Parent Resources
	Our teachers, counselors, even fellow parents, regularly uncover great books, websites, and other information pieces that can help all navigate this parenting challenge. Some deal with emotional issues, other more serious mental health syndromes, all can help as a starting point.   This is just a start, as the months go by, we hope to populate this with an entire slate of tried and true resources for you to access. Many of these are available either in the library or through the counselor's office, if you'd like to borrow them. RECENT ARTICLES:   A recent New York Post issue featured a enlightening piece by a teenager on why he is leaving the world of social media. Read his article, "Why I Quit Facebook."   The July/August issue of The Atlantic had a fascinating piece about how too attentive parenting may not be the best choice! Click here to read "How to Land Your Kid in Therapy: Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to unhappy adulthoods. A therapist and mother reports." By Lori Gottlieb Click here to read "Kids’ complaints about returning to school sometimes reflect serious problems," By Carolyn Butler, Washington Post, September 12.   CARON CENTER: Representatives from this national chemical dependency treatment organization spoke to students and parents in November 2011; read more about their work at www.caron.org. In addition to their advice that the most powerful and convincing catalyst again substance abuse is PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, they offer the following websites for additional information:   Read up on drug/alcohol use:     www.nida.nih.gov            www.casacolumbia.org   www.theantidrug.com      www.samhsa.gov   Visit additional parent sites:      www.thecommunityofconcern.org    www.parentfurther.com (A Search Institute site, aka mvparents.com)    www.notmykid.org    www.drugfree.org     BULLYING PRESENTATION: Click here to download Ms. Boragno's PowerPoint on bullying from her summer seminar. Parents' Council of Washington www.parentscouncil.org/    This affiliated group representing the parent communities of the independent schools from all around the Washington area is a wonderful source of information, not the least of which is a grouping of links to all the websites of all the schools in one easy spot.   They also sponsor speakers and seminars regularly with information on issues facing all  of us.   Read the remarks from a recent speaker: William Stixrud, who spoke on the stress and keeping our children in a "safe zone" that makes learning successful. Family Support Center  The Family Support Center offers professional expert assistance to parents, families, and parent groups, with flexible office hours, resource manuals, and crisis counseling.   www.nimh.nih.gov The National institute of Mental Health www.jssa.org Click here  for their "Parents' Guide to Major School Transitions," and the website for additional aids to parenting. www.nationaleatingdisorders.org www.something-fishy.org A "pro-recovery from eating disorders" site www.renfrewcenter.com Good information if you have concerns about yourself or someone you know, and treatment programs they offer at their center (one location is in Bethesda). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Mary Pipher, Ph.D (revised ed., 2005) Online Safety: www.NetSmartz/parents There is rich information on this site, for both parents and students. It ranges from gaming to social networking and how parents can help their children be safe while using the Internet.   Ms. Boragno spoke to all the classes regarding the specific challenges of their year to come. Download her PowerPoints here: freshmen sophomores juniors seniors