General Resources For Kids & Families
Coping Skills and Emotional Regulation Tools:
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5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Exercise (Using your senses!)
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Rainbow Breathing (Video)
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Shape Breathing (Video)
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Zones of Regulation-Inside Out Characters (Identifying Emotions)
Book Read Aloud's
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The Crayons' Book Of Feelings: Learning Emotions (Video)
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The Invisible String: Worry, Attachment, Greif (Video)
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The Boy with BIG, BIG Feelings: Empathy, Normalizing Emotions (Video)
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Ruby Finds a Worry: Worry, Anxiety (Video)
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Calvin: Gender Affirming Stories (Video)
General Resources for Pre-teen/Teen & Families.
For Pre-Teens
Work Books/Books:
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Outsmarting Worry: An older kids guide to managing anxiety.
For Teens
Work Books/Books:
LGBTQIA2S+ Resources
(Primarily for pre-teen through young adult and families.)
Exploring Self and Community
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PFLAG: Queer, Families, Local meet ups and events in Olympia.
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GLSEN: Student Support, LGBTQ+ Clubs in schools, Washington State Chapter.
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Trevor Noah Project (suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+)
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The Gender Unicorn (Explore gender, expressing, attraction on a spectrum)
Books:
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A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G., J.R. Zuckerberg (A comic book!)
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A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns By Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson (A comic book!)
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Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe (YA-Adult, Audio book available on Spotify)
Nuerodivergent Resources
For Caretakers/Parents
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Local Parent/Caregiver/Family Coaching and Support: Blooming With Beth
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Understanding the Highly Sensitive Child & Supporting the Highly Sensitive Child : Neurodivergence, Sensory, Parenting (Book)
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Sensory Tool House: Neurodivergence (Store with community events in Olympia)
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South Sound Parent to Parent Support: Neurodivergence, Disabilities, Family Support (Organization, Thurston County)
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South Sound Autism Partnership-The SSAP offers monthly meetings from September - June with monthly speakers on a range of topics, share community resources, and network with one another.
For Pre-Teen/Teens:
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PINCH Motivation Strategies
For Adults
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The 5 R's of Recovery (in more detail)
