Parenting Tools and Resources
Carroll ISD strives to collaborate with families so each student can reach their potential and become effective citizens.
Resources:
- TED Talk - Jennifer Senior - For Parents, Happiness is a Very High Bar
- TED Talk - Julie Lythcott-Haims - How to Raise Successful Kids - Without Over-parenting
- TED Talk - Sam Goldstein - The Power of Resilience
- UNT - Child & Family Resource Center
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Psychological Association
- Administration for Children & Families
- Love & Logic
- Wait Until 8th
Book Recommendations:
- No Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
- How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel
- Try & Make Me by Dr. Ray Levy
- Children the Challenge by Rudolf Dreikurs
- The New Strong-Willed Child by James Dobson
- How to Talk so Your Kids Will Listen and Listen so Your Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
- Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
- Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman
- Goal Setting with Your Child - Article by NAESP
Changing Families
Family changes can be filled with varying emotions. If your family is experiencing change of any sort (i.e.: separation, divorce, blending families, adoption, growing/expanding family), please reach out to your child's counselor so we can help support them.
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