Resources

 

Parent Resources       Academic Success      Eating Disorders/Body Image       Community Resources

   Summer Programs         Internet Safety           Grief and Loss         Mental Health        Career Exploration     

Diversity          Transition to Middle School         School Resource Officer Newsletter      College Programs


Magnet School Fair     Magnet High School or Middle School Flyer

 

 

 

Parent Resources

Middle Years Newsletter - Monthly newsletters for parents of middle school students. Practical activities, suggestions and tips to help parents face the challenges raising adolescents.

September 2009	October 2009	November 2009	December 2009
January 2010	February 2010	March 2010	April 2010

May 2010

Spanish versions

September 2009	October 2009	November 2009	December 2009
January 2010	February 2010	March 2010	April 2010

May 2010

 

Those Crazy Middlers ! - a presentation by Joy Trexler, Ed.S. ( Lufkin's 6th grade counselor) and Camille Hedrick, Ph.D. (Lufkin's 6th grade administrator)

Should you snoop on your kids?: ABC News, Good Morning America presents a video on, Do parents have a right to search their kid's stuff?

Family Education.com - Website for parents with children of all ages.

Carolina Parent - The Triangle Family Resource - This website provides resources for track-out programs and more.

Helping Your Child Series - US Department of Education provides publications to assist parents with tools and information to help their children succeed in school and life.

 

Internet Safety

Cyberbullying: The following are websites to help with strategies when handling cyberbullying, mobile bullying and internet safety.

www.netsmartz.org              www.wiredsafety.org

www.bnetsavvy.org              www.netlingo.com

www.connectsafely.org          www.safekids.com/

Silencing Cyberbullies - This is an article in the National Education Association magazine, which talks about students affected by cyberbulling. This article provides information for educators and parents on how to prevent cyberbulling.

 

 

 

Community Resourses

Kidscan! - A special Support program designed for children who have a parent diagnosed with cancer. During this special program, kids will:

• Learn about cancer
• Talk with other kids who have a family member with cancer
• Participate in fun activities
• Be is a safe nurturing environment
• Bring parent to participate in their own group

  Program meeting will be held at Rex Cancer Center Auditorium. For more information, please contact Jill Shipman at (919) 784-6455.

 

Summershine - Spring & Summer 2009 Edition - Source of information on Track-out programs, Camps, Clinics and other activities for school age children.

YMCA G.I.R.L. Summit - YMCA is offering their First Annual G.I.R.L.S. Summit to middle school girls. This program is designed to provide them with an opportunity to feel empowered, gain self-awareness, and discuss important topics such as body image, friendships, and healthy habits in a safe and non-threatening environment. Parent Flyer

 

 

Academic Success

Homework Solutions Guide - The National Education Association developed a homework guide for parents of middle schoolers.

Help Parents Deal with Homework - This is an article from the Teacher Vision website.

Organization: Advice for Parents - This is an article from the Teacher Vision website.

How-To-Study - A free resource website to help student with study skills.

 

Duke Youth Programs: Heroes and Villains: Creating a World of Fantasy and Adventure
For Students in Grades 6 – 8, Saturday, December 5th: 9AM – 4PM Sunday, December 6th: 10AM – 4PM Cost: $175 Meals and Materials Provided

Heroes and Villains: Creating a World of Fantasy and Adventure is a weekend-long creative writing workshop for students currently in grades 6-8 during the 2009-2010 academic year. Led by instructors from Duke Young Writers' Camp, Dan Wales and Don Campbell, participants in this workshop will learn how to unleash their creative juices to bring life to their super heroes and their adversaries! Open to anyone ready to write themselves into a journey. If you have questions or need directions please contact us at (919)-684-2827 oryouth@duke.edu. Click on th link above for more information.

 

Summer Programs

School to Career - Summer College Programs - Wonderful summer programs for our elementary-, middle-, and high-school students. These college summer programs present career information in an exciting hands-on way, and help students start exploring postsecondary educational opportunities.

Summer Reading Skills Program - North Carolina State University's Office of Professional Development are offering reading skills classes for grades PreK - 12. Classes are held on the NCSU campus. For more information or registration call 800-978-9596 or www.continuingeducation.ncsu.edu/reading/ .

 

 

Eating Disorders/Body Image

Duke Eating Disorders Programs:

Research Study for Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders: Helping Parents Help Their Children

Research Study for Adult Females with Past or Current Eating Disorders Social Relationships: Do You See What I See?

Research Study for Children Who Have Siblings with Eating Disorders

 

 

Grief and Loss

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families - This center provides support for children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death. It provides a safe place for them to share their experiences. www.dougy.org

Hospice of Wake County's Horizon's Grief Center - Upcoming grief workshops for children, teens and families. These workshops are excellent options for children, teens, and families during a normally difficult time of year, with the holiday season and long nights and short days.   These workshops are designed to be brief yet powerful and comprehensive opportunities to help grieving families. Click Here for our flyer.

 

 

Mental Health

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) - FREE Course for Parents/Caregivers - NAMI Basics

NAMI Basics is a free 6- week class that is designed specifically for parents and caregivers of children/adolescents, 18 years and younger, who are living with mental illness. This is a NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) signature program and volunteers are trained by NAMI National to teach the class.  The materials have been well-reviewed by leaders in the field.   This free class is for parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety disorder, bipolar, OCD, ODD or other mental health diagnoses. The class discusses how a diagnosis is made, what it means, treatment options, how to best communicate and interact with your child and how parents can be supportive at school and in the community.  It is a well researched, informative program that parents have found quite helpful.  A Wake County class is scheduled for January in 3 at the Commons Building. See the information below and please pass this information on to anyone who could benefit.

 

 

Career Exploration

CollegeBoard.com My Road - This website helps students explore careers and plan for the future.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - This resource describes hundres of different job opportunites.

 

Diversity

Teaching Tolerance - Tolerance.org is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center to encourage people to reduce prejudices and promote torelance. It provides free educational materials to schools.

 

Transition to Middle School

It's My Life - PBSkids.org provides information for students on the transition to middle school.

College Programs

Product Design and Marketing Workshop - Sponsored by Duke Youth Programs - Apply the engineerin design process to create & build a new product based on the needs of the customer. Learn science & engineering principles behind circuits for use in the new product. Also learn marketing skills and business practices. For more information click on the title to link to the webpage or contact by phone at 919-684-6259.