NLPS Developed Resources
Our Mental Health Team (Student Advocacy Counsellors and SFSK Wellness Coaches) have developed the following resources for our NLPS families:
Family Connection Conversation Starters
Use these questions to connect at meals, after activities, and at any available window of opportunity. You can even cut them out and place them into a family connect jar!
This resource, developed by our SFSK Wellness Coaches, provides youth with a template to plan and schedule their time.
This resource features fun games that friends or families can do together. These games help enhance executive functions that we do every day such as task initiation, working memory, focused attention, impulse control, problem-solving, task management, and critical thinking.
Regulation Through Routine is a resource developed by our Inclusive Education team to help parents establish a routine at home with their families.
Curated Resources
All of the resources below have been reviewed and recommended by our Mental Health Team (Student Advocacy Counsellors and SFSK Wellness Coaches).
- 101 Conversation Topics for Kids
MyHealth Alberta
Suggestions for conversation starters with children. - Brain Games
Easel Lab
Strategies developed to help build executive functioning in children and youth. - Emotion Regulation Handout
DBT Skills Application
This printable has a list of pleasant events children can do or participate in. - Enhancing and Practicing Executive Functioning Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Provides activities that promote executive functioning for children from 6-18 months all the way up to adolescents. - Games to Improve Executive Functioning Skills
Pathway 2 Success
This website features a list of games, including one you can download, that will help your children develop executive functioning skills. You likely already have some of these games at home but may not have realized their link to these skills! - Two Simple Mindfulness Practices For Back-To-School
mindful
Discover mindfulness practices that empower both parents and students to stay calm and centered.
- Back to School Health - Family Resources
Alberta Health Services - Disordered executive function: What to know
Medical News Today
Disordered executive function can impair a person’s ability to organize themselves and manage their behavior. - Executive Functioning 101
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Includes tips for providing support and practice in three key areas: learning, behaviour and emotions; and social situations and relationships. - Executive Functioning Strategies for Your Child
Understood
Provides strategies, tutorials and tips for things to make everyday life easier, including things like organizing your child’s backpack, helping your teen get organized and building flexible thinking. - Health Benefits of Having a Routine
Northwestern Medicine
People are creatures of habit, and routines offer a way to promote health and wellness through structure and organization. Having a routine can greatly improve your health. - The Importance of Connection
Psych Central
Learn about the benefits of connection with other people as well as tips and next steps for improving your connections with others. - The Importance of Executive Functioning
Improving Wellness in the School Community
Helping teachers and students to understand and improve their executive functioning abilities is an important step in creating a positive academic experience for students and a positive work experience for teachers. - The Mental Health Benefits of Having a Daily Routine
Therapy Group of NYC
By establishing a daily routine, we can set aside time to take care of tasks and focus on our mental and physical health. - Picture Schedules for Daily Routines
Understood
Printable schedules families can use to create routines for everything from getting ready for school to cleaning up children’s rooms. - Self-Regulation Strategies List
Teachers Pay Teachers
Strategies for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 that promote self-regulation.
The books listed below can be requested at your local library or purchased at the retailer of your choice. Many are also available as audiobooks and we have included read aloud YouTube videos when available.