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Tip Sheets
These tip sheets for parenting can be downloaded and printed for your own use or for distribution to friends or the parent body at your school. They are simple and direct, but not simplistic. These are organized by the 10 Key Parenting Issues. Check back because we’ll be adding new Tip Sheets all the time.
Feel welcome to write to us and let us know if you’d like to see a Tip Sheet on a particular topic, or if you have a really great online resource or book/article on adolescents and pre-adolescents. You can help make Practical Help for Parents a dynamic clearinghouse of excellent information on teens!
These tip sheets for parenting can be downloaded and printed for your own use or for distribution to friends or the parent body at your school. They are simple and direct, but not simplistic. These are organized by the 10 Key Parenting Issues. Check back because we’ll be adding new Tip Sheets all the time.
Feel welcome to write to us and let us know if you’d like to see a Tip Sheet on a particular topic, or if you have a really great online resource or book/article on adolescents and pre-adolescents. You can help make Practical Help for Parents a dynamic clearinghouse of excellent information on teens!
LOCAL AND NATIONAL RESOURCES
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PARENTING TEENS & PRETEENS
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PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH
The 15 Core Components of Adolescent Mental Health
AD/HD: Fact Sheet and Information
Eating Disorders: Information from NIMH
Tips for Communicating With Teens
Tips for Dealing with Bullying, Harassment and Teasing
Understanding Depression in Teens: Tips for Identification
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
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Research on Teens and Mobile Phone Use
Teens, Social Media and Privacy
Understanding the Warning Signs of Internet Addiction
TEENS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND PARTIES
Adolescent Brain Development and Alcohol
Changing the Set and Setting around Drug Use/Parties (1)
Changing the Set and Setting around Drug Use/Parties (2)
Five Tips to Understanding Your Teen’s “Mindset” Around Drug Use and Parties
Strategies for Dealing with Parties and Drugs (1)
Strategies for Dealing with Parties and Drugs (2)
A Student’s Perspective on Drinking and Parties
SEXUALITY, RELATIONSHIPS & THE IMPORTANCE OF STATUS
Tips for Understanding Teen Sexuality
EDUCATION, LEARNING AND SCHOOL
Tips on Easing Stress of School Transitions
Survival Guide for Parents: Freshman Year
TEENS, PRETEENS & THE FAMILY
Keys to Enjoying Your Teenager
RESPONSIBILITY, BUILDING CHARACTER & BEING IN COMMUNITY
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