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RESOURCES: Parenting Support
This section includes resources to help newcomer parents and caregivers support their children’s development, education, and well-being. Explore practical guidance on parenting, setting expectations and household norms, engaging with schools, supporting literacy and learning, understanding disabilities, and accessing multilingual parenting resources.
For Parents and Caregivers Your Rights and Responsibilities in Your Child’s School
For Parents and Caregivers Your Rights and Responsibilities in Your Child’s School
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Unaccompanied Children Resource Center, USCRI
Languages: English, Arabic, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Kiswahili, Pashto, Portuguese, Spanish, and Ukrainian
Description: This resource provides guidance for parents and caregivers on their rights and responsibilities in their child’s school. It covers language access, communication with school staff, supporting a child’s learning and well-being, monitoring academic progress, and staying engaged in their education.
For Parents and Caregivers Your Rights and Responsibilities in Your Child’s School
For Parents and Caregivers Your Rights and Responsibilities in Your Child’s School
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Unaccompanied Children Resource Center, USCRI
Languages: English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish
Description: This resource provides guidance for parents and caregivers on their rights and responsibilities in their child’s school. It covers language access, communication with school staff, supporting a child’s learning and well-being, monitoring academic progress, and staying engaged in their education.
Your Parenting Guide for All Ages and Stages
Your Parenting Guide for All Ages and Stages
Resource Type: Website
Source: Raising Children Network
Languages: English, Arabic, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese – Simplified, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Karen, Kiswahili, Mandarin, Nuer, Sudanese Arabic, Vietnamese, and five more
Description: These resources offer parenting information in multiple languages, with articles, videos, and visual guides on topics such as child health, daily care, nutrition, sleep, child disability, and more.
Resources in Specific Disabilities
Resources in Specific Disabilities
Resource Type: Website
Source: Center for Parenting Information & Resources
Languages: English
Description: This website provides information and tools to help families understand and support children with specific disabilities. It covers a range of disabilities and offers tailored resources to help families access appropriate support for their child’s academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs.
Share 8 Great Reading Tips with Families
Share 8 Great Reading Tips with Families
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Colorín Colorado
Languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and 3 other languages
Description: This resource provides practical tips to help families of English language learners support language and literacy development at home.
Parents
Parents
Resource Type: Website
Source: Amaze
Languages: Website available in English, Arabic – Egyptian, Arabic – Levantine, Afrikaans, Chinese – Simplified, Chinese – Traditional, Farsi, French, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and many more languages
Description: This website provides a variety of resources for parents including guides on how to talk with children about difficult topics, playlists for parents, and videos for kids. Many resources are also available in a variety of languages. To select from the list of available languages, click the language icon in the top right and select your desired language.