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Are you considering using rewards for as a positive consequence for your child's behavior? Here are some guidelines along with a brief description of the topic and several ideas for...more

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Are you considering using rewards for as a positive consequence for your child's behavior? Here are some guidelines along with a brief description of the topic and several ideas for a "Joy Jar."

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Effective Praise: Applaud the Effort, Not Just the Outcome

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Help your child form a positive self image by following the suggestions on this site. By focusing on skill improvement and honest effort rather than performance, parents can support...more

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Help your child form a positive self image by following the suggestions on this site. By focusing on skill improvement and honest effort rather than performance, parents can support their children through many challenges. We wish this site had more information and examples.

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Video Games

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This site lays out the advantages and disadvantages of video games. Several commonsense guidelines are offered to help parents keep video games in their place. ...more

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This site lays out the advantages and disadvantages of video games. Several commonsense guidelines are offered to help parents keep video games in their place.

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Top 5 Tips to Help Bully-proof Your Child - Boys Town - Laura Buddenberg

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Always a difficult subject, bullies can ruin your child's upper elementary school day. Bullies often manage to operate without adults' awareness. Here are five straightforward strategies...more

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Always a difficult subject, bullies can ruin your child's upper elementary school day. Bullies often manage to operate without adults' awareness. Here are five straightforward strategies to help your child deal with bullies.

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Adjusting to School

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Here are some commonsense suggestions parents can use to foster successful experiences in school. This site focuses on the after school hours and good daily habits. ...more

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Here are some commonsense suggestions parents can use to foster successful experiences in school. This site focuses on the after school hours and good daily habits.

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Build Self-worth In Your Child

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This helpful site gives parents a quick list of the characteristics of positive and negative self worth. There are helpful activities to try at home to build your child's ...more

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This helpful site gives parents a quick list of the characteristics of positive and negative self worth. There are helpful activities to try at home to build your child's self worth; we wish there were even more.

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Safe Biking Skills

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Give the best gift you can with that new bike - Rules for the Road. This site will help parents safe guard children against reckless behavior and ensure they ...more

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Give the best gift you can with that new bike - Rules for the Road. This site will help parents safe guard children against reckless behavior and ensure they understand how to behave safely riding a bike.

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Look Who's Talking!

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Support your child's early forays into the speaking world by following these simple suggestions. This site offers parents a few no-nonsense ideas to begin real conversations with their...more

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Support your child's early forays into the speaking world by following these simple suggestions. This site offers parents a few no-nonsense ideas to begin real conversations with their young children.

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Cleanliness

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We're not just talking about clean hands; this site addresses organizational skills and young children. It explains the need for organization and its future benefits in your child's...more

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We're not just talking about clean hands; this site addresses organizational skills and young children. It explains the need for organization and its future benefits in your child's life, it could mean more than just a neat desk.

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Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Loved One

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Children of different ages will typically respond differently to death. This site will help parents guide children of all ages through this difficult time and offer suggestions regarding...more

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Children of different ages will typically respond differently to death. This site will help parents guide children of all ages through this difficult time and offer suggestions regarding when to seek outside support.

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Early Elementary School Responsibility

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The early elementary school age child will do well with this brief, to the point list of basic 'dos and don'ts'. With a little explanation from a parent this ...more

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The early elementary school age child will do well with this brief, to the point list of basic 'dos and don'ts'. With a little explanation from a parent this simple list can help a child handle most situations and learn to expect to be held accountable for their actions.

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Toddler and Preschool Responsibility

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Here are some small tailor-made ways your young child can contribute to the family. This site gives examples and offers a few tips parents can use to gently guide a ...more

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Here are some small tailor-made ways your young child can contribute to the family. This site gives examples and offers a few tips parents can use to gently guide a child's budding sense of responsibility.

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Ways to Nurture Your Child

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One important way to nurture your young child's self worth is to provide appropriate responsibilities. This site lists an assortment of ways even the youngest family members can help...more

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One important way to nurture your young child's self worth is to provide appropriate responsibilities. This site lists an assortment of ways even the youngest family members can help around the home.

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SurLaLune Fairy Tales

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This site offers a nice on-line collection of many of the fairy tales that are a staple of preschoolers' lives. Teachers and parents will find these useful, but should note ...more

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This site offers a nice on-line collection of many of the fairy tales that are a staple of preschoolers' lives. Teachers and parents will find these useful, but should note that archaic language of the late nineteenth century versions that appear here may prove troublesome. Still, this is a useful resource.

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Helping Children with Death - Fred Rogers

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This page from the very helpful Mr. Rogers series offers parents insights on how children express their curiousity about death, and ways in which parents can help them understand at...more

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This page from the very helpful Mr. Rogers series offers parents insights on how children express their curiousity about death, and ways in which parents can help them understand at a level they comprehend. The content stresses honesty, even in the face of the contradictions children may raise.

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Children and Grief - How to Help - New York University

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This page offers content for both parent and professional audiences, and there is almost too much information. Try it, though for a comprehensive exploration of ways in which parents...more

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This page offers content for both parent and professional audiences, and there is almost too much information. Try it, though for a comprehensive exploration of ways in which parents and professionals can support grieving children

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Helping Children Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief - National Association of School Psychologists

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While originally written as a response to the 9/11 tragedies, the content of this page offers helpful advice for children experiencing death or loss of any sort. The section on ...more

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While originally written as a response to the 9/11 tragedies, the content of this page offers helpful advice for children experiencing death or loss of any sort. The section on the developmental differences in young people's experiences of grief will help parents assist their children effectively.

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NASP offers a variety of additional information on related topics.

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Children's Grief - Developmental Considerations - KidSource

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Here's a brief chart showing how children respond differently to death and grief as they grow older. The chart also suggests helpful, appropriate responses that can help children through...more

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Here's a brief chart showing how children respond differently to death and grief as they grow older. The chart also suggests helpful, appropriate responses that can help children through the process at different ages.

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Children and Grief - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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This page offers a synopsis of the ways in which children may react to the death of a friend or loved one. It offers brief guidance on the scope of ...more

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This page offers a synopsis of the ways in which children may react to the death of a friend or loved one. It offers brief guidance on the scope of normal reactions, suggestions on helping children remember a loved one, and tips about reactions that may indicate problems that require professional attention.

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Ready.gov - Department of Homeland Security

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The Department of Homeland Security's web site on individual and family preparedness isn't strictly academic, but it offers information on emergency supplies and procedures that will...more

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The Department of Homeland Security's web site on individual and family preparedness isn't strictly academic, but it offers information on emergency supplies and procedures that will be of interest to many families and schools. While no guide for these events can be foolproof, this information offers practical steps that don't require extensive preparation or expenditures.

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Share the link to this site during back-to-school night and on your school website. Consider setting up stations for younger students to rotate through the games, the activity book, Prepare with Pedro, and other resources. There is a teen section where your older students could be divided into small groups to research different topics to share with their peers. Use a tool like Genially, reviewed here, where students can choose the type of project they wish to present.

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