Helpful links for parents from Loren Sterman

• The National Adolescent Health Information Center has informative briefs and fact sheets on topics ranging from teen substance use to mental health.

• The video presented at this site is incredibly moving and essential for parents and students to see, especially before prom season (the video may be slow to load, please be patient): http://www.journeysafe.com/presentation

• Jeff Wolfsberg's site has an interesing podcast on the advisor/advisee relationship.

• NPR has been having a great series on the value of imaginative play.

• Rosalind Wiseman, who wrote Queen Bees and Wannabees and was the impetus for the film Meangirls will be the Community Coalition's speaker this fall. She was on Good Morning America, and the video of that interview is available at: Pushing the Humiliation Threshold

• The website www.childrenonline.org has a wealth of helpful information, including a free electronic newsletter, about the latest issues affecting children online and answering specific questions often raised by parents.  

• Preventional Specialist Jeff Wolfsberg, an annual speaker and ongoing resource for Williams students, recently sat down with Boston's FOX News to talk about the death of actor Heath Ledger and prescription drug abuse. He shares prevention tips for parents and educators in this video interview. 

• The PBS series Frontline recently broadcast and episode about children and the Internet called "Growing Up Online" which contains helpful information for parents. More information in available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/

Loren Sterman
School Counselor

860-439-5309