Resources for parent support, learning and more
Parent Support
- Support for families: Parents Helping Parents
Website: http://www.php.com/
Phone: (408) 727-5775 - Family Resource Center: Parents' Place
Website: http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula
Phone: (650) 688-3040 - Association of Educational Therapists (AET)
Website: http://www.aetonline.org/
Phone: (414) 908-4949 - Psychological Evaluations, Child and Adolescent Therapy: Pratt Center
Website: www.prattcenter.com
Phone: (650) 949-2997 - Children's Health Council (Evaluations, treatment, parent education and resources)
Website: http://www.chconline.org/
Phone: (650) 688-3625 - Morrissey-Compton (Evaluations, treatment, parent education and resources)
Website: http://www.morrissey-compton.org/
Phone: (650) 322-5910 - Center for Developing Minds (Evaluations, treatment, parent education and resources)
Website: http://www.devminds.com/
Phone: (408) 358-1853 - Foundations Psychological Services
Website: http://www.foundations-psych.com
Phone: (408) 269-1714 - Turning Points Educational Solutions Website: http://www.turningpointsed.com/
Phone: (408) 439-1111 - Advocacy Services: https://www.selpa1cac.org/advocacy-groups/
- Advocacy Services (Legal): Tollner Group
Website: https://specialeducationcounsel.com/
Phone: (408) 286-3081 - Therapy, Counseling, and Coaching for Neurodiverse Kids, Teens and Adults: EvoLibri
Website: http://www.evolibri.com
Phone: (408) 735-7990
Learning
- The Brain Website: Brain Rules by John Medina
- Mind-Body Connection
- Mindfulness Activities for Families
- Mindful Kid Cards (ages 3+)
- Vocabulary development while doing good Website: Free Rice
- Free classes online Website: Khan Academy
- Real Math Website: Making Math Real
- Understand Learning Differences Website: Understood.org
- Online flash cards and study tools Website: Study Stack Website: Quizlet
- Organization Website: National Association of Productivity and Professional Organizing
Parenting and Communication:
- Mindset Mindset Resources Online
- Positive Discipline Positive Discipline: Creating Respectful Relationships in Homes and Schools
- From the Creators of: How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry Faber/Mazlish Workshops
- Parenting and Homework How to Help: Monitor Assignments Ways to End Homework Hassles
- Child Safety Kid Power
- Practical Parenting Resources Love and Logic
- Strengths-Based Perspective in Parenting and Teaching Nurturing Strengths in Our Children's Learning
- Bay Area Referrals and LD Resources for Families Charles Armstrong School's Comprehensive List
Hotlines:
- Crisis and Suicide Lifeline: 988
- Crisis Text Line: Text BAY to 741-741 or call 1-855-278-4204
- Crisis Chat: https://www.remedylive.com/
- Bill Wilson Center's 24/7 Teen Line for Youth: 1-888-247-7717
- Bill Wilson Center's SOS Crisis Hotline: (408) 278-2585
- California Youth Crisis Line (CYCL) 1-800-843-5200
- 24-hour Uplift Mobile Crisis: 408-379-9085 or 1-877-41-CRISIS
- Santa Clara County Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 1-855-278-4204
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- WeTip: 1-800-78-CRIME (anonymous crime reporting hotline)
Books
My Executive Functioning workbook, filled with practical, creative methods for building EF skills, is in the works! In the mean time, here are some great reads:
On LEARNING:
- Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning, by Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Succeed in School and Life, by Ana Homayoun
- Learning to Learn, by Gloria Frender
- Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, by Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan
- Brain Rules, by John Medina
- The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate, by Susan Kaiser Greenland
On PARENTING/RELATIONSHIP:
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Positive Discipline and Positive Discipline for Teenagers, by Jane Nelsen
- The Mom's Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, by Jan Johnston-Tyler
- Parenting a Struggling Reader, by Susan Hall & Louisa Moats
- Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brene Brown