Through a partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection, ECSD is pleased to offer families mental health resources at no cost through the website: ParentGuidance.org.
ParentGuidance.org is an online service by licensed therapists that provides over 50 specialized on-demand courses in the privacy of your own home!
ECSD Mental Health Series 2023-24
The mental health series is a series of topical webinars relevant to parents and families of Elko County School District. Some of the topics include Social Media: Protecting Your Child, Helping Your Child Succeed, and Your Child's Anxiety. We invite all families to join Elko County School District on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6 PM for our very first webinar for the school year, Social Media: Protecting Your Child by Staying Aware & Involved . One thing to know about the webinars is that families can join and participate but be completely anonymous.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6 PM
Social Media: Protecting Your Child by Staying Aware & Involved- English & Spanish
Protecting children from technology that moves so fast, is very difficult to manage. Oftentimes, the way parents react can make the issues worse. In this session, learn the parenting pitfalls, as well as practical solutions to effectively managing technology use. Session topics include:
Guiding Principles of Effective Parenting
Educate About the Truth of Our Devices
Device Awareness
Avoid Being Blindsided
Expecting Challenges
Disciplined Parenting
-Course created by Dr. Kevin Skinner, LMFT, CSAT, EMDR
Registration for English Webinar
Registration for Spanish Webinar
One-On-One Parent Coaching
It takes a village…we’ve all heard that expression about what it takes to raise and guide a child. But what is in place to help parents with the difficult situations and tough conversations?
Elko County School District is providing a new parent coaching service through our partners at ParentGuidance.org. This confidential service is free for ECSD families. This service is not limited to one parent or household. Multiple parents and/or guardians have access to parent coaching.
Get Started TODAY: go to ParentGuidance.org, “Parent Coaching” and select "Get Started" to enroll.
For more information about the coaching process, click the links below: