Partner Posts
Recommended readings from partner programs and external sites
Building Trust
How (and Why) to Create Emotional Safety for our Kids (Washington Post)
Home is Where You Feel Safe. How Emotionally Safe is Yours? (Psychology Today)
Making Deposits into Your Child’s Emotional Bank Account (Leader in Me)
Do Your Children Feel Emotionally Safe? (Huffington Post)
Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe (TED Talk)
How to Connect With Kids: 3 Principles from a Principal (TEDx)
Communication Skills
How to Get a Real Answer to “How Was Your Day?” (Very Well Family)
Tips for Communicating Well With Children (Raising Children Network)
How to Have Tough Conversations Without Offending (KSL)
The Power of Empathy (TEDx)
The Hidden Truth About Human Connection (TEDx)
How to Improve Relationships and Communication (Therapy in a Nutshell)
Conversation Starters
42 Conversation Starters for Kids (Very Well Family)
15 Questions to Replace “How was School Today?” (George Lucas Educational Foundation)
Questions Every Teenager Need to Be Asked (TEDx)
Crisis Management/Meltdowns
20 Ways to Talk So Your Child Will Listen (Child Development Institute)
You Don’t Understand! The Power of Validation (NYU Langone Health)
4-Step Apology: Apologizing to Your Child (Family First)
For Neighbors/Community Members
Neighbors, teachers, others can be the cure to toxic childhood experiences (Deseret News)
We spent a year reporting on teen anxiety — here’s what we learned, and why you’re part of the solution (Deseret News)
Parent Self-Care
Why Being a ‘Good Enough’ Parent is Better than Being Perfect (Brightly)
The Good Enough Parent is the Best Parent (Psychology Today)
Empathy and Parenting… What it Does and Doesn’t Look Like (Mother Far From Home)
Creating Emotional Safety for Yourself (Therapy in a Nutshell)
Parent-Child Relationships
5 Ways to Maintain an Emotional Connection With Your Child (Motherly)
Rigging Kids’ Brains for Happy Memories (UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center)
10 Habits to Strengthen Your Relationship With Your Child (Aha! Parenting)
Kids, Anxiety, Depression, and the Wrong Approach (Beliefnet)
How to Connect With Kids: 3 Principles from a Principal (TEDx)
Raising Well-Balanced Kids (Stanford School of Education Challenge Success)
Self-Confidence
Meet Yourself: A User’s Guide to Building Self-Esteem (TEDx)
10 Tips on How to Build Confidence in Kids (Working Mother Network)
12 Ways to Raise a Competent, Confident Child with Grit (Psychology Today)
The Skill of Self Confidence (TEDx)
9 Secrets of Confident Kids (Parents Network)
Technology
Can Flip Phones End Our Social Media Addiction? (TEDx)
When Should You Come Between a Teenager and Her Phone? (Child Mind Institute)
No, Smartphones are Not Destroying a Generation (Psychology Today)
Teenagers
Tips for Communicating With Your Teen (Child Mind Institute)
When Should You Come Between a Teenager and Her Phone? (Child Mind Institute)
5 Secrets for Communicating with Teenagers (EmpoweringParents.com)
10 Tips for Improving Parent-Teen Relationships (Huffington Post)
How to Talk to a Reluctant Teen (Focus on the Family)
20 Ways to Connect With Your Teen (Today’s Parent)
Questions Every Teenager Need to Be Asked (TEDx)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Apps
Mental Health Apps (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
Mindfulness and Mental Health Apps (One Mind PsyberGuide)
Apps for Depression (Mental Health America)
25 Mental Health Apps (Remedy Health)
Parenting and Mental Health Organization Websites
Child Mind Institute
Center for Parent and Teen Communication
Children’s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety
Youth Mental Health Project
International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
Family Ninjas
Resource Lists
Anxiety Resources (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
Parent and Caregiver Resources (NFFCMH)
Mental Health Resources For Adolescents and Young Adults (Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine)
Resources and Help Pages: Communities/Forums, Panic Disorders, OCD, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Phobias, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (IndieFlix Foundation)
