PARENT RESOURCES
Resources for Parenting Teenagers
General Topics for Parents with Social Media Concerns
Student Environments
Check out a great resource to address different issues with a child’s educational and social environment. Common Sense Media provides answers and clips for a variety issues including:
Cyberbullying is the use of digital-communication tools (such as the Internet and cell phones) to make another person feel angry, sad, or scared, usually again and again. (Learn about the different roles kids play in a cyberbullying situation.) Examples of cyberbullying include sending hurtful texts or instant messages, posting embarrassing photos or video on social media, and spreading mean rumors online or with cell phones.
Cyberbulling
Body Image
Body image refers to how you feel, act, and think about your body. Your attitude toward your body, and other people’s bodies, is shaped by your community, your family, your culture, and yourself. Television shows, movies, music, and advertising all are part of our popular culture, and what we see, hear, and experience through these forms of media has an effect on how we perceive our bodies, to greater or lesser degrees, depending on the individual.
Substance Abuse
It is important for parents to engage in regular conversations about substance abuse with their teens but for many parents it can be difficult to know what to say or how to address certain issues that arise. Below are two very helpful links that share ways parents can talk about the different topics around marijuana use.