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Academic Development
Growth Mindset: What You Need to Know
11 Powerful Ways to Build a Growth Mindset in Kids
Teaching Growth Mindsets Video
13 Mind-Blowing Tips To Increase Concentration Power In Kids
The Different Ways Children Learn
Questions for Family Members to Ask at your Child's Parent-Teacher Conferences
ADHD
Helping Anxious Students Move Forward
Videos:
Why Is It So Hard to Do Something That Should Be Easy? (Wall of Awful)
How to Do Something That Should Be Easy (But...Is...Not) (What to Do About the Wall of Awful)
Adoption
Book Suggestions: Books About Adoption for Kids
Anxiety/Stress
7 Ways to Help a Child Who is Having a Panic Attack
9 Strategies for Building Coping Skills in Children with Anxiety
Children and Bedtime Fears and Nightmares
Getting Your Child Out the Door In the Morning
How to Create A Calm Down Spot
How to Prepare a Calming Box for your Kids or Students
Home Management Strategies for Panic Disorder
Parenting Tips to Calm An Anxious Child
Book Suggestions:
Best Children’s Books for Anxiety
Attendance
Back to School
10 Ways to Help Your Child Adjust to a New School
12 Tips to Help Your Child Adjust to School (I really like this article!)
After-school restraint collapse is real—here’s how to help your child
Ages & Stages: How Children Adjust to School
Back-to-School Resources for Families and Educators
How Can We Help Kids With Transitions?
Planning for Successful Transitions Across Grade Levels for Students with ASD
Transition Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Administrators
Behavior Management/Social Skills
A Note to Our Child's Caregivers: Our Discipline Approach in a Nutshell (Dan Siegel)
Connect and Redirect Refrigerator Sheet (Dan Siegel)
"Garry Landreth: Choices, Cookies, and Kids" Video
Free Printable Behavior Charts
"Happiest Toddler on the Block" Video
Help Your Disorganized Student
"How Listening to Your Heart Aids Empathy" Video
Impulse Control Techniques That Work for Children
Restorative Justice (RJ) Colorado
Teaching Control to Your Overly Competitive Child
Book Suggestions:
"Parenting With Love And Logic" by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
Brain Development
5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
"Myths of the Adolescent Brain" Video (Dan Siegel)
Bullying Prevention
Second Step Bullying Prevention: Recommended Children’s Books
Second Step Bullying Prevention: Articles for Families
Career
How to Support and Nurture Your Child's Passions
Depression/Sadness
How to Help Your Child With Depression Succeed in School
My Child Was Diagnosed with Depression…Now What?
Responding to a Student's Depression
Diversity/Tolerance
Black Lives Matter at School Resources
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Teaching Tolerance: Principles to remember with children ages 6-12
Divorce/Separation
Activities for Helping Children Deal with Divorce
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
Emotions/Feelings
17 Anger Management Activities for Kids: How to Help an Angry Kid
26 Phrases to Calm an Angry Child
Anger Management for Kids: Calming Down Cards
Eyes on Emotions: Helping Your Child Identify and Express Emotions
Helping Your Child Learn Appropriate Ways to Express Feelings
How to Teach Kids About the Brain: Laying Strong Foundations for Emotional Intelligence
Teach Your Child To: Identify and Express Emotions
"Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions?" Video for Kids
Gender
"Breaking Stereotypes in the Toy Box"
"Healthy Gender Development and Young Children"
"Talking to Kids about Gender Stereotypes - Tip Sheet"
Grief and Loss
Judi’s House Parent/Guardian Video Series
Judi’s House Services/Servicios
Supporting Children and Teens After a Suicide Death
The Dougy Center: The National Center for Grieving Families and Children
Talking to Children About Suicide
The Do's and Don'ts of Talking with a Child about Death
Healthy Habits
8 to Live By: Healthy Habits for Kids, Teens, and Families (AWESOME resource!)
Healthy Eating Habits for Your Child
Healthy Sleep Habits for Older Children and Teens
How to Change Negative Thinking Patterns
LGBTQIA+
Trans Student Educational Resources
Medical
ADDitude: Inside the ADHD Mind
Mental Health
Supporting Children’s Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators
Mindfulness/Gratitude
15 Mindfulness and Relaxation Apps for Kids with Anxiety
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Grounding Technique
Calm - Meditation Techniques for Sleep and Stress Reduction
Deep Breathing Exercises for Kids
Mindfulness Activities for Children
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Schedule
Teaching Kids the Importance of Gratitude
Parenting Resources
5 Critical Steps for Reducing Peer Aggression (Parenting Guide)
Kids in the House: The Ultimate Parenting Resource
Parenting Video Clips (Dan Siegel)
Boulder Valley Family Resources
Peer/Sibling Relationships
10 Ways to Prevent Relational Aggression in Girls
Relational Aggression Curriculum
Girls Leadership Parent Education Videos
Information for Adults About Cyber Bullying
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORTAL ENEMY AND BFF
Managing Sibling Conflicts: The Obvious and Hidden Battles
How to Help Siblings Get Along
When Siblings Won't Stop Fighting
Resiliency
9 Activities To Build Grit and Resilience in Children
How Facing Challenging Situations Can Prepare Your Child for School
One Revolution’s Nametags™ Educational Program
Resilience (Center on the Developing Child)
To Raise Resilient Kids Be A Resilient Parent
Safety
Blue Sky Bridge Books for Children About Prevention
Blue Sky Bridge Parent Resources
Center for Assault Prevention (CAP) Adult Resource Packet
How to Talk to Young Children About Body Safety
Sex and Sexuality: What Is Age Appropriate?
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
Teaching Touching Safety Rules: Safe and Unsafe Touching—Activity
This Chart Tells You Exactly When Your Kids Can Be Left Home Alone
Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe (Suicide/Self-Harm)
What to Do When Your Child Says, "I Wish I Was Dead"
Social and Emotional Development
6 Ways to Support Preschoolers Social-Emotional Learning at Home
How Parents Can Bring Social-Emotional Learning Into the Home
Kids Matter: Social and Emotional Learning
Special Needs
Choosing Words for Talking About a Disability
Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
Disability Etiquette and People First Language PP
Teacher Resources
5 Critical Steps for Reducing Peer Aggression (Steps for Teachers)
5 Ways to Make Classrooms More Inclusive
50 Must Have Picture Books for Teaching Social Emotional Skills
6 Questions Montessori Teachers Ask When They Want to Change ‘Bad’ Behavior
6 Strategies to Create a Growth Mindset School
Encouragement Notes (Growth Mindset)
Extreme Student Behavior: 7 Traps to Avoid When NOTHING Seems to Work
List of Strategies for Building Relationships
Ophelia Project Teacher Resources
Secondary Traumatic Stress for Educators: Understanding and Mitigating the Effects
Tips for Teachers: Ways to Help Students Who Struggle with Emotions or Behavior
Technology
Trauma-Informed Care
7 Early Experiences with Potential Benefits in Adulthood
Adoption Exchange: Online Learning Center
After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
Creating Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms
The Developmental Relationships Framework
Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
How to Help a Traumatized Child in the Classroom
Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth after the Recent Shooting
Talking to Children about the Shooting
Tips for Parents on Media Coverage
The Heart of Learning and Teaching: Compassion, Resiliency, and Academic Success
The National Traumatic Stress Network
The Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting
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