*Click the following links from the Missouri School Counselor Association for information on these topics:

Personal & Social Development

• Develop Your Child’s Positive Self-Concept

• Family Outings & Traditions

• Help for Parents in Changing Families

• Raising Safe, Confident, Nonviolent Children

• Gangs? Not My Kid!

• Recognizing Behaviors of Alcohol/Chemical Dependency

• Parent’s Do and Don’t List When Children Use Alcohol/Drugs

• Enhancing Your Child’s Multicultural Awareness through Celebration of Differences

Academic Development

• Help Your Child Study

• Searching for Solutions: Improving Student Study Skills

• Ready, Set, Go to Kindergarten

Career Development

• Helping Your Child With Career Planning

*Click the following links for information on various topics:

Stranger Danger

- http://www.mychildsafety.net/stranger-danger.html

- http://www.more4kids.info/533/three-top-stranger-danger-tips/

Temper Tantrums

http://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/Families%20and%20Educators/Temper_Tantrums_Guidelines_for_Parents_and_Edcuators.pdf

Special Education Guide for Parents

http://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/Families%20and%20Educators/Special_Education_a_Basic_Guide_for_Parents.pdf

Homework: A Guide for Parents

http://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/Families%20and%20Educators/Homework_a_Guide_for_Parents.pdf

ADHD: A Primer for Parents

http://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Resources%20and%20Publications/Handouts/Families%20and%20Educators/ADHD_a_Primer_For_Parents_and_Educators.pdf

*Click the links below to find high school and college planning information for students and parents:

Senior Handbook

Wheatland Plan Book

Apply Missouri Senior Handbook

*My child dropped out of school, but would like to take the high school equivalency exam. Where do I go?

The high school equivalency exam, for the state of Missouri, is called the HiSet exam. For information on test sites, test prep, cost, etc., please call HiSet at 855-694-4738 or visit https://hiset.ets.org/ .

*Click the link below for community resources, including counseling services, in our area.

Community Resources

*Click the link below for information on state legislation regarding Missouri school counseling, including information on labor market needs:

DESE School Counseling

*As of the 2018-19 school year, Wheatland has partnered with OCHC to provide in-school behavioral health services. These services are provided by a licensed mental health clinician. For more information, please contact Mrs. McKie.