Here are some handouts, articles, and books that
you may find interesting....
Be sure to also check out the Blog section which has some informative quick reads as well!
2022-2023
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Speaker Series - handouts, VIDEOS, and podcasts from previous years
Amy Goodwin: All Things ADHD
Morgan Seaman: Getting beyond the "self-care checklist"
Anjali Maazel: ALIGNING WITH PURPOSE FOR STANDOUT COLLEGE APPLICATIONS--WIN WIN STRATEGIES TO ACE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND CULTIVATE WELL-BEING
Morgan Seaman: Getting beyond the "self-care checklist"
Anjali Maazel: ALIGNING WITH PURPOSE FOR STANDOUT COLLEGE APPLICATIONS--WIN WIN STRATEGIES TO ACE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND CULTIVATE WELL-BEING
2020-2021
Presentations/Handouts:
By popular demand!
- Managing Back-to-School Anxiety:
- Applying Growth Mindset to College Admissions During Covid and Beyond:
- Managing Back-to-School Anxiety: video
- Applying Growth Mindset to College Admissions During Covid and Beyond: video
- Avoiding the New Parent Trap: Responsive Parenting Without Hovering
- Connecting With Your Teen
By popular demand!
2019-2020
Presentations/Handouts:
The Successful Student: Organize, Accountable, and Self-Aware by Becky Fliss: PowerPoint slides
Life Purpose: A Key to Wellbeing, Academic Success, and College Admissions by Anjali Maazel: PowerPoint Slides, Handouts: Challenge Success White Pages, Research on Purpose and Success, Tips on College Planning, Research on High School Wellbeing, Harvard Report Turning the Tide, and Research on College Wellbeing.
Best Practices for Defeating Digital Distractions: Slide Deck
Connection: The Greatest Skill You Can Teach Your Child: PDF presentation
Empowering Your Daughter: handout
Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: The Effect of Trauma, Violence, and Society on Cis-Males (and What We Can Do It About It!): PDF presentation
Donut Worry, Be Happy! Nutrition and Diet for Your Life: PDF Presentation
"I had no clue they were depressed!" When Depression is Hidden: PDF Presentation, Handout
Not Your Parent's Marijuana: Raising Our Kids in an Informed Way: PDF Presentation
Resiliency: Learning more from getting back up than getting it right the first time: PDF Presentation
Internet Safety for Children and Families: Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
Managing Stress and Anxiety During Quarantine: PDF Presentation
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Self-Care During Quarantine: PDF presentation
Life Transitions: How to Handle the Evolving Adolescent Brain: PDF presentation
Recognizing and Managing Grief and Depression During Quarantine: PDF Presentation
Videos:
The Successful Student: Organize, Accountable, and Self-Aware by Becky Fliss (we apologize for the audio - please turn your volume up to hear the content from 2:15 - 11:13. The microphone begins working again after that).
Life Purpose: A Key to Wellbeing, Academic Success, and College Admissions by Anjali Maazel
Best Practices for Defeating Digital Distractions by Lisa Johnson
Connection: The Greatest Skill You Can Teach Your Child!
Empowering Your Daughter! (We apologize for the audio. We were able to get better audio for the podcast version so please listen below.)
Demystifying Data Privacy: Putting Your Best Digital Foot Forward!
Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: The Effect of Trauma, Violence, and Society on Cis-Males (and What We Can Do It About It!)
Donut Worry, Be Happy! Nutrition and Diet for Your Life!
"I had no clue they were depressed!" When Depression is Hidden!
Not Your Parent's Marijuana: Raising Our Kids in an Informed Way!
Resiliency: Learning more from getting back up than getting it right the first time
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Self-Care During Quarantine: Video (and a big thank you to those that signed on to Zoom and stuck with us despite the technical difficulties!
Life Transitions: How to Handle the Evolving Adolescent Brain: Video
Recognizing and Managing Grief and Depression During Quarantine: Video
2018-2019
Presentations/Handouts:
Organization & Study Skills in the Digital Age: Google Doc with Links
Managing Your Digital Life: Strategies for Note-Taking, Digital Organization, Calendars, and Time Management Everyday Mindfulness for a Peaceful (stress-less) Presence!
Anxiety: When Does it Become a Problem and How to Support Your Anxious Teen: powerpoint presentation, resource list
Deciphering Girls' Friendships
Catching the Signs: Suicide and Self-Harm Awareness
Positive Discipline: Parenting your Teen with Confidence: power point presentation, handout, workshop flier
Parenting a Perfectionist Child: How to Know When They are Pushing Themselves too Far: handout, additional resources, Mistaken Beliefs Questionnaire, Questionnaire answer key (use video to hear results)
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety: resource page
How Teaching Your Teen Self-Compassion Beats Self-Esteem Every Time!
Becoming a College Parent: What to Expect During the First Year of College!: Resource List, PowerPoint presentation
Videos:
Organization & Study Skills in the Digital Age!
Managing Your Digital Life: Strategies for Note-Taking, Digital Organization, Calendars, and Time Management
Everyday Mindfulness for a Peaceful (stress-less) Presence!
Anxiety: When Does it Become a Problem and How to Support Your Anxious!
Deciphering Girls' Friendships
Catching the Signs: Suicide and Self-Harm Awareness
Positive Discipline: Parenting your Teen with Confidence!
Parenting a Perfectionist Child: How to Know When They are Pushing Themselves too Far!
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety
How Teaching Your Teen Self-Compassion Beats Self-Esteem Every Time!
Becoming a College Parent: What to Expect During the First Year of College!
Podcasts:
By popular demand!
2017-2018
Presentations/Handouts:
The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware and Lisa Johnson's (Ed Tech) Note Taking handout
Study Skills for Students' Success!
Late Nights and Long Days: What You Need to Know about Teen Sleep Hygiene!
Allowing the Pause: Mindfulness-Based Parenting for Happy Confident Kids!
How to Support Our Westlake Families Coping with a Serious Illness! - additional resources for this presentation
A Constellation of Ideas: Working With and Growing Your ADHD Teen: presentation slides
How to Cultivate Your Teen's Confidence, Motivation, and Self-Reliance: handout
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety: Photo 1, Photo 2
Letting Go of Your Little Girl: Helping Her to Grow Up: handout
Raising Hope: How to Empower Kids for Success Beyond the Nest: handout
Promoting Healthy Relationships: How to Talk to your Teen about Dating, Sex, and Boundaries!
Why Do they Act That Way? Understanding Neurology, Emotional Sensitivity, and the Skills You Need to Help Your Teens!
Communicating With Your Teen: Tips on Getting Them to Open up!
Videos (just listen if you don't have time to watch!):
The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Study Skills for Students' Success!
Late Nights and Long Days: What You Need to Know about Teen Sleep Hygiene!
Allowing the Pause: Mindfulness-Based Parenting for Happy Confident Kids!
How to Support Our Westlake Families Coping with a Serious Illness!
A Constellation of Ideas: Working With and Growing Your ADHD Teen!
How to Cultivate Your Teen's Confidence, Motivation, and Self-Reliance!
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Legal 411 About Social Media, Sexting, Drugs/Alcohol and More!
Letting Go of Your Little Girl: Helping Her to Grow Up!
Raising Hope: How to Empower Kids for Success Beyond the Nest - unfortunately we were unable to film this one but please see the handout above.
Promoting Healthy Relationships: How to Talk to your Teen about Dating, Sex, and Boundaries! (We apologize, evidently the microphone was not working. We have done troubleshooting and hope to not have this issue again in the future.)
Why Do they Act That Way? Understanding Neurobiology, Emotional Sensitivities, and the Skills You Need to Help Your Teens!
Communicating With Your Teen: Tips on Getting Them to Open up!
TAFS presented Student Workshop with popular
Staying Ahead of the Game - Tutors and Coaching
How to Achieve Academic Success!
2016-2017
Presentations/Handouts:
Austin Learning Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Recommended Daily Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3
Recommended Smart Phone Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3
Staying Ahead of the Game: Essential Life Skills for Academic Success - handouts
The Self-Compassionate Parent: PowerPoint Presentation, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
Mean Girls No More: Handout 1, Handout 2
Parenting Your Teen Who Has Intense Emotions: Presentation Outline
Being Connected: Raising Balanced Kids in a Technological World: Handout
Self-Led Mediation for Parents and Their Kids: Presentation outline
BRAVING: Parenting with Trust and Boundary Setting: Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Presentation
Body Talk: Dispelling the Myths About "Healthy" Body Image and Eating
Conquering Anxiety: Understanding What Anxiety Is and What You Can Do About It: Presentation, Handout
Is This Normal? Identifying Mental Health Problems in Teens and What to do Next!
Videos (just listen if you don't have time to watch!):
Austin Learn Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Staying Ahead of the Game Presentation: Essential Life Skills for Academic Success!
The Self-Compassionate Parent!
Mean Girls No More! (Please have the volume up as there were some microphone difficulties)
Parenting Your Teen Who Has Intense Emotions! (Our microphone appears to be dying, please turn up volume!)
Being Connected: Raising Balanced Kids in a Technological World! (Volume improves after first 5 minutes)
Legal 411 About Social Media, Sexting, Drugs/Alcohol and More! (Our microphone has finally been fixed!)
Self-Led Mediation for Parents and Their Kids!
BRAVING: Parenting with Trust and Boundary Setting!
Body Talk: Dispelling the Myths About "Healthy" Body Image and Eating (updated with full video)
Conquering Anxiety: Understanding What Anxiety Is and What You Can Do About It
Is This Normal? Identifying Mental Health Problems in Teens and What to do Next!
2015-2016
Presentations/Handouts:
Austin Learning Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Recommended Daily Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3, Planner 4
Recommended Smart Phone Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3, Planner 4
College Tutors: Study Skills for Students Success!
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation Behavior Management Strategies!
Parenting with the Brain in Mind: Healthy Parent/Adolescent Relationships!
Difficult Conversations: How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol and Drugs!
Under Pressure: Helping Girls Manage Stress!
Videos:
Austin Learn Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
College Tutors Presentation: Study Skills for Students' Success!
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation Behavior Management Strategies!
Parenting with the Brain in Mind: Healthy Parent/Adolescent Relationships!
Difficult Conversations: How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol and Drugs! (We apologize for the audio quality on this recording!)
How Do I Parent This? Parenting Through and Understanding Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation!
Getting Help: Effective ADHD Treatment Methods!
Under Pressure: Helping Girls Manage Stress!
Self-Care & Parenting Teens: The Art and Science of Mindfulness in Effective Parenting!
Living Losses: Coping When Life Changes Unexpectedly!
2014-2015 and older
Crazy by Design: How understanding the teen brain can improve your parenting! - Being a Good iParent
Study Skills 101! - Study Skills 101
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation: Behavior management strategies!
It Takes an iVillage: Working together to raise our kids in the digital age!
Understanding Risky Behaviors: Parenting to increase your child's sense of self and worthiness!
Daring Greatly - The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto
Guideposts for Wholehearted Parenting
"The High Cost of High Stress: Overachievers, underachievers and how to use self-compassion for success!"
Dieting and Disordered Eating in the Teenage Years: How to help your daughter/son combat social pressures and maintain a healthy and confident body image!
Improve Your Relationship With Your Teen TODAY!
CAUTION! Teen Brain: Extensive Remodeling
Being a Resilient Teen in a High Pressured World
What She Wishes You Knew
Helping Parents Manage Anxious Times
Mindset
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Substance Abuse Awareness
Presentations/Handouts:
The Successful Student: Organize, Accountable, and Self-Aware by Becky Fliss: PowerPoint slides
Life Purpose: A Key to Wellbeing, Academic Success, and College Admissions by Anjali Maazel: PowerPoint Slides, Handouts: Challenge Success White Pages, Research on Purpose and Success, Tips on College Planning, Research on High School Wellbeing, Harvard Report Turning the Tide, and Research on College Wellbeing.
Best Practices for Defeating Digital Distractions: Slide Deck
Connection: The Greatest Skill You Can Teach Your Child: PDF presentation
Empowering Your Daughter: handout
Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: The Effect of Trauma, Violence, and Society on Cis-Males (and What We Can Do It About It!): PDF presentation
Donut Worry, Be Happy! Nutrition and Diet for Your Life: PDF Presentation
"I had no clue they were depressed!" When Depression is Hidden: PDF Presentation, Handout
Not Your Parent's Marijuana: Raising Our Kids in an Informed Way: PDF Presentation
Resiliency: Learning more from getting back up than getting it right the first time: PDF Presentation
Internet Safety for Children and Families: Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4
Managing Stress and Anxiety During Quarantine: PDF Presentation
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Self-Care During Quarantine: PDF presentation
Life Transitions: How to Handle the Evolving Adolescent Brain: PDF presentation
Recognizing and Managing Grief and Depression During Quarantine: PDF Presentation
Videos:
The Successful Student: Organize, Accountable, and Self-Aware by Becky Fliss (we apologize for the audio - please turn your volume up to hear the content from 2:15 - 11:13. The microphone begins working again after that).
Life Purpose: A Key to Wellbeing, Academic Success, and College Admissions by Anjali Maazel
Best Practices for Defeating Digital Distractions by Lisa Johnson
Connection: The Greatest Skill You Can Teach Your Child!
Empowering Your Daughter! (We apologize for the audio. We were able to get better audio for the podcast version so please listen below.)
Demystifying Data Privacy: Putting Your Best Digital Foot Forward!
Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys: The Effect of Trauma, Violence, and Society on Cis-Males (and What We Can Do It About It!)
Donut Worry, Be Happy! Nutrition and Diet for Your Life!
"I had no clue they were depressed!" When Depression is Hidden!
Not Your Parent's Marijuana: Raising Our Kids in an Informed Way!
Resiliency: Learning more from getting back up than getting it right the first time
Cultivating Self-Compassion and Self-Care During Quarantine: Video (and a big thank you to those that signed on to Zoom and stuck with us despite the technical difficulties!
Life Transitions: How to Handle the Evolving Adolescent Brain: Video
Recognizing and Managing Grief and Depression During Quarantine: Video
2018-2019
Presentations/Handouts:
Organization & Study Skills in the Digital Age: Google Doc with Links
Managing Your Digital Life: Strategies for Note-Taking, Digital Organization, Calendars, and Time Management Everyday Mindfulness for a Peaceful (stress-less) Presence!
Anxiety: When Does it Become a Problem and How to Support Your Anxious Teen: powerpoint presentation, resource list
Deciphering Girls' Friendships
Catching the Signs: Suicide and Self-Harm Awareness
Positive Discipline: Parenting your Teen with Confidence: power point presentation, handout, workshop flier
Parenting a Perfectionist Child: How to Know When They are Pushing Themselves too Far: handout, additional resources, Mistaken Beliefs Questionnaire, Questionnaire answer key (use video to hear results)
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety: resource page
How Teaching Your Teen Self-Compassion Beats Self-Esteem Every Time!
Becoming a College Parent: What to Expect During the First Year of College!: Resource List, PowerPoint presentation
Videos:
Organization & Study Skills in the Digital Age!
Managing Your Digital Life: Strategies for Note-Taking, Digital Organization, Calendars, and Time Management
Everyday Mindfulness for a Peaceful (stress-less) Presence!
Anxiety: When Does it Become a Problem and How to Support Your Anxious!
Deciphering Girls' Friendships
Catching the Signs: Suicide and Self-Harm Awareness
Positive Discipline: Parenting your Teen with Confidence!
Parenting a Perfectionist Child: How to Know When They are Pushing Themselves too Far!
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety
How Teaching Your Teen Self-Compassion Beats Self-Esteem Every Time!
Becoming a College Parent: What to Expect During the First Year of College!
Podcasts:
By popular demand!
2017-2018
Presentations/Handouts:
The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware and Lisa Johnson's (Ed Tech) Note Taking handout
Study Skills for Students' Success!
Late Nights and Long Days: What You Need to Know about Teen Sleep Hygiene!
Allowing the Pause: Mindfulness-Based Parenting for Happy Confident Kids!
How to Support Our Westlake Families Coping with a Serious Illness! - additional resources for this presentation
A Constellation of Ideas: Working With and Growing Your ADHD Teen: presentation slides
How to Cultivate Your Teen's Confidence, Motivation, and Self-Reliance: handout
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety: Photo 1, Photo 2
Letting Go of Your Little Girl: Helping Her to Grow Up: handout
Raising Hope: How to Empower Kids for Success Beyond the Nest: handout
Promoting Healthy Relationships: How to Talk to your Teen about Dating, Sex, and Boundaries!
Why Do they Act That Way? Understanding Neurology, Emotional Sensitivity, and the Skills You Need to Help Your Teens!
Communicating With Your Teen: Tips on Getting Them to Open up!
Videos (just listen if you don't have time to watch!):
The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Study Skills for Students' Success!
Late Nights and Long Days: What You Need to Know about Teen Sleep Hygiene!
Allowing the Pause: Mindfulness-Based Parenting for Happy Confident Kids!
How to Support Our Westlake Families Coping with a Serious Illness!
A Constellation of Ideas: Working With and Growing Your ADHD Teen!
How to Cultivate Your Teen's Confidence, Motivation, and Self-Reliance!
The Science to Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Legal 411 About Social Media, Sexting, Drugs/Alcohol and More!
Letting Go of Your Little Girl: Helping Her to Grow Up!
Raising Hope: How to Empower Kids for Success Beyond the Nest - unfortunately we were unable to film this one but please see the handout above.
Promoting Healthy Relationships: How to Talk to your Teen about Dating, Sex, and Boundaries! (We apologize, evidently the microphone was not working. We have done troubleshooting and hope to not have this issue again in the future.)
Why Do they Act That Way? Understanding Neurobiology, Emotional Sensitivities, and the Skills You Need to Help Your Teens!
Communicating With Your Teen: Tips on Getting Them to Open up!
TAFS presented Student Workshop with popular
Staying Ahead of the Game - Tutors and Coaching
How to Achieve Academic Success!
2016-2017
Presentations/Handouts:
Austin Learning Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Recommended Daily Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3
Recommended Smart Phone Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3
Staying Ahead of the Game: Essential Life Skills for Academic Success - handouts
The Self-Compassionate Parent: PowerPoint Presentation, Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
Mean Girls No More: Handout 1, Handout 2
Parenting Your Teen Who Has Intense Emotions: Presentation Outline
Being Connected: Raising Balanced Kids in a Technological World: Handout
Self-Led Mediation for Parents and Their Kids: Presentation outline
BRAVING: Parenting with Trust and Boundary Setting: Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Presentation
Body Talk: Dispelling the Myths About "Healthy" Body Image and Eating
Conquering Anxiety: Understanding What Anxiety Is and What You Can Do About It: Presentation, Handout
Is This Normal? Identifying Mental Health Problems in Teens and What to do Next!
Videos (just listen if you don't have time to watch!):
Austin Learn Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Staying Ahead of the Game Presentation: Essential Life Skills for Academic Success!
The Self-Compassionate Parent!
Mean Girls No More! (Please have the volume up as there were some microphone difficulties)
Parenting Your Teen Who Has Intense Emotions! (Our microphone appears to be dying, please turn up volume!)
Being Connected: Raising Balanced Kids in a Technological World! (Volume improves after first 5 minutes)
Legal 411 About Social Media, Sexting, Drugs/Alcohol and More! (Our microphone has finally been fixed!)
Self-Led Mediation for Parents and Their Kids!
BRAVING: Parenting with Trust and Boundary Setting!
Body Talk: Dispelling the Myths About "Healthy" Body Image and Eating (updated with full video)
Conquering Anxiety: Understanding What Anxiety Is and What You Can Do About It
Is This Normal? Identifying Mental Health Problems in Teens and What to do Next!
2015-2016
Presentations/Handouts:
Austin Learning Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
Recommended Daily Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3, Planner 4
Recommended Smart Phone Planners: Planner 1, Planner 2, Planner 3, Planner 4
College Tutors: Study Skills for Students Success!
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation Behavior Management Strategies!
Parenting with the Brain in Mind: Healthy Parent/Adolescent Relationships!
Difficult Conversations: How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol and Drugs!
Under Pressure: Helping Girls Manage Stress!
Videos:
Austin Learn Center Presentation: The Successful Student: Organized, Accountable, and Self-Aware!
College Tutors Presentation: Study Skills for Students' Success!
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation Behavior Management Strategies!
Parenting with the Brain in Mind: Healthy Parent/Adolescent Relationships!
Difficult Conversations: How to Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol and Drugs! (We apologize for the audio quality on this recording!)
How Do I Parent This? Parenting Through and Understanding Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation!
Getting Help: Effective ADHD Treatment Methods!
Under Pressure: Helping Girls Manage Stress!
Self-Care & Parenting Teens: The Art and Science of Mindfulness in Effective Parenting!
Living Losses: Coping When Life Changes Unexpectedly!
2014-2015 and older
Crazy by Design: How understanding the teen brain can improve your parenting! - Being a Good iParent
Study Skills 101! - Study Skills 101
ADD/ADHD Myths and Misinformation: Behavior management strategies!
It Takes an iVillage: Working together to raise our kids in the digital age!
Understanding Risky Behaviors: Parenting to increase your child's sense of self and worthiness!
Daring Greatly - The Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto
Guideposts for Wholehearted Parenting
"The High Cost of High Stress: Overachievers, underachievers and how to use self-compassion for success!"
Dieting and Disordered Eating in the Teenage Years: How to help your daughter/son combat social pressures and maintain a healthy and confident body image!
Improve Your Relationship With Your Teen TODAY!
CAUTION! Teen Brain: Extensive Remodeling
Being a Resilient Teen in a High Pressured World
What She Wishes You Knew
Helping Parents Manage Anxious Times
Mindset
The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Substance Abuse Awareness
Bibliotherapy for Teens: An Expanded Booklist gives readers a chance to be informed on various mental health issues. It may also allow readers to relate to their own or someone they know struggles. This list is not a self-help list of books but simply for increasing your own personal knowledge - and for fun!
academic/school stress
See Social Emotional Learning section below.
ADD/ADHD
Your Defiant Child, Second Edition: Eight Steps to Better Behavior by Russell A. Barkley PhD, ABPP, ABCN
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell A. Barkley PhD, ABPP, ABCN
ADDittude: Inside the ADHD Mind
Taking Charge of ADHD by Russell A. Barkley PhD, ABPP, ABCN
ADDittude: Inside the ADHD Mind
bullying/cyberbullying
List of Anti-Bullying Books 2014
Depression
What Is Depression?
What Causes Depression?
The Vicious Cycle of Depression
Articles and Advice About Mental Health
What Causes Depression?
The Vicious Cycle of Depression
Articles and Advice About Mental Health
GRIEF & loss
Speaking Grief - What to say and NOT to say!
Speaking Grief - Informational video for how to respond
5 Stages of Grief
Stages of Grief
It is important to remember that the stages are fluid and not always linear.
Speaking Grief - Informational video for how to respond
5 Stages of Grief
Stages of Grief
It is important to remember that the stages are fluid and not always linear.
parenting/communication
mindfulness
Printable Quick Tip Reminders of Mindfulness
Mindfulness:What It Is and How To Practice It - Session 1
We felt this session had a great comment and Q&A section
Mindfulness: What It Is and How To Practice It - Session 2
This session had a longer Body Scan portion and was able to go into a little more detail about Mindfulness with Teens
Mindfulness Resource Cheat Sheet
Mindfulness:What It Is and How To Practice It - Session 1
We felt this session had a great comment and Q&A section
Mindfulness: What It Is and How To Practice It - Session 2
This session had a longer Body Scan portion and was able to go into a little more detail about Mindfulness with Teens
Mindfulness Resource Cheat Sheet
social & emotional learning
SEL section of this website
Brenè Brown
The Price of Privilege
Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids
Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation
Race To Nowhere - film
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be
Excellent Sheep
Grit
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee (geared towards younger children)
Brenè Brown
The Price of Privilege
Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids
Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation
Race To Nowhere - film
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be
Excellent Sheep
Grit
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee (geared towards younger children)
substance use & abuse
New Survey: Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Stimulants Becoming Normalized Behavior Among College Students, Young Adults
New Research Finds 20 Percent of College Students Abuse Prescription Stimulants (shorten version of link above)
Evidence Grows That Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm The Brain
What Drug Addiction Is Like (short animation)
Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
New Research Finds 20 Percent of College Students Abuse Prescription Stimulants (shorten version of link above)
Evidence Grows That Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm The Brain
What Drug Addiction Is Like (short animation)
Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
stress
Stress - Explanations, Stressors and Suggestions
Be sure to check out the SLEEP! section under Nutrition & Wellness
Be sure to check out the SLEEP! section under Nutrition & Wellness
self-injury
Schools Face the Teen Cutting Problem - This article has helpful Myths and Facts and explains DBT Therapy.
technology
Also see Speaker Series handouts!
Safe, Smart & Social - Popular App Guide for Parents and Teachers
Red Flag Apps
Carl Hooker's Page!
WHS WIFI
Safe, Smart & Social - Popular App Guide for Parents and Teachers
Red Flag Apps
Carl Hooker's Page!
WHS WIFI
relationships/sexual health/sexting
EATING DISORDERS
Comprehensive Mindful Eating Reading List
What's Going On With Me? Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits
kNOw Dieting: Risks and Reasons to Stop
Treatment of Eating Disorders
What's Going On With Me? Evaluating Eating and Exercise Habits
kNOw Dieting: Risks and Reasons to Stop
Treatment of Eating Disorders
This list was compiled from multiple therapists. It is meant to be used as a guide.
