Parent Resources

COVID-19 resources

• Talking with kids about the Coronavirus Disease

• COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellness Support and Resources

• Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19

• Kids Video for primary grades: The Yucky Bug by Julia Cook

• Kids Video for upper grades: Brain Pop: Coronavirus

Race and Racism resources

• They're not too young to talk about race!

• Talking to Kids About Race and Racism

• Talking to Children About Racism

• AUSD statement on Racial Inequities

• Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism

• 13 Children's Books about Race and Diversity

• https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/

Books for parents

• Mindset: The Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink

• The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity by George Couros

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

Books for children

• What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

This is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be.

• Books by Julia Cook

Julia Cook, M.S. is an award-winning children’s book author, counselor, and parenting expert. Julia Cook has written more than 50 children's books and activity books to help teach children social skills.

• Howard B. Wigglebottom Series

Entertaining, educational books, videos, games and songs to help young children become better listeners, learn important life lessons and feel good about themselves. Children who learn these skills will grow up better informed to resolve conflicts and empowered to change the world.

• Best Children's Books About Mental Health

Helpful Websites

• Love and Logic Parenting

  • Provides strong parenting techniques and strategies with "Love" and Logic."

  • The “Love” in Love and Logic means that we love our kids so much that we are willing to set and enforce limits. This “Love” also means that we do so with sincere compassion and empathy.

  • The “Logic” in Love and Logic happens when we allow children to make decisions, affordable mistakes and experience the natural or logical consequences. When we balance this with sincere empathy, they develop the following logic: The quality of my life depends on the quality of my choices.

• Social Thinking

  • Provides practical frameworks, strategies and products to teach social problem solving, social emotional interpretation and social skills across schools, homes, communities and workplaces across the lifespan and around the globe.

• Online Safety Tools

  • Resources and tip sheets written for tweens, teens, parents, educators, and law enforcement, that offer guidance on navigating digital safety.​

• How to Shine Online

  • Videos, articles, blogs and tons more useful information to help keep your children safe when they play online games, chat on social media, etc.

• Parent Articles