Websites to Bookmark

This is a list of organizations that provide great resources to support students, teachers and parents!

• Grown and Flown Parenting never ends!
• Cultures of Dignity Author and educator, Rosalind Wiseman, founded this organization that works with communities to shift the way we think about young people’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Challenge Success Strategies to support student well-being and engagement with learning
• Jo Langford "BeHeroes.net" Seattle Counselor, Sex Therapist and Dad provides tools to keep it real when talking with your teens about tech and sexuality.
• Michele Borba, M.Ed., Author of "Unselfie" Nine Empathy Competencies and how to spot them in schools.
• Notes from the Backpack – National PTA Podcast
• Cultures of Dignity works with parents, educators, and young people to successfully navigate the social challenges of young adulthood
• Raising Digital Natives – An expert on young people’s relationship with digital media and technology, Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World and founder of RaisingDigitalNatives. Her mission is to cultivate a culture of empathy and social/emotional literacy.
• Prepared Parents – Parenting is not a race. A “winner take all” approach to learning leads to competitive parenting and inequitable schools. This hurts the success of all kids. Power habits such as self-direction and resilience are the true markers of a successful life. Prepared gives parents the resources to build power habits at home, and champion change at school. Rethink success.
• Screenagers dives Into tech’s impact on kids and the challenges of parenting In a digital world. The award-winning film probes into the vulnerable corners of family life and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games and academics. The film and website offers solutions on how we can help our kids navigate the digital world.
• Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, books, and more so parents can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids. Common Sense Media education programs support K–12 schools with everything educators need to empower the next generation of digital citizens.
• Creating Positive Futures – Dr. Maggie Wray is an ICF-certified Academic Life Coach and ADHD coach, with a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell and a Bachelor’s in Astrophysics from Princeton. She founded Creating Positive Futures to help students develop the executive skills, mindset, and study skills they need to excel in school but are often not learning in the classroom. The website and blog provides a variety of tips and resources on academic and ADHD coaching.
• "Master Minds & Wingman" video by Rosalind Wiseman Rosalind’s new book, Masterminds & Wingmen, shows what’s really happening in boys’ lives. It creates a new language and analytical framework to understand the power of boys’ social hierarchies and how these influence their decision-making and emotions.
• "In the News" with Julia Lythcott-Haims Read and listen to the buzz about Ms. Lythcott-Haims and her views on helicopter parenting.