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General Resources

• Winter Well-Being: Therapist-led video series to support parents' mental health.
• Mind Yeti: Free guided mindfulness sessions and videos.
• ParenTeen Connect: Resources to help foster communication between teens and adults.
• The Imagine Neighborhood: Free podcast to help elementary students and families tackle big feelings.

Personal Stress Plan

Via Healthychildren.org from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Personal Stress Plan: 10-point plan to help teens (ages 12 to 18) manage stress.
• Personal Stress Plan Form

Calming Resources

• Calm Classroom: Mindfulness techniques and wellness activities for preschool through adult (English and Spanish text).
• Virtual Calming Room: ReferralGPS Virtual Calming Room is a place for students, staff, and others in our community to find tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings in positive ways.

Resources from the Illinois School Psychologists Association

• 6-Minute SEL YouTube videos: 150 ready-made lessons to support social-emotional learning.
• Practiced Routines Positive Behavior Support training videos: Strategies to help support challenging behaviors at home.
• Home and Community PBS Network: Resources to help families support positive behaviors at home.

Resources for Coping with COVID Related Stress

Resources from the National Association of School Psychologists

• Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19: Resources in English and Spanish.

Resources from the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

• Supporting Families with PBIS at Home-English: Recommendations for families and caregivers on how to support children's social-emotional growth and minimize behavioral disruptions in the home.
• Apoyando a familias con PBIS en el hogar: Recomendaciones para familias y cuidadores sobre cómo apoyar el crecimiento socioemocional de los niños y minimizar las alteraciones del comportamiento en el hogar.