Resources:

Please reach out if you have a specific need!

• BVSD Mental Health - support resources and information

• Positive Parenting: How to Help Your Child Cope with Change Positively

• Community Resources (Creator: BVSD Family Partnerships)

• Colorado Resources - Colorado government page with state resources for food and financial support.

Executive Functioning:

• Quick Tips Video

• Organization Visual for Task Completion: Option A Option B

• Emotional Regulation Plan

• 10 Evidence-backed Tips to Teach Kids Focus and Concentration

• 12 Activities To Help Your Kids Concentrate Better

• The Different Ways Children Learn

• ADDitude: Inside the ADHD Mind

• Help Your Disorganized Student

• Impulse Control Techniques That Work for Children

Parenting Resources

• Parent Toolkit - articles/videos collected that address academic and social skills by grade level.

• National Association of School Psychologists: Good advice for how to help your child/ren.

• Common Sense Media: This is a great website for anytime advice on developmentally appropriate media for children of all ages. They are sharing some tips specific to COVID-19.

• Resilience Guide for Parents - the American Psychological Association provides tips on building resiliency.

• Raising Children - information on all different stages of child development and resources/strategies targeted for each

• The Neurosequential Network: A great resource for understanding the brain. Dr. Bruce Perry: Stress, Distress & Trauma Series (short videos)

• Confident Parents, Confident Kids: Great information and tips

Divorce Resources:

• Co-Parenting Resources

• How to tell kids about divorce: An age-by-age guide

• How to tell your child you're getting divorced (ages 5 to 8

• "My Family's Changing" Workbook for Kids

• Book Suggestions:

  • Books That Help Explain Divorce to Kids Books That Help Explain Divorce to Kids

Talking with children about race and equity:

• Helpful Websites

  • Center for Racial Justice in Education

  • Child Mind Institute

  • Embrace Race

  • Teaching Tolerance

  • Whole Child Counseling

• News Articles

  • NY Times: Talking to Kids About Racism

  • Parent Toolkit: How to Talk to Kids About Race and Racism

  • CNN: How to Talk to Your Children About Protests and Racism

  • PBS: How to Talk to Your Kids About Anti-Racism: A list of Resources