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Responsibility is the ability to be trusted to do what is right, and to accomplish the things that need to be done. Responsibility is being dependable. It’s doing what you are supposed to do. When a person is responsible, they are trustworthy and they honor their commitments. As students grow and transition into adulthood, responsibility is an important skill that will help them find success in life. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
15 Tips to Raise a Responsible Child
https://www.ahaparenting.com/parenting-tools/character/responsibility
9 Tips for Teaching Kids Responsibility
https://www.care.com/c/stories/5219/9-tips-for-teaching-kids-responsibility/
Activities:
Games that Teach Responsibly
https://www.smartkidslaunchpad.com/activities?category=responsibility
5 Games to Teach Young Children Responsibility
https://www.petitjourney.com.au/petit-teaching-children-responsibility/
10 Simple Activities to Build Responsibility in Kids
https://growkidsminds.com/gkm003-teaching-responsibility/
Videos:
Making Tough Choices with Kid President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsCUExLE-Y&list=PL7EeixtohqKHiQ4OEkLtRD-LAH5itOts7&index=5&t=3s
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
How to Teach your Teenager About Financial Responsibility
https://www.moneyprodigy.com/how-teach-teenager-financial-responsibility/
17 Skills to Teach Responsibility
https://www.lifehack.org/789917/teach-your-kids-responsibility
Activities:
Personal Responsibility Activities for Teens
https://howtoadult.com/write-teen-parent-contract-7563592.html
Chore List for Teens
https://www.verywellfamily.com/over-50-ideas-of-chores-for-teens-2609291
Videos:
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Self-Control is the ability to recognize feelings, thoughts and impulses, and act on them in appropriate and healthy ways. It is the ability to act the right way at the right time. Self-Control can be one of the most difficult skills for children (and adults) to master. It takes time and practice. Below you will find resources you can use at home to better understand self-control, and help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Self-Control: What it Means for Kids
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/self-control-what-it-means-for-kids?_ul=1*16p48gl*domain_userid*YW1wLXpEV0k3LWdBRFNUamZKcFJjTmRnUlE.
Helping Your Grade School Child Gain Self-Control
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/helping-your-grade-school-child-gain-self-control
Activities:
Games that Teach Self-Control
https://www.familyhconline.com/teach-children-self-control/
Breathing Exercises
https://copingskillsforkids.com/deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids
Managing Anger
https://copingskillsforkids.com/managing-anger
Videos:
Just Breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg
Sesame Street: Self-Control
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YDE8_jsHk
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Teaching Self-Control to Teens
https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/teaching-self-control-to-teens.aspx
Helping your High School Child Gain Self-Control
https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/self-control/helping-your-high-school-child-gain-self-control
Activities:
Breathing Exercises
https://www.6seconds.org/2018/08/12/three-breaths-for-lowering-your-cortisol-level/
Videos:
Helping Teens Learn Self-Control
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Organizational Skills are the skills a person needs to help them use their time, energy and mental capacity wisely. Organizational skills allow us to stay focused on different tasks, and help us to achieve our goals. Organizational skills are important to helping students be successful, but often do not come easily. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Help Your Child get Organized
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/child-organized.html
10 Tips for Helping Students with AHDH get Organized
https://www.verywellmind.com/adhd-and-organization-at-school-20810
Activities:
5 Games to Help Kids Learn How to Organize
https://sabrinasorganizing.com/5-games-to-help-kids-understand-how-to-organize/
5 Family Activities to Improve Organizational Skills
https://learningworksforkids.com/2013/09/5-fun-activities-to-improve-organization-skills/
Videos:
Bernstein Bears and the Messy Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEcMMOVBKE&list=PLG5r6Le1OQyaPSETGuZKNmlfm_L31Kibb&index=2&t=0s
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
How to Help your High School Student get Organized
https://www.verywellfamily.com/help-high-school-student-get-organized-3545335
How to Teach your High Schooler Organizational Skills
Activities:
Tools and Tips to get Your Teen Organized
Apps that Help with Organization
Videos:
Planning and Organizing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AKAuRby7n8
How to be Organized for School, College, or Life
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Prioritization is managing time well. When we prioritize effectively, we understand the importance of doing the things we NEED to do before the things we WANT to do. Prioritizing includes working hard, staying on task, and saying no to things we don’t have time for. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Teaching Your Kids Time Management
https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-to-teach-your-kids-time-management-skills-4126588
Teach Kids to Prioritize will Make Their Life Easier
https://www.moms.com/teaching-kids-to-prioritize-why/
Activities:
6 Easy Ways to Teach Time Management
https://flintobox.com/blog/child-development/teach-kids-time-management-skills
Top Time Management Apps
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/top-time-management-apps
Videos:
Put First Things First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNpceWM4js
Pokey and the Spelling Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5lq5wTafhw
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Help Children and Teens Learn to Prioritize their Lives
https://www.supportforstudentsgrowthcenter.com/help-children-teens-learn-prioritize-lives/
How to Teach Time Management Skills to Teens
https://www.verywellfamily.com/teaching-time-management-skills-to-teens-2608794
Activities:
7 Time Management Techniques for Teens
https://student-tutor.com/blog/time-management-techniques-for-teens/
Videos:
The Jar of Life-Put Important Things First
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Goal Setting is the process of thinking about what you want to happen in your life, and making a plan for how to make it a reality. When we set goals for ourselves, we have a clear vision in mind and make a specific plan for how it can happen. Research has shown that SMART goals are important. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-based. Setting SMART goals can help students achieve their dreams, and be in control of their future. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
7 Steps for Teaching Kids how to Set Goals
https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/style/how-to-teach-kids-perseverance-goal-setting/
Successful Goal Setting for Kids
https://www.melbournechildpsychology.com.au/blog/successful-goal-setting-for-children/
Activities:
7 Fun Goal Setting Activities
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/5-fun-goal-setting-activities-children
Goal Setting Activities
https://kidengage.com/blog/2019/01/fun-and-engaging-goal-setting-activities-for-children/
SMART Goal Worksheet
https://www.timvandevall.com/wp-content/uploads/smart-goals-template.pdf
Videos:
Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGd0gq5Fgjc
How to Write a SMART Goal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4IU-y9-J8Q
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Golden Rules for Goal Setting
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_90.htm
Goal Setting for Teens
https://www.teensmartgoals.com/goal-setting-for-teens
Activities:
Goal Setting for High School Students (activities)
https://positivepsychology.com/goal-setting-students-kids/
SMART Goal Worksheet
https://www.timvandevall.com/wp-content/uploads/smart-goals-template.pdf
Videos:
Achieve More by Setting SMART Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA53yhiOe04
A Guide to Great Goal Setting
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Self-Efficacy refers to a person’s feelings, beliefs and perceptions regarding their ability to be successful at something. In short, self-efficacy is self-confidence. Self-Efficacy goes hand in hand with having a growth mindset. When a person has a growth mindset, they believe that their brain is constantly growing and evolving. They believe that with practice, motivation and hard work they can succeed. With self-efficacy, we have confidence in our abilities, and know that we are capable of growing, changing and doing better. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Self-Efficacy: How to Foster in Children
https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1964&language=English
How to Develop Self-Efficacy in Children
https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2018/05/21/how-to-help-develop-self-efficacy-in-children/
Activities:
25 Ways to Build a Childs Confidence
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/child-confidence
10 Activities to Build Confidence
https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/blog/10-activities-kids-help-build-confidence/
Videos:
Sesame Street Confidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctNg0DgMa-o
Growth Mindset- The Truth About Your Brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf8FX2sI3gU
Importance of Self Efficacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW5v6PQ5PEc
Sesame Street: Power of Yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLeUvZvuvAs
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Building your Teens Self-Efficacy
https://www.mentalhelp.net/blogs/building-up-your-teen-s-self-efficacy-part-ii/
Self-Efficacy in Adolescents- A Helpful Guide
https://youaremom.com/parenting/self-efficacy-in-adolescents/
Activities:
6 Ways to Promote Self-Efficacy
https://edu.stemjobs.com/self-efficacy-yes-i-can/
Videos:
Importance of Self Efficacy
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Grit is the ability to show perseverance and passion for long-term goals. When you have grit, you have determination and motivation to keep going despite failures or difficulties. Having grit allows us to accomplish our goals, and to pick ourselves up and keep going when setbacks arise. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
How and Why to Teach Kids to Have Grit
https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-parents-can-teach-kids-grit-4126106
Grit: What it is, Why Kids Need it, How You can Foster it
https://afineparent.com/building-character/what-is-grit.html
How to Raise a Kid with Grit
https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/social-emotional-learning/social-skills-for-kids/power-defeat-how-to-raise-kid-grit.html
Activities:
9 Activities to Teach Grit
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/activities-grit-resilience-children
Videos:
Kid President Pep talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-gQLqv9f4o&list=PL4Fgbxj8w1xc_y2BN_TsL13y3RDSEUOhw&index=1
What does Grit Look Like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNmvWd40TiI
Raising an Olympian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=420p7kb0Y78&list=PLwBheMYfFQzFku2oWqOPGCkecgb_wRUyK&index=2&t=7s
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
5 Plus Ways to Develop Grit
https://positivepsychology.com/5-ways-develop-grit-resilience/
Why Teens Should Start Developing Grit
https://yourteenmag.com/family-life/communication/grit-teenagers
Activities:
Character Lab
https://characterlab.org/playbooks/grit/
Videos:
GRIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWctLEdIgi4
Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8
The Power of Grit
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Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from a problem or a setback. It is the ability to “bounce back.” When we are resilient, we are able to mentally and emotionally cope with difficult situations in a healthy and positive way. Resilience is the process of adapting well in stressful and even traumatic situations. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Resilience in Children: Strategies to Strengthen Kids
https://www.psycom.net/build-resilience-children/
Building Resilience
https://kidshelpline.com.au/teens/issues/building-resilience#:~:text=Resilience%20is%20the%20ability%20to%20cope%20when%20things%20go%20wrong.&text=Giving%20things%20a%20go%20or,have%20been%20bent%20or%20stretched
Building Resilience in Kids: What it Means and How to do it
Activities:
Building Resiliency in Children
https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-in-children/
Videos:
A Lesson on Resilience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKpBJjsZ7EE
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Building Your Resilience
https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience
What is Resilience?
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-resilience-2795059
Building Resilience: The 7 C’s
https://parentandteen.com/building-resilience-in-teens/
Activities:
25 Resilience Activities and Worksheets for Students and Adults
https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-activities-worksheets/
Videos:
What is Resilience
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Accountability
Accountability is taking responsibility for our actions and outcomes. When we are accountable, we realize that all actions have consequences (both positive and negative) and we accept our role in those consequences. When a mistake is made, being accountable means doing what you can to fix the problem and make amends. When we are accountable for our actions, trusting relationships can be built with family, friends, and teachers. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
How to Help Kids Create a Culture of Personal Accountability
https://www.parent.com/how-to-help-kids-create-a-culture-of-personal-accountability/#:~:text=The%20best%20way%20to%20teach,be%20accountable%20for%20one's%20behavior.
Activities:
Games for Teaching Someone how to be Accountable
https://classroom.synonym.com/games-teaching-someone-accountable-12146054.html
Videos:
Accepting a Consequence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMOfn4QJyQ
Rosa Learns to be Responsible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIKMysO1gU
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
8 Ways to Instill Accountability in Teens
https://middleearthnj.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/8-ways-to-instill-accountability-in-teens/
How to Create a Culture of Accountability in your Home
https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/how-to-create-a-culture-of-accountability-in-your-home/
Activities:
Lessons on Accountability for Teens
https://healthfully.com/1006369-lessons-accountability-teens.html
Videos:
How to Develop Personal Accountability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de2HlZpDQ-w&feature=youtu.be
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Decision Making is an important life skill that children need to develop in order to become healthy and functioning adults. Children need to know how to make their own decisions and understand that every decision comes with a consequence, both positive and negative. Decision making should be taught as a deliberate process beginning with identifying the problem and thinking about what the desired outcome is. Decision making also includes; gathering information, brainstorming possible solutions, assessing the consequences to those solutions and picking the best choice. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Teach Your Child How to Make Choices
https://www.familyeducation.com/life/decision-making/teach-your-child-how-make-choices
Best Guide for Teaching Kids the Decision-Making Process Steps
https://www.kiddiematters.com/problem-solving-activity-free-printable/
Activities:
Fun Activities to Teach Children About Decision Making Skills
https://mom.com/kids/4887-fun-activities-teach-children-about-decision-making-skills
Decision Making Techniques for Children
https://www.familyeducation.com/life/decision-making/decision-making-techniques-children
Videos:
Innoventure Jr: Making Decisions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlmEfeC1DO4
Zen Den: How to Make Goo Choices- Mindfulness for Kids (Trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxt_Ki4GSo
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Tips and Activities to Help Kids Develop Decision Making Skills
https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/tips-and-activities-to-help-kids-develop-decision-making-skills/
Steps to Good Decision-Making Skills for Teens
https://www.verywellfamily.com/steps-to-good-decision-making-skills-for-teens-2609104
Activities:
5 Problem Solving Activities for the Classroom
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/5-problem-solving-activities-for-the-classroom/
10 Ways to Teach Your Children to Make Wise Decisions
https://www.allprodad.com/10-ways-teach-children-make-wise-decisions/
Videos:
Help Children Make Good Choices: Decision Making Skills (SODAS Method)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-SeO-aT2i8
Making Tough Choices with Kid President
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Perspective Taking is the ability to consider a situation from a different point of view. It is the ability to look beyond your view point and consider how someone else may think or feel about a situation. You need to be able to put yourself in another person’s position and imagine how they might feel, think, or act. In order to be successful at perspective taking, you must have empathy for the other person and realize that there are many correct perspectives for one situation. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Understanding Perspective Taking
https://sociallyskilledkids.com/perspective-taking/
Components of Perspective Taking
https://empatico.org/activity-plan/perspective-taking
How to Teach Perspective Taking to Children
https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/how-to-teach-perspective-talking-to-children/
Activities:
One Super Simple Activity to Teach Perspective Taking Skills to Kids
https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2019/05/perspective-taking-activity.html
Videos:
The Tale of Two Beasts: An Adorable Story About Different Perspectives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkOocQGtDU
How to Teach Perspective -Kid Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ELa3c001o
Perspective Taking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqz7UcCgbLA
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
5 Ways to Help Teens Think Beyond Themselves
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/five_ways_to_help_teens_think_beyond_themselves
Activities:
How to Teach Perspective Taking to Children
https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/how-to-teach-perspective-talking-to-children/
Understanding Perception Differences
https://creducation.net/resources/perception_checking/Understanding_Perception_Differences_OCDRM.pdf
What Do You See
https://creducation.net/resources/perception_checking/What_Do_You_See_Activity_OCDRCM.pdf
Videos:
What Are Perspectives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7fNAd5FXg
Same Situation, Different Perspectives
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Restitution provides a way for children to “pay back” their mistakes. It can be a helpful way to teach children the importance of treating others and property with respect. When children make mistakes, they should acknowledge their wrong choice and think of a way to fix it. The restitution should be directly related to their incorrect behavior. The focus should be on fixing the damaged property or relationship rather than punishment.
Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Use Restitution to Discipline Your Child
https://www.verywellfamily.com/how-to-use-restitution-to-discipline-your-child-1094755
What to do When Your Child is Not Kind
https://www.readbrightly.com/what-to-do-when-your-child-is-not-kind/
How to Help Your Kids Make Amends for Mistakes
Activities:
Making Amends for Kids
https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/making_amends_for_kids
Videos:
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLVYtfqSsK0
What to Do After Making a Mistake pt. 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjXLXfkS6Q
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
Restitution for Parents
https://realrestitution.com/restitution-for-parents/
Activities:
Restitution Script for Parents
Videos:
What to Do After Making a Mistake pt. 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjXLXfkS6Q
The Most Effective Form of Discipline
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Assertiveness is a healthy way of communicating. It is a calm, clear, direct and respectful way of stating what you want, need or how you feel about something. Being assertive is the most effective way to communicate. However, it can be difficult to master. Many people communicate in less effective ways, such as passive, aggressive, or even passive-aggressive. These are inefficient because passive communication is often unclear and aggressive communication can come off as mean or hurtful. When we communicate assertively, we are more likely to get our needs met by those around us. Below you will find resources you can use at home to help teach this important skill to your child.
Resources for Young Children:
Information:
Building Assertiveness: How to Help Your Quiet Child Speak Up
https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/building-assertiveness-how-to-help-your-quiet-child-speak-up
5 Key Steps for Raising Assertive Kids
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/how-to-raise-assertive-child
10 Steps for Teaching Your Kids How to be Assertive
https://afineparent.com/strong-kids/how-to-be-assertive.html
Activities:
4 Playful Activities to Help Children Develop Assertiveness
http://www.momentsaday.com/help-children-develop-assertiveness/
9 Assertiveness Activities
http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/9-assertiveness-actitivies
Videos:
Learn to Communicate Assertively
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ-e5Q4vhsk
Resources for Adolescents:
Information:
What is Assertiveness?
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/assertive.html#:~:text=Assertiveness%20is%20a%20healthy%20way,that%20is%20honest%20and%20respectful.&text=Being%20assertive%20doesn't%20come,style%20that%20is%20too%20aggressive.
Assertiveness
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/assertive.html
Activities:
4 Social/Emotional Skills You Can Easily Practice with Teens
https://nobelcoaching.com/emotional-skills/
Assertiveness Games and Activities
https://blog.trainerswarehouse.com/assertiveness-games-activities
Videos:
5 Tips to Make Assertive Communication Easier and More Effective
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