roller-Coaster Years
By Charlene C.Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
By Madeline Levine, Ph.D
For Kids
Too Old for This, Too Young for That! Your Survival Guide for the Middle School Years
By Harriet S. Mostatche, Ph.D. and Karen Unger, M.A.
Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding a Better Way
By Patti Kelley Criswell