9 Things You Need to Tell Your Daughter About Mean Girls

9 Things You Need to Tell Your Daughter About Mean Girls

11 Truths About Friendship Every Girl Needs to Know

11 Truths About Friendship Every Girl Needs to Know

Tips for Communicating with Teachers Effectively

Helpful Tips for Communication with Teachers Effectively

Relatives Raising Relatives

Across the United States, more than 6 million children are being raised in households headed by grandparents and other relatives; 2.5 million children are in these households without any parents present. As the children's parents struggle with substance abuse, mental illness, incarceration, economic hardship, divorce, domestic violence, and other challenges, these caregivers provide a vital safety net to children inside and outside of the foster care system. This fact sheet provides important information and resources for the grandparents and other relatives raising children in your state.

Since many remarriages include children from previous relationships, step-families or blended families are more common than ever. When families "blend" to create step-families, though, things may not progress smoothly. Some children may resist changes, while you as a parent can become frustrated when your new family doesn't function like your previous one. While changes to family structure require adjustment time for everyone involved, these guidelines can help your blended family work through the growing pains. No matter how strained or difficult things seem at first, with open communication, mutual respect, and plenty of love and patience, you can develop a close bond with your new stepchildren and form an affectionate and successful new family.

10 Signs of a Healthy Co-parenting Relationship

Co-parenting, sometimes called joint parenting or shared parenting, is the experience of raising children as a single parent when separation or divorce occurs. Often a difficult process, co-parenting is greatly influenced by the reciprocal interactions of each parent. Co-parenting requires empathy, patience and open communication for success, which can be difficult for couples who've encountered marital issues. However, placing the sole focus on your children can be a great way of helping to make co-parenting a positive experience. This article helps families by discussing 10 signs of a healthy co-parenting relationship.

Getting Smart About Teen Medicine Abuse

                 Watch this three minute video to learn more about a common medicine that                       more and more teens are turning to.

Some suggestions for helping your daughter deal with mean girls.

http://pintsizedtreasures.com/how-to-help-your-daughter-deal-with-mean-girls/

June is Internet Safety Month: Tech Tips

Technology Tipsheet for Parents/Guardians

Talk early, talk often

It's Not Too Early to Talk About Drinking With Your Child

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT ALCOHOL AND UNDERAGE DRINKING

Research shows that parents are the leading influence on their child’s decisions about alcohol. Although it may not seem like it, when parents talk about underage drinking, their children do hear them. To prevent young people from starting to drink, the campaign focuses on ages 9–15. Around 9, children begin thinking alcohol may not be just for adults. By 15, many young people are drinking. Young people who start drinking before age 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol problems as adults than those who begin drinking at 21 or older.

Parent Resources

Strengthening Family Relationships

The 5 L's of strong family relationships. 

Ten Ways to Prevent Relational Aggression in Girls

Is your teen struggling with depression?

How to help your depressed teeanager

Are you looking for sucessful ways to help difficult behaviors?

If you are a parent of a high spirited child, or a teacher with some high spirited students in your classroom, you may have realized that the typical consequences don't work very often.  This article has a lot of great ideas, and links to even more resources.

Click here to learn more about this article.

Being left out hurts:Let's stop social engineering

http://community.today.com/post/being-left-out-hurts-lets-stop-social-engineering-now?cid=sm_fbn

Wishing you knew more about ADHD? This is a book you won't want to miss!

This book has great information for Boys or Girls, and would be a great resource for parents and educators.

Learn more about this book.

Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media

Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media

Teaching Kids to Be Safe Without Making Them Scared: Tips for Safety with Strangers and People Children Know

Teaching Kids to Be Safe Without Making Them Scared: Tips for Safety with Strangers and People Children Know