As a parent/guardian, you play a vital role in your child's life, and the school counselor is here to collaborate with you in order to help your child to be successful in school. Here is a collection of resources that may be helpful in supporting your child through the elementary years.
ADHD Parenting Tips: The 5 C's of ADHD Parenting
Talking to Your Children About Divorce
Child Mind Institute website: Articles regarding supporting children through a parental divorce: https://childmind.org/topics/concerns/divorce/
Hand Hold website: To guide you in caring for your child’s mental health and emotional well-being
NASP Back to School Transitions: Tips for Parents
Help Children Cope With Back-to-School Anxiety
Parent's Toolkit: this toolkit is designed to help parents track and support their child's academic, health, and social emotional development from pre-K to high school.
PBS Parents: Parenting tips and advice, as well as resources on your child's development, education, and health.
CASEL: Confident Parents Confident Kids: A site for parents actively supporting kids' social and emotional development.
10 Therapist (and Child) Approved Activities to Support Kids With Anxiety
Parent's Guide to Problem Behavior: From Child Mind Institute, a website that covers many topics related to child development and mental health.
Common Sense Media: a parent guide for navigating appropriate media and technology for kids.
Growth Mindset: What You Need to Know
Ways Parents Can Instill a Growth Mindset
Article: When Someone Your Child Loves Dies
Article: Helping Children Deal With Grief