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Tips Sheets for Parents and Educators 
Fact Sheets
Teacher Resources
Mood Charts and other Printable Charts
Anger and Feeling Resources (for kids and teens)
Other Resources

Tips for Parents and Educators

ANXIETY - Information and tips for parents and educators on Social Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Selective Mutism, Specific Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder.
ADHD - Tips for parents and educators
Bipolar - Tips for parents and educators
Depression - Tips for parents and educators
OCD - Tips for parents and educators
PDD/Autism - Tips for parents and educators
Schizophrenia - Tips for parents and educators
Tourette's  - Tips for parents and educators
Red Flags of Adolescent Behavior

Fact Sheets
Below are fact sheets from Open Minds…Open Doors- Prevent & Treat Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, World Health Day, April 7, 2001, Resource Booklet, American Association for World Health.

Childhood Depression
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia
Prevention Fact Sheet
Recovery Fact Sheet
Stigma Fact Sheet
Treatment Fact Sheet
Mental Health Law Fact Sheet

Teacher Resources
Below are some resources for teachers and educators.  Additional tip sheets are above. 

Difficult Behaviors in the Classroom
Motivating Students

20 Tips to teaching kids who have ADHD by Education World®
Ideas for Attention Deficit Children and Strategies for Cognitively Impulsive Children with some specific accommodations for behaviors - taken from the Child Development Institute

Other Links for parents and educators
National Center for Learning Disabilities has over 20 facts sheets at this link. 
Tips For Effective Behavior Management in the classroom
Overcoming Test Anxiety 
Alternative Assessment Tools for teachers
School Psychology Resources for Psychologists, Parents and Educators

Ann's Tips on Initial Evaluations
Ann's Guidelines for Parents of children receiving special education services
Ann's Guide To Extended School Year
Ann's guide to IEP Meeting Preparation

Mood Charts and other Printable Charts

Below are some different Mood Charts.  A description is made next to each along with what program they are in when downloaded. 

Mood Chart Simple:  This mood chart is a simple format done in Microsoft Excel, it has a place to list morning, noon and evening medications and then a mood tracking sheet where you can track the mood at three times during the day and a comments area.  

Mood Chart Detailed:  This mood chart is a more complicated format done in Microsoft Excel, it has a place to list medications, Sleep, Angry/Sad tracking, Energy tracking, Mood tracking, and Comments.

Printable charts for a variety of organizational needs. 

One great site where you can spend a lot of time finding all sorts of lists are at:   www.printablechecklists.com

Medication Chart:  http://www.cfhinfo.org./PDFs/med1.pdf

Anger and Feeling Resources (for kids and teens)

All of the below documents are taken from http://www.AngriesOut.com - be sure to go to their site for additional information.

EGG ONS ARE TURN OFFS
(Egg Ons are teasing and bothering behaviors that turn people off to liking you. Egg Ons or Turn Offs are behaviors that irritate the other person so that they do not want to play with you. Teasing words may cause others to hurt you.)

Emotional Intelligence
How The Techniques In These Interactive Exercises Work Lynne Namka, Ed. D. © 2004

Finding my Helper Part

Handling Put Downs

Helping Your Child Survive a Difficult Divorce

Hot And Cold Thoughts

I can be big enough to say I'm sorry

I learn about cutoffs

I spy on my own thoughts and behaviors

I stop my own bully behavior

I take responsibility for my self angering thoughts

Learning about negative energy

Making an attitude adjustment

Mistakes are for learning

Old tricks and new tricks

Peace Building Skills

Putting up the magic shield

Rules For Getting Your Mads Out

Skills for taking good care of yourself

Sometimes I say yes and sometimes I say no

Speaking out in a firm voice

Standing up to bully behavior

Stopping bully behavior

Stopping Sarcastic Put Downs

The better way world

The bony finger of blame

Thought stop page hault

Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Right

What you get depends on what you see

Other Resources

What You Should Know When You Apply For SSI Disability Benefits For Your Child

Acceptance

Anger can be a Cover Up

Angry At Yourself

A Primer on Anger

Becoming More Thick Skinned

Conflict Over Values

Correcting a Child In a Positive Way

Fair Fighting

Help Your Child Deal With Feelings Of Threat

How A Child Changes

Labels Are For Jelly Jars

Layers  Of Denial Of Anger

Learning to See Things From Your Partner Point of View

Letting Go of Anger

Parents Get Mad Too

Peace At Home And School

Positive Anger Skills

Projection Blaming Grudge Holding

Rebuilding the Trust

Repressors

Scapegoating

Signs of Serious Violence Problems in Your Child

The Drama Triangle

The Dynamics of Anger in Children

Things Parents Say To Help A Child

Turning It Around

Ways To Break Out Of Anger

What Did Gandhi Really Teach

Who Is The Only Person In the World Who Can Make You Angry

Whoosh One Thirtieth Of A Second Reaction To Anger

101 WAYS TO COPE WITH STRESS

STRESS From Managing Stress, The British Psychology Society and Routledge, Ldt., 1989

Schwab Learning - Any Man Can Be a Father ... But It Takes Someone Special to Be a Dad

Schwab Learning - Dealing Frustrating Behavior

Schwab Learning - Marriage Under Pressure

Schwab Learning - Reinforcing Small Changes Behavior

Schwab Learning - Top Tips For Getting Dads Involved