Family Issues
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Updated 01/13/2006
- Adolescence -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #57, -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #58
- Conduct Disorders -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #33
- Daycare -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #20
- Dealing with the Problem of Anger By Dr. Timothy Quek
- Discipline -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #43
- Divorce -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #1
- Chronic Physical Illness -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #19
- Continuum of Care -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #42
- Disaster -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #36, -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #70
- Driving -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #76
- Enuresis -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #18
- Families Need Support: The Challenges of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders A pdf from the PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
- Family Disruption and Delinquency Comprehensive report from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (U.S.)
- Family Fun"Family fun ideas and family health resources to enhance the quality of family life for families with disabilities"
- Family Support and Children's Mental Health Sponsored by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
- The Father-Child Connection: A Struggle of Contemporary Man From Psychiatric Times
- Father’s Involvement Is Important A pdf from the PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights)
- Father's Drinking Predicts Kids' Disruptive Behavior The more the fathers reported drinking (up to 40, 50, 80 drinks per day!) the greater the chance their youngsters had behavioral problems such as attention deficit disorder or oppositional defiant disorder
- Fighting and Biting -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #81
- Firearms -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #37
- Fostercare -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #64
- Gay And Lesbian Teens -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #63
- Grandparenting -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #77
- Grief -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #8
- Guns -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #37
- Home-Based Care May Be Best Choice for Youths in Psychiatric Crisis From Psychiatric Times
- Hospital Treatment -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #32
- Latchkey Children -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #46
- Lying -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #44
- Medication and Mental Disorders -- Great 40 page free online booklet (from the NIMH: National Institutes of Mental Health in the U.S.)
- The Mental Health Clinician and Divorced Families From Psychiatric Times
- Mental Illness (talking about) -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #84
- Moving -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #14
- Multiracial Children -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #71
- Music/Music Videos -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #40
- News Programs -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #67
- Online Children -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #59
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #72
- Our Kids "Our-Kids is a support group for parents, caregivers and others who are working with children with physical and/or mental disabilities and delays."
- Parent Abuse: The Abuse of Parents by their Teenage Children 60 page pdf prepared by Barbara Cottrell for the Family Violence Prevention Unit, Health Canada.
- Parenting -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #56
- Parenthood.com Lots of tipsheets and discussions for parents and parents-to-be
- Parents (alcoholic) -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #17
- Parents (mentally ill) -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #39
- Parenting 101 by Robert F. Myers, Ph.D. of the Child Development Institute
- Pets -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #75
- Pregnancy (teen) -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #31
- Preventive Interventions for Children of Divorce From Psychiatric Times
- Psychiatric Evaluation -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #52
- Relocation of Children After Divorce and Children’s Best Interests: New Evidence and Legal Considerations pdf of 14 page article from the Journal of Family Psychology (2003)
- School Services -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #83
- School Refusal -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #7
- Seeking Help -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #24, -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #25, -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #26
- Self-Injury -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #73
- Separation Anxiety -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #7
- Sex (talking about) -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #62
- Soiling -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #48
- Sports -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #61
- Special Needs Family Fun"Our website offers information on a wide variety of family fun and family health topics including: special needs adoption, baby care, arts and crafts therapy, employment, family celebrations, backyard wildlife and pets, children and teens with disabilities, children's books, family cooking, disability rights, family fun and games, special education and home schooling."
- Starting School -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #82
- Stealing -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #12
- Step Families -- AACAP Facts for Families Brochure #27
- Technical Assistance, Research and Training Centers and Clearinghouses For family and children's mental health issues
- Violence at Home: A series from the Sacremento (California) Bee newspaper
KidsHealth.org has an awesome lineup of family-oriented online articles--80 are listed below! They tout themselves as "the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence." I have selected some of the links most obviously relevant to psychological themes for the list above and elsewhere on these self-help pages, but there are many more topics covered on their website. Here's the list of 80 from their Positive Parenting page:
- Family Life
- Allowance Basics
- Back to School
- Backpack Safety
- Birth of a Second Child
- Bonding With Grandparents
- Choosing Child Care
- Choosing and Instructing a Babysitter
- Community Service: A Family's Guide to Getting Involved
- Cosleeping
- Disciplining Your Child
- Finding a Camp for Your Child With Special Needs
- Finding a Therapist for Your Child's Emotional or Behavioral Problem
- Getting Involved at Your Child's School
- Gun Safety
- Helping Your Child Through a Divorce
- Homesickness
- Homework Basics
- How Becoming Parents Affects Your Relationship
- How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health?
- How TV Affects Your Child
- Internet Safety
- Is Your Child Too Busy?
- Medical Issues in Adoption
- My Child Is Shoplifting
- Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting
- Old Wives' Tales
- Parenting Multiples
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
- Rainy Day Fun
- Recognizing Signs of Child Abuse
- Road Trip Boredom Busters
- Sending Your Child With Special Needs to Camp
- Separation Anxiety
- Sibling Rivalry
- Sportsmanship
- Teaching Your Child Good TV Habits
- Teaching Your Child How to Use 911
- The Power of Play
- Traveling Without Your Children
- Understanding School Violence
- When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
- Learning & Education
- Back to School
- Backpack Safety
- Getting Involved at Your Child's School
- Helping Your Child Adjust to Preschool
- Helping Your Gradeschooler With Homework
- Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School
- Helping Your Teen With Homework
- Homework Basics
- Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Talking to Your Child's Preschool Teacher
- What Is ADHD?
- Resources for Parents
- U.S. Poison Control Centers
- Talking to Kids
- Communication and Your 13- to 18-year-old
- Communication and Your 2- to 3-year-old
- Communication and Your 4- to 5-year-old
- Communication and Your 6- to 12-year-old
- Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
- Hazing
- How to Help Your Child Deal With Death
- How to Talk to Your Child About the News
- Preparing Your Child for a Move
- Preventing Abductions
- Questions and Answers About Sex
- Talking to Your Child About Alcohol
- Talking to Your Child About Drugs
- Talking to Your Child About Menstruation
- Talking to Your Child About Puberty
- Talking to Your Child About STDs
- Talking to Your Child About Sexual Abuse
- Talking to Your Child About Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
- Teaching Your Child Tolerance
- Tips for Divorcing Parents
- When Your Teen Is Having a Baby
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