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4 Strategies for Dealing With School-Related Stress

Whether your child is bringing home a test or  report card, trying out for the team or the school play, every parent hopes for success. No parent wants to see his or her child have to deal with failure. But an expectation to succeed at every pursuit can cause undue stress and anxiety for children.    Springtime  means standardized testing time at most schools, and that can translate  into high-anxiety time for many students (and teachers). Even if  standardized tests aren’t a source of stress for some kids, they are  probably dealing with anxiety about some other factor at school: the  bully on the playground, the competitive game in P.E., the homework  overload or the high expectations of their parents or teachers.

PARENT RESOURCE CENTERS: at Marrs, SIE, and Newman Middle School

Check out the parent computer and book/magazine resources available for parents. 

Watch a dvd!   You can check wengage for your student’s grades and attendance!

Parenting Tips

Activities for a 1 year old

More activities for preschool

A Fathers Role in Reading Article

Early Childhood Tips
 
Home and School Connection Tips
 
Intermediate Reading Parenting Tips
 
Intermediate Math Parenting Tips

Middle School Parenting Tips

High School Parenting Tips

nutrition nuggets

Teen food & fitness

Physical Fitness February Newsletter

Be A Better Parent:

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BULLYING PREVENTION  RESOURCES

Information on prevention of bullying, which offers  free downloads, can be found at www.stopbullying.gov.   This website is for educators, youth, parents and community members.

Another helpful website specifically for parents is www.samhsa.gov  (national publications clearinghouse) or call 1-800-789-2647 for the free booklet, #CMHS-SVP-00512 for the BULLYING IS NOT A FACT OF LIFE. The program is called 15+ Take Time TO Listen, Make Time To Talk About Bullying. It is for parents.

You may want to also visit www.cyberbully.org and www.cyberbullying.us for additional information.

http://www.PACERTeensAgainstBullying.org/

BACK TO SCHOOL CONVERSATIONS:
With the new school year here, this is a good time for parents to get involved in their child’s school, become familiar with its alcohol education curricula and alcohol policies, and become advocates in their community for supporting and following the recommendations in the Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking and its companion guides

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration site, www.stopalcoholabuse.gov, provides back-to-school tips for parents, teachers, and schools on how to take action. Check it out at: http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov/families/talking/default.aspx

For example, parents can work with schools to ensure that rules against adolescent alcohol use are in place, penalties are well known, and enforcement is certain and uniform. Teachers can work to increase students’ involvement in their school, a factor that is known to predict less alcohol use. Schools can restrict the sale of alcohol on campus or at campus facilities. To see more tips, visit the Web site.

 

Prevention Education

Resource Guide

A Parents Guide to Substance Abuse Prevention by Circle of Concern Consortium

http://www.circleofconcernconsortium.org/CCC-FinalGuide-10-15-10.pdf

 

Must-Have Drug Guide for Parents: Learn the Facts to Keep Your Teen Safe

 
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Young People and Social Networking sites–Childnet Resource
 
Social network code words –Just in case you don’t know what those initials mean!
 
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OKDHS

 

Oklahoma Department Human Services–Child Care Services OKDHS Live! is now up and running. Clients throughout the state can go to
[ http://www.okdhslive.org ]www.okdhslive.org and see if they are eligible
for benefits (food st amps, medical, and child care). They can also
create a login and apply for benefits, review their case information, as
well as complete their renewals (benefit reviews). Case workers will now
also be able to conduct phone interviews in some instances, rather than
face to face, so cases can be distributed throughout the state and will
not have to be county specific.
 
Call 1-877-653-4798 about eligibility or your benefits. Individuals at this phone
number can answer your questions, help you with services if you do not
have computer access, and/or refer you to the appropriate county office or call center.