Information for Families

Resilience

• NASP-Fishful Thinking Partnership
• Building Resiliency: Helping Children Learn to Weather Tough Times
• Fishful Thinking Resources for Parenting Positive Children
• School-Wide Methods for Fostering Resiliency

Back to School

• Back-to-School Transitions: Tips for Parents | Audio version
• Homework: A Guide for Parents
• NASP Podcast - Homework: Tips for Parents
• Motivating Learning in Young Children
• Home-School Conferences - A Guide for Parents | Audio version | Spanish | Audio version - Spanish
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children: Information for Parents
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders in Children: Information for Parents (Spanish)
• Grade Retention and Promotion: Information for Parents
• School Refusal: Information for Educators
• School Readiness—Preparing Children for Kindergarten and Beyond: Information for Parents | Audio version
• Who Are School Psychologists?

Behavior

• Discipline: Effective School Practices
• Zero Tolerance and Alternative Discipline Strategies
• Bullies and Victims
• Defusing Violent Behavior in Young Children
• Name-Calling and Teasing
• Sexual Harassment (NASP handout)
• Teaching Young Children Self-Control Skills
• Temper Tantrums: Guidelines for Parents
• Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers

Crisis and Safety

• School Safety and Violence Prevention Resources
• Preventing Youth Suicide: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Gambling in Childhood and Adolescence: A Guide for Parents

Diversity

• Safe and Affirmative Schools for Sexual Minority Youth
• U.S. Department of Education Resources for Spanish Speakers

Health and Wellness

• Swine Flu (H1N1) Resources
• Mood Disorders: What Parents and Teachers Should Know
• Obesity Prevention in Children: Strategies for Parents and School Personnel
• Otitis Media (Ear Infections): Information for Parents and Teachers
• Pregnancy in Adolescence: Information for Parents and Educators
• Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Educators
• Steroids in Adolescence: The Cost of Achieving a Physical Ideal
• Stress in Children and Adolescents: Tips for Parents

Helping Children Cope

• Stress in Children and Adolescents: Tips for Parents
• Helping Children Cope in Unsettling Times: Tips for Parents and Educators

Home and School

• Back-to-School Transitions: Tips for Parents
• Homework: A Guide for Parents
• Motivating Learning in Young Children
• Home-School Conferences - A Guide for Parents
• IEP Team Meetings - A Guide to Participation for Parents
• IEP Team Meetings - A Guide to Participation for Parents (Spanish)
• Psychological Evaluations: What Every Parent Should Know
• Psychological Evaluations: What Every Parent Should Know (Spanish)

Instruction and Curriculum

• Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS): Tips for Parents and Educators
• Response to Intervention: A Primer

Mental Health

• Supporting Children's Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Educators
• Depression in Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Educators

Parenting

• Divorce: A Parents' Guide for Supporting Children
• Expanding Practice: Helping Families Develop a Family Internet Plan
• Keeping Children Safe on the Internet: Guidelines for Parents
• Parents Called to Active Duty: Helping Children Cope
• Military Deployment and Family Reintegration

Useful Links

• Colorin Colorado
• Including Samuel Project
• U.S. Department of Education - Education Resources for Spanish Speakers (Recursos en español)