We offer these resources to aid parents. These are services with which we have had positive experiences. As always, there is no substitute for your own thorough research and evaluation before moving forward with resources for your children.
Categories
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
- College Admissions: Design Worlds For College
Website: www.designworlds.com/college
Phone: (408) 252-2285 - Special Needs Support: Parents Helping Parents
Website: http://www.php.com/
Phone: (408) 727-5775 - Family Resource Center: Parents' Place
Website: http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula
Phone: (650) 688-3040 - Psychological Evaluations, Child and Adolescent Therapy: Pratt Center
Website: www.prattcenter.com
Phone: (650) 949-2997 - Martial Arts for Kids: Hiruko
Website: http://www.hirukocenter.com
Phone: (650) 327-4400 - Therapy and Counseling for Neurodiverse Teens and Adults: EvoLibri
Website: http://www.evolibri.com
Phone: (408) 735-7990
ARTICLES
BOOKS
On Learning:
- Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, By Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan
- Brain Rules, By John Medina
- Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning, By Joyce Cooper-Kahn and Laurie Dietzel
- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, By Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
On Parenting/Relationship:
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Positive Discipline and Positive Discipline for Teenagers, By Jane Nelsen
- The Mom's Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, By Jan Johnston-Tyler
- Parenting a Struggling Reader, By Susan Hall & Louisa Moats
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, By Brene Brown
- The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate, By Harriet Lerner
USEFUL LINKS
On Learning:
- www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=970
- www.php.com/post-school-outcomes
- www.challengesuccess.org/Default.aspx
- www.mangrum-strichart.com/online-study-skills-program
- www.brainrules.net/the-rules
- www.makingmathreal.org
- www.khanacademy.org
- www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/100_web_tools_for_learning_with_disability
- www.soarstudyskills.com/free-stuff/articles
- www.soarstudyskills.com/homework_toolkit.pdf
- www.englishcompanion.com/Tools/notemaking.html
- www.unclutterer.com/category/decluttering
- www.studystack.com
- www.freerice.com
- www.peggycaseylearning.com/Site/Resources.html
On Parenting and Communication:
- www.positivediscipline.com
- www.fabermazlish.com
- www.devminds.com/seminars.htm
- www.loveandlogic.com
- www.kidpower.org
- www.parenthood.com/article-topics/article-topics.php?Article_ID=9735#print
- www.ezinearticles.com/?Nurturing-Strengths-in-Our-Childrens-Learning&id=2322782
- www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/part6.html
- www.charlesarmstrong.org/images/pdf/AdditionalReferralsandLDResources.pdf

