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A Kid's Guide to Adoption
This guide includes the sections: "What's Adoption and How Does it Work?", "Why Do Kids Need to be Adopted?" "If You Were Adopted", "If Your Brother or Sister was Adopted" and "If Someone You Know Was Adopted."


A Kid's Guide to Divorce
This guide includes sections such as "Kids Can't Fix Divorce!" and "How Can I Act Normally When My Whole World Just Fell Apart?" and "When to Speak Up, Life After Divorce, and the Future".


Coping with Substance Abuse in Your Family
This site provides resources for adults, children and teens dealing with substance abuse within their family. From the Children of Alcoholics Foundation.


Dealing with Anger
This article, written for kids, includes the sections: "Dealing With Anger", "How Can I Tell When I'm Angry?", "How Can I Tell When Someone Else is Angry?", "What Should I Do if I Get Angry?" and "Anger Busters".


Facts on Foster Families
This article, written for kids, contains the sections: "Why Do Kids Live With Foster Families?", "What Happens When a Kid Goes to a Foster Family?" and "What Happens After a Kid Goes to a Foster Family?"


How to Handle Abuse
This article, written for kids, includes the sections: "How to Handle Abuse", "Kinds of Abuse", "How Can You Tell if Someone Is Being Abused? and What Should You Do?" and "What Happens After You Tell?"


Surviving Stepsiblings
This article, written for kids who have acquired stepsiblings, contains the sections: "Surviving Stepsiblings," "New Places and Suddenly Siblings," and "Sharing Your Feelings and Getting Help."


Taking a Good Look at Glasses
This article for kids explains how the eye works, how corrective lenses work, choosing the right glasses or contact lenses, caring for your lenses, and more.


Volunteering: Do What You Like To Do
This 12-page brochure from McGruff the Crime Dog and the National Crime Prevention Council gives teens ideas on how to help their communities through volunteering. Ideas and resources for volunteering opportunities are listed by areas of interest (arts, animals, children, cooking, etc.)


What Kids Who Are Moving Should Do
This is a guide written for kids who are experiencing a move. Tips on reducing stress, saying goodbye and adjusting to new surrounds are included.


What To Do If You Don't Like School
This article explores the reasons why kids may be unhappy at school, directs them in how to get help, and offers tips on how to feel better about school.


When it's Just You After School
This article, written for kids, has four sections: "Latchkey Kids," "Ground Rules," "Staying Safe" and "A Little Lonely."

 

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