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Family Recovery and Resiliency Tools
There are many things you can do to support your loved one and maintain your well-being. You can explore these tools and see what works best for you in your journey to well-being.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition in which a person has trouble paying attention and focusing on tasks, tends to act without thinking, and has trouble sitting still.
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Teen Alcohol Use
Get the facts about teen alcohol use and learn the important signs to be aware of.
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Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia affects both the body and the mind. It may start as dieting, but it gets out of control.
Articles
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Helping Potentially Violent Children
There are many reasons a child may resort to violence. What can we do before it escalates to this point?
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Single Parenting: Taking Care of Yourself Emotionally
Learn some simple ways you can put yourself first, so you can take the best care of your children.
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Managing the Stress of Parenting
Follow these tips to handle family stressors.
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Talking to Young People About Tough Issues
Tips on communication, parental reactions, and responsibilities that can help you navigate conversations.
Find Self-Help Resources
Courses
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Parenting Kids with Anxiety
Nothing is worse than seeing your child stuck in an endless cycle of negative thinking, worry, and perfectionism. As a parent, this can make you feel helpless, frustrated, and even angry. This course will teach you how to help your kid transform their anxiety into courage, confidence, resilience and self-love.
Resources
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National Runaway Safeline
Provides information and support to runaway youth and teens and their families. In addition to the 24-hour hotline, the website offers a live chat service and answers to frequently asked questions by youth/teens and parents/family members.
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GirlsHealth.gov - Teen Relationships
A government sponsored site which offers friend and romantic relationship information for teen girls.
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The Dougy Center - The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
A national resource for helping children impacted by loss through death. Website features a directory of resources offering grief support, books and DVD's about children and grief, tip sheets, podcasts and more.
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Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Offers online support communities, the KidsSafe Blog (written by and for youth who have LGBTQ parents), a Facebook-based Kids of Trans community (open to anyone ages 13 and older who has one or more transgender parents),
Videos
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Teens: Who Do You See in the Mirror?
Learn what body image is and how to feel better about the way you look.
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Teens: Get Moving!
See how other teens have gotten more active and had fun too.
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Teens and Healthy Eating: What Gets in Your Way?
Hear how other teens got past the things that kept them from healthier eating.
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Teenagers: Feeling Different Because of Asthma
Learn how expressing your negative feelings about asthma will help you feel better.
Resource locators
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Summer Camps - American Camp Association
This site features searches for camps, jobs, camps that rent to groups and other camp-related items.
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Childcare - State Directories
This database provides links to all of the state directories for childcare regulation. Most states offer databases for locating care.
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