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Aggression Provider + Parent Resources PDF
Questions and Answers Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act’s (IDEA’s) Discipline Provisions discusses how certain school actions, such as informal removals and the use of threat assessments, may result in the denial of FAPE to children with disabilities.
Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting the Needs of Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders offers evidence-based strategies that early childhood programs, schools, and local educational agencies (LEAs) can use in place of exclusionary discipline or other harmful practices such as restraint or seclusion.
Family Medical Leave Act: Autism, many chronic or long-term physical illnesses, and many psychiatric and developmental disabilities fall within the law’s coverage. FMLA leave also permits parents to obtain temporary reductions in work schedules.
Center for Parent Information & Resources (CPIR): This national organization offers resources to build caregivers’ knowledge and skills in advocating for optimal educational experiences for children with complex needs. You can Find an Education Advocate by State through CPIR.
Understood.org: This is an organization that provides guidance to people with unique learning needs, including information about disabilities, education law and policy, and caregiver perspectives.
A Day in Our Shoes: A Day in Our Shoes is an organization led by special education advocate Lisa Lightner that shares information and resources for caregivers of children with disabilities so they can make the best decisions in developing IEPs for their children.
Parent Education and Advocacy Training Center – Provides easy-to-understand, research-based information and training. Suzanne Bowers, (800) 869-6782
Center for Special Education Advocacy – Maintains a list of advocates and attorneys across Virginia.
Wrightslaw – Website about special education law and advocacy, with thousands of articles, cases and free resources.
Voices for Virginia’s Children – Voices is a statewide, privately funded, nonpartisan awareness and advocacy organization that builds support for practical public policies to improve the lives of children. Margaret Nimmo Crowe, (804) 649-0184
Arc of Virginia – Policy development to benefit people with intellectual disabilities in Virginia. Jamie Liban, (804) 649-8481
Parent to Parent of Virginia – Providing best practice on supporting parents through peer-to peer matching. Dana Yarbrough

Behavior Management and Positive Parenting

Center for Effective Parenting: Spanish & English Resources
Parent Management Training (English, Spanish)
Pacer Center Spanish Resources
Zero to Three Family Resources (Spanish, English)
CDC Essentials for Parenting (English, Spanish)
123 Magic: 3-step discipline for calm, effective, and happy parenting
CDC Special Playtime – a chance to focus on your child’s good behaviors and build a strong, nurturing relationship

Parenting Videos

Books

The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child (2009), by Alan Kazdin. Includes a DVD of demonstration of key behavioral strategies
No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior (2008), by Jed Baker
Parenting the Strong-Willed Child: The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds (2010), by Rex Forehand and Nicholas Long
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (2012), by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind (2012), by Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic (2015), by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime (2001), by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (2014), by Ross W. Greene PhD
1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 (2016), (available in Spanish), by Thomas Phelan, PhD

Resources for Kids

Equip our Kids Toolkit: A collection of entertaining and instructive videos, games, apps and programs from respected sources addressing behavioral, emotional, sensory regulation. For parents and children 0-18. Most are free.
Sesame for Families: A collection of interactive resources for health and wellness, social-emotional skills, and school readiness.

Videos

Books

Calm-Down Time (ages 1 – 3) by Elizabeth Verdick
Words Are Not for Hurting (ages 2 – 3 )or Words Are Not for Hurting (ages 4 – 7) by Elizabeth Verdick
Teeth Are Not for Biting (ages 2 – 3) by Elizabeth Verdick
Feet Are Not for Kicking (ages 2 – 3) by Elizabeth Verdick
Hands Are Not for Hitting (ages 2 – 4)or Hands Are Not For Hitting (ages 4 – 7) by Martine Agassi
No Hitting!: A Lift-the-Flap Book (ages 2 – 5) by Karen Katz
I Was So Mad (ages 3 – 7) by Mercer Mayer
When I Feel Angry (ages 3 – 8) by Albert Whitman
I’m Mad (ages 3 – 8) by Elizabeth Crary
I’m Furious (ages 3 – 8) by Elizabeth Crary
The Very Frustrated Monster (ages 3 +) by Andi Green
Voices Are Not For Yelling (ages 4 – 7) by Elizabeth Verdick
When Mouse Was Mad (ages 4 – 7) by Linda Urban
When Miles Got Mad (ages 4 – 7) by Sam Kurtzman-Counter & & Abbie Schiller
When Sophie Gets Angry–Really, Really Angry…(ages 4 – 8) by Molly Bang
I Hate Everything! A Book about Feeling Angry (ages 4 – 8) by Sue Graves
I Am so Angry, I Could Scream: Helping Children Deal with Anger (ages 4 – 8) by Laura Fox & and Chris Sabatino
Angry Octopus: An Anger Management Story (introducing active progressive muscular relaxation and deep breathing, ages 4+) by Lori Lite
A Little SPOT of Feelings (Empathy, Frustration, Calm, Belonging, Worry, Boredom, Flexible Thinking, & Feelings Detective) 2021, by Diane Alber

Workbooks

Cool Down and Work through Anger (ages 4 – 8) by Cheri J. Meiners
I’m Not Bad, I’m just Mad: A Workbook to Help Kids Control Their Anger (ages 6-12) by A. Greenwald, Z. Pelta-Heller, & L. Shapiro. Interactive workbook with activities to teach trigger recognition, better problem solving, and communication tips for defusing conflict
Seeing Red: An Anger Management and Anti-Bullying Curriculum for Kids (ages 7+) by Jennifer Simmonds
A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger (ages 7+) by E. Whitehouse & W. Pudney: A workbook for teachers, caregivers; teaches easy to understand skills for anger management
How to Take the Grrrr out of Anger (ages 8 – 13) by Elizabeth Verdick
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger (ages 8+) by Dawn Huebner: An interactive workbook to guide children and parents teaching cognitive-behavioral skills for addressing anger