Buckeye Family Resources

Resources and information to support Buckeye students and their families within our schools and in our community

Cell Phones

The Ohio Department of Education has assembled a great resource page for parents regarding cell phones. The site includes a variety of topics, including ways to encourage healthy use of cell phones, impacts of social media, parental controls, and ways to navigate discussions with your teens. HERE is a link to this great resource.

Internet Safety

Here is a link to what apps are often used by teens, and how they are targeted or allow access to inappropriate information.

HERE is an excellent parental safety website that provides many resources regarding internet safety including social media, cyberbullying, grooming, online gaming, etc. to help keep kids and teens safe online.

Here is a website you can use to put parental safety controls on any device in your home.

HERE is an article by Consumer Report "How to Use Parental Controls on a Smart Phone"

HERE is a presentation for parents created by Scott Dressler from the Richfield Police Department with information on Social Media and Cyberbullying.

HERE is a parent guide to "ConnectSafely" to social media such as Discord

Sextortion: What Families Should Know

Sextortion Information: What Parents and Kids/Teens Need to Know from the FBI

Approximately 2 million adolescents attempt suicide each year. Among U.S. pediatric deaths, more than 25% are by suicide. It is the second leading cause of death for children and young adults ages 10 to 24, causing more deaths than any single major illness and second only to unintentional injuries. Each year, some 6,500 deaths in this age group account for 14% of all suicides in the U.S. According to the CDC while rare in children younger than 10 years, suicide death rates increase markedly during adolescence and young adulthood.

Parents and Guardians are encouraged to monitor their child's social media, online searching & texts for any negative interactions or indicators of suicidal ideation or plans. The behaviors listed below may be some of the signs that someone is thinking about suicide.

Warning Signs of Suicide

The behaviors listed below may be some of the signs that someone is thinking about suicide.

Talking about:

Wanting to die

Great guilt or shame

Being a burden to others

Feeling:

Empty, hopeless, trapped, or having no reason to live

Extremely sad, more anxious, agitated, or full of rage

Unbearable emotional or physical pain

Changing behavior, such as:

Making a plan or researching ways to die

Withdrawing from friends, saying goodbye, giving away important items, or making a will

Taking dangerous risks such as driving extremely fast

Displaying extreme mood swings

Eating or sleeping more or less

Using drugs or alcohol more often

If these warning signs apply to you or someone you know, get help as soon as possible, particularly if the behavior is new or has increased recently.

In the event of an Immediate crisis concern about someone who is suicidal please call 911 and they will do a well check on the individual

Locally you may call Alternative Path's County 24/hr Crisis Line at (330) 725-9195. Additional information can be found at http://www.medinamentalhealth.com/Crisis_Intervention.html

Crisis Text Line
Text “HELLO” to 741741
Twitter - @800273TALK

Learn more about suicide prevention here

Parenting Tips & Resources

General parenting resources and information can be found here. Including topics like staying safe with technology and parenting resources.

Helping Your Child Open Up

HERE is a helpful article about how to help a child open up about how things are going at school.

HERE is an article about Love and Logic principles and how to engage your child

HERE Is Tech Hurting Your Kids? Discover Smart Ways to Set Limits

HERE are various ways to engage your child's brain through play (birth to age 17)

Emergency Resources

Click on this page for more information on local food pantries, homeless support, and other emergency community services.

Alcohol, Tobacco, & other Drug Resources & Support

Here you will find several links to ATOD related information. There is also an educational video about vaping that is helpful in understanding the impact of vaping.

Social Emotional Learning

Research demonstrates that students who receive support for social and emotional learning in schools do better academically, socially, and behaviorally. Social-emotional learning has also been shown to positively impact economic mobility and mental health outcomes. Developing these skills in our students is an important part of meeting the needs of the whole child.

Click here to learn more about Ohio's K-12 Social and Emotional Learning Standards