Resources for Parents

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Active Parenting Classes are being offered through the District office!  Parent University, a grant funded parent education and support project, is offering a dynamic workshop for parents of students’ grades 6th-10^th.  This research-based parenting program offers a proven approach to parenting teens and includes video, discussion and practical solutions.  You will learn how to talk to your teen about sex, violence and drugs; how to solve problems together; how to build your teens sense of responsibility; how to gain respectful behavior.  Effective ways to discipline adolescents will be discussed and ways to make parenting less stressful.  For more information, click here!  Each series consists of four 2-hour sessions and we are offering 2 series this Fall: October Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 at BHMS and October Saturday mornings in the Sabre Springs Business Center. For more information please call 858-668-4084 or contact the Student Service Specialist at your school.

Mental Health

PUSD District Wellness Page

District Wellness Community Resources at the bottom of the page is a list of Internet resources

The Caring Connections Center is an integral part of the Student Assistance Program in the Poway Unified School District.  These services are available to all students, at all grade levels, from special education to gifted and talented. Families participate in a "Family Conference" during which school perceptions, goals, family concerns, stressors, medical issues, and family background are discussed. The goal is to build on family strengths, encourage self-advocacy, and awareness of community services that will support student well being.  For a referral, call Student Services, 748-0245 ext, 5393.

http://www.aacap.org/info_families/index.htm American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

http://www.nami-northcoastal.org/index.html Local information for families about mental health, especially Shizophrenia, Bipolar, Major Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety Disorders.  Includes links and has Crisis and Suicide Prevention Hotlines.

Self Injury Websites:  Commonly known as 'cutting', these sites provide insight into this disorder.   http://www.focusas.com/SelfInjury.html; www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html ;  www.healthyplace.com/communities/self_injury/bloodred ; http://www.recoveryourlife.com 

Depression: http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/depressd.htm 

Eating Disorders Websites:  Getting Treatment;   Something Fishy; Body Sense: Prevention

Grief: American Hospice on Teen Grief;  http://sdhospice.org/grief.htm San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care offers support groups for adults and teens experiencing a variety of different losses.

Drugs & Drinking

SAFIR: Supporting Adolescents and Families in Recovery--a free weekly support group approved by courts and probation and recovery programs in San Diego County.

When a Child Dies from Drugs:  A very supportive book about the bereavement process for families having to cope with such a tragedy.

http://www.theantidrug.com/ Parents: the Anti Drug.  Lots of great information regarding teen drug use.  Available in Spanish, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean.

http://www.parentingisprevention.org/Index.html Parenting is Prevention--lots of advice about drug prevention as well as links for general parenting.

http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/index.html  Federally sponsored facts and information.

Parenting Help

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised and Updated  An easy to read book that provides a lot of helpful insight to teens.

Parent University, a grant funded parent education and support project, is offering a dynamic workshop for parents of students’ grades 6th-10th.  This research-based parenting program offers a proven approach to parenting teens and includes video, discussion and practical solutions.  You will learn how to talk to your teen about sex, violence and drugs; how to solve problems together; how to build your teens sense of responsibility; how to gain respectful behavior.  Effective ways to discipline adolescents will be discussed and ways to make parenting less stressful.  Tuition is minimal and scholarships are available upon request.  Each series consists of four 2-hour sessions and we are offering four series this Spring. For more information please call 858-668-4084 or contact the Student Service Specialist at your school.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/teenbrain.cfm The Teenage Brain: a work in progress--ever wonder why teens think differently?  Because they think differently!

http://www.planned.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ET_parenteducation How to talk to your kids about sex, from Planned Parenthood. Also from Teen Pregnancy, talking with your kids about teen pregnancy:  http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/tips/tips.asp 

http://www.teenpregnancy.org/resources/reading/tips/talk_back.asp  Ten Things Teens Want Parents To Know About Teen Pregnancy

http://www.ncfy.com/supporti.htm A rather long article with some good ideas for supporting your adolescent. 

Miscellaneous

Bullying:  http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/ Information about bullying.

Movies:  http://movies.yahoo.com/moviemom/ Wonder what's in the new movies your kids are seeing?  Let movie mom tell you about the sex and violence from a parent's perspective.

Divorce:  http://www.divorcesource.com/info/children/children.shtml Helpful information for parents going through a divorce.  Although often aimed at younger children, the advice holds up for teens as well.

Gender Issues:  http://www.familyacceptance.com/ One family's story about reaching acceptance when their child came out as gay.  Answers questions and discusses religious aspects along with a page of resources.  http://www.bidstrup.com/parents.htm Especially for parents of pre-college students, with sections on questions about what's happening and on supporting your child.

Testing Tips for Parents & Students: Click here for  help yourself or your student do their best on tests--relieve anxiety about tests.

Poway High General Parent Hot Sheet for 2004-05

Any other resources that you've found helpful, please drop us a line!

Parent Suggestions!

Dr. William Maxwell, Ed.D., Harvard University, has devoted his life to helping parents in general, and helping raise the IQ of children, in particular.  More information about The Inventive Quotient, I.Q. can be found at:  http://www.inventivequotient.com

Amigos de las Américas is an international, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1965. Amigos offers a summer volunteer opportunity! Amigos trains and provides opportunities for high school and college students to participate in service projects in Latin America. Amigos is dedicated to building partnerships to empower young leaders, advance community development, and strengthen multicultural understanding throughout the Americas.  AMIGOS believes in the power and capability of young people to change our world!  For more info, visit www.amigoslink.org and check out the local San Diego chapter.

Teton Science School offers summer programs for high school students. It's not CAMP, it's SCHOOL--but it's like camp!  Credit can be applied to their PHS transcript.  Scholarships are available.  Check it out at: http://www.tetonscience.org/ 

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