For Parents

Occasionally I come across resources in which parents of teenagers might especially be interested; this page is dedicated to sharing those pieces. Please feel free to send me your recommendations as well.

Well-Being

• Hard lesson in sleep for teenagers - from the New York Times
• How the brain processes mistakes - video clip from KidsintheHouse
• Does teaching kids to 'get gritty' help them get ahead? - audio story and transcript from NPR.org
• How to help kids overcome the fear of failure - from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley
• Teens are better off when their parents are self-compassionate - from Mindful.org
• Executive Function: What you're seeing in your high schooler - supporting student organization and planning, from Understood.org
• Are we raising a generation of helpless kids? - blog published in Huffington Post
• What teachers want you to know - from USA Today
• Giving Good Praise - article from MindShift.org
• 25 Ways to ask your kid 'So how was school today?' without asking them 'So how was school today?' - from Omaha Sun Times
• Why teaching humanities improves innovation - article posted on a World Economic Forum blog
• Are you Holding Your Daughter Back? Here are 5 Ways to Develop Girls as Leaders - from the Washington Post
• How Schools are Handling an 'Over-Parenting' Crisis - from National Public Radio

College-Related

• Impact of the IB Diploma Program - research studies - from the International Baccalaureate Organization
• How to Survive the College Admissions Madness - from the New York Times
• 10 Must-read books for parents of college-bound students - from Parents Countdown to College Coach
• 50 Twitter accounts every parent of a college-bound child should follow - from Parents Countdown to College Coach