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Information for Parents

Information for Parents

 

Materials and Documents 

 

The following materials are available in the Counseling Office upon request.

 

 

Child and Adolescent Handouts for Parents

  • Anxiety in Children
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Children, Teen, and Suicide
  • Depression in Children and Teens
  • Eating Disorders
  • Helping Children in Divorcing Families
  • Helping Kids Manage Angry Feelings
  • Helping Kids Recover from Loss
  • Helping Your Child or Teen Manage Stress
  • Helping Your Child Succeed in School
  • Helping Your Kids to be Self-Confident
  • How to Build Your Child's Self-Esteem
  • Managing Family Conflict
  • Managing the Stepfamily
  • Positive Reinforcement
  • When Kids Don't Want to Go to School
  • When Kids Underachieve

 

Child and Adolescent Handouts for Teens

  • Assertiveness Skills
  • Building People Skills
  • Building Positive Teen Relationships
  • Dealing with Peer Pressure
  • Expressing Feelings Responsibly
  • Goal Setting
  • Listening Skills

 

 

Books for Parents (Lending Library)

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families - Stephen Covey
  • Take Back Your Kids - William Doherty
  • And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence - James Garbarino and Ellen deLara
  • The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander - Barbara Coloroso
  • Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls - Mary Pipher
  • Ophelia Speaks - Sara Shandler
  • Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls - Rachel Simmons
  • Odd Girl Speaks Out - Rachel Simmons
  • Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence - Rosalind Wiseman
  • Girl Wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying - Cheryl Dellasega and Charissa Nixon
  • Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys - Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson
  • Raising Confident Boys: 100 Tips for Parents and Teachers - Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
  • Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood - William Pollack
  • Real Boys' Voices - Williams Pollack and Todd Shuster
  • Raising Boys: Why Boys are Different and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balances Men - Steve Biddulph
  • Lost Boys: Why Ours Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them - James Garbarino
  • Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most Asked Questions About Raising Sons - Michael Thompson