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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information provides free information available for odering, including coloring books for children. |
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse's mission is to lead the Nation
in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
This charge has two critical
components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research
across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the
rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that
research to significantly improve prevention, treatment and policy
as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. |
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SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center is a one-stop, national clearinghouse for free information about mental health, including publications, references, and referrals to local and national resources and organizations. |
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NEW! Family
Philanthropy Toolkit |
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NEW! EDUCATING
NEWCOMERS: |
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The survey is based on the Developmental Asset framework that synthesized relevant research literature and identified the forty developmental nutrients all youth need to be healthy, caring, and responsible. The institute also developed appropriate sets of assets for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age children |
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"Oh Baby!" was created by Malcolm L. Smith, Ph.D. for a program that focuses on Realistic Expectations for Kansas Parents of children birth to 18 months. This brochure is to be used for educational purposes only. If you are interested in parenting workshops that accompany this brochure, please contact Malcolm Smith at (785) 832-1313 or malcolm@peacefulintervention.com. |
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"Toddling, Tantrums, and Tall Tales!!" was created by Malcolm L. Smith, Ph.D. for a program that focuses on Realistic Expectations for Kansas Parents of children ages two to four. This brochure is to be used for educational purposes only. If you are interested in parenting workshops that accompany this brochure, please contact Malcolm Smith at (785) 832-1313 or malcolm@peacefulintervention.com. |
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"Off They Go!" was created by Malcolm L. Smith, Ph.D. for a program that focuses on Realistic Expectations for Kansas Parents of school-age children five to 12. This brochure is to be used for educational purposes only. If you are interested in parenting workshops that accompany this brochure, please contact Malcolm Smith at (785) 832-1313 or malcolm@peacefulintervention.com. |
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"Teenagers--This is Normal?" was created by Malcolm L. Smith, Ph.D. for a program that focuses on Realistic Expectations for Kansas Parents of children ages 13 to 18. This brochure is to be used for educational purposes only. If you are interested in parenting workshops that accompany this brochure, please contact Malcolm Smith at (785) 832-1313 or malcolm@peacefulintervention.com. |
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MYSPACE Schools are hard-pressed to balance the benefits and risks posed by kids' online social networks. Web sites such as MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal and Xanga make it easy for students to post photos, personal information video clips and music files, and to build networks of "friends" across the country. But they also pose an irresistible lure to pedophiles, and they can be abused by children who use them to post scurrilous attacks on teachers, administrators and other adults. They also contribute to "cyberbullying" attacks by students on their peers. Carol Brydolf surveys the terrain of this brave new world for the California School Boards Association's "California Schools" magazine, offering school governance teams expert opinions on how to work with the emerging technology. http://www.csba.org/csmag/csMagStoryTemplate.cfm?id=168 |
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FROM
ARISTOTLE TO ANGELOU: BEST PRACTICES IN CHARACTER EDUCATION
The modern character education movement emerged in the 1980s as a consequence of growing parental and public concern for moral drift. Two decades later, it is time to ask, What are the successes of the character education movement? What do best practices look like? This essay by Paul J. Dovre in Education Next explores these questions through the study of character education in six schools. His conclusion: So far, character education programs that are carefully designed and implemented appear to be succeeding. Undeterred by philosophical disputes on the one hand and the preoccupation with academic achievement on the other, character education finds its strength at the grass roots, in those individual schools and communities where teachers, administrators, and citizens initiate programs designed to improve civility and citizenship -- legitimate goals in their own right. If research continues to show that comprehensive character education has positive effects on student achievement as well, then the movement may in time gain more robust political and financial support from education policymakers. |
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Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets Divided into
the four developmental stages of childhood, these easy-to-read sheets
are designed to help families promote the health and well-being
of their children with information on topics such as social development,
child care, safety, eating and physical activity. |
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From
the ages of 5 through 10, your child begins to move from the close and familiar world of family to the larger world of school and friends. At the beginning of this period, your child will make the big jump into kindergarten. By the end, she’ll be looking forward to junior high school. Download to Read More... |
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New! 1/9/2007 How Can Parents Keep Kids Healthy? * Helping Schools Get Healthy * Healthy Kids: Tips on Food, Fitness and Fun * Bright Ideas From Our Readers: Family Fitness |
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National
PTA's Healthy Lifestyles at Club and School notebook http://www.pta.org/documents/HealthyNtbk_77-78.pdf |
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The
core goal of the Kansas Parent tool program is to provide tools to
parents and make sure their children learn the values that lead to
a life. http://www.parenttools.ks.gov/ |
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Fitness
For Life Parent Newsletter |
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PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL SUFFER Ever since the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 took effect, some health officials have worried about an unintended side effect as schools struggle to meet the law's mandates that all children measure up in reading, math and other basic skills... http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/06/05/hscout525549.html |
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A
guide from the American Dietetic ASsociation (it's available in Spanish
as well) http://www.wellpoint.com/healthy_parenting/docs/Healthy_Habits.pdf |
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This
is the New Federal Requirement for School Wellness Policies http://www.nasbe.org/Membership/Educational_Issues/Policy_Update/12_14.pdf |
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NU
PROF WARNS THAT BIG BACKPACKS CAUSE BIG BACK PAIN http://www.nupr.neu.edu/8-04/hickeybackpack.shtml |
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AFHK
periodically publishes special reports about children’s health
and ways to take action to foster health-promoting schools. AFHK reports
cover topics such as sound nutrition and increased physical activity,
as well as their impact on students’ readiness to learn. http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/AFHK/specialreports/index.php |
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Learning
To Give focuses on the critical questions: How do we, who care about our communities and our culture, pass on to the next generation the ideas and values we cherish related to giving and serving—philanthropy? How do our children learn to be giving and responsible citizens? http://www.learningtogive.org/parents/raising/ |
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Alcohol
Industry Targets Teen Girls with "Alcopop" Ads The American Medical Association (AMA) is alerting physicians, parents, and policymakers about the alcohol industry's promotion of "girlie drinks" -- also known as "alcopops" -- to girls ages 12-20. The AMA report, released on December 16, is based on two nationwide polls funded in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "We're alarmed and concerned with these findings," says J. Edward Hill, president-elect of the AMA. "The percentage of girls who drink is on the rise faster than boys, and the average age of their first drink is now 13." The article describes alcopops as sweet flavored malt beverages that attract less experienced drinkers. Read the full story at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14425.html |
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Parents
and Teachers Often Don't Take Bullying Seriously A University of Toronto pilot study suggests that parents and teachers often have a more lenient view of what constitutes bullying than do children who are bullied. Researchers surveyed 61 children in grades four and five, and conducted interviews with those who self-identified as victims of bullying as well as their parents and teachers. They found that while the children and adults agreed on a definition of bullying, parents and teachers were more likely to write off bullying if the bully was thought to be a friend of the victim or if the victim seemed to provoke the bully. Read the full story at: http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/041029-615.asp |
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http://fitness.nekesc.org |
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The
Family Strengthening Policy Center (FSPC) is an initiative of the
National Assembly, an 80-year old alliance of leading national nonprofit
health & human service organizations. http://www.nassembly.org/fspc/ |
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CASEL's
mission is to enhance children's success in school and life by promoting
coordinated, evidence-based social, emotional, and academic learning
as an essential part of education from preschool though high school. http://www.casel.org/sel_resources/standards.php http://www.casel.org/downloads/parentpacketLSS.pdf These are the handouts from this booklet on things parents can do (in English) http://www.casel.org/downloads/Packet%20final%2010-20-03.pdf These are the same handouts (in Spanish) http://www.casel.org/downloads/parentresourcespanish.pdf http://www.search-institute.org/archives/wpcd.htm#2 |
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AFHK
periodically publishes special reports about children’s health
and ways to take action to foster health-promoting schools. AFHK reports
cover topics such as sound nutrition and increased physical activity,
as well as their impact on students’ readiness to learn. http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/AFHK/specialreports/index.php NEW! Students’ Poor Nutrition and Inactivity Comes with Heavy Academic and Financial Costs to Schools New Report Documents Costs to Schools in Achievement and Dollars http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/news/Poor%20Nutrition%20Incurs%20Costs-Press%20Release.doc |
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Congress
is set to rewrite the regulations governing some of the most basic
and successful federal programs for low-income children—the
ones providing lunches and breakfasts in schools; snacks and suppers
for kids in child care and after-school programs; and summer meals
when school is out. http://216.198.222.116/childnutrition/ChildNutritionHome.htm |
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Healthy
Learning Environments By Theresa Lewallen Healthy, properly nourished students who feel safe are better able to concentrate on their work, attend school on a regular basis, and perform well in class and on tests. http://www.ascd.org/publications/infobrief/issue38.html |