Growing Up Is Not Easy
All children and adolescents face problems from time to time. They may:
- Feel afraid to go to school
- Have difficulty organizing their time efficiently
- Lack effective study skills
- Fall behind in their school work
- Lack self-discipline
- Worry about family matters such as divorce and death
- Feel depressed or anxious
- Experiment with drugs and alcohol
- Think about suicide
- Worry about their sexuality
- Face difficult situations, such as applying to college, getting a job, or quitting school
- Question their aptitudes and abilities
School psychologists help children, parents, teachers, and members of the community understand and resolve these concerns. Below are some resources for families. For additional support please contact the school psychologist at your child's school.
Resources
Homework: A Guide For Parents
Bedtime Guidelines for Parents
Motivating Learning in Young Children
Stress in Children and Adolescents: Tips for Parents
Helping Children Cope with the Economic Crisis
Divorce: A Parents' Guide to Supporting Children
Name Calling and Teasing
Talking To Children About Violence
Relaxation Techniques for Children
Relaxation Technique Examples
How Parent Stress Relates to Child Behavior Problems
Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting
Website Resources for Families
Adoptive Families
Resources for adoption and school.
Safe in Yourspace
Information for parents and educators about how to talk to children about being safe on-line.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Information about disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth.
California Kids Healthcare
Information about obtaining affordable, preventive and primary health care benefits for children of families who do not qualify for any State health care program.
California Healthy Families Program
Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
Special Education Rights and Responsibilities
Parent handbook that explains special education rights in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Wrightslaw
Information for parents and educators about special education law.
Educational Websites
Math Cats
Website for creative open-ended math exploration.
Reading Rockets
Website dedicated to teaching children to read and helping children who struggle.
Fact Monster
Website contains information on a variety of topics and includes an almanac, encyclopedia, thesaurus, and dictonary.
Learn to Read
From the starfall.com site, bacic reading activities and games.
Fun Brain
Educational games and activities for children grades K-8.
Education Place
Textbook supported materials for grades K-6.