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Whether you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, relative or friend of a Career & Technical School student, we hope you find this page helpful. We also welcome your suggestions and comments. Email Monique Jacobs at mjacobs@gw.neric.org.

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Suicide prevention: Some helpful resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hot line 1-800-273-TALK
Child Guidance Center 381-8911
The Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center 689-4673
Ellis Hospital crisis center 243-1300
Family and Child Service of Schenectady Inc. Counseling Program 393-1369
Haven Grief Counseling Center 370-1666
BOCES-CAPIT 464-3944
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Capital Region Chapter 899-0021 or 289-5183

Cybersafety: Be aware of what your child is doing online
Remember when you had that tattered leather diary with the little lock and key? You could find a clever hiding place for it in your room . . . someplace where no one would read it and invade your privacy.

Things are a little different for today's teens. In fact, many children are posting their innermost thoughts right on the Internet on such social networking Web sites as MySpace.com and Xanga.com. As a parent, you'll want to be aware of these sites. Even though students are blocked from accessing them on school district computers, they can still get to the sites from other computers with Internet access.

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A helpful Web site: College, Career and Life Planning
College, Career and Life Planning.com is a noncommercial website for students, teachers, counselors, and parents devoted to college, career and life planning. Bob Fisher, the web site operator, has an extensive business background, has an MBA from Harvard, and is an adjunct professor at So. Florida College. He has a sincere interest in helping young adults with college, career and life planning.

The website has numerous links for students, teachers, counselors, and parents related to the above topics. In fact, the NYS Department of Labor Career Zone (Link W232) is one of the many links in Career Planning Tools section of the site. Here is the link: http://www.collegecareerlifeplanning.com

Working with your hands takes brain power:
Article from the NY Times by a philosopher motorcycle mechanic:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=Matthew

More articles of interest:
The following articles are provided for your information only and are not to be re-published, re-printed or sold.

:: The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
:: The Teen Brain: by Dr. Laurence Martel
:: Teens and work
:: Influencing school success
:: Encouraging your teen to read
:: Helping your teen survive the rollercoaster teen years

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