Elementary School

Healthy Alternatives for Little Ones is an evidenced-based, developmentally appropriate health education and prevention program for 3-6 year-old children.

Explore alcohol myths and facts from a parent's perspective.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research describes how ACEs affect lifelong development. 

What to Do When Your temper Flares: a Kid's Guide to Overcoming problems with Anger (2007) by Dawn Huebner guides young people through cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger.

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University is a multidisciplinary team committed to driving science-based innovation in policy and practice.

Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays!: The Children's Anger-Control Book (1994) by Adolph Moser discusses the causes and effects of anger and provides advice on how to control and channel it.

Family Ties That Bind: A Self-Help Guide to Change Through Family of Origin Therapy by Ronald W. Richardson, IV (2011)

Angry Octopus: Children Learn How to Control Anger, Reduce Stress and Fall Asleep Faster (2019) by Lori Lite teaches children how to use progressive muscle relaxation and breathing techniques to calm down, lower stress, and control anger.

Read research about preventing Adverse Childhood Events from the CDC's website.

Social and emotional skills building activities designed by Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.