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American Psychological Association
Developing Adolescents
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
ReachOut USA
Reach Out Usa: Communicating About Grief With Your Family and Friends
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page offers suggestions for how to talk about a recent death with family and friends.
Other
Helpguide: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges
Professional and unbiased information for those seeking knowledge regarding a particular area of health and wellness. Modules are broken down into aging, children and family, healthy lifestyles and mental health. Comprehensive and...
Other
Urban Inst: The Health of Children in Immigrant Families
This is a report of the analysis of national survey data to gauge the well-being of immigrant children compared with children in native-born families. The authors examine different areas, including family income and environment, child...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities! Making Family Traditions Packet: Pre K and K
Use these family traditions-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Going Back to School
Kids Health offers tips and words of encouragement for kids going back to school, especially those who are shy. Click on "Feelings" for lots of ideas on learning to deal with a variety of emotions and situations relating to school and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: School Readiness
Use these resources to turn everyday moments into brain-building adventures. Children's lives are packed with first-time experiences. As a caring, supportive adult who talks with them, asks them questions, offers comfort, and shares...
Other
Streetlaw: Family Law
At this website, check out an introduction to family law and several relevant online resources for further reading and research. Topics include: "Law and the American Family," "Marriage," "Legal Rights of Single People Who Live...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Anxiety Disorders
This site from Family Doctor.org does a nice job of listing and describing anxiety disorders. Diagnosis, treatment, and links to similar sites are also included.
Other
Ontario Health Promotion Resources
Part of this Ontario, Canada, health promotion site offers links to health resources on the Internet and elsewhere.
PBS
Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Social Phobia
This site from Family Doctor.org gives information on social phobias, symptoms, and strategies for treatment. This site also provides links to related articles.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Motherland: Lesson Plan: Family Planning
Engaging youth in discussions about family planning is difficult for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the general discomfort adolescents have talking with adults about sex. Sometimes it can be easier to talk about...
Other
Awesome Library
Awesome Library's searchable database is full of resources in all subject areas. It also provides information to parents, students, teachers, principal, family, and community.
ReachOut USA
Reach Out Usa: Talking to Your Family
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page discusses the pros and cons of talking to family members about your problems.
ReachOut USA
Reach Out Usa: When Parents Are Fighting: Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle your parents splitting up or divorcing, and what to expect.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Amish
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Amish. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Veterans
In every adventure, some things change, but others stay the same. Use this page as a way to talk about the things that are the same, things that are different, and things that you'd like to keep the same, perhaps family traditions or...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. After losing her family estate to creditors, Blanche DuBois moves in with her younger sister, Stella, and her working class...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Being Friends
There are certain things you must do in order to be a good friend. Find a list of these things at this website as well as questions and activity ideas that will help you discuss friendship with classmates and family.
BBC
Bbc: The Welfare State 1945 2002
A timeline of the welfare state in Britain from 1945-2002. Highlights key events. Detailed and thorough resource.