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  • 4 TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR CHILD TO TALK ABOUT SCHOOL Ask specific, but open ended questions "Who (or what) did you play with at recess today?" "What Instead of saying, "How was your day?", you could ask: was the most interesting thing that happened today?"
  • Example: Caregiver: "Did you have any tests today?" Child: "Yes we had one in math." Caregiver: "How do you think you did?" Child: "Eh, not so great." Caregiver: "Well maybe you should have studied more instead of playing on your video games." Some thing
  • FRES MH Newsletter The Critical Importance of Attendance In the Early Grades A key ingredient for ensuring success in school is helping children - at the beginning of their academic careers get into the habit of attending school every day. While going to

5 go 6 Transition Information from TCMS
Digital Book provided by TCMS for help with transitioning 5th graders to middle school

Ethical Standards for School Counselors
A description of Ethical Responsibilities for School Counselors, including Mandating Reporting, by the American School Counselor Association. 

BCSD Wellness Suite
The Wellness Suite was created by the District Wellness Committee, as a resource to help promote and protect children's health and well-being and the ability to learn. 

The Consortium on Trauma, Illness, & Grief in Schools
Here you will find documents and links to informative and educational websites that have been extremely useful for schools to use during a crisis.  Many of the documents are great informational handouts for parents/guardians and school staff, along with reminder checklists.  

The Child and Family Webguide
The Child & Family WebGuide seeks to provide parents and families an accessible, thoroughly reviewed collection of credible and authoritative websites that they can trust. All websites on the site have been systematically reviewed and contain valuable information and support on a variety of topics of interest.

The National Parenting Center
Founded in July of 1989 with the intention of providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere. The advice provided is furnished by some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development.