[Msparents] Turn -Off TV Week

[Glenda Allen]

Dear Parents,
April 23-29 is Turn-Off TV Week and you can visit the site below for ideas
to help with this topic. 

http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.htm

The main page for this link and several new links dealing with health and
safety can be found under "Health Services" listed under the Site Index on
the district's website.

You Can Ask! by Sesame Workshop
Troubling and uncertain times have an emotional impact on grown-ups as
well as children. You 
Can Ask! offers ideas for helping 3-8 year old children build social and
emotional skills, as well 
as cope with whatever comes their way. This website provides a parent’s
guide and free, 
downloadable videos starring the cast of Sesame Street. The website is
available in English, 
Spanish, and Chinese. 
[ http://www.sesameworkshop.org/youcanask
]http://www.sesameworkshop.org/youcanask
APA Help Center
To help youth proactively address the problem of violence, the American
Psychological 
Association (APA) and MTV have teamed up to provide youth with information
about identifying 
the warning signs of violent behavior and how to get help if they
recognize these signs in 
themselves or their peers. A website and accompanying downloadable
brochure called 
“Warning Signs of Youth Violence” are available at [
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=38&ch=0
]http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.
php?id=38&ch=0. 

Thank you,

Glenda Allen
Director of Special Programs
Devine ISD
205 W. College
Devine, TX 78016
(830) 851-0703
FAX (830) 663-6706