Discussions Ask the Family Therapist Materials Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resources for Parents (Campaign for Our Children) Papers -Growing Up Drug-Free - A Parent's Guide to Prevention (US Department of Education) -How to Enable Children to Grow Up Drug-Free (US Department of Education) Alcohol and Other Drugs (NFIA) Provides information for parents and teens. Bedwetting (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children Who Can't Pay Attention (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children Who Steal (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children Who Won't Go to School (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children and Family Moves (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children and Grief (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children and Lying (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children and TV Violence (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Children's Sleep Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Covers the topics of Frequent awakening during the night, Talking during sleep, Difficulty falling asleep, Waking up crying, Feeling sleepy during the day, Having nightmares, Bedwetting, Teeth grinding and clenching, and Waking early. 8-01 Conduct Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Discipline (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Disciplining - Four Techniques that Work (FamilyEducation Network) Provides four techniques for effective disciplining of children. 6-00 Disciplining Other People's Kids (FamilyEducation Network) Provides suggestions on how to handle behavior problems when other children are visiting. 6-00 Drug-Free Kids - Help for Parents Ethics - Comprehensive Character Education (SUNY - Lickona) Provides 12 points, with lessons or guides for each. Ethics - Encouraging Ethical Reflection (SUNY - Lickona) Provides examples of how children can reveal their stages of ethical development through responding to hypothetical ethical problems in an interview format. Facts for Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides fact sheets for families needing assistance with common mental health problems affecting children and adolescents. Covers dozens of topics, such as TV viewing, substance abuse, day care, child abuse, schizophrenia and other issues of concern to partents. Facts for Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic facts related to over 100 issues of concern to parents. Finding Help for Your Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Helping Children After a Disaster (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Know When to Seek Help for Your Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Manual to Combat Truancy Prevention for Teens (Texas Youth Commission) Provides resources. Stepfamily Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Suicide Prevention (Child Quest International) Provides symptoms of danger and suggestions for prevention of suicide. Suicide Prevention (FamilyEducation Network) Provides suggestions to help prevent a suicide. 6-00 Suicide Prevention - Youth Suicide (Centre for Adolescent Health) Provides symptoms of danger and suggestions for prevention of suicide. Suicide Prevention Quiz (FamilyEducation Network) Provides a quiz to help you identify if suicide is a likely problem and helps dispell some myths about suicide. 6-00 Teen Suicide - Recommendations for Parents (DJ2 Consulting) Provides suggestions for parents and other adults as they communicate with teens concerning suicide. 11-00 Teen Suicide - Warning Signs (DJ2 Consulting) Provides warning signs for teen suicide. "The key to distinguishing between normal adolescent turbulence and the danger signals is the time, degree and amount of deviation from usual personality and behavior. Adults can help to prevent teen suicide by fostering open, honest communication with teens." 11-00 Teenagers with Eating Disorders (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. The Anxious Child (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions.

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