Questions? These Online Resources Can Help!
FCPS Parent Resource Center
FCPS Website
https://www.fcps.edu/
- Provides information about specific FCPS schools, resources, academics, and other services provided by the district. Contact information for various FCPS services are available through the site.
Resources By Topic
Anxiety
http://www.worrywisekids.org/
- Provides tips for supporting your anxious child, as well as information about the various types of anxiety and treatment.
Grief
http://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-child/
- Provides recommendations for helping your child manage grief. Activities and talking points are also listed.
- A detailed site that provides resources to help you speak with your grieving child, plan activities to help your child through the grieving process, find support groups, and more.
Sibling Rivalry
http://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/sibling-rivalry/coping-sibling-rivalry/
- Addresses some of the causes and/or factors of sibling rivalry, and shares some tips for reducing the number and intensity of fights between siblings.
- Gives advice for preparing your child for the birth of a younger sibling, as well as helping your child adjust to life with a new sibling.
Oppositional Behavior
https://www.empoweringparents.com/article-categories/conditions-diagnoses/oppositional-defiant-disorder/
- Shares information about ODD, what parents can and cannot control, and offers many articles related to managing your child’s oppositional behavior (whether or not your child is diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder).
Bullying
https://www.stopbullying.gov/what-you-can-do/parents/index.html
- Provides information such as warning signs that a child is involved in bullying, how to respond to bullying, and what bullying and cyberbullying are.
- Offers tips and talking points related to bullying: how to help your child if he/she is being bullied or witnessing bullying, and how to help your child if he/she is a bully.
LGBTQ Issues
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/parents/parenting-lgbt-and-questioning-kids
- Shares how to support and respond to your child if he/she/they come out to you as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or gender non-conforming, queer, or questioning.
Temper Tantrums
General Resources
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/FFF-Guide-Table-of-Contents.aspx
- Provides resources with information and parenting tips related to dozens of parenting topics, from anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder, to discipline and family issues. There is a wealth of information on this site!