Parents information.

[Rob]

Hi all,

I've been emailed a list of articles for parents:

• 10 Things Parents Need to Know to Help a Struggling Reader
• The Parent’s Guide to Opioid Education and Abuse Prevention
• 10 Ways to Encourage Smart Snacking
• Signs Your Child is Being Bullied
• Creating the Optimal Living Environment for a Child with ADHD
• How to Help Your Technology-Addicted Teen Break Free
• Helping Teens Build a Healthy Body Image
• 12 Ways to Help a Teen Handle the Emotional Challenges of Moving
• 7 Things to Do Before Your Kid Goes to College

Would you mind looking over them and seeing which you think might be beneficial to add to the end of our Information for parents page in the Safety Zone? http://www.teenhelp.org/safetyzone/

Thanks!

[hocus pocus]

I didn't read through all of these completely. I read some of them and skimmed others.

I really like the reading one because the advice given there could be applied to other circumstances.

I also think it would be beneficial to add the encouraging smart snacking, signs your child is being bullied, breaking free from technology, and creating a healthy body image articles to the parents section. All of the articles are good but those are the most common things I've seen around the forums (from parents and teens). They are also pretty broad topics and I feel like the larger topics could be more beneficial.

I like the moving one and the college one as well. The ADHD article is very informative but it also links to a lot of other pages (I didn't check those links) and it is long and that may put some people off.

This may be me (I did some updates that require a restart. Haven't done it yet because I have a lot of school windows open) but I did have trouble getting some articles to load and they were slow to scroll down and such. But I know some articles from certain places do have that difficulty.

I like the reading one, the college one and helping teens build a healthy body image.

[hocus pocus]

Rob, did you want descriptions for the articles? Kind of like how we do it with the Newsletter? If so, I can write some up for you.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Cassado

Rob, did you want descriptions for the articles? Kind of like how we do it with the Newsletter? If so, I can write some up for you.

A short one line description might be useful. Look at the Parents page under Safety Zone to see what I've written about the current links.

[hocus pocus]

These might be too long though.

Article: This article provides tips and suggestions for parents to help a struggling reader - Click here.
Article: This guide focuses on preventing your child from abusing Opioids - Click here.
Article: Here is an article about ways parents can encourage healthy snacking - Click here.
Article: The following article discusses the different signs children may present if they're being bullied - Click here.
Article: Here are a few ways to create a stress free environment for those with ADHD - Click here.
Article: How can you help your child break free of a technology addiction? - Click here.
Article: This article discusses different ways of helping your child build a positive body image - Click here.
Article: An article that provides tips on making moving more comfortable for your child - Click here.
Article: The following article discusses things to do before your child goes to college - Click here.

[Rob]

I've published all of these in Safety Zone now, thanks.