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Back to School
Behavior
Crisis and Safety
Diversity
Health and Wellness
Helping Children Cope
Home and School
Instruction and Curriculum
Mental Health
Parenting
Resilience
Useful Links
Resources in Additional Languages

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

• 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

• 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

Useful Links

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