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Reach Out Usa: Having Difficult Conversations
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers tips for how to handle sharing difficult news with someone.
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Reach Out Usa: More Tips for Communicating Effectively
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers seven tips for communicating well with others.
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Reach Out Usa: Fighting With Your Sibling
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses why siblings may not get along and offers suggestions for handling conflict with a sibling.
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Reach Out Usa: How Can I Develop Coping Strategies?
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to cope with challenging situations and events.
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Reach Out Usa: Resolving an Argument or Disagreement
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle a disagreement.
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Reach Out Usa: When Parents Are Fighting: Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle your parents splitting up or divorcing, and what to expect.
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Reach Out Usa: Arguing With Your Parents or Guardians
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for understanding conflict with parents or guardians and how to communicate with them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Feelings
Young children experience a wide range of emotions that they might not be able to name yet. Help students explore emotions.
Other
Elementary School Counseling: Identifying and Expressing Feelings
This site contains a collection of activities to teach students how to identify and express their feelings.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Beauty & Happiness: How Can We Achieve Happiness?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve happiness?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Conflict Resolution Network: The Law Series: Lesson 5: Triggers
This resource provides training for students that will help them identify emotional triggers and then handle these triggers in socially acceptable ways.
Other
Better Attitudes & Skills in Children
This is a collection of social emotional lesson plans. They were developed by the Project B.A.S.I.C. Child Development Specialist, and Child Care Consultation Staff via the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Extra Curricular Activities
This lesson focuses on the pros and cons of extra-curricular activities for kids; while positive effects have been proven, overscheduled kids may have trouble keeping up with the activities and school work. It features links to opposing...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Back to School Planner and Checklist
Get ready to go back to school with PBS Kids! Help students plan their first week of school, identify new routines, and prepare for the year ahead with these printables.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Resilience
Giving new things a try helps children learn, grow, and take on challenges! These resources teach kids and parents that they are always growing and learning!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Article: Coping With Frustration
This article from the Fred Rogers' Company discusses the importance of being able to cope with frustration in a healthy manner. This practice will help children develop healthy attitudes.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Clifford
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Clifford The Big Red Dog.
Curated OER
Kids Health:how to Talk to Your Child About the News
Children may worry about current events and need an adult to help make sense of what is happening. Adults will be able to find useful and engaging information.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Feelings
Two lessons are provided that engage students in learning about their feelings and the feelings of others.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for My Height?
Finding out your correct weight is difficult because everyone's body type is different. This site addresses that concern and answers questions that surround this issue. Links to related sites are also offered.
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Kids Helpline: Helping Kids Identify and Express Feelings
Learning to identify and express feelings in a positive way helps kids develop the skills they need to manage them effectively. Here are some tips on how to encourage your child to express their feelings.
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Kids Helpline: Empowering Young People to Ask for Help
Being able to ask for help when you need it is an essential skill. This article discusses how to overcome the challenges kids and teens face when asking for help.
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Childline: Asking an Adult for Help
Here is some advice to help children feel comfortable asking an adult for help.