Online Resources for Families

Stop Bullying Now!
This site, hosted by the US Department of Health and Human Services, offers reliable and accurate information on bullying as well as ideas for parents and other adults to counteract bullying.

Word Search!
Visit this site to make your own word searches or use the counseling related word searches already made.

PBS Parents
Find games and activities for children and advice for parents

Kinship
This is an excellent site with a whole list of links for kids and parents. This site includes links from homework help to a Mount St. Helen Cam!

MVParents
This site, developed by the Search Institute, offers information for parents on the Search Institutes 40 Developmental Assets, as well as resources and information for remaining active and supportive in your student's life.

Discipline Help
Resources for management at home and school

PACER
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights

Kids Health
An excellent site for health and wellness information and resources for people of all ages. There are pages built especially for parents, teachers, and students.

Minnesota Association of Financial Aid Advisors
Provides information and resources in order to ensure equal access to post-secondary education

Teaching Tolerance
Information, advice and resources for parents on tolerance and diversity

CASEL
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

Intervention Central
Intervention Central offers free tools for parents and teachers to help promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all students and youth.

Minnesota Association of Children's Mental Health
Information and resources concerning children's mental health

Positive Behaviorial Inteventions and Support
The Center has been established by the Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices.

The National Institute of Mental Health

American School Counselor Association
The accrediting organization for licensed school counselors. This site offers information on the roles and responsibilities of school counselors.

FirstGov
This is the official portal for the US government. This Citizen page offers resources for students, parents, and teachers for school and education.

Minnesota Restorative Services Coalition
The mission of MRSC is to serve as a statewide coalition to promote restorative philosophy and quality restorative services for individuals, communities, and organizations.

Minnesota Department of Education

Minnesota Public Radio Sound Learning

McGill University Self Esteem Games
An interactive site for students and resources for teachers.

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.

Financial Football
This site, sponsored by Visa, offers education for parents concerning financial stability and resources as well as information for parents to use with their students to teach about financial responsibility. The site includes many tools, from articles for parents to interactive games for students.