Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families

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Our Children Are Leaders To provide interactive resources, CASEL and The Allstate Foundation launched this site to support parents and caregivers of PreK-12 students, to encourage the development of social and emotional competencies for leaders of today and tomorrow. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents parent leadership building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement
Parenting for Competence and Parenting With Competence- Essential Connections Between Parenting and Social and Emotional Learning In this 2018 study, Miller, Wanless & Weissberg examined how professionals in the field of SEL translate between their professional knowledge and their personal parenting practices and priorities for their children's development. Responses are analyzed and compared to the CASEL 5 competency framework. SOURCE: Research Journal TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents
Growth Mindset Workshop for Parents Presentation slides, handout, and facilitator's guide to lead a parent workshop about the Growth Mindset, from Transforming Education. Also available in Spanish. SOURCE: Transforming Education TAGS reading lists - parents family and community engagement
Austin ISD SEL Facebook Austin's SEL team uses a Facebook page to share timely articles, new research, local news, shout-outs, and videos. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS reading lists - parents media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
Austin ISD SEL Pinterest Austin's Pinterest boards include favorite SEL themed books and videos, ideas for SEL integration, community-building practices, and more. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS reading lists - parents media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
ADL’s Anti-Bias Resources for Educators, Parents, and Families The Anti-Defamation League's toolkit includes anti-bias strategies for educators, book recommendations, lesson plans, bullying prevention advice, discussion guides and webinars. SOURCE: External website TAGS parenting cultural competence Adult SEL bullying prevention anti-bias reading lists - parents toolkit culturally responsive
Parenting Montana Montana's site focused on parenting and SEL, with tools to address challenges parents mention most. Age-specific tools guide parents through a process of seeking their child's input, interactive modeling, practice, support, and reinforcement. SOURCE: Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit parent leadership PK-12 family and community engagement
Helping Children and Youth Cope with Stressful Events New York City's 2 page flyer for parents and caregivers with tips for supporting children and teens who have directly or indirectly experienced a stressful event or trauma. SOURCE: New York City TAGS mental health trauma reading lists - parents PK-12 family and community engagement
Parent Toolkit: Social & Emotional Development Collection of short articles for parents about ways to develop social and emotional skills at home for a range of ages, available in English and Spanish, from NBC News. SOURCE: External website TAGS reading lists - parents videos toolkit spanish language resources social awareness self awareness self management relationship skills responsible decision making building buy-in for SEL
Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families Packet describing benefits and strategies for school-family partnerships in developing social and emotional skills; includes handouts for families and overviews of SEL programs that incorporate activities for families. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit community relations family and community engagement

Our Children Are Leaders

To provide interactive resources, CASEL and The Allstate Foundation launched this site to support parents and caregivers of PreK-12 students, to encourage the development of social and emotional competencies for leaders of today and tomorrow.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents parent leadership building buy-in for SEL family and community engagement

Parenting for Competence and Parenting With Competence- Essential Connections Between Parenting and Social and Emotional Learning

In this 2018 study, Miller, Wanless & Weissberg examined how professionals in the field of SEL translate between their professional knowledge and their personal parenting practices and priorities for their children's development. Responses are analyzed and compared to the CASEL 5 competency framework.

SOURCE: Research Journal

TAGS parenting family partnerships reading lists - parents

Growth Mindset Workshop for Parents

Presentation slides, handout, and facilitator's guide to lead a parent workshop about the Growth Mindset, from Transforming Education. Also available in Spanish.

SOURCE: Transforming Education

TAGS reading lists - parents family and community engagement

Austin ISD SEL Facebook

Austin's SEL team uses a Facebook page to share timely articles, new research, local news, shout-outs, and videos.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

TAGS reading lists - parents media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement

Austin ISD SEL Pinterest

Austin's Pinterest boards include favorite SEL themed books and videos, ideas for SEL integration, community-building practices, and more.

SOURCE: Austin Independent School District

TAGS reading lists - parents media relations reading lists - staff model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement

ADL’s Anti-Bias Resources for Educators, Parents, and Families

The Anti-Defamation League's toolkit includes anti-bias strategies for educators, book recommendations, lesson plans, bullying prevention advice, discussion guides and webinars.

SOURCE: External website

TAGS parenting cultural competence Adult SEL bullying prevention anti-bias reading lists - parents toolkit culturally responsive

Parenting Montana

Montana's site focused on parenting and SEL, with tools to address challenges parents mention most. Age-specific tools guide parents through a process of seeking their child's input, interactive modeling, practice, support, and reinforcement.

SOURCE: Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services

TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit parent leadership PK-12 family and community engagement

Helping Children and Youth Cope with Stressful Events

New York City's 2 page flyer for parents and caregivers with tips for supporting children and teens who have directly or indirectly experienced a stressful event or trauma.

SOURCE: New York City

TAGS mental health trauma reading lists - parents PK-12 family and community engagement

Parent Toolkit: Social & Emotional Development

Collection of short articles for parents about ways to develop social and emotional skills at home for a range of ages, available in English and Spanish, from NBC News.

SOURCE: External website

TAGS reading lists - parents videos toolkit spanish language resources social awareness self awareness self management relationship skills responsible decision making building buy-in for SEL

Ideas and Tools for Working with Parents and Families

Packet describing benefits and strategies for school-family partnerships in developing social and emotional skills; includes handouts for families and overviews of SEL programs that incorporate activities for families.

SOURCE: CASEL

TAGS reading lists - parents SEL partnerships toolkit community relations family and community engagement

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