Parent Resources
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| Organization | Mission Description | Resources |
| Because I Love You | "Because I love you" (BILY) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting parents with troubled children of any age. We promote structure, consequences and consistency in raising our kids and we have helped thousands of families over the past 25 years.” | “We help parents deal with drugs, runaways, truancy, verbal and physical abuse, curfew, dress codes and the problem friends. We also handle the aggravating things like messy rooms, chores not being done and low school grades.” |
| Parents Helping Parents | “Parents Helping Parents pursues its child abuse prevention mission by providing two free parent support services: 1) a 24-hour parent helpline that provides telephone counseling and information and referral to parents; and 2) a network of anonymous and confidential Parent Support Groups that meet in many locations throughout Massachusetts. These services complement each other. That is, parents can call the Parental Stress Line for 24-hour parenting help and may choose to join weekly Parent Support Groups for ongoing support. Both programs are anonymous, confidential, and uniquely suited to support parents who are feeling isolated, overwhelmed, or hesitant to ask for help from people they know.” | “The Parental Stress Line uses a strengths-based approach in assisting callers, providing support to draw on callers’ inner strengths and information and referrals to link callers to community resources. In each call, our volunteer Counselors listen as the caller relates his or her concerns, and then tailor the parenting information and support to fit the unique needs of the caller’s situation. Counselors use a reflective listening model to meet the caller’s emotional needs and ask open-ended questions to empower the caller to develop his or her own plan of action. Rather than providing callers with advice, volunteer Counselors assist them in thinking through the steps that will help them move toward their identified goal.” |
| Change Parent Support Network | “Changes Parent Support Network is a structured, self-help program based on the Change In sight concept. We provide support and education to parents who are struggling with teens (and older children) who are engaging in self-destructive or acting-out behaviors such as truancy, failing grades, defiant, rebellious or out-of-control behavior, running away, drug and alcohol abuse, illegal activities, aggressive and/or addictive behaviors and attempted suicide.” | “Using peer support, Changes helps you regain control of your home and guide your children to accept responsibility for their out-of-control behavior. Parent groups meet weekly, are entirely confidential, and funded by voluntary donations.”
“If you are feeling helpless and frustrated, angry or isolated because of your child’s acting-out behavior, join a support group and start making a change in your life and the life of your child.” |
| Parenting Teens | “Parents of teenagers can use all the help they can get. Here you will find articles that will allow you to dig deeper into this site's parents of teen’s resources.” | “Parents and teens face tough issues and problems can occur. Here are resources on where to get help and how to prevent delinquent behavior - drinking, drug use, sex, violence, running away and more.”
“Discipline can be one of the hardest jobs parents have to do. Using active discipline techniques can lead to positive character traits in our teenagers which will guide them to becoming happy young adults. With these articles you will learn about setting limits, establishing rules, developing a discipline style and teaching responsibility.” |
| The Ravive | “Anyone who has a teenager is probably familiar with the term conflict. In fact, most adolescents seem to come by this state of being quite naturally. There are many important misunderstandings that occur both with the parent and with the adolescent that, if recognized would not only reduce conflict, but strengthen the relationship, even if it seems there is hardly one there. While arguments between a parent and their teen is not of itself a bad thing, the manner in which we choose to resolve theses disagreements is what ultimately determines the outcome and anxiety each encounters.” | “In order for your child to mature into an adolescent, they must first push the limits of their former existence. It is only through this push for independence that they truly find autonomy as an adult. The struggle for a parent however, is being able to relinquish control while still enforcing strong, healthy boundaries. This becomes even more important when you consider there are more than 24,500 different street gangs in the United States today. And according to a 2002 National Gangs Trends Survey, that translates to about 772,500 teens and young adults who have lost their way. And this is not simply the U.S. Teenage gangs exist in all other western countries, including Canada and those in Europe.” |
| Parenting Teens | “It's not an easy time. Of course, most teenagers think that their parents are clueless. They don't seem to realize that their parents were once teenagers themselves! And of course, throughout the ages, teenagers have always had issues. However, today's teens seem to be facing more choices than ever before.” | “Peer pressure and teen role models can also cause conflict. In addition, with the high rate of divorce, more teens than ever have to deal with their parents' own dating issues.”
“Adjusting to step-brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers is another situation that parents have to be sensitive to. The most important thing is to try to determine if your child�s issues are a normal part of the teen years or if they are worthy of professional intervention.” |
| Positive Family Solutions | “The teen years have always been a tough part of growing up. But never has it been as tough as it is today. During one of her lectures, Madeline Levine, PhD, and author of "Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids" said, "Today's kids are some of the most troubled in history." |
“Kids are faced with temptations, anxieties, fears, and often too many choices and options that they feel overwhelmed. Many teens want to do the right thing and are seeking their parents' love and approval. Parents are so busy that sometimes the last thing they have time for is their teen. They figure they've made it through the childhood years, they are out of diapers and day care, and that their teen should be able to maneuver through adolescence without too much trouble.” |
| Heritage | “Parents often ignore the signs their teen is in trouble, explaining issues away with such beliefs as: "It's a normal phase of adolescence," "He or she will grow out of it." If you feel your teenager exhibits behavior that is impacting his or her academic performance, peer or other social relationships, or physical health, the earlier the intervention the better.
There are a number of standardized tests available to professionals that can help parents identify issues with alcohol or drugs as well as mental health issues.” |
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| 4 Troubled Teens | “Parents often ignore the signs their teen is in trouble, explaining issues away with such beliefs as: "It's a normal phase of adolescence," "He or she will grow out of it." If you feel your teenager exhibits behavior that is impacting his or her academic performance, peer or other social relationships, or physical health, the earlier the intervention the better. There are a number of standardized tests available to professionals that can help parents identify issues with alcohol or drugs as well as mental health issues.” |
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| Adoption Library | “Helping to prepare your teen for life after high school is one of the most important tasks you will have as a parent. Although it can be difficult to imagine your baby as an adult, with the right approach, helping your teen make the transition into adulthood can also be rewarding.” | “Communicating with children about life after high school.” |
| Pacific Resource for Educational Learning | “PREL endeavors to help all students reach their full potential. Since 1990, PREL and its well-qualified staff have provided educators at the state, district, and school levels with technical assistance and high-quality research-based professional development and classroom strategies focused on the improvement of teaching and learning for all students, particularly Pacific Islanders and English language learners (ELLs). Critical to this approach is our region-wide network of educators and community-based service centers. We offer a variety of professional development services for teachers, both in person and using innovative distance education technologies.” | “PREL serves the educational community with quality programs, services, and products developed to promote educational excellence. We work throughout school systems, from classroom to administration, and collaborate routinely with governments, communities, and businesses. Above all, we specialize in multicultural and multilingual environments.” |
| Assessing Your Learning Style | “How do you learn best? Have you ever thought that you might be more effective in your classes if you fully understood the methods for learning and studying that work best for your learning style? This section is designed to allow you to assess your learning style and provide some ideas for strategies that will help you to be more effective in the classroom. Remember, we all learn in different ways but everyone can learn effectively.” | “The first step in the process is to assess your learning style. Please take one of the following inventories. These inventories are meant to give you valuable feedback about your learning style but should not be considered diagnostic or predictive.” |
| Understanding Critical Thinking | “There are lots of ways of thinking about thinking!! Sometimes thinking is an unconscious act. Have you ever solved a problem in your sleep? Have you ever set a problem aside only to find that the solution presents itself to you in the middle of a meeting? Thinking isn't always verbal. Sometimes we think in images instead of words. What about your dreams? Is that a form of thinking?” | “Vincent Ruggiero has developed a more formal definition for thinking that we can use in the context of academics. In The Art of Thinking, he writes "Thinking is any mental activity that helps formulate or solve a problem, make a decision, or fulfill a desire to understand. It is a searching for answers, a reaching for meaning." He reminds us that the mind engages in all sorts of processes in support of thinking.” |
| Academic Information | “Academic Information is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students and teachers.” | “We currently feature over 25,000+ hand-picked resources and update the website on a daily basis.” |
| College.Gov. | “college.gov is intended to inspire people to pursue education beyond high school. Throughout the site, students are encouraged to look to school counselors and teachers for guidance and advice. For many of them, your support will be critical. “
“That's why this site is for you, too. Look around. You'll find information and resources that will help turn your students' add in some words dreams of college, trade or technical school into realities. Help spread the word—tell your students and their families about this site.” |
“why go Information on the benefits of getting more education after high school. Includes a page with resources to help students investigate educational and career paths.”
“what to doInformation to help plan and organize the path to college or other postsecondary education. Provides resources to help students research schools, learn about standardized tests and apply for admission. Also includes a calendar of tasks for high school seniors, plus planning advice for juniors and younger students.” “how to pay Information on money available to help pay for college or other postsecondary education. Provides an overview of financial aid, kinds of aid available, help to find money and use it wisely and guidelines on applying for aid.” |
| Parent Teacher Association | “PTA offers a variety of programs to help parents, students, and communities succeed. From our own signature programs to awards opportunities to our partnerships with key organizations and companies — PTA has something for you!” | “As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students.”
“PTA does not act alone. Working in cooperation with many national education, health, safety, and child advocacy groups and federal agencies, the national PTA organization collaborates on projects that benefit children and that bring valuable resources to its members.” |