Grollman, Earl; Straight Talk About Death For Teenagers
A book for teens addressing coping skills and emotions.
Hipp, Earl; Help for the Hard Times
Talks openly about getting through grief and growing through the hard times.
Traisman, Enid; Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins
A journal for teenagers as a way to work through the grieving process.
Dougy Center; Helping Teens Cope with Death
Helpful information on teen reactions to death and how adults can help.
Center for Grieving Children; Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief and Loss
Includes supporting grief, what to do and taking care of yourself.
Please watch this pbs special to understand more about the teen brain and how it is very different from the adult brain.
Books
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcom Gladwell
Colleges That Change Lives
by Loren Pope
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey
Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens
by Earl Hipp
The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine Aron
Websites
www.guysread.com
A fun website for middle school guys. Moms and Dads will enjoy it as well. Don’t forget to actually read some of the recommended books suggested!
www.allkindsofminds.org
A great website where students can take fun interactive inventories to learn about their strengths and weaknesses and how those connect to learning and possible career choices.
www.nasponline.com
The National Association of School Psychologists website has great links under the Family tab. There are articles on homework help, motivation, adolescent health, safety and many other topics of interest to parents and educators.
www.loveandlogic.com
The website by Drs. Fay and Fay—a father and son team who are educators and child development experts. Even if you do not subscribe to the philosophy of love and logic entirely, the help pages are a great resource for parents.
www.google.com/language_tools
For help with translation from one language to another.
www.projectappleseed.org
Project Appleseed is a national movement of parents and educators to support public education. You do not have to get involved to use some of the links and great information from their website.
www.kidshealth.com
A great site for both kids and parents. The Kids tab has cool links like Recipes (great for students who may have diabetes or crones disease), Kids’ Medical Dictionary, Homework Help, and several others. The Parent tab has information on pediatric medicine--from prenatal questions to teen years.
www.stopbullying.gov
A site with easy to understand and easy to access information for students and parents about all aspects of bullying—what it is, how to stop it, and how to create a safe environment. There are several videos (2-6 mins each) for viewing about various topics around bullying and safe schools.
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.com 1-800-273-8255
The website for the National suicide Prevention Lifeline. While bullying may be one factor in a person’s decision to end his or her life, it is only one factor. There is a correlation between bullying and suicide; however, in cases where individuals who were bullied took their own lives, there were typically other risk factors involved such as depression and/or anxiety, low assertiveness, and low self-esteem.
The international website for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Excellent resources.
An empowering site for girls and women!
A site that includes topics on getting organized, motivation, and study skills.
A site with information on Tourette Syndrome.
A site with information regarding Attention Deficit Disorder.
Information on teen substance use and abuse.
