Have you ever wondered what Clairbourn’s Leadership Team members, Dr. Patzlaff, Janet Taylor, and Karen Paciorek, as well as the teachers, and even our own parents are reading and watching on the subjects of education and raising children? As summer approaches, it is a great time for parents to find out. Throughout the school year, curated and inspiring content is published for our parents in the Parenting Partner Playlist Group on Clairbourn’s CougarNet intranet website!
Imagine yourself, over the next eight weeks, poolside—the picture of relaxation—but you’re actually using that time to become a super parent, checking in on what education experts are saying, getting inspiration from research, and learning about strategies for raising children. As your children grow, you’ll be one step ahead of them knowing what they need to thrive!
Here are the current resources to explore:
(If you have a favorite video, article, or book that you think should be shared with your fellow parents, email the information to info@clairbourn.org and put “Parenting Partner Playlist” in the email’s subject title. If you need help finding this content in CougarNet, see the instructions at the end of this article.)
SUCCESS, GRIT, & RESILIENCE
Four Tips for Parents when their Kids Lose by Ben Sasse (Article)
How People Learn to Become Resilient – by Maria Konnikova (Article)
How to Raise Successful Kids (YouTube Video)
Failure and a Growth Mindset (Vimeo Video)
Grit, the Power of Passion and Perseverance (YouTube Video)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Book)
How to Raise an Adult – by Julie Lythcott-Haims (Book)
Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be – Frank Bruni (Book)
Mindset – by Carol Dweck (Book)
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood – by Lisa Damour (Book)
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck (YouTube Video)
The Power of Believing that You Can Improve by Carol Dweck (YouTube Video)
CREATIVITY
Proven Benefits of Play – NPR (Article)
Building Executive Function Skills Can Be Fun- Edutopia (Article)
Why Boredom Often Beats Screen Time – Edutopia (Article)
DISCIPLINE
Do Time-Outs Really Work (YouTube Video)
STEM
Kids Are Born Scientists – Neil DeGrasse Tyson (YouTube Video)
RAISING CHILDREN
Online Homework – The Biggest Challenges (Article)
Parenting Resources for Raising Mighty Girls (Website)
Parenting Resources for Raising Boys (Website)
UnSelfie by Michele Borba (Book)
Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon (Book)
Enough As She Is by Rachel Simmons (Book)
The Wonder of Boys by Michael Gurian (Book)
The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis (Book)
Untangled: Guiding Teange Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour (Book)
Biographies Featuring Women (Book List)
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE RESOURCES
A “Fit” Over Rankings (White Paper)
TECHNOLOGY
Common Sense Media (Website)
Online Homework – The Biggest Challenge (Article)
The Online Mom (Website)
REMOTE LEARNING & COVID 19
Great Resources for at Home Learning (Google Doc)
Keeping Your Child Safe and Reassured (CNN) (Article)
How to Talk to Children about Coronavirus (NY Times) (Article)
A Comic for Kids on the Coronavirus (NPR) (Article)
World Health Organization (Website)
Los Angeles County Public Health Department (Website)
CDC (Website)
How to find this content in Clairbourn’s CougarNet intranet website:
Current parents, with log-in credentials, can access this information from the first screen that appears after their log-in is complete.
Under the navy blue header, they will see a drop-down menu item called “Groups.” The Parenting Partner Playlist is the fourth choice in the drop-down menu.
Once inside, click on the “Topics” tab to see the most recent recommended articles, books, and videos.
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