Parent Resouces

  • The mission of the Haslett schools' K-12 Guidance and Counseling Program, is to enhance the development of all students in the areas of academic, personal, and social growth. Guidance and counseling provide developmental services that wil empower students to:

    •  Promote their learning process.
    •  Effectively deal with situations that interfere with learning.
    •  Become goal directed and self-motivated in preparing for their future life and career goals.
    •  Develop positive personal,interpersonal and social skills.

    There are many resources out there to help parents to help navigate the challenges of raising confident, healthy and resilient children in today's society. Below are topics with links to informaton that may be helpful to many families.

Personal Safety

  • Darkness to Light

    Darkness to Light is a great resource to help parents become educated about childhod sexual abuse and ways you can safe guard your family. 

     
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Divorce and Separation

  • Up to Parents

    Divorce is a reality for many children and their families. Whether you are just now deciding to tell your children about getting a divorce, or you have been divorced for 10 years. This website Up to Parents is an awesome resource.  Click on the Parents corner for videos, articles, and resources.  Or simple sign up on the home page and begin your journey no how you can best help your child(ren) yourself and your co-parent.  

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Grief and Loss

  • Funeral Etiquette: At the Service

    Advice from Emily Post about Funeral Services

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  • Funeral Etiquette

    Grief and loss can be experienced by anyone, but it can be particularly confusing when children are faced with this intense emotion. Everyone handles grief in a different way and for children they can experience it on many different levels with each stage of development they reach in life. Here are few resources to help you on your journey as you try to help your child(ren) and yourself cope with the loss of a loved. The resources include how to talk with your child about death, how to talk to someone who has lost a loved one, developmentally appropriate expectations of grief and understanding of death as well as etiquette for attending a funeral with children.
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