Parenting Resources
Continental and Regional Links
- UUA Resources for Families
- Family pages from the Church of the Larger Fellowship
- UU Summer Camps and Conference Centers, including the nearby UU Mid-Atlantic Community (UUMAC). Financial aid is often available.
How to Have the "Santa" Talk
Practicing Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga with Children
- Mindfulness for Children
- "Mindful Parent, Mindful Child: Simple Mindfulness Practices for Busy Parents" by Susan Kaiser Greenland
- Children's Books
- Practices for Growing up Mindful: Guided Meditations and Simple Exercises for Children, Teens, and Families
- Kid Power Yoga
What to Watch as a Family
- 50 Films You Should See by the Age of 14 - Created in 2005 to inspire parents and educators to take movies as seriously as books and other forms of art. Votes compiled from more than 70 experts including film producers, teachers, authors and critics.
Talking with Children and Youth about Death and Dying
- How Children and Adolescents Understand Death - includes signs or symptoms of unacknowledged grief
- Recommended Books - each of these books is also available from the UUCF RE Library
Parents and Caregivers as Sexuality Educators
Talking with Children about Traumatic Events in the World
- November 2016: Create a Resilience Plan
- Trauma Response Resources for Families and Congregations (from the UUA)
- Working with Children and Youth (from the UU Trauma Response Ministry)
- Managing Your Distress After a Shooting (a self-care resource for parents and caregivers)
- Tips for Talking with Children About the Pandemic
College Discernment Process
- Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, 4th Revised Edition by Loren Pope and Hilary Masell Oswald. (Also, see their website ctcl.org.)
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