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K-12 Sensory Rooms Offer Safe Space for Special Needs
Sensory rooms not only help students with special needs feel more comfortable and empowered in the classroom, they may also keep them in their neighborhood schools, according to K-12 administrators. The carefully designed rooms may include dim lights to help Read more >>
Study: Kind Communities – A Bridge to Youth Mental Wellness
The Born This Way Foundation commissioned a study through Benenson Strategy Group, who surveyed over 3,000 young people between the ages 15-24 and over 1,000 parents, asking questions about mental health and wellness. The results of the study, “Kind Communities – Read more >>
Edutopia: Evidence-Based Practices and Strategies for K-12 Educators [web resource]
Funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia is dedicated to transforming kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) education so all students can thrive in their studies, careers, and adult lives. Their focus is on the practices and programs that help students Read more >>
Helping Students with Autism Transition Into a New School Year
Students on the autism spectrum often find transitioning to new situations challenging. Parents and teachers can minimize the stress with some joint prep before school starts. Elizabeth W. Barnes, an author, blogger, and a parent of a child on the Read more >>
Signs of Common Learning Disabilities
Many children have difficulty with reading, writing, or other learning-related tasks at some point, but this does not mean they have learning disabilities. A child with a learning disability often has several related signs, and these persist over time. Each Read more >>
The American Psychological Association and the other 12 organizations that comprise the Just the Facts Coalition have just published a new edition of “Just the Facts about Sexual Orientation and Youth: A Primer for Principals, Educators, and School Personnel“. This Read more >>
ADHD: The Pros and Cons of a “Medication Holiday”
Written by Dr. Glen Elliott, former CHC Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director Summer checklist: Sunblock…check. Beach towels…check. Medication…uncheck? Read more >>
Online Safety Computer Game for Kids [web resource] [downloadable]
Google has created Be Internet Awesome, a classroom curriculum and computer game to teach children about online safety and security. The Be Internet Awesome program helps young people become more Internet savvy and encourages them to be good Internet citizens. Read more >>
American Academy of Pediatrics HealthyChildren.org [web resource]
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In 2009, the AAP launched HealthyChildren.org to provide parents with Read more >>
Amy Valentine is the director of the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning (now Future of School), and she previously served as executive director of three virtual schools in Colorado. In early 2016, Valentine’s son was diagnosed with dysgraphia, a learning Read more >>
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650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
