Produced by Formed Families Forward, this one page fact sheet provides on overview of commonly-prescribed psychotropic/mental health medications for children and youth.
NOTE: This sheet offers general information for families; it is not intended as medical guidance. Always consult with a medical professional.
FFF Medication Fact Sheet
This visual booklet is designed to help explain to educators and other child-serving professionals (and family members) what survival or fight-flight-freeze-submit responses can look like in a school setting. It names some of the visible behaviors that can be a concern for teachers and others, and offers strategies that can be helpful.
Survival in School Booklet
Developed by Formed Families Forward and designed for families, this checklist offers features of trauma-informed and supportive early childhood programs. Families and providers can look for these characteristics when seeking providers for their young children.
Checklist for Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Programs
From The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
This handout series, developed with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers.
There are individual handouts for babies, toddlers, children, and teens.
Ways to Play at each stage
From Sesame Workshop, this activity book can be used with young children to in build resilience when faced with the unique issues presented by a parent’s addiction.
Activity Book
This collection of resources from the US Environmental Protection Agency offers specific strategies for protecting children from a variety of environmental risks including pesticides and other chemicals, too much sun or heat, and storms and floods.
What You Can Do to Protect Children from Environmental Risks links
These cards can be used as a tool to help you or your loved one with a disability in the event they encounter a law enforcement officer, EMT, firefighter, or other emergency responder.
ID card template form ND Disability Rights
Fillable ID card template from The Arc of Northern Virginia
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notification card
Originally delivered live on February 28, 2024 by pediatric Speech Language Pathologist Beth Stribling, the Let’s Talk About Talking: How Families Can Nurture and Support Communication Skills webinar offered families guidance on developmental language development milestones. Specific strategies for supporting pragmatic language were shared.
Presentation slides
Webinar recording
What is a Speech Language Pathologist? handout
Communication Milestones by age Handout
Expressive and Receptive Language Delays handout
What's Difference Between Speech and Language? Handout
Slides from a presentation by therapist Melanie Kantor, hosted by Formed Families Forward October 3, 2019.
Effects of Attachment and Sensory Integration by Owen, Kennedy & Peterson.
