Bullying & Suicide Prevention

Bully Police: http://www.bullypolice.org/

Bullycide in America: http://www.bullycide.org/

Bullying: Not Just Kids Stuff: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/bfs_issues_bullying.html

Helping Kids Deal with Bullies: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/bullies.html

Students for Safer Schools: http://www.jeffreyjohnston.org/

 Drug / Alcohol / Tobacco Awareness

Family Education - Teens and Smoking: http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/smoking/34466.html?detoured=1

Family Guide - Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free: http://family.samhsa.gov/

National Institute On Drug Awareness - Parents and Teachers: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents/index.asp

Parents: the Anti-Drug: http://www.theantidrug.com/

Partnership for a Drug Free America - For Parents: http://www.drugfree.org/Parent/

Talking to Your Child About Drugs: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/talk_about_drugs.html

Teen Drug Abuse: http://teendrugabuse.us/aboutus.html
 

 General Information

CNN.com - Parents: When to Back off, When to Step In: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/09/17/helicopter.parents/index.html

Internet for Classrooms - Websites to Help Parents Help Their Children: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm

Kids Health for Parents - Positive Parenting: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/

Library of Congress - Kids and Families: http://www.loc.gov/families/

Answers for Parents - Creating an Atmosphere for Learning at Home: http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea12.htm

NCTE - An Alphabet for Parents: http://www.ncte.org/parents/tips/111033.htm

National Education Association - Help for Parents: http://www.nea.org/parents/index.html
 

 Literacy

American Library Association - Children's Book Awards: http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=17

American Library Association - Young Adult Library Services Association Booklist and Book Awards: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

Help Your Teen Build Literacy Skills: http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/parents/tips/documents/tip-literacysec.pdf

Kids Health for Parents - Creating a Reader-Friendly Home: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/all_reading/reading_home.html

Library of Congress - Lifelong Literacy: http://www.loc.gov/literacy/

Literacy Matters - From School to Home - Adolescent Literature: http://www.literacymatters.org/parents/home.htm

National Council for Teachers of English - Parents & Students: http://www.ncte.org/parents

Reading is Fundamental - Your Teen (ages 13 and up): http://www.rif.org/parents/13_up.mspx
 

 Parenting Teens

11 Mistakes Parents Make with Teen Discipline: www.lifescript.com/channels/healthy_living/Family/11_mistakes_parents_make_with_teen_discipline.asp?trans=1&du=
1&gclid=CI_jw_qi0ZUCFR4YFQod0jvcig&ef_id=1350:3:c_532838f5eee86fda7b0b02b30e1a1203_
1919275925:L1L4ddBkHWMAACbJ-m8AAAAX:20080910125646

Eating Disorders: http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/therapy/eatingdisorders.html

Encouraging Healthy Body Image: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/body_image.html

Helping Kids Cope with Cliques: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cliques.html

Helping Kids Cope with Stress: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/stress_coping.html

Helping Teens Learn to Drive: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/driving_lessons.html

Helping Your Child Through a Divorce: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/help_child_divorce.html

Helping Your Teen Decide What to do After High School: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/after_hs.html

Helping Your Teen With Homework: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/help_teen_homework.html

The College Years: http://school.familyeducation.com/parenting/college-prep/34553.html?detoured=1

Communicating with Teens: http://life.familyeducation.com/famed/ads/rb_kraftmc.html?page_type=resource-page&page=%2Fteen%2Fcommunication%2F34406.html%3Fdetoured%3D1

Maudsley Parents - A Site for Parents of Eating Disordered Children: http://www.maudsleyparents.org/faqs.html

My Child Is Stealing: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/shoplifting.html

Obesity - Beyond the Home Front: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/bfs_issues_obesity.html

Parenting Teens: http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/parenting/45814.html?detoured=1

Parents Helping Teens - Career Planning: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/planning/plan/parents/

Pro Eating Disorders Send Dangerous Message: http://kidshealth.org/research/ed_sites.html

Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/road_rules.html

Sexual Attraction and Orientation: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/sexual_orientation.html

Talking to Your Child About Tolerance: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/tolerance.html

When Your Teen Is Having a Baby: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/teen_pregnancy.html
 

 Technology, the Internet & Media Literacy

Center for Media Literacy: http://www.medialit.org/

Cyber Smart: http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/online_res/

FBI - A Parents Guide to Internet Safety: http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

Internet Safety - Safe Surfing Tips for Teens: http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html

Kids Health for Parents - Internet Safety: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

Media Awareness Network: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/index.cfm
Power to Learn Internet Smarts - What Parents Need to Know - www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/parents_need_to_know/index.shtml

PBS Parents - Children and Media (media literacy): http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/

Police Notebook - Keeping Kids Safe Online: http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidtool.htm

Power to Learn - Internet Smarts - What Parents Need to Know: http://www.powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/parents_need_to_know/index.shtml

State of New York Division of Criminal Justice - Internet Safety: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/missing/i_safety/i_intro.htm

Teen Safety on the Information Highway: http://www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
 

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.
 

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