Parent Resource Page

Below you will find links to several resources that are helpful to parents.

Family and School Connections

• Family Guide: Back to School

• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education

• Ohio Parent and Information Resource Center

• Ohio Department of Education: Family Information Page

• School Mental Health Information Page

• Understanding Individuals with Disabilties Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

Connecting Families to Services and Support

• Family and Children First Council

• Ohio Family and Children First and Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland
   
• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
   
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio
   
• Network of Care
   
• Ohio Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Understanding Challenges Children Face

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
   
• Academy of Pediatrics – Parenting Corner
   
• Center for Mental Health in Schools (see “QuickFind Clearinghouse”)
   
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
   
• Children with ADHD
   
• Children with Autism
   
• International Dyslexia Association
   
• Magination Press (great books for children & families)
   
• Multi-Sensory Reading Intervention

• Preventing Drug Use among Children: A Guide for Parents
   
• Promoting Resiliency in Children
   
• Suicide Prevention
   
• Traumatic Stress in Children

Helpful Books on Parenting

• ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide Published by The American Academy of Pediatrics (2004)
   
• Adventures in Gentle Discipline: A Parent-to-Parent Guide by H. Flower & K. Granju (2005)
   
• Hands are Not for Hitting by M. Agassi (2000)
   
• Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-based treatment for oppositional behavior (2nd Ed). McMahon & Forehand (2003)
   
• Living with the Active Alert Child by L. S. Budd (2003)
   
• Managing the Defiant Child by R. Barkley (1997)
   
• Parenting the Strong-willed Child by R. Forehand & N. Long (2002)
   
• Parenting Young Children with Love, Encouragement and Limits by T. Dishion & S. Patterson (2005)
   
• Putting on the Brakes: Young People’s Guide to Understanding ADHD by P.O. Quinn & J. M. Stern (2001)
   
• Taking Charge of ADHD by R. Barkley (2000)
   
• The Incredible Years: A Troubleshooting Guide for Parents of Children Aged 3 to 8 by C. Webster-Stratton & D. Mostyn (1992)
   
• Words are Not for Hurting by E. Verdick (2004)Your Defiant Child by R. Barkley & C. M. Bentor (1998)