Parent Resources
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| Public School Parents Network |
This site has lots of information about the adjustment process to Middle School, how parents can help thier student navigate the transition successfully. |
| Parent Quiz Teen Popularity:Are you Helping or Hurting Your Child? |
This is a fun little quiz from iVillage, a site that has many other interesting and helpful articles about the Middle School experience, including a video on bullying linked from the site. |
| Parent Involvement with Middle Schoolers |
This is an article from Middleweb, a site with resources for parents, students and teachers. |
| Information about the Transition to Middle School |
This article and related links from Kidsource speaks to the common challenges of the transition from elementary to middle school. |
| Teach Tolerance to your Middle Schooler |
Tolerance. org is a super site, with links to information about how to have your child respond to prejudiced behaviors and hate comments. The site also has articles about ADHD, Disabilty rights,Sexual Harrassment, and conflict resolution. Provides tools for building tolerance. |
| Underage Drinking |
This article from MVParents. The site also has information about Developmental Assets and other Parent Resources. |
| Mental Illness or Normal Adolescent Behavior |
The " For Families" page of the AboutOurKids site from NYU Child Study Center has information about mental health issues, along with many other topics of interest about children of all ages. |
| The Parent Connection |
The Parent Connection is a Tucson organization that supports families. They offer classes on parenting teens, anger management, and more |
| AZ Dept. of Ed-Special Education Services |
This page of the AZ Dept. of Education site can help parents of special needs students understand their rights,and how to advocate for thier child. |
| AZ Dept of Education-Standards |
Check this page of the AZ Dept of Education site to find out what your student should be learning at each grade level. |
| Great Schools |
Great Schools is a wealth of information about schools nationwide.You can find statistics on how your students school is doing, and compare school ratings among other things. |
