Resources, Tools, and Support Health and Wellness Curriculum and Team Our Health and Wellness curriculum addresses the health and safety needs of our students by providing a variety of age appropriate lessons including: Comprehensive Sexuality Education Self-Care/ Mental Health 1st aid Digital Citizenship and Online Media Awareness Life Skills and Substance Abuse more to come Amanda McNamaraAthletics Tyler YoungStudent Support Coordinator, Grades 7-12 Susan Tinsley DailyHealth & Wellness Teacher Resources for Caregivers, Students and Familes Waldorf Organizations, Reading, and Resources Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) website Essentials in Education Blog (AWSNA) Early Childhood Resources: WECAN website and IASWECE website Waldorf 100 website Waldorf Resources (Intl. Forum for Steiner Education) Waldorf Resources Friends of Waldorf Worldwide: website Waldorf Education Today: website Supporting Parents in Parenting Holding Childhood Simplicity Parenting – Protecting childhood and supporting family life Movement for Childhood – A collection of Waldorf resources and articles articles and resources list, You and Your Child’s Health – Susan Johnson Adam Blanning, anthroposophic health The Pikler Collection – Developing connections with your infants Center for Nonviolent Communication What is Nonviolent Communication? Recommended Books Waldorf Education: A Family Guide, 2nd edition A Practical Guide to Curative Education: The Ladder of the Seven LifeProcesses by Robyn M. Brown The Awakened Brain by Lisa Miller: 9781984855626 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Recommended Articles/Talks Simplicity Parenting videos Parents’ Screen Time Is Hurting Kids – The Atlantic Hunt, Gather, Parent’: Timeless Advice for Parents – The Atlantic Tips and Steps to Help Families Unplug: Hartsbrook Crafting Blog Reclaim Your Weekend Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood (CCFC) List of One Million Screen-Free Activities Audio stories for younger years Susan Perrow Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour Epic Books app Early reader audiobooks Story Nory- free audio short stories Sparkle Stories – A (former Waldorf class teacher) offers stories that are “slower, kinder and gentler” than other children’s media The Fable Cottage, well-known children’s stories read out loud in Spanish The Storyline Online – a database of stores read out loud Steadfast I stand in the world With certainty I tread the path of life Love I cherish in the core of my being Hope I carry into every deed Confidence I imprint upon my thinking. These five lead me to my goal These five give me my existence. -Rudolf Steiner Mental Health and Crisis Resources Resource Sites Find a Therapist: Psychology Today here Lifeline: National Suicide Hotline: website or call 1-800-273-8255 The Trevor Project: 24/7 support for LGBTQ+ youth Trevor Project Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA referrals and resources Call or text 211: 211 is a resource where you can find almost any community support; food resources, therapists, support with jobs, paying bills, and child care. Call 211 on any phone or visit the 211 resources Articles When My Kid Gets Anxious, I Find That I Have to Calm Myself comic Connecting with our kids during troubled times [ special audio series ] You can listen on the home page (http://www.simplicityparenting.com) or via our podcast How to talk to children about difficult news Explaining the News to Our Kids How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus Outbreak How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus Encountering the Online World Technology as a Tool News and Research Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?, The Atlantic Let Children Get Bored Again, NYT 2019 Benefits of Speech-To-Text Technology in All Classrooms, KQED public radio article Is Your Child Overstimulated From Too Much Screen Time?, Psychology Today article 2017 Facebook knows Instagram is Toxic For Teen Girls, WSJ article 2021 “How to talk to your children about pornography”, An age-by-age guide, Today 2021 Blog: Tech Talk Tuesday is great for parents to get a pulse on the current state of kids and Media tech. How Do I Find and Create Goodness for My Children Sites that help parents consider options Child Mind Institute “Media Guidelines for All Ages Digital Citizenship Resources for Family Engagement Common Sense Media extensive resources for families for age appropriate movies, shows, apps, guidelines and tech “Screenagers “, Their resource page is really helpful! Tech Talk Tuesday is a good blog for parents to get a pulse on the current state of kids and media tech. For middle to older years, audio book and research resources Libby Library resources: Our public library online- Borrow ebooks, audiobooks and order books for your branch for pick up. Chirp offers audio books without a subscription Collection of free online journals and research databases Learn Something New! Academic Support Tools Typing Apps: Typing Club Mathematics: Khan Academy, Math Tango app Speech to Text List of paid apps and free options Mindfulness: Insight Timer, HeadSpace Online Learning Scholastic’s Learn at Home – workbooks, resources Outschool – Classes on everything from coding to art visit EDx for free online courses from 140 leading institutions Merlin Birding App Music Making: Incredibox fun beat making app Online Adventures Virtual field trips: visit the San Diego Zoo, Smithsonian, or Audubon’s Bird Cams Explore our universe! NASA Explore our: National Parks. Take a virtual tour of 3000 of the world’s museums and heritage sites: Google’s Arts & Culture site. Museums that have their own virtual tours: The Louvre, Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, British Museum, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dali Museum, Vatican Museum, National Women’s History Museum, National Museum of the US Air Force Privacy and Safety Tools for Reducing Harm flux Blue Light Reduction – a program to reduce blue light and brightness in the evenings Time Out Screen Time Timer – is a customizable break timer for MacOS for anyone spending too much time in front of an Apple screen Children’s Privacy Consumer Reports Guide on Protecting our Children’s Privacy Privacy and Distant Learning Tips for Parents Children’s Screen Time Action Network-a project of CCFC (Abundant resources for teachers and parents – Join the network!) Smartphone Alternatives Turning Life On Five Smartphone Alternatives from Fatherly.com Parental Controls for Smartphones Common Sense FAQ about Cell Phone and tech use by age Social Media (SM) Warning Signs of Screen Addiction Teaching Kids to be Smart on Social Media from Kids Health Solutions for Mental Health, SM, and Sleep Waldorf Instagram accounts from AWSNA Video Games Video Game Addiction Gaming and Media Violence