Park Connects Resources
The Park School Health Team has created a database of resources (articles, books, podcasts, etc.) for Park parents to reference as often as needed. Organized below by division, these lists are intended to provide parenting education about developmentally appropriate topics.
| Topics and Resources |
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| HOW TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN • Raising a Kid Who Can by Dr. Heather Tedesco • TED Talk on Grit by Angela Lee Duckworth and the power of perseverance and passion. • Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers |
| HOW TO MANAGE THE POWER STRUGGLE AT HOME WITH YOUNG CHILDREN • How “Two Great Choices” Prevent Power Struggles |
| PARENTING SUPPORT • Parenting expert Dr. Becky Kennedy at The Good Inside |
| topics and resources |
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| NAVIGATING TEEN TALK: UNDERSTANDING SLANG Books: • Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch • Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety by Dr. John Duffy (2019) Articles: • Gen Alpha Slang 101: How to Understand Kids This Back-to-School Season • Teen Slang Words in 2024: A Dictionary for Parents Podcasts: • Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled |
Resources will be shared in advance of the parent discussion in March 2025.
