Resources for Parents
The following resources offer parents information, supports and suggestions to help young adolescents be successful in the Middle Years. The resources address the following:
- Parenting tips
- Success in the Middle Years
- What and how students are learning
- Health and well-being
- Learning disabilities
- Money management for students
- Internet safety
- Career development
Parenting Tips
- Aha! Parenting - 255 Conversation Starters for Family Discussions
- KeepKidsHealthy.com - Building Self-Esteem
- Manitoba ParentZone - Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
- Manitoba Association of Parent Councils
- ManitobaParentZone
- Scholastic.
Success in the Middle Years
- Your child’s teacher and school
- Manitoba Education and Early Childhood - Learning Helping Your Child Succeed in School: A Guide for Parents and Families of Aboriginal Students
- Scholastic
What and How Students Are Learning
- Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning
- At the Heart of Education: A Parent Report on What’s New in Physical Education/Health Education
- Curriculum Information for Parents
- Lead the Way with ELA: A Parent Report on What’s New in English Language Arts
- Literacy with ICT Is for Me! A Parent Handbook on Learning with Information and Communication Technology
- Assessment and Evaluation - Provincial Report Card
- Your Child and the Middle Years: Provincial Assessment
- Scholastic
Health and Well-Being
- Safe Schools Manitoba
- Healthy Child Manitoba - Growing Up OK! (
) - Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Programs and Services—For Youth
- Healthy Child Manitoba - Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development (MCAD)
- Manitoba Family Services and Labour
- Caring for Kids
- Winnipeg Regional Health Authority - Health Links
- Scholastic
- Government of Canada
- Cyber Bullying Hurts – Respect for Rights in the Digital Age Youth Guide ()
Learning Disabilities
- Healthy Child Manitoba - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD)
- Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba (LDAM)
- Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning
- Manitoba Families - For Parents of a Child with a Disability
- Scholastic
Money Management for Students
Internet Safety
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Canadian Red Cross - Violence, Bullying and Abuse Prevention
- We The Parents - Internet Safety 101
- bestVPN.org - The Parent's Guide to Online Safety and Security
