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Video Games

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This site lays out the advantages and disadvantages of video games. Several commonsense guidelines are offered to help parents keep video games in their place. ...more
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This site lays out the advantages and disadvantages of video games. Several commonsense guidelines are offered to help parents keep video games in their place.

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Top 5 Tips to Help Bully-proof Your Child - Boys Town - Laura Buddenberg

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Always a difficult subject, bullies can ruin your child's upper elementary school day. Bullies often manage to operate without adults' awareness. Here are five straightforward strategies...more
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Always a difficult subject, bullies can ruin your child's upper elementary school day. Bullies often manage to operate without adults' awareness. Here are five straightforward strategies to help your child deal with bullies.

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Adjusting to School

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Here are some commonsense suggestions parents can use to foster successful experiences in school. This site focuses on the after school hours and good daily habits. ...more
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Here are some commonsense suggestions parents can use to foster successful experiences in school. This site focuses on the after school hours and good daily habits.

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Build Self-worth In Your Child

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This helpful site gives parents a quick list of the characteristics of positive and negative self worth. There are helpful activities to try at home to build your child's ...more
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This helpful site gives parents a quick list of the characteristics of positive and negative self worth. There are helpful activities to try at home to build your child's self worth; we wish there were even more.

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Safe Biking Skills

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Give the best gift you can with that new bike - Rules for the Road. This site will help parents safe guard children against reckless behavior and ensure they ...more
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Give the best gift you can with that new bike - Rules for the Road. This site will help parents safe guard children against reckless behavior and ensure they understand how to behave safely riding a bike.

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Look Who's Talking!

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Support your child's early forays into the speaking world by following these simple suggestions. This site offers parents a few no-nonsense ideas to begin real conversations with their...more
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Support your child's early forays into the speaking world by following these simple suggestions. This site offers parents a few no-nonsense ideas to begin real conversations with their young children.

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Cleanliness

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We're not just talking about clean hands; this site addresses organizational skills and young children. It explains the need for organization and its future benefits in your child's...more
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We're not just talking about clean hands; this site addresses organizational skills and young children. It explains the need for organization and its future benefits in your child's life, it could mean more than just a neat desk.

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Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One

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Children of different ages will typically respond differently to death. This site will help parents guide children of all ages through this difficult time and offer suggestions regarding...more
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Children of different ages will typically respond differently to death. This site will help parents guide children of all ages through this difficult time and offer suggestions regarding when to seek outside support.

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Early Elementary School Responsibility

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The early elementary school age child will do well with this brief, to the point list of basic 'dos and don'ts'. With a little explanation from a parent this ...more
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The early elementary school age child will do well with this brief, to the point list of basic 'dos and don'ts'. With a little explanation from a parent this simple list can help a child handle most situations and learn to expect to be held accountable for their actions.

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Toddler and Preschool Responsibility

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Here are some small tailor-made ways your young child can contribute to the family. This site gives examples and offers a few tips parents can use to gently guide a ...more
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Here are some small tailor-made ways your young child can contribute to the family. This site gives examples and offers a few tips parents can use to gently guide a child's budding sense of responsibility.

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Ways to Nurture Your Child

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One important way to nurture your young child's self worth is to provide appropriate responsibilities. This site lists an assortment of ways even the youngest family members can help...more
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One important way to nurture your young child's self worth is to provide appropriate responsibilities. This site lists an assortment of ways even the youngest family members can help around the home.

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SurLaLune Fairy Tales

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This site offers a nice on-line collection of many of the fairy tales that are a staple of preschoolers' lives. Teachers and parents will find these useful, but should note ...more
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This site offers a nice on-line collection of many of the fairy tales that are a staple of preschoolers' lives. Teachers and parents will find these useful, but should note that archaic language of the late nineteenth century versions that appear here may prove troublesome. Still, this is a useful resource.

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Helping Children Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief - National Association of School Psychologists

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While originally written as a response to the 9/11 tragedies, the content of this page offers helpful advice for children experiencing death or loss of any sort. The section on ...more
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While originally written as a response to the 9/11 tragedies, the content of this page offers helpful advice for children experiencing death or loss of any sort. The section on the developmental differences in young people's experiences of grief will help parents assist their children effectively.

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NASP offers a variety of additional information on related topics.

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Children and Grief - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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This page offers a synopsis of the ways in which children may react to the death of a friend or loved one. It offers brief guidance on the scope of ...more
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This page offers a synopsis of the ways in which children may react to the death of a friend or loved one. It offers brief guidance on the scope of normal reactions, suggestions on helping children remember a loved one, and tips about reactions that may indicate problems that require professional attention.

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Ready.gov - Department of Homeland Security

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The Department of Homeland Security's web site on individual and family preparedness isn't strictly academic, but it offers information on emergency supplies and procedures that will...more
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The Department of Homeland Security's web site on individual and family preparedness isn't strictly academic, but it offers information on emergency supplies and procedures that will be of interest to many families and schools. While no guide for these events can be foolproof, this information offers practical steps that don't require extensive preparation or expenditures.

tag(s): disasters (37), terrorism (42)

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Share the link to this site during back-to-school night and on your school website. Consider setting up stations for younger students to rotate through the games, the activity book, Prepare with Pedro, and other resources. There is a teen section where your older students could be divided into small groups to research different topics to share with their peers. Use a tool like Genially, reviewed here, where students can choose the type of project they wish to present.

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Children's Reponses to Disasters - Parent Information - NASP

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This page is part of NASP's disaster response section. While it was originally designed as a 9/11 resource, many of its elements could be useful in managing responses to other ...more
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This page is part of NASP's disaster response section. While it was originally designed as a 9/11 resource, many of its elements could be useful in managing responses to other disaster situations. There are also links to related resources for teachers and professionals
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tag(s): disasters (37), terrorism (42)

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Helping Children and Families Cope with Disaster - Michigan State University

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This page and associated resources were developed to help families cope with disasters of various sorts. The content is deeper than many similar sites, and there is a significant collection...more
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This page and associated resources were developed to help families cope with disasters of various sorts. The content is deeper than many similar sites, and there is a significant collection of links to additional resources. Both parents and teachers should find this one helpful.

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Helping Children Cope with Disaster - FEMA

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FEMA's guide to helping children after a disaster seems modelled largely on the American Red Cross content, and it concentrates on natural disasters. Most helpful is the information...more
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FEMA's guide to helping children after a disaster seems modelled largely on the American Red Cross content, and it concentrates on natural disasters. Most helpful is the information about children's reaction to disaster by age group. Depending on your local situation, the related links may also be useful.

tag(s): disasters (37), terrorism (42)

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Post the link for this guide on your class website or in a newsletter and share it during back-to-school night. Share with fellow teachers and discuss the information about children's reactions to disasters with other educators in your students' age group.

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Helping Children After a Disaster - AACAP

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This information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers brief guidelines about the reactions to disasters that are typical in children and young people,...more
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This information from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers brief guidelines about the reactions to disasters that are typical in children and young people, along with links to more detailed information. This page concentrates on offering meaningful responses to these children.

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Children and Disasters - American Red Cross

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This page offers a combination of resources for children, parents, and educators helping children cope with the direct or indirect results of natural or other disasters. While much...more
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This page offers a combination of resources for children, parents, and educators helping children cope with the direct or indirect results of natural or other disasters. While much of the focus is on natural disasters, the coping skills for children are applicable in a wide range of situations.

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Teachers will find several curriculum resources in the educator's section.

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