For Kids  /  For Parents  /  For Educators

For Kids:

• Six Steps to Smarter Studying
  a helpful guide for students to get more out of their studying, from in class work to homework.
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/studying.html
• Getting Enough Sleep
  presented by Girls.gov website, but this information is helpful to both boys and girls and includes a quiz to test how much you know about sleep.
  http://www.4girls.gov/body/sleep/index.cfm
• Dealing with Anger: The Fire Inside
  an interactive site from PBS Kids, Its My Life website. Discusses ways to handle anger, activities, online games, and links to articles on dealing with other tough emotions.
  http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/anger/index.html
  

For Parents:

• Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free
  a publication from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Online Handbook that gives parents tips for how to have effective conversations with their children about drugs. Also includes help with specific situations, such as when a child admits to having tried drugs.
  http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PHD884/message.aspx
• Kids and Smoking
  a document from the Nemours Foundation about how to talk to your children about not smoking.
  http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html
• Make a Difference
  Talk to Your Child about Alcohol- a 28-page handbook from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism focusing on teens and preventing alcohol use.
  http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/3F7A2293-C695-4B82-882D-9A19BF2782E6/0/Children.pdf
• Developing Your Childs Self-Esteem
  a document from the Nemours Foundation about the definition of self-esteem, identifying healthy and unhealthy self-esteem, and specific ways that parents can help their children to develop and maintain positive self-esteem.
  http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/self_esteem.html

For Educators:

• Handling Stress
  a toolkit from the National Womens Health Center, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Womens Health. Has answers to questions about stress, how to handle it and activities. Information is geared toward an adolescent female audience, but the information can be adapted to helping all youth handle stress.
  http://www.4girls.gov/emotions/stress/index.cfm
• Relational Aggression
  presented by the Ophelia Project, based in Erie, Pennsylvania. This site offers information about relational aggression (a form of bullying where the bully uses the relationship with the victim as the weapon), definitions, examples, and ways to combat relational aggression.
  http://www.opheliaproject.org/main/relational_aggression.htm
• High School Diversity Activities
  presented by the Diversity Council, this site features links to different activities that can be used with high school students to increase awareness and understanding of appreciating diversity.
  http://www.diversitycouncil.org/hsActivities.shtml