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Online Resources
Westford Coalition for Non-Violence is a group of residents, town employees, victims and professionals, who have joined together to promote non-violent resolution to conflict. This web site is a tool for you to obtain information on domestic violence.
General Guidance Issues
Child and Family Webguide is designed for parents, students and professionals as a directory of websites rated by experts from Tufts University in the areas of family/parenting; education/learning; typical child development; health/mental health and resources/recreation.
Keeping Kids Healthy This website described as a pediatrician’s guide to your children’s health and safety.
About Our Kids This website includes articles in the following areas: Parenting, Growth and Development, Learning and Social issues, A-Z disorder guide; and Public Mental Health Issues.
About Our Kids - Resources This website has links to books in a variety of social, emotional, behavioral and parenting categories, as well as links to useful organizations.
Web Resources for Parents Web resources for parents including links to sites that will provide tips, learning links and activities for you and your family.
Dr. Robert Brooks Check out the articles in the “writings” section. Dr. Brooks is one of today’s leading speakers on themes of resilience, self-esteem, motivation and family relationships.
American Academy of Pediatrics Handouts This is is a website designed for parents and professionalsthat is closely linked with the American Academy of Pediatrics. It covers topics ranging from behavior to various health issues.
Child Development Website is an award winning site focusing on issues of child development. It includes parenting tips, news and guidelines regarding the media and young children, and ways to imporve your young child's learning capabilities.
Anxiety and Stress
Child Anxiety Website is designed to provide user-friendly information about child anxiety. It is an excellent source for additional anxiety related resources.
About our kids has an excellent article which gives an overview of the different types of anxiety a child may experience.
Kids Health website provides articles dealing with stress, and other anxiety related topics.
This article deals with the causes of stress and some tips on stress management
Conflict Resolution
Divorce
Kids turn is a comprehensive website offering further links to other divorce related websites, as well as helpful articles and a comprehensive bibliography for both parents and children.
Divorce support This website provides information and materials about divorce topics such as child custody, visitation and state laws.
Divorce online This website provides legal, financial and psychological information about divorce for both the general public and professionals.
Divorce Source This commercial website provides information and materials related to divorce - it has direct links to each state for state specific information.
Feelings
Kids Health website has numerous links to help you help your child deal with a variety of emotions and feelings.
Friendship
The following websites provide good information about how to help your child develop their friendship skills.
Guide to friendships - excellent overview of the developmental stages of socialization and some tips for parents
Shykids.com is a comprehensive website dealing with shyness, as well as offering information on making friends, building confidence, conversation tips, and booklists for all age levels
Grief and Loss
Here are just a few of the numerous websites designed to help you help your child cope with grief and loss.
Pbs kids offers advice and articles on coping with death
Kids health has an artcle on "Helping your child deal with death"
Hospicenet.org has a great article on talking to your child about death
Keep Kids Healthy offers a good general article on death as well as many links to other resources
Learning Issues
LD Online This is a website which provides expertly reviewed articles on a large variety of topics, particularly focused on children and adults with learning disabilities and ADHD.
allkindsofminds …Mel Levine’s unique perspective on attention difficulties and learning disabilities
Schwablearning A comprehensive site to support children with learning differences and their families.
NLD on the web …. A source of information on Nonverbal Learning Disabilities for parents and professionals
Social Cruelty, Teasing and Bullying
Bullies: More Than Sticks, Stones, and Name Calling. NYU Child Study Center.
Bullying and Your Child. KidsHealth.
Bullying Basics. Awesome Library.
Bullying Information for Parents and Teachers. Centre for Children and Families in the Social Justice System.
Challenging Cyber Bullying. Web Aware.
A Dozen Things Parents Can Do to Stop School Violence. National Crime Prevention Council
Stop Bullying Now
What to Do About Bullying: Tips for Parents. |
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Book Resources
Anxiety and Stress
Conflict Resolution
Divorce
Click here for a list of books for parents, topics include both divorce as well as general parenting.
Feelings
Friendship
Good Friends Are Hard to Find : Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends by Fred Frankel
Help! the Kids Are at It Again : Using Kids' Quarrels to Teach 'People' Skills by Elizabeth Crary
Best Friends, Worst Enemies, Understadnding the Social Lives of Children, by Michael Thompson and Catherine O'Neill Grace
Raise Your Child's Social IQ: Stepping Stones to People Skills for Kids by Cathi Cohen
Why Doesn't Anybody Like Me?: A Guide to Raising Socially Confident Kids. By Hara Estroff Marano
Grief and Loss
Learning Issues
Look here for a list of recommended books for parents and professionals: Subjects include learning disabilities, ADHD and other issues.
Social Cruelty, Teasing and Bullying
Easing the Teasing; Helping your Child Cope with Name-calling, Ridicule and Verbal Bullying by Judy S. Freedman
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