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On this portion of my website you will find resources for parents who wish to promote psychological health in their children. I've provided the core of these resources in the book featured on this page. However, I continue to provide supplemental materials that both support the strategy from each chapter and support the overall mission of developing and supporting resilience in youth. Please also visit my blog or Twitter page for additional free resources for parents.
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Our pressured state also facilitates confusion about how to respond to an overwhelming array of cultural stresses (e.g., the internet, financial pressures, the overexposure of sex in the media, the pounding of a 24-hour news cycle that features scary news). How do we find the balance between protecting our children and letting them learn how to be effective in the world? Allow me to be your parenting efficiency manager. As Tolstoy famously wrote: “Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In this book I will review the science that supports Tolstoy’s insight and provide you with 10 top research supported and specific strategies for promoting wellness and happiness in your child, your family anddare I say it even you. These techniques are sensitive to your hectic lifestyle and are actually designed to save you time. I will also try to share these strategies with you in a way that will make you laugh, touch you and leave you knowing that I live with and understand your concerns. |
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| Offering creative ideas for fun activities with kids | familyfun.go.com/playtime |
| www.creativekidsathome.com | |
| www.creatiecrafts.com/ideas.html | |
| Videols helping you to remember how much you love | He's My Son |
| your child. | A Mother's Prayer |
| New Parent's Prayer | |
| A webstie supporting fatherhood. | 7 habits |
| Blog entries | Conversation starters to use with a teen |
| The following links are some of my favorite humorous videos for parents. | The difference between having 1, 2 and 3 or more kids |
| What an average mom covers in one day with her kids | |
| Smarty pants dance | |
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Web Sites that can aide in forming a mission statement |
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| singleparents.about.com | |
| www.homeschool.com/articles/Stephen_Covey | |
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VIA Strenths Surveys (one for adults and one for kids) |
www.authentichappiness.com |
| Strenghtsfinder 2.0 | www.strengthsfinder.com |
| Websites promoting academic competencies | www.freerice.com |
| kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids | |
| www.kidsdiscover.com | |
| www.funbrain.com | |
| Illustrations of the power of executed competencies | www.ted.com |
| Blog entries | Parenting a kid in sports |
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| Programs for limiting your child's internet access | www.bumpercar.com |
| www.webwatchernow.com | |
| www.cybersitter.com | |
| A program for monitoring your child's computer usage | www.spector.com |
| This website sells producs that can help with monitoring | www.familysafemedia.com |
| Three sites that can provide you with lots of relevant info | www.tvguidelines.org |
| www.esrb.org/about/resources.jsp | |
| www.netalert.gov.au | |
| NIH's article on monitoring | www.nichd.nih.gov |
| Nat'l PTA's article on internet safety | www.pta.org |
| Blog entry | If your kid experiences internet addiction |
| Research: Teens need parents to monitor them | |
| Monitoring a child's online life | |
| Let your teen wear a sexy Halloween outfit? | |
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| Some websites that help with discipline | American Academy of C & A Psychiatry |
| About.com | |
| Purdue University | |
| Samples | Sample token system, chips |
| Sample token system, points | |
| Sample contract | |
| Blog entries | 7 tips for getting your child to do a chore |
| 6 tips for when you lose it with your child | |
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| Video's illustrating crisis = pain + opportunity | |
| An e-book on self-esteem | From the Public Agency of Canada |
| Form and samples | Blank problem solving form |
| Sample of completed problem solving | |
| Sample thought testing | |
| Blog entries | Using our screw ups to help our kids |
| Why experiences of failure are important | |
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| Sometimes humor is the best medicine | |
| Humorous videos with parenting and family themes | #1 |
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| An application with happiness exercises | From Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky |
| Blog entries | Couple care promotes effective parenting |
| Best marriage advice I ever heard | |
| Finding your well of wisdom | |
| Tips for reaching resolutions | |
| Happy people: live longer, have better health | |
| Helpful websites | Commenting on adult happiness |
| For learning how to meditate | |
| Another meditation site | |
| iphone/itouch/ipad app for mindfullness | |
| Strategies for promoting happiness | |
| Inspirational stories | |
| Supporting wellness in moms | |
| NY Times article on infidelity, author Wendy Plump | Infidelity |
| Check back for forms referred to i n the chapter | |
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| Websites for promoting good health habits: | |
| Diet | USDA's site for planning a diet |
| Physicial activity | CDC's site for getting active |
| Sleep | CDD's tip sheet for sleep hygiene |
| National Sleep Foundation | |
| Download from NIH | |
| General | www.healthierus.gov |
| CDC's BMI calculator | |
| Websites focusing on childhood obesity | from NIH |
| from CDC, cartoon based | |
| from CDC, tips for parents | |
| from Yale University School of Medince | |
| from the NFL | |
| Blog entries | Research: teens not getting enough sleep |
| Is your kid getting enough sleep? | |
| Helping your child get a good night's sleep | |
| Communicating with teens about STDs | |
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| Serving to inspire those serving kids | #1 |
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| Samples | Sample school log sheet, younger child |
| Sample school log sheet, older child | |
| Blog entries | Three ways teachers can promote resilience |
| Coping with school anxiety | |
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| Helpful websites covering mental health issues | Reviewing evidence-based treatments |
| www.mentalhealth.com | |
| from NIMH | |
| from the CDC | |
| To find a therapist | Psychologists with board certification |
| American Psychological's search engine | |
| Psychiatrist locator | |
| Certified counselors | |
| from Psychology Today | |
| Organized by state | |
| Blog entries | Millions of teens are suffering needlessly |
| Mental health concerns by age 21 | |
| Affording mental health care | |
| Suicide prevention | |
| Common myths about counseling | |
| Some info on cognitive behavioral therapy | |
| Tips for parenting an anxious child | |
| To learn more about mental health parity | |
| www.cms.gov | |
| Sells a wide assortment of self-help books for kids | www.maginationpress.com |
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| Videocasts on parenting topics | I do these for WBRE-TV; Wilkes Barre, PA |
| Blog entries | Time to get a gift but money is tight |
| Coping with bullying | |
| Tips for when your child leaves for college | |
| When a college grad returns home | |
| Tips for long car trips | |
| 51 truths (as I see things anyway) | |
| Guidelines for parenting experts | |
| Humor | Top 10 funny parenting videos |
| Parsing when a woman says "fine" | |
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| The American Psychological Association's (APA) | APA's resilience resources |
| resources for promoting resilience | |
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| Free online articles on mental health topics from | APA's self-help articles |
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| Free online articles on mental health topics from | Division of Independent Practitioners self-help |
| APA's Division 42 | articles |
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| Free online articles on mental health topics from | PPA's self-help articles |
| the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA) | |
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| PBS Montana's DVD on positive psychology | PBS Montana's DVD |
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| PPA publishes a quarterly electronic newsletter | Psychology News You Can Use sign up |
| for lay people on an assortment of practical | |
| topics. Click to the right to subscribe for free. | |
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