More for Parents

• Count ME in - Maine's School Attendance Initiative

• Importance of Positive Parent Involvement in Education 

• 4 Steps to Teach "Stranger Danger" -  from Cleveland Clinic

• Hot Chocolate Talk - Committee for Children 

• Tips for Talking About Personal Safety With Kids (from Committee for Children): 

  • • • Ages 0-5

      • Ages 6-8

      • Ages 9-10

      • Age 11+

• What to Teach Kids about Strangers - National Crime Prevention Council

• Benefits of Early Childhood Friendships

• Developmental traits by age - From Responsive Classroom

• cacareerzone.org - for exploring and learning about jobs

Covid

• CNN and Sesame Street Covid-19 Town Hall 

• Coping with stress and isolation - for adults, from Johns Hopkins

• Talking with Children about COVID - from the CDC

Racism

• CNN & Sesame Street Town Hall about racism - also on my Students page

• Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News - A panel discussion from Common Sense Media

• How to Talk to Your Children About Protests and Racism - from CNN

• Talking to Kids About Discrimination - from American Psychological Association

• Talking Race with Young Children - From NPR

• Book List - A list of children's books regarding race, culture, discrimination, gender, and more

Violence

• Talking to Kids about Violence at the Capitol - from Common Sense Media

• Online Media - Commonsense Media

  • • Guide to Roblox

    • Discord

• En español - Vídeos sobre la seguridad en Internet

• باللغة العربية - فيديوهات عن الأمان على الإنترنت

• Common Sense Media - for digital well-being

• How Much Sleep Do Kids Need?  

• 10 Reasons Enough Sleep is Important

• The Power of Mindfulness - for focus and mental health

• Free resources from Calm

• Headspace for kids

• Smiling Mind

• American School Counselor Association Mindset & Behavior Standards - Ms. Baltren's teaching standards

• Collabrative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

  • • Social-emotional Learning Starts at Home - resources for parents from CASEL

• A Parent Resource Guide to SEL - a list of videos and articles sorted by topic

• How to Create a Calm Down Spot 

• How to Use a Calm Down Spot at Home

• Importance of Positive Parent Involvement in Education 

• Second Step Website - our Social-Emotional Learning curriculum

  • • Second Step Sample Lessons, Posters, and Videos

• Why do We Lose Control of Our Emotions? - Video