Education 420: Child Development in the Family, School and Community.
CARING FOR CHILDREN'S AND FAMILIES PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
rSInternet links to readings for teachers, parents and children
Associated with Program Standard 10: Preparation for Learning to Create a Supportive, Healthy Environment for Student Learning.
Rights of parents and children
In this article you will find a summary about the rights of Parents and guardians of enrolled students to be included in the educational process and to have access to the system on behalf of their children. These rights are outlined in Chapter 864, Statutes of 1998
Rights of parents and children in languages other than English
Families and Special Education
Understanding
Learning Disabilities: A Parent Guide and Workbook
This article tells teachers
and parents when it is necessary to obtain parent consent and what are the services
to which children with learning disabilities are entitled.
Informed Consent in Pediatrics
In this statement, the AAP provides an updated analysis of 1) the concept of informed consent; 2) the ethics of informed consent and the concept of the right to refuse treatment; 3) the concept of "proxy consent"; 4) the concepts of parental permission and child assent; and 5) informed consent of adolescents. This might be useful for you to know when one of your students has special medical needs.
Children's Safety Network
Useful information about prevention of accidents and injury
Read about children's safety
to use the internet:
An important list of "do's"
and "don't's" to discuss with students regarding the use of the internet.
Kids privacy on
internet
privacy
Whether playing, shopping, studying or just
surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the web has to offer.
But when it comes to their personal information, who's in charge? The Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, requires
commercial web site operators to get parental consent before collecting any
personal information from kids under 13. COPPA allows teachers to act on behalf
of a parent during school activities online, but does not require them to do
so. That is, the law does not require teachers to make decisions about the collection
of their students' personal information. Check to see whether your school district
has a policy about disclosing student information.
COMMON CHRONIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND HOW TO MAKE REFERRALS
Read about school health laws with special emphasis on chronic and communicable diseases: type in search work "communicable diseases"
Information about children's general health, (available in English and Spanish)
Information about children's common infectious diseases
Center for Disease Control (information in Spanish)
Children's health, nutrition and exercise
Activities for children to learn about food, vaccines, hygiene
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AND CONFLICTS
Information for children to help them deal with school violence, guns, prejudice, name calling. (type in search word: violence)
Helping children with grieving