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Marion County Mental Health Resources

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Social and Emotional Support 

• 5 Ways to View Coverage of the Coronavirus, The American Psychological Association
• Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Child Trends
• How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus, Kids Health
• Multilingual Coronavirus Resources, Coloring Colorado
• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource, National Association of School Psychologists
• Promoting Positive Mental Health for Teens Feeling Isolated, Erika’s Lighthouse
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Learning at Home

• Fun Math at Home, Bedtime Math
• Teach Your Kids How to be Internet Awesome, Google
• Learn Computer Science at Home, Code.org
• Learn from Anywhere, Office Depot
• Learn at Home with Wide Open School, Commonsense Media
• A Parent’s Guide to Virtual Learning, National Center for Learning Disabilities
• Resources for Out-of-School Time, National Center for Families Learning
• Your Home School Coach, Springboard Collaborative
• How to Home-School During the Coronavirus (Free Resources), The Today Show
• Get Your Family into the Reading Habit, Our Children Magazine
• Make Learning Fun and Easy (Home Activity Guide), National Inventors Hall of Fame
• “Quarantined” Mom: Day 4, Learning Heroes
• Don’t Have the Internet? Get Two Months FREE Service, Access from AT&T
• Free Online Events and Activities for Kids at Home, Common Sense Media
• Apps for Students with Special Needs, Edutopia

Health and Safety 

• 5 Ways to Help Protect Your Kids Online, NortonLifelock
• Stay Active While Quarantined with These Fun Videos, Boosterthon
• VIDEO: Trauma-Informed Parenting During COVID-19, Attachment & Trauma Network
• Physical Activities & Family Health and Nutrition Classes, CATCH.org
• Help Your Child Eat STEM for Breakfast, Our Children Magazine
• How to Keep Kids Active & Motivated, The Aspen Institute Project Play
• 8 Indoor Activities to Release Kids’ Energy, PBS Kids
• Dealing with the Cancellation of Youth Sports, Positive Coaching Alliance
• Tackle Spring Cleaning the Right Way with these Tips, Our Children Magazine

Social/Emotional Learning

• BrainPOP provides movies with social/emotional learning components that students can watch and respond to.

• CASEL has collected a number of resources to assist in addressing students’ social and emotional needs.  

• Centervention game-based behavior interventions help students practice social and emotional skills.

• Inside SEL links to a number of social/emotional learning resources. 

• NEWSELA offers social/emotional learning lessons students can complete remotely.

• Sanford Harmony at National University provides social and emotional learning tools for pre-K–6. 

• Second Step is offering free social and emotional learning activities for ages 5-13, a podcast for families and a mindfulness program

ARTICLES 

Encouraging Children with Kindness

Angry Kids

Reference Tips

Melt Down Cheat Sheet

Don't Set to many Limits

Encouragement and Praise

Guidleines for Control through Choices

What to Expect When Your Child Needs Therapy

Ditching the word “Don’t”