Links of interest to parents

DSEA does not recommend or endorse these sites but provides them to parents for their information and urges them to use them with caution.

365 Outdoor Activities You Can Do with Your Child
Activities to do with your child by place and season Alliance for Parental Involvement in Education Advocacy group that encourages parent involvement in education.

America Goes Back to School:Get Involved! Involvement suggestions from the U.S. Department of Education

American Psychological Association Use search feature on "Psychnet" page (search on "parenting") to find the latest research on parenting children of all ages.

American School Directory Lists information on many of the schools indexed on the site

Attention Deficit Disorder: Solutions for Teachers & Parents of ADD/ADHD Kids Includes information on ADHD/ADD
AudiologyInfo.Com Contains information related to hearing, special hearing tests for children, and general hearing tests

Awesome Library Organizes exploration of the World Wide Web with 10,000 resources.

Babyhood Concentrates on infants to 24 months; includes information on parenting, health and safety, reading aloud, child care, and recreation.

Babyworld Provides an alternative (British) point of view on caring for a new baby.

Bilingual Families Web Page Contains articles on defining bilingualism and special problems of bilingual families

Bilingual Parenting in a Foreign Language Contains family stories of parents raising their children in a foreign language, listings of resources.

Center for Adolescent Studies Focuses on meeting the social and emotional growth and development needs of adolescents.

Child & Family Canada Information about child care & child development, parenting, family life, adolescence, learning activities, social issues and special needs. Children Now
Contains legislative and advocacy information on children's issues and welfare reform.

Children's Literature Newsletter Contains descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books for children of all ages.

Children's Literature Web Guide Learn more about children's books.

Children's Software Revue Includes software news and reviews.

Children's Television Workshop Online Features articles from Sesame Street Parents that provide insight into preschoolers' physical, intellectual, and emotional development.

Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center Contains information for parents on how to be effectively involved in education, research on parent involvement and parent interventions.

Community Update Featuring "best practices" and focuses on how communities can learn from each other as they improve their schools.

Department of Education Publications for Parents Lots of suggestions for parental involvement.

Disney's Family.Com Contains sections on activities, computing, learning, parenting, food, and travel; parenting section can be searched by age of child and topic.

Dr. Greene's House Calls Pediatric wisdom for the information age is provided in a question and answer format on this site.

Dr. Toy Age appropriate toys, books, videos, CDs, and other children's products.

EarlyChildhood.Com
Contains advice from experts in the early childhood field.

Education Week on the Web Education Week provides articles from past issues as background reading for interested parents and educators.

Fair Test Fact Sheets
Several fact sheets on testing are available.

Families and Education
Provides information and ideas to help parents understand how schools, how children learn, and how parents can contribute to the learning process.

Family Connections Provide "read-alouds" that parents can use with their children.

Family Explorer
Monthly newsletter of science and nature activities intended for use by parents with elementary school age children.

Family Learning: Parent Involvement Materials Ideas from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

Family Living Programs: Parenting the First Year This site has the Parenting the First Year newsletter.

Family Time: Books Every Child Should Read Includes lists of books recommended by a number of today's top writers and critics.

Fatherhood Project
Examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men's involvement in childrearing.

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Contains information on healthy school meals.

Future of Children
Contains issues of an academic journal available in print and online.

Gauche! Left Handers in Society
Parents' section provides information on the early development of left-handers.

Gifted Resources Home Page links to online gifted resources.

Hand in Hand Works to share information about programs that expect, value, and nurture a family and community role in children's learning.

Helping Your Child Learn Science Science activities parents can do with their children.

I Am Your Child Contains information on child development from birth to age three.

Information for Women with Infants and Toddlers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers information for parents on infant nutrition, preventing poisoning, and infant formulas.

International Dyslexia Assocation Explains dyslexia, provides reading lists and other information for parents, and suggestions on how to approach the IEP process.

Keeping Youth Drug Free A Guide for Parents, Grandparents, Elders, Mentors, and Other Caregivers (Spring 1996) from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kids Connect @ the Library The "Librarian's Guide To Cyberspace for Parents & Kids".

Kids First Evaluates and rates children's videos, CD-ROMs and television programs.

Kids' Money Contains a survey on family allowance practices, money management, investing, a parents' book list, and a discussion group on kids' money.

KidsHealth.Org Provides information about growth, food and fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, and the latest treatments.

LD OnLine Interactive Learning Guide to Disabilities, for Teachers, Parents, and Children Assessment

Learning Partners Publications for Parents More ideas from the U.S. Department of Education.

Mapping Your Future Offers students and parents a virtual "walk" through the process of planning for college.

Media Literacy Online Project Provides parents with a comprehensive resource collection related to the influence of media in the lives of children, youth, and adults.

My Child is GAY! Now What Do I Do? Resources for the parents of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth.

NAEYC Contains information for parents on the importance of the early years as learning years.

NTSA Injury Prevention Provides information on car airbags and restraint systems, child passenger safety, traffic safety programs, and school bus safety.

National Association for Gifted Children Contains information on identifying gifted children and characteristics of various areas of giftedness

National Center for Fathering The site features "Today's Father" magazine, tips for fathers, research on the importance of fathers in their children's lives.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Provides a missing child database.

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Online publications and fact sheets.

National Institute on Media and the Family Provides information to parents so they can make better media choices for their children.

National Middle School Association Provides information on how to recognize high quality middle schools, and a catalog of books for parents about adolescents and school-home relationships.

National PTA Home page of the National PTA.

National Parent Information Network (NPIN) A collection of information for parents and on parenting in today's world.

National Parent Information Network-Parent News A monthly parent newletter which includes a myriad of topics of interest to parents.

National Safe Kids Campaign Provides a "Family Safety Check" quiz, and fact sheets on car, bicycle, water, firearm, and pedestrian safety; and burn, poison, and fall prevention.

Off Our Rockers Contains a newsletter and a list of books for grandparents & special others raising children.

Parent News Offers interactive opportunities for parents, family movie reviews, parent advice forums, parent news library and archives, and a Parents' Choice bookstore.

Parenthood Web Includes a library of resources, a newsletter, product reviews, and results of several parent surveys.

Parenting Pipeline Contains newsletters for parents of preschoolers, kindergartners, second, fourth, and sixth graders, and teens.

Parenting Q&A Provides answers to parenting questions from visitors or parents can read responses to previous questions.

Parenting of K-6 Children Features articles related to raising school-aged children, including entertainment and parties, contests, web safety for children.

Parents and Children Together Online Promotes family literacy by providing children and their parents with interesting materials which will help them share the joy of reading together.

Parents, Educators and Publishers Partnership for Family Involvement in Education This site highlights timely topics, a calendar of events, information sources, resources and programs, and nationwide initiatives.

Pathways to School Improvement: Parent and Family Involvement Provides papers on "critical issues" related to parent involvement, and links to parenting resources on the Web.

Pediatric Primer Each month, this site features two new topics from the general subject areas of Child Development and/or Accident Prevention.

Positive Parenting Online Includes features, an index to experts nearby or in your community, live chat , bulletin board, and "Positive Parenting Newsletter."

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide Presents an overview of the research on the origins and pathways of drug abuse and the prevention of drug use among young people.

Protecting Working Teens This site outlines guidelines on the child-labor laws.

Raisin Offers the latest national, regional, and state news about parent and family issues, education, and entertainment.

Reaching All Families: Creating Family Friendly Schools Features the complete text of this 1996 publication from the U. S. Department of Education.

Read, Write Now Features activities for reading and writing fun for children from preschool through grade 6.

ReadyWeb A compilation of resources on getting children ready for school and getting schools ready for children.
Reality Check
Marijuana prevention publications, information and other tools

Safe-T-Child On-Line Includes a quiz to test your child's safety skills, and a information on child safety in a variety of situations.

Single Rose Resource for Single Mothers Provides articles on issues faced by single mothers raising children alone.

Spectrum: The Family InterNet Magazine Activities, literature, and fun things to do for parents and children on the Internet.

Street Smart on the Web Offers students and their parents good advice for online safety.

Strong Families, Strong Schools More info from the national family initiative of the U.S. Department of Education

SuperKids Educational Software Review Offers unbiased reviews of children's software by parents, teachers, and kids in this Parents and Teachers Guide to Software.

Team Up for Kids: How Schools Can Support Family Involvement in Education Ideas for involving parents.

Teen Help Lists resources to support groups, parent and teen retreats, adolescent counselors, treatment programs, schools, camps, and other alternatives.

The Keeping Kids Reading Page Provides monthly tips on how to encourage kids to read.

The National Association for Year-Round Education Serves as a clearinghouse for information on year-round education, time, and learning.

The National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) Provides "Guidelines for Schools and School Districts" in creating family-school partnerships.

The National Parent Network on Disabilities (NPND) Promotes the power of parents to influence policy issues concerning the needs of people with disabilities and their families.

The Opportunity of Adolescence A positive site on adolescence as a life stage.

The WonderWise Parent Intended for parents and professionals to help them learn more about parent-child relationships.

Twins Magazine Contains selected articles from Twins Magazine on raising and educating twins.

U.S. Department of Education Publications for Parents Provides electronic listings of resources and materials designed to address parents' concerns about their children's education.

UEWEB Contains materials on urban education, parent guides on helping children develop their talents, choosing after school programs, and several other subjects.

US News Offers help in choosing and getting into college and a parent's guide to financial aid.

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Offers information for parents on infant care and development, suggestions for choosing child care, and developmental milestones of infants.