Resources

Behavior/Child Behavior Help:

• Great webinar on social media, effects and what you can do here.

• Check out this article to help with "Managing Problem Behaviors at Home". 

• An article to help your teens deal with their anger. 

• An article on how anxiety can cause students to have behavior issues.

Health Topics:

• More research around teens/kids and social media - read the article here.

• Tips for Parents on talking with kids about sex and consent - Sex & Consent info here or go to Child Mind Institute and there is a list of great quick read articles to help you bring it up and navigate 'the talk'. 

• Suicide Awareness/Prevention - Parenting in Difficult Times Facebook page to find information on suicide among teens and children and prevention awareness.

• Kids Health is a website updated by physicians with lots of great information!

• Statistics on Mental Health conditions at National Institute of Mental Health found here.

• Human Trafficking information to keep your children safe can be found here. 

• Statistics and information about sexual health at the CDC website.

Careers Information:

• ICAN youtube channel help videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/IowaCollegeAccess

• A way to earn college credits at StudyHall.com

• An online career guide and directory of pharmacy technician programs around the country - PharmacyTechnicianSchools.com.

• Career information for prospective nurses - RegisteredNursing.org.

• Interested in an Allied Health Career, see which may be best for you at https://www.edumed.org/resources/choosing-an-allied-health-major/. For more questions contact Wes Harris at wes@outreach.edumed.org.

• If you are interested in art and design, here is a summer opportunity for you!

• This career website has career assessments and activities to explore different careers.

• Interested in Health Careers, take this 10 question survey to find out the one that fits you best! Choosing an Allied Health Career - https://www.edumed.org/resources/choosing-an-allied-health-major/

Testing Help:

• Grad Prep is a website that has help for students taking graduate college entrance exams. 

• ACT.org has free test prep help for the ACT.