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://childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/tips-for-helping-kids-and-teens-with-homework-and-study-habits/

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