WELCOME PARENTS!
                                        Resources for Parents and Students                                           


There are many resources in the office and in my classroom.

Please stop by and pick some up.

Otherwise please enjoy the links below.


Character Counts We use the six pillars of character counts in all of our lesson plans please visit this site to learn more.

Love and Logic  this is a great program and information to have if you are dealing with power struggles at home.       

Suicide Prevention   some great resources on this site.     It never hurts to be prepared.                                             


www.netsmartz.org
  is dedicated to keeping kids safer on the internet.   Parents, this also has sites for kids to play games. 

                Grandma Rose's Neighborhood is an interactive site to assist children with dealing with teasing.

Out on a Limb: A guide to getting along is designed by the University of Illinois Extension to teach children conflict resolution skills.                  

                Public Broadcasting Service: (PBS) About Face is an interactive game teaching children about feelings.

Rotating Faces is an interactive activity that teaches children about feelings.                                                                                                     

                                                                                                  
              
 RESOURCES FOR CYBER-BULLYING AND BULLYING among GIRLS...
                This information target how to help your student that is dealing with "mean girls", cliques, and peer pressure among girls (which starts early and can
                destroy self-esteem).

                  WorkBooks:
                      Mean Girls: 101 1/2 Creative Strategies for Working with Relational Agression by Kaye Randall, LISW-CP and Allyson K. Bowman, LISW-CP
                      Salvaging Sisterhood by Julia V. Taylor
                      Girls in Real Life Situations (G.I.R.L.S.) by Shannon Trice-Black and Julia V. Taylor Available for grades K-5 and 6 - 12

                   Books:
                    Girl Wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying by Cheryl Dellasega, PhD
                        Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons
                        Odd Girls Speak Out by Rachel Simmons
                        Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks by Erika V. Shearin Karres
                        Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational Journey by Jodee Blanco
                        Surviving Ophelia by Chryl Dellasega, PhD
                        Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher

                   Websites about RA (Relational Agression)
                   www.opheliaproject.org/main
                       
   
            

Parent Resources

 
Chapman Weston, Denise and Mark Weston.  Playful Parenting.  New York:  Putnam, 1993.
 
Domash, Leanne and Judith Sachs.  Wanna Be My Friend?: How to Strengthen Your Child’s Social Skills.  New York: Hearst Books, 1994
 
Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish.  Siblings Without Rivalry.  New York:  Avon Books, 1987.
 
Frankel, Fred and Barry Wetmore.  Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends. Glendale, CA:  Perspective Publishing, 1996.

Schaefer, Charles and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.  Ages & Stages: A Parent’s Guide to Normal Childhood Development.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
 
Taffel, Ron and Melinda Blau.  Nurturing Good Children Now: 10 Basic Skills to Protect and Strengthen Your Child's Core Self. New York: Golden Books, 1999.
 
Taffel, Ron. And Melinda Blau.  Parenting by Heart: How to Be in Charge, Stay Connected, and Instill Your Values, When It Feels like You've Got Only 15 Minutes a Day Reading, MA:  Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1991.

Thompson, Michael.  Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. New York: Ballantine Publishing, 2001
 











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