Resources for Parents

Academic Integrity

• Article: Talk to Your Kids About Cheating

Affluent Families

• Price of Privilege Checklist.pdf
• Book recommendation: The Price of Privilege
• The "Problem" with Rich Kids

Aggression

• Understanding Aggression.pdf​

Anxiety

• Anxiety: Information for Parents
• Anxiety in Children - How Parents Can Help

Behavioral Support

• Tips for Parents and Teachers
• Teaching Young Children Self-control
• Handling Temper Tantrums
• Using Timeouts Effectively
• Are you an enabler?.pdf
• Parenting Oppositional Kids.pdf
• Confronting Misbehavior.pdf
• Discipline as a Teachable Moment
• Don't Let Your Kids be the Exception to Every Rule
• Book recommendation: 1-2-3 Magic!
• Book recommendation: Stop Arguing with Your Kids

Bipolar

• Background on Early Onset Bipolar
• The Bipolar Puzzle (NY Times feature)

Boys

• Book recommendation: The Trouble with Boys
• Book recommendation: Raising Cain
• Book recommendation: Real Boys

Bullying

• Basic Facts about Bullying
• Stamping Out Bullying
• FAQs about Cyberbullying
• Dealing with Bullies

Depression/Suicide

• Depression in Young Children
• Depression in Teens
• Signs of Suicide
• Talking with Kids about Suicide
• What to Tell Children after a Suicide

Developmental Assets

• Developmental Assets.pdf
• Life Skills.pdf

Divorce

• A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Children of Divorce
• A Kid’s Guide to Divorce

Drugs

• A Reality-based Approach to Teens and Drugs

Girls

• When is Girl-Talk Too Much Talk?

Grief/Loss

• Helping Children Cope with Grief and Loss
• How to Help a Grieving Child
• What to Tell Kids After a Suicide
• How to Talk to Kids After a Suicide

Internet/Media

• Developing a Family Internet Plan
• Internet Guidelines for Parents
• Cyber Bullying
• FAQs about Cyber-Bullying
• Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing?
• Technology Addiction

Motivation and Self-esteem

• How Not to Talk to Your Kids
• Praise Children for Effort, Not Ability, Study Says
• Boosting Self-confidence.pdf
• Clarifying the Meaning of Self-Esteem
• Why Parents Need to Let their Kids Fail

Picky Eaters

• 6 Food Mistakes that Parents Make

Parent-Child Relationships

• Book recommendation: I'd Listen to My Parents if They'd Just Shut Up

Private Schools

• Private School Suggestions.pdf

Retention​​

• From the RUSD Parent Handbook on Retention

School Readiness

• School Readiness--Information for Parents

Sleep

• Children’s Sleep Guide​
• How To Manage Screen Time and Bedtime
• Children's Sleep Guidelines​

Stealing

• What to do when your child is stealing