Building Positive Conditions for Learning at Home from the American Institutes for Research

Edutopia's 5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques

ADDitude - an online resource center for parents of children diagnosed with ADHD (great ideas for non diagnosed, but disorganized children too!)

ADHD The Basics NIMH

Fire and Ice: 4 Strategies for Dealing with Your Unpredictable Middle Schooler

Activities Guides: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence

Focus Plan- A worksheet that helps break larger tasks or projects into more manageable action items.

Parenting a Child with ADHD

Website: CHADD - Resources for Caregivers, kids, adults and educators on ADHD

Downloads on ADHD Facts and Skill Building CHADD

All About ADHD

ADHD Behavior Management

ADHD Time Management

ADHD Tips for Organizing your space Infographic

Organizing Article CHADD

Parenting ADHD Teens - Infographic

ADHD School Toolkit for Parents

Homework Help Infographic

Article: The Power of Fidgets

Could I have adult ADHD? NIMH

Reader's Digest Article- Understanding the difference between an Anxiety Attack and a Panic Attack

Youtube Breathing Tool- Can be used in moments of panic or regularly to help calm the mind and body.

Image: Anxiety Iceberg

SAMHSA Fact Sheet: Understanding Anxiety

Atlantic Article Parenting Kids with Anxiety

Article: Parent strategies to help anxious children

NAMI Fact Sheet: Anxiety Disorders

Talking with kids about anxiety - Steps to help parents understand anxiety and start the conversation with kids

Calm Down Flashcards Go Zen

NIMH Brochure: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

NIMH Brochure: Panic Disorder

NIMH Brochure: PANDAS

NIMH Brochure: Social Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety Reducing Activities

Book Suggestions: School Made Easier : A Kid’s Study Guide to Study Strategies and Anxiety Busting Tools

By Wendy L. Moss, Ph.D., and Robin DeLuca-Acconi LCSW

When My Worries Get Too Big By Kari Dunn Buron

What to do WHen You Worry Too Much: A kid’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety By Dawn Huebner

Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents By Ronald Rapee Ph.D.

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Revised and Updated Edition By Tamar Chasnky Ph.D.

Everyone Experiences Anxiety Fact Sheet NAMI

Heatlhy Perfectionist Activity Workbook Go Zen

Mood Meter- Helps users track and learn about their moods. It works to improve emotional awareness.

Brochure: The Amazing Brain- Apps for Raising Healthy Children by Linda Burgess Chamberlain, Ph.D., MPH

Infographic: Apps parents should know about to keep kids safe

Parent Teen Connect- An online resource that uses real parents and teens to explore issues such as technology, communication, respect, and independence.

Parenting your Teen - 72 page guidebook on adolescent development and talking points for parents

Brochure: The Amazing Brain and Discipline :Positive Parenting Builds Healthy Brains by Linda Burgess Chamberlain, Ph.D., MPH

Mistaken Goal Chart - A guide to connecting your child's need with their behavior by www.positivediscipline.com

Website: Parent and Teen Connection Resources for parents (and teens)

The Ten Commandments of Parenting

Ways Parents can engage children in family relationship building Family Engagement

Parenting Pyramid Infographic by Dr. Becky Bailey

11 Things to Say When Kids Cry Go Zen

Article:Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Children Caitlyn Ryan Ph.D, Family Acceptance Project

Booklet: Helping Families with LGBTQ Children

Infographic: How to Support Teens mental Health

Know the Red Flags of Teen Depression

NIMH Brochure: Depression Basics

NIMH Brochure: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder : DMDD
Parent's Guide to Teen Depression :Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms and Helping Your Child

Depression Causes, Symptoms & Treatments National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Local NAMI Support Groups and Resources for Caregivers and for those with mental illness

BiPolar Affective Disorder Fact Sheet NAMI

After a Suicide Attempt Guide for Caregivers, SAMHSA

Depression Checklist

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak SAMHSA

How to talk to your children about coronavirus from Akron Children's Hospital

ODE: How to support your child's social, emotional, behavioral health

Small Children Resources during Covid-19: Coping After a Disaster—Ready Wrigley Books (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• Cómo sobrellevar los desastres o eventos traumáticos—Ready Wrigley Books (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• Ready Wrigley Prepares for Flu Season (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• LISTO CALIXTO se prepara para la temporada de influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• A Germ-fighting Superhero (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood/PBS Kids)

• Step-by-step Handwashing with Elmo (Sesame Street/PBS Kids

Resources for Parents During Covid-19: Parenting in a Pandemic: Tips to Keep the Calm at Home (Healthy Children/American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Helping Kids Adjust to Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic (UNICEF USA)

• Staying Emotionally Close in the Time of COVID-19 (Dr. Bruce Perry/The Trauma Therapist Podcast)

• Parents have a right to be stressed. But don’t take it out on your kids (CNN)

• Love in the Time of Coronavirus: A HOPE-informed Guide for Parents (HOPE [Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences])

• HOPE, Engagement, and COVID-19 (HOPE [Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences])

• Tips for Families: Talking About the Coronavirus (Zero to Three)

• Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus (Child Mind Institute)

• Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Child Trends)

• Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC])

• Supporting and Reassuring Children around the World (in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Polish, and numerous other languages—Mindheart)

• Coronavirus and Parenting: What You Need to Know Now (NPR)

• How to Prepare for Extended School Closings—and Not Lose Your Mind (Upworthy)

• Parents Share Their Tiny Victories While Working From Home With Kids (New York Times)

• Handling Your Kid’s Disappointment When Everything Is Canceled (New York Times)

• Here’s How to Qualify for Paid Leave for Coronavirus (Forbes)

• How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus (New York Times)

• What Parents Need to Know About Coronavirus (New York Times)

• How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus (PBS Kids)

• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and other Traumatic Events NIMH

Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center- a non-profit with many resources and reading lists

The Dougy Center- a non-profit with many resources and reading lists

Information on Grief and Loss for children.

Coping with grief after a disaster or traumatic event SAMHSA

Toolkit for Grief and Loss Hospice of the Western Reserve

Disaster Relief and Recovery American Red Cross

Virtual Assistance for Grief & Loss American Red Cross

Grief After a Suicide

Helping Children & Families Deal with Divorce and Separation American Academy of Pediatrics

Helping Divorced Families Communicate Our Family Wizard

Preventing Mental Health Effects of Divorce on Children NAMI

Books for Children about Divorce

Single Parenting and Today's Children American Psychological Association

Talking to Children about Divorce American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Helping Your Child Deal with Divorce Resources, books, guidance for parents

10 Ways to Help your Child Succeed in Middle School - outlines concrete steps to promote academic and emotional success for the middle years.

Relational Aggression & Why Kids engage in it How to recognize this type of Bullying and it's effects

Help your Middle Schooler Connect with Friends

Why kids have trouble making friends

Book: Social Fortune Social Fate by Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia

Information for parents What you need to know about self-injury. From Cornell Research Program

15 Misconceptions of Self Injury

Self Harm Info Sheet NAMI

Suicide: Warning Signs and Prevention Brochure

Video: Suicide Rates Rising CDC

Suicide Risks and Firearm Safety

Suicide: Identifying Children at High Risk

Suicide: Vital Signs & Prevention

Suicide: Frequently Asked Questions

Suicide: Common Misconceptions

Explaining Suicide to Children

Suicide Prevention & Resources The Jason Foundation

GET HELP NOW Crisis Text Line

Parent Teen Connect- An online resource that uses real parents and teens to explore issues such as technology, communication, respect, and independence.

Parent Social Media Help & Resource Website Common Sense Media for Parents

Video: The Problem with Parents, Kids & Social Media You Tube

Website: Social Media Concerns, Advice for Parents Internet Matters

Sexting : What parent's need to look for and how to intervene with your child

What Parents Need to know about Sexting from Kidshealth.org

Social Media, Self Harm and Suicide Article for parents The Washington Post

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

NIMH Brochure: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

NIMH Brochure: 5 things you should know about stress

NCTSN Article: Effects of Complex Trauma

Infographic: How to support someone who has experienced trauma

Infographic: What do I do? Trauma informed support for children

Video: The Repair of Early Trauma: A Bottom Up Approach

Infographic: Physical Effects of Trauma

Dissociative Disorders NAMI

PTSD Fact Sheet NAMI

Essential Building Blocks of Resilience International Youth Foundation/Rick Little