Parenting Resources
Resources
Local Resources:
Great online resource to find services and resources in Wake County including: Delivery Services, Financial Counseling, Internet Access, Food Resources, Employment Loss, Children Resources, Homeless and Housing Services, and much more!
The Alliance Bridge to Service Program is a partnership established between Alliance Behavioral Healthcare and WCPSS. The Care Coordinators are available to help staff assess and link students for whom there is a determined mental health concern which is impacting school success and for which there is an identifiable barrier to linking the student to the appropriate service.
Bereavement resources include educational and support groups, individual counseling, workshops, social activities, and camps, art therapy, play therapy, and other specialized interventions, and school-based programs.
An early childhood education and prevention program through WCPSS. Services include parent education and counseling, developmental screening, and a Parent/Teacher Resource Center.
Parenting resources:
Articles and advice from the social emotional learning experts for early childhood. Conscious Discipline is a proven, comprehensive approach that empowers you with skills that create a safe, connected, problem-solving environment for families. Kindergarten and 1st grade parents, this site is for you!
A site for parents actively supporting kids' social and emotional development. Parenting tips, articles, and book/podcast recommendations.
One of the foremost leaders in helping parents navigate challenges from early childhood through the teen years! The Love and Logic website offers free parenting articles, tips, and advice.
Emotional management:
Find resources, articles and information about the most common anxiety disorders in children, practical advice for parenting anxious children, and the best treatments for anxiety.
Handling Emotions
This teaches students about emotional regulation.
Lots of great ideas for helping our kids calm their emotions.
More ideas for helping our kids calm down.
Great ideas for children from the Pathways to Success blog.
Conflict Resoluti
One of my favorite counselors shares how she teaches conflict resolution to her students. We teach our older students a very similar process. Perfect for parents too!
Social Media Safety
National Online Safety offers free downloadable guides for parents on many popular games and sites for children and teens, including Minecraft, Tik Tok, Fortnite, Youtube, and many more. Check back often for the newest releases.
Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids. We offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based ratings and reviews.
Transition to Middle Scho
Created by elementary and middle school counselors in Wake County Schools, this is a comprehensive guide to the transition from elementary to middle school.