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Parenting Resources 

Below is a variety of resources ranging from anxiety management to using social media for parents to support their children, teens, and young adults to thrive :​​​​​

 

PARENTING TIPS

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PARENTING BOOKS 

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  • Parenting Teen Girls:​

    • Untangled: Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood (by Lisa Damour)

    • Under pressure: Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls (by Lisa Damour)

 

 

BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES

Free Parent Interventions

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  • Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing (by Dr. Alan Kazdin): This free course developed by a leader in the field provides a toolkit of behaviour-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviours you would like to see in your child. 

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  • Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach (by Dr. Ross Greene): Rather than focusing on kids' concerning behaviours (and modifying them), CPS helps kids and caregivers solve the problems causing those behaviours. The problem-solving is collaborative (not unilateral) and proactive (not reactive). 

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​FAVOURITE SHORT PODCASTS (by Dr. Lisa Damour). To access the podcasts, you need to search one of the titles below using this website:

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Phones, Social Media & More

  • Will Social Media Harm My Kid?

  • How and when do I give my kid a phone?

  • What to do about shocking texting?

  • My Son Messed Up. Can I Keep Him from Being Canceled?

  • Should I track my teens' location?

  • Should I let my kid use TikTok?

  • My Daughter’s Nude Selfie Got Out. What Do We Do Now?

 

Gaming

  • How Much Gaming is Too Much?

  • Should My Kid Play Violent Video Games?

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​Friendships & Peer Relationships

  • My Kid is Being Bullied. What Should I Do?

  • My Kid Was Dumped by Her Friends. How Can I Help?

  • My Friends’ Kids Are Excluding my Kid. What Should I Do?

  • My Daughter Is the Mean Girl. What Do I Do?

  • How Do I Encourage My Tween to Drop a Bad Friendship?

  • How Do I Get My Teen Sons to Talk to Me?

 

Romantic Relationships​

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Gender and Sexual Health

 

Substance Use

 

Life Challenges

 

Social Justice​

  • My Son and his Friends Use Slurs. Can I Stop This?

  • How Do I Talk to My Child About Racism?

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Youth Mental Health & Behaviour

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Parenting Young Adults

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Split/Divorced Families

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