{"id":683,"date":"2019-04-16T21:39:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T21:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.syfs-ma.org\/?page_id=683"},"modified":"2023-06-08T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:34:18","slug":"parent-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/program-services\/parent-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.aacap.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Facts for Families series offers current guidance about a host of topics relevant to families.<\/p>

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.chadd.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Information for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder.<\/p>

Common Sense Parenting<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.parenting.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National Resource and Training Center, this site includes articles for parents, a question and answer section on a variety of topics, and a link to resources.<\/p>

Greater Boston PFLAG<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.gbpflag.org\/<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Greater Boston PFLAG offers help for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQIA) youth, their families and communities around the topic of sexual orientation and gender identity.<\/p>

Kids Health<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.kidshealth.org\/parent<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
The #1 most visited website for children\u2019s health and development issues. Offers information on all facets of child development and a comprehensive Q and A section.<\/p>

Kid Source<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.kidsource.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Offers a variety of articles grouped by health, education, recreation, and parenting on newborns through school-aged children.<\/p>

Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC)<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.MARCcenter.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Resources for parents related to bully, cyber bullying and internet safety.<\/p>

More4Kids, Inc.<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.more4kids.info<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Articles on all aspects of parenting, including advice and great ideas for parents of kids of all ages.<\/p>

National P.T.A.<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.pta.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
National Parent-Teacher Organization site with strategies for raising children.<\/p>

The National Parenting Center<\/strong>
https:\/\/tnpc.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Articles on a large number of topics related to adolescent issues.<\/p>

Parent Further<\/strong>
https:\/\/parentfurther.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
This Search Institute resource for families is focused on raising successful kids and also offers a blog for parent discussion and comment.<\/p>

Parents Guide to the Internet<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.highspeedinternetdeals.com\/internet-safety-resources.html<\/a><\/strong>
Dept. of Education page contains helpful, step-by-step information to assist and encourage parents to learn the internet so they may help their children. Also contains a section about safe surfing and links to family fun sites.<\/p>

Shrewsbury Coalition for Addiction Prevention & Education
https:\/\/www.scape.solutions\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Community Forum on Opioid Crisis
https:\/\/vp.telvue.com\/preview?id=T01028&video=273033<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Partnership for a Drug-Free America<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.drugfree.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
Excellent site with complete and accurate drug information and frequently asked questions on drug-related topics; Parent Resources.<\/p>

Stop Bullying<\/strong>
http:\/\/www.stopbullying.gov<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
This federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in Washington, D.C. 20201 offers generic as well as state by state information.<\/p>

Talking With Kids About Tough Issues<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.talkingwithkids.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>
A national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to communicate earlier and more often with their children about healthy choices.<\/p>

National Depression Hotline<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/nationaldepressionhotline.org\/<\/a><\/p>

For parents who are worried about their children\u2019s mental health<\/span>
https:\/\/handholdma.org\/<\/span><\/a>
The website is a collaboration between the Office of the Child Advocate and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (specifically DMH and MassHealth). It was designed in partnership with mental health and child development experts as well as a diverse set of parents who have \u201cbeen there.\u201d More information is in the press release below.<\/span><\/p>

A Guide to Managing Media for Teens and Tweens:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.verizon.com\/info\/family\/managing-screen-time\/<\/a><\/h6>
10 Best Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers In Massachusetts<\/a><\/h6>
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\u200bShrewsbury Youth and Family Services inc. Resources Non-profit counseling and social services agency, providing a diverse offering of programs  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry https:\/\/www.aacap.org Facts for Families series offers current guidance about a host of topics relevant to families. Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder https:\/\/www.chadd.org Information for Children and Adults […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":675,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4185,"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/683\/revisions\/4185"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syfs-ma.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}