Helping Your Child at Home
Welcome to the Psychologist's page. Here you will find:
Tips for helping your child with homework
Tips for managing student behaviors
Academic activities to build skills
Tips for parent care
More will be added in the future so keep returning.
Here is the CPS COVID-19 resource center for quick access:
https://cps.edu/coronavirus/Pages/covid19.aspx
And the Ilinois Department of Public Health:
Sites and tips for helping your student with homework
Set up a homework area or station
Homework ain't what it used to be. Here are some tips to help understand your child's homework
Goal Sheet example
Goal Sheet Example
Homework Planner
Step by step goal setting chart
Helpful tips and tools for managing student behavior and emotions
How to manage behaviors during school work:
Helping children write goals:
Some common behavior situations and how to avoid them:
Managing screen time:
Helping your child express their feelings:
A center for family support with lots of great information and tips:
Tips for Anxiety
Tips for Depression
Tips for Grief
Tips for Suicidal Thinking and Threats
Tips for improving academic skills:
Below you will find sites and downloads to build academic skills
Reading skills
Sight Word Recognition:
Reading Fluency:
Download and Print Dolch Sight Word Flash Cards:
Math skills
Math Computation:
Download and print math flash cards:
Understanding Math Word Problems:
Language and of math problems: https://www.purplemath.com/modules/translat.htm
Taking Care of You
As in any emergency, your ability to help others depends on your own well being. Here are some links related to self care.
https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/#learning
The Center for Disease Control has links and resources: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html
Tips for self care:
Call 4 Calm is a free emotional support text line where you can speak directly with a health professional: text “TALK” to 552020 or “HABLAR” for service in Spanish to the same number 552020.