Family Resources

Below are some resources that can be accessed through the internet

• How You and Your Kids Can De-Stress During Coronavirus:https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-you-and-your-kids-can-de-stress-during-coronavirus
• Coping strategies for kids: https://www.verywellfamily.com/coping-skills-for-kids-4586871
• Arlington County Behavioral Health Services: https://arlingtonva.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2019/09/2019-flyer.pdf
• Five Videos to Explore Growth Mindset: Growth Mindset Film Festival
• Learn about the science of resilience: Video
• How to Foster Resilience: https://www.fosteringresilience.com/7cs_parents.php
• How toxic stress affects us and what we can do about it: Video
• A Guide to Covid-19 and Childhood Development: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-covid-19-and-early-childhood-development/

Arlington Public Schools Mental Health Resources Site

Coping with School Refusal (video)

How To Keep Distractible Kids In Study Mode (video)

APS Parent Resource Center: The PRC offers support and assistance, individual consultations with families at the PRC or by phone, a lending library, a parent newsletter, parent learning opportunities, and serves as an information and referral source for families and staff members.

For Basic Needs:

** Dial 2-1-1 for Resources (in English and Spanish) for food, shelter, and employment assistance.

• Text “Food” or “Comida” to 877-877 and enter an address for nearby food resources for children

• A searchable database for food, rent assistance, employment assistance can be found at https://findhelp.org/.

• For families that need further assistance with essential needs, the name and e-mail for the Social Worker at each school can be found at:

• https://www.apsva.us/departments/dei-student-support/school-social-workersvisiting-teachers/