Counseling Corner

Helen Nack, School Counselor

896-3041

hnack@osd2.org

 

Parenting Tips/Resources

“To be in your children’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today” - Anonymous
www.dailyparenttip.com

 

Active parenting is much more difficult than it was a generation ago.  Many outdated techniques simply do not work and leave parents frustrated and discouraged.  Today’s challenges range from the usual homework & chores to navigating the world of cyberspace. 

Good parenting is about bringing out the very best in your children using techniques that teach them respect, responsibility and compassion.

 

The internet has hundreds of online resources; just Google “parenting”.

 

Ultimate Parent  is a very helpful website that  includes a  free online parenting  course;  www.ultimateparent.com.

 

Parenting Tips

  1.  What you do matters

  2. You can not be too loving.

  3. Be involved in your child’s life.

  4. Adapt parenting to fit your child. Keep pace with your child’s development.

  5. Establish, set, and enforce rules.

  6. Foster your child’s independence.

  7. Get to know your child’s friends and their parents.

  8. Know where your child is.

  9. Be involved with your child’s school.

  10. Be your child’s parent not their friend.

 

 

Be Wise on the WEB

 

Tips to keep your children Safe from Online Strangers and Cyber bullies

 

1.  Monitor your child’s use of the computer and social media sites.

 

2. Install a computer block or filter to prevent unwanted information from appearing.

 

3. Know your child’s password for email and social media sites.

 

4. Teach your children the dangers of posting personal information, pictures, and plans with friends on social media sites.

 

Peer Mediation

 

Mediation is a communication process in which the people with the problem work together, with the assistance of a third party, cooperating to solve the conflict peaceably. The mediator is the third party. When students serve as mediators to assist others they are called Peer Mediators.

Peer Mediators assist students in conflict by giving each person a chance to sit face to face and talk uninterrupted so each point of view is heard.

 

Peer Mediation is a voluntary program. Once a student indicates interest in the program his/her previous and current teachers were asked to give their impression of the student’s ability in the following areas: respected by peers, trusted by peers and staff and possessing good judgment.

 

English Language Learners (ELL)                  

 

Oracle School District is committed to providing exceptional education to all students.  ELL students are initially identified during registration using the Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHLOTE) survey completed by parents or guardians.   Students whose primary home language is other than English are assessed using the AZELLA to determine level of English proficiency. OSD uses the ILLP model to provide instruction to ELL students who do not score prophecy

 

Life Skills

 

Life skills are taught at every grade level each week. The lessons and activities   are age appropriate and focus on Character Education: Fairness, Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Caring, Respectfulness, and Citizenship.   Programs used are highly acclaimed and evidenced based.  In addition,  the Junior High students receive education on  goal setting, high school preparation, personal  choices and internet safety to name a few.

Parents are welcome to view materials at anytime.

 

Life skills are taught by Rebecca Owens, Irma Navarro and I.

 

McKinney –Vento Homeless Education Act of 2001

 

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act is Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This legislation ensures that children and youth experiencing homelessness have full equal access to an appropriate public education and that they experience success in school.

The McKinney-Vento Act defines a “homeless children and youth (school age and younger) as:

Children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence including children who are:

1. Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason.

2. Living in motels, hotels trailer parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, camping grounds, or similar settings.

3. Living in emergency or transitional shelters.