Parents

Licensed Social Worker

Mrs. Vaniqua Turner, LCSW

(702) 799-7272 x4352

Turnevj@nv.ccsd.net

Helpful Articles

School

• 10 Facts About School Attendance
• 20 Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School
• Help Your Child Have a Good School Year
• How to Get Kids Back On a School-Year Sleep Schedule
• School Attendance: A Key to Success
• Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Conferences - English and Spanish
• Why Attendance Matter?
• Why PTAs and PTOs are Critical for Schools and K-12 Education
• English Learner Pupil and Parental Rights
• District Plan for Test Security and Administration

Parenting

• 9 Steps to More Effective Parenting
• 10 Signs of a Healthy, Effective Co-Parenting Relationship
• 23 Potty Training Tips for Boys and Girls
• An age-by-age guide to disciplining your kid
• At-Home Learning Toolkit
• Childhood Trauma
• Don’t Give Up—How to Get Your Kids to Do Chores
• How to discipline your child the smart and healthy way
• How to Get Kids Back On a School-Year Sleep Schedule
• How to Make Mealtime Important in Your Family
• How to Plan a Parenting Schedule That Works for Everyone Involved: Working With Your Ex on a Co-Parenting Schedule
• How to Raise a Child Who Loves Reading
• How to Talk to Your Child About Body Safety
• How Working Parents Can Manage the Demands of School-Age Kids
• Not Sure How To Get Kids To Do Chores?
• Talking to Children About Miscarriage
• Late Potty Training Tips for 3, 4, and 5 Year-olds
• Learning Ally: Tips for Supporting Reading at Home
• PBS Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers - Parenting Tips
• Potty Training Children with Special Needs
• Talking to Children When a Loved One Has Cancer
• Teaching Moment: Teaching Your Child Appropriate and Inappropriate Touching
• Understood: How to help your child with math
• What Is Positive Parenting? - 4 Keys to Success
• When a Parent Has to Travel for Work
• Working Parents' Survival Guide

Internet Safety

• Best Parental Control App
• How and When to Limit Kids' Tech Use
• How To Set Up Google Family Link Parental Controls
• How to Set Up Parental Controls in iOS 12
• How To Talk to Your Child About Dangerous Social Media Challenges

Children's Behaviors & Relationships

• Do Kids Need a Best Friend?
• How Kids Benefit From Pet Ownership
• How to Create Stronger Bonds Among Siblings
• STOP IT NOW: Behaviors in Children and Adolesence
• What to Do if Your Kids Just Don't Get Along

Grief And Loss

• Helping Children Who Have Lost a Loved One
• Signs of Grief in Children and How to Help Them Cope: Children grieve differently than adults
• Stages of Grief - English and Spanish
• Talking to Children About Miscarriage
• Talking to Children When a Loved One Has Cancer
• When a Loved One Dies: How to Help Your Child

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