Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Part II: Topic Specific Resources: Family Members — Informational Tip Sheets for Family Members and Those Working with Families

• 10 Simple Things That Can Boost Your Child's Brain Power
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=11)
  Project ABC
  
• 10 Things You Should Know About Infant Mental Health
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=17)
  Project ABC
  
• 7 Super Things Parents & Caregivers Can Do
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=51)
  Project ABC
  
• A Guide for Families: Using NAEYC Standards to Find Quality Programs for Young Children (http://editor.ne16.com/iaeyc/FamilyGuide.pdf [PDF format])
  The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  NAEYC has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten.
  
• Behavioral/Mental Health
  (http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/behavior.cfm)
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  This Web site provides answers for parents’ common questions, audio files on children’s behaviors, recommended programs, and other general resources.
  
• Bright Futures for Families Materials/Resources
  (http://www.brightfuturesforfamilies.org/materials.shtml)
  Bright Futures for Families, Family Voices
  These family materials on a child’s overall health complement materials provided to health care professionals. These family-friendly materials provide valuable information about child development and what to expect, from infancy through adolescence; help families form partnerships with their providers; empower families to advocate for the health care needs of their children; and encourage families to help their children gradually assume responsibility for their own health care.
  
• Children’s Mental Health—Campaign Materials
  (http://www.samhsa.gov/children/page2.asp)
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  These resources provide information on children’s mental health, attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder; bipolar disorder; conduct disorder; anxiety disorders; depressive disorders; and mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. It also includes an English and a Spanish family guide for finding services for children.
  
• Development of Social Skills in Young Children: Guidelines for Parents
  (http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/socialskills1.cfm)
  National Association of School Psychologists
  These guidelines provide information, resources, and steps for parents to foster the development of their child’s social skills.
  
• Emotional-Wellness
  (http://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/default.aspx)
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  These articles and podcasts help parents support their children’s emotional-wellness and ability to cope with stress.
  
• Emotions and Behaviors
  (http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/index.html)
  KidsHealth
  KidsHealth provides information on helping your child cope with life’s ups and downs, from dealing with divorce to preparing for new siblings. It also helps you understand your child’s behavior, whether it’s toddler tantrums or teenage depression.
  
• Facts for Families
  (http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/facts_for_families)
  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  This set of nearly 100 easy-to-read, two-page fact sheets addresses common questions parents have regarding various topics including mental health, adversity, grief, substance abuse, development, LGBT issues, and adjustments for military families.
  
• Fact Sheet: What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/farcry/go/information/get-info/children-s-mental-health/what-every-child-needs-for-good-mental-health)
  Mental Health America
  This fact sheet includes tips for caregivers, warning signs, and resources for seeking help.
  
• Fact Sheet: Coping with Separation and Divorce
  (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/coping-with-separation-and-divorce)
  Mental Health America
  
• Family Tools
  (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/resources/family.html)
  Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
  This tip sheet provides information about behavior, supporting your child’s characteristics and skills, and teaching children about emotions.
  
• Finding Help When You Need It
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=14)
  Project ABC
  
• Healthy Children
  (www.healthychildren.org)
  Healthy Children
  These tips for parents provide information regarding a child’s overall health.
  
• Parenting Info
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/parenting.php)
  Project ABC
  These positive parenting tips cover healthy child development by age range, as well as information on nurturing, attachment, children’s emotional intelligence, and the myth of bad parenting.
  
• Parenting Portal
  (http://www.cdc.gov/parents/)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Information from across all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is compiled here to cover everything from safety at home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones for all age ranges of children.
  
• Positive Actions for Parents
  (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/PAFP.htm)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Positive Parenting Tips
  (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/positive.htm)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  These positive parenting tips are based on the age range of your child.
  
• Positive Parenting Tips
  (http://www.cwla.org/positiveparenting/default.htm)
  Child Welfare League of America
  These positive parenting tips are for parents of all age ranges of children and divorce/single parents.
  
• Raising Your Grandchildren
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=20)
  Project ABC
  
• Resources and Support for Families
  (http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/ecdh/Mental%20Health/Resources%20&%20Support%20for%20Families)
  Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
  These guides, modules, and tip sheets include information on parental depression; grandparent and parent involvement in children’s mental health; and national, state, and local resources to support the mental health needs of young children.
  
• Resources for Parenting
  (http://www.fci.org/parenting.asp)
  Family Communications
  The Mister Roger’s Neighborhood materials and tips for talking to children address a variety of topics such as anger, diversity, fear, divorce, potty training, self-esteem, music, and tragedy.
  
• Tip Sheets for Parents: Bonding With Your Baby
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=18)
  Project ABC
  
• Tip Sheets for Parents: Dealing with Temper Tantrums
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=24)
  Project ABC
  
• Tip Sheets for Parents: Reading to Children
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=22)
  Project ABC
  
• Tip Sheets for Parents: Tips on Talking
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=23)
  Project ABC
  
• Tip Sheets for Parents: TV Time and Your Children
  (http://projectabcla.org/resources/article.php?id=21)
  Project ABC
  
• Tips to Promote Social-Emotional Health Among Young Children
  (http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/mentalhealthday.cfm)
  American Academy of Pediatrics
  This tip sheet describes what parents, early education and child care providers, and pediatricians can do to promote young children’s social-emotional health.
  
• ZERO TO THREE: Parenting Resources
  (http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=par_parents&AddInterest=1148)
  ZERO TO THREE
  These resources provide information on brain development, child care, child development, school readiness, social-emotional development, temperament, and behavior.