Jefferson Elementary School

Parenting and Mental Health Quick Links By Topic

ADHD

• https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/signs
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/adhd/symptoms-causes/syc-20350889
• https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
• https://www.helpguide.org/articles/add-adhd/when-your-child-has-attention-deficit-disorder-adhd.htm
• https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/parenting-tips
• https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/ss/slideshow-adhd-parenting-discipline-tips

Anxiety

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/10/09/what-does-childhood-anxiety-look-like-probably-not-what-you-think/
• https://www.understood.org/articles/en/anxiety-signs-young-children
• https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/10-tips-parenting-anxious-children
• https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/772789491/how-to-help-a-child-struggling-with-anxiety
• https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/supportive-parenting-can-reduce-childs-anxiety
• https://childmind.org/article/what-to-do-and-not-do-when-children-are-anxious/

Depression

• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14938-depression-in-children
• https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/understanding-depression.html
• https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/children-depressed-signs/
• https://health.choc.org/tips-for-parenting-a-child-who-is-depressed/
• https://adaa.org/find-help/by-demographics/children/tips-parents-and-caregivers

Relational Aggression

• https://www.stopbullying.gov/
• https://www.mhanational.org/bullying-tips-parents
• https://www.pacer.org/bullying/parents/helping-your-child.asp
• https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/bullies.html

School Violence

•  https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//parents_guidelines_for_helping_youth_after_the_recent_shooting.pdf
•  https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-school-shootings
•  https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/aftermath-school-shootings
•  https://www.edutopia.org/article/talking-students-about-grief
•  https://grievingstudents.org/module-section/peer-support/
•  https://www.griefresponsiveteaching.com

Test Anxiety

• https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/six-ways-to-help-kids-tackle-test-anxiety
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/generalized-anxiety-disorder/expert-answers/test-anxiety/faq-20058195
• https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/test-anxiety
• https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/counseling-and-psychological-services/managing-test-anxiety