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You Don't Have to be Your Child's Teacher During the Coronavirus Quarantine
You Are Not Your Child’s Teacher. You are their parent. You don't need to panic about educating your child during the quarantine.
Check out this article by Elizabeth Newcamp on SLATE
You Are Not Your Child’s Teacher. You are their parent. You don't need to panic about educating your child during the quarantine.
Check out this article by Elizabeth Newcamp on SLATE
Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Navigate social distancing and school closures with quality media and at-home learning opportunities for your kids.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
for multiple resources to help understanding the news, staying calm, learning at home & what to watch...
Navigate social distancing and school closures with quality media and at-home learning opportunities for your kids.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
for multiple resources to help understanding the news, staying calm, learning at home & what to watch...
Helping Kids Manage Anxiety Around the Coronavirus
Expert videos
Check out this link from GoZen.com
Expert videos
Check out this link from GoZen.com
Helping Your Family De-Stress During Coronavirus Uncertainty
How to manage anxiety, stay active & focus on your family's well-being
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
How to manage anxiety, stay active & focus on your family's well-being
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
How Colleges Uses Kids Social Media Feeds
Learn how what you post can hurt -- and help -- the admissions process
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Learn how what you post can hurt -- and help -- the admissions process
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Guest Speaker - Anthony Grupido - Magician
"The Magic of Hope"
"The Magic of Hope"
How to Help Kids Dodge Cigarette, Vaping,
and Pot Marketing and Stay Smoke-Free
New ways to smoke, new stuff to smoke, and evolving legal guidelines make it tougher to teach kids to just say no.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
and Pot Marketing and Stay Smoke-Free
New ways to smoke, new stuff to smoke, and evolving legal guidelines make it tougher to teach kids to just say no.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Tweens, Teens, and Phones: What Our 2019 Research Reveals
Common Sense Media's latest census reveals the shifting nature of kids' online experiences.
Common Sense Media's latest census reveals the shifting nature of kids' online experiences.
Students at High-Achieving Schools are now named "At-Risk" population
-Washington Post
-Washington Post
Positive Role Models on YouTube
Gives information about various YouTube personalities that are good for tweens/teens
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Gives information about various YouTube personalities that are good for tweens/teens
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Apps that Inspire Kids to Play Outside
Gives information about a variety of apps by ages that will get kids outside.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Gives information about a variety of apps by ages that will get kids outside.
Check out this link from Common Sense Media
Deep Breathing Exercises for Kids
Deep breathing exercises for students to use plus other resources to manage anger & anxiety
Check out this ideas from Coping Skills for Kids
Deep breathing exercises for students to use plus other resources to manage anger & anxiety
Check out this ideas from Coping Skills for Kids
Stop, Breathe & Think - You Tube Channel
This is a great app that we have used with the students and this channel has access to a lot of helpful videos for managing anxiety and increasing mindfulness
Check out this channel from Stop, Breathe & Think
This is a great app that we have used with the students and this channel has access to a lot of helpful videos for managing anxiety and increasing mindfulness
Check out this channel from Stop, Breathe & Think
Why Mindfulness is a Superpower: an Animation
Mindfulness has been a buzz word the last couple years, but what does it really mean...
Check out this short video from Happify
Mindfulness has been a buzz word the last couple years, but what does it really mean...
Check out this short video from Happify
Parents' Ultimate Guide to Instagram
Everything parents need to know about this popular image-sharing app
Check out this article from Common Sense Media
Everything parents need to know about this popular image-sharing app
Check out this article from Common Sense Media
Teen Voices: Friendships & Social Media
Hear from middle schoolers about how & why they use social media
Check out this short video from Common Sense Media
Hear from middle schoolers about how & why they use social media
Check out this short video from Common Sense Media
13 Online Challenges Your Kid Already Knows About
From the Momo Challenge to the Mannequin Challenge, internet stunts can be funny -- or completely frightening -- for kids.
Check out this article from Common Sense Media
From the Momo Challenge to the Mannequin Challenge, internet stunts can be funny -- or completely frightening -- for kids.
Check out this article from Common Sense Media
"Your Phone is NOT Your Property
and other screen time rules I give my kids"
Check out this article by Kristin Gambaccini on smartsocial.com or Today.com
and other screen time rules I give my kids"
Check out this article by Kristin Gambaccini on smartsocial.com or Today.com
Help! My Kids Want to Use Social Media
Check out this great article from Common Sense Media full of good questions to ask your teen about how & why they will use social media with best answers, follow up, & take aways
Check out this great article from Common Sense Media full of good questions to ask your teen about how & why they will use social media with best answers, follow up, & take aways
Start the New Year with a Plan for Screen Time
Follow this blog post by Joe Rommel of Berrien RESA highlighting a couple strategies to understand / manage screen time for kids
Follow this blog post by Joe Rommel of Berrien RESA highlighting a couple strategies to understand / manage screen time for kids
Screenagers: A Parent Guide
Check out this parent guide that outlines the main ideas presented in the Screenagers documentary. All students will be seeing this documentary in school, and is also available to the community on 2/11 @ 6:30
Check out this parent guide that outlines the main ideas presented in the Screenagers documentary. All students will be seeing this documentary in school, and is also available to the community on 2/11 @ 6:30
Stop, Breathe & Think: an app on your device for calm and sleep
Check on this app to help regulate sleep/ manage stress & anxiety
*ask your student about this app...they love it! We suggest considering it at home
Check on this app to help regulate sleep/ manage stress & anxiety
*ask your student about this app...they love it! We suggest considering it at home
Self Care Series
Follow these links from the SJPS Guidance Department to learn more:
Issue #1 - Coping Skills 101...
Issue #2 - 13 Reasons Why
Issue #3 - Substance Abuse
Issue #4 - Vaping Epidemic
Issue #5 - Anxiety
Follow these links from the SJPS Guidance Department to learn more:
Issue #1 - Coping Skills 101...
Issue #2 - 13 Reasons Why
Issue #3 - Substance Abuse
Issue #4 - Vaping Epidemic
Issue #5 - Anxiety
What Do You Know About Vaping?
Here are some articles from the NYTimes...
Juul May get Billions in Deal with one of World’s Largest Tobacco companies
Study Shows Big Rise in Teen Vaping This Year
Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers have no Clear Path to Quitting
Here are some articles from the NYTimes...
Juul May get Billions in Deal with one of World’s Largest Tobacco companies
Study Shows Big Rise in Teen Vaping This Year
Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers have no Clear Path to Quitting
How common is SEXTING and what parents can do...
Follow this link from CNN.com to learn more:
Follow this link from CNN.com to learn more:
Things teens do not know about SEXTING but should...
Follow this link from verywellfamily.com to learn more:
Follow this link from verywellfamily.com to learn more:
The "Giver's Glow"- Healthy benefits of giving....
It's Not Cyberbullying, But...
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
Social Media = Social Life Info Graphic
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media-social-life-infographic
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media-social-life-infographic
Help Teens & Tweens Clean Up Their Feeds
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-tweens-and-teens-clean-up-their-feeds?j=6822614&l=512_HTML&u=111867392&mid=7000332&jb=333&utm_source=072018+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/help-tweens-and-teens-clean-up-their-feeds?j=6822614&l=512_HTML&u=111867392&mid=7000332&jb=333&utm_source=072018+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
The Let Grow Project
Let Grow is creating a new path for parents, schools, and America itself -- a path back to letting kids have some adventures, develop more independence, and grow resilient.
https://letgrow.org/usa-today-talks-to-superintendent-who-has-10-schools-doing-the-let-grow-project/
Let Grow is creating a new path for parents, schools, and America itself -- a path back to letting kids have some adventures, develop more independence, and grow resilient.
https://letgrow.org/usa-today-talks-to-superintendent-who-has-10-schools-doing-the-let-grow-project/
Apps & Websites Kids Use Instead of Facebook
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook?j=6822614&l=512_HTML&u=111867395&mid=7000332&jb=333&utm_source=072018+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/16-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-to-after-facebook?j=6822614&l=512_HTML&u=111867395&mid=7000332&jb=333&utm_source=072018+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
A Self Regulating Tool for Stress & Anxiety
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://tapping-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com/Tapping%20in%20Schools%20Quickstart%20Guide.pdf
Follow this link from Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://tapping-foundation.s3.amazonaws.com/Tapping%20in%20Schools%20Quickstart%20Guide.pdf
Mental Health Awareness
Follow these links to learn more:
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/parents-caregivers
https://www.benice.org/www.benice.org/
Follow these links to learn more:
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/parents-caregivers
https://www.benice.org/www.benice.org/
Manage Screen Time & Bedtime
Follow this link from the Sleep Help Institute to learn more:
How To Manage Screen Time and Bedtime
Follow this link from the Sleep Help Institute to learn more:
How To Manage Screen Time and Bedtime
Media Smarts about Breaking News
Follow this link on Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/teaching-kids-media-smarts-during-breaking-news?j=6270636&l=512_HTML&u=99578226&mid=7000332&jb=342&utm_source=030218+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Follow this link on Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/teaching-kids-media-smarts-during-breaking-news?j=6270636&l=512_HTML&u=99578226&mid=7000332&jb=342&utm_source=030218+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
How to Talk to Kids about Difficult Subjects
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-difficult-subjects?utm_source=Edu_Newsletter_2018_02_27&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-difficult-subjects?utm_source=Edu_Newsletter_2018_02_27&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Mindful Breathing Meditation
Follow this link to a guided breathing exercise from the app Stop, Breathe & Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEfs5TJZ6Nk
Follow this link to a guided breathing exercise from the app Stop, Breathe & Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEfs5TJZ6Nk
Earbuds Made My Teens Tune Me Out,
So I Changed How We Listen to Music
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/earbuds-made-my-teens-tune-me-out-so-i-changed-how-we-listen-to-music?j=6102573&l=512_HTML&u=96357442&mid=7000332&jb=345&utm_source=012618+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
So I Changed How We Listen to Music
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/earbuds-made-my-teens-tune-me-out-so-i-changed-how-we-listen-to-music?j=6102573&l=512_HTML&u=96357442&mid=7000332&jb=345&utm_source=012618+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
Apps Stirring Up Trouble in School
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-stirring-up-trouble-in-schools
Follow this link to Common Sense Media to learn more:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-stirring-up-trouble-in-schools
Check out Common Sense Media (http://commonsensemedia.org).
The following links are to various types of social media
our tweens & teens tend to enjoy --
they include short explanations, ratings & video explanations – check them out!
What age should my kids be before I let them use…
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media/what-age-should-my-kids-be-before-i-let-them-use-instagram-facebook-and-other-social
5 social media rules for tweens & teens
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-social-media-rules-for-teens-and-tweens
Best Kinds of Social Media for Teens
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-are-the-best-kinds-of-social-media-for-teens
Basic social media rules for middle schoolers
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media/what-are-the-basic-social-media-rules-for-middle-schoolers
Kik
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-kik
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Kik.mp4
Tumblr
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-tumblr?utm_source=103015+Parent+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Tumblr.mp4
Instagram
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-instagram
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Instagram.mp4
Vine
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-vine
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/what-is-vine
The following links are to various types of social media
our tweens & teens tend to enjoy --
they include short explanations, ratings & video explanations – check them out!
What age should my kids be before I let them use…
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media/what-age-should-my-kids-be-before-i-let-them-use-instagram-facebook-and-other-social
5 social media rules for tweens & teens
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-social-media-rules-for-teens-and-tweens
Best Kinds of Social Media for Teens
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-are-the-best-kinds-of-social-media-for-teens
Basic social media rules for middle schoolers
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/social-media/what-are-the-basic-social-media-rules-for-middle-schoolers
Kik
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-kik
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Kik.mp4
Tumblr
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-tumblr?utm_source=103015+Parent+Default&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Tumblr.mp4
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-instagram
https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_CMSE_Instagram.mp4
Vine
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/facebook-instagram-and-social/what-should-parents-know-about-vine
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/what-is-vine