The School Counselor Department has a online Resource Center for parents and students. Parents are able to choose from a variety of books and videos that cover many parenting and preadolescent issues and topics.

Bullying & Cliques:

http://www.stopbullying.gov

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cliques.html

Cyberbullying and Internet Safety:

http://www.commonsensemedia.org

http://www.netsmartz.org

Conflict Resolution:

Helpful Books:

1. When Kids are Mad, Not Bad – Henry A. Paul, MD

2. Lonely, Sad and Angry - Barbara D. Ingersoll PhD & Sam Goldstein PhD

3. Lost Boys: Why our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them – James Garbarino

http://school.familyeducation.com/conflict-resolution/manners-and-values/57476.html

Refusal Skills:

Helpful Books:

1. Saying No is Not Enough: Helping Your Kids Make Wise Decisions About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs -Robert Schwebel and Benjamin Spock

2. How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things – Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/category/482-peer-pressure

Career Development:

http://www.yourchildscareer.org/welcome/welcome.htm

Human Growth & Development:

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/talk_about_puberty.html

Suicide/Death & Dying:

http://www.fci.org/new-site/par-death.html

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/death.html