Parenting Info on the Web

Family Values Christian Kids Corner
This site has been selected by Apple Tree Learning Center because of the outstand job they do selecting appropriate for children and filtering out objectionable material. They provide links to a variety of sites such as Discovery Channel, NASA, SafeSurf, and Kidz Net. Your child may also search sites according to interests. Highly recommended!

The San Francisco Exploratorium
This is a great site for school-age children, particularly those inclined towards science.

Crayola
The Crayola.com official site has tons of cool pages to print and color. Print our your own personalized coloring book with your favorite pages. There are hundreds of activities for you and your child once you become a registered user.

Awesome Library
A terrific search engine for lots of topics, including education and parenting.

Adolescence Directory On-line
Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources for these topics:

What's New, Conflict and Violence Resources, Mental Health Issues ADHD, Health Issues, Counselor Resources, and Teens Only.

Includes links to their other sites, Teacher Talk Forum, A site for teachers, parents and teens. Includes lesson plans, virtual fieldtrips, schools on the web and much more, Teacher Talk, A newsletter produced by the Center for Adolescent Studies designed to help preservice and practicing teachers handle their classes effectively, and Center for Adolescent Studies Home Page, see what else the Center does for adolescents.

Beatrice's Webguide for Parenting and Families
A well designed and fun source for parents of children of all ages. Sections are devoted to topics such as The Cost of Raising a Child, Children's Movie Reviews, Q & A, Childcare Resources, Arts & Crafts, and Foster Care. This site is fun and useful for children and parents alike.

National Network for Child Care
Hoards of information as well as online discussions can be found in this extensive collection of resources. Topics include Child Development, Community Involvement, Quality Child Care, Public Policy, Health and Safety Curriculum, Child Abuse, Activities, Research, Nutrition, Guidance & Discipline School-Age Care, Employer Options, Parents Diversity, Work & Family, Children's Books, and Kid's Sites.

Amazon.Com
Touted as "Earth's Largest Bookstore," this site may just well have everything you ever wanted in print form. Books for you and books for children and young adults. Amazon.Com offers one button secure online purchasing and advanced search engine and "suggestion engines."

Amazon.Com makes recommendations based on selections you make regarding you or your child's tastes. An especially fun search method allows you to look for books for your child based on whether the child is a baby or toddler, a budding poet a classic kid, a colorful character, a discerning kid, a fiction fan, a holiday-happy kid, a loyal reader, a teenager, an ambitious kid an animal lover,or an obsessed kid.

Frequent rotations are made for parenting selections and include reviews such as

May I Please Be Excused?
Do you cringe when your child forgets to say thank you? Let this persuasive, often hilarious prose gently teach your errant youngsters politeness, thoughtfulness, and just plain good manners.

Parent Soup
An informative and fun site divided into "communities" for parents of differently aged children. Hear what the experts have to say and join in on chat groups if you like.

National Parent Information Network
This site contains formal studies regarding parenting and child-care as well as a Q&A section.

Online Parenting Course
Offered by Kansas State University, this course is for "real" college credit, if you like. The course is taught by Dr. Charles A. Smith, a parent educator with twenty-seven years of experience. He is the author of Promoting the Social Development of Young Children, From Wonder To Wisdom: Using Stories to Help Children Grow, and The Peaceful Classroom: 162 Easy Activities to Promote Compassion and Cooperation in Young Children. He is also the coauthor of the National Extension Parent Education Model and creator of such nationally-known extension programs as Responsive Discipline, ParentShare, I'm Positive: Growing Up With Self-esteem, Friends InDeed, and Once Upon a Mind.

The National Parenting Center
Founded in July of 1989, The National Parenting Center (TNPC) has become one of America's foremost parenting information services. Dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance from nine of the world's most renowned child-rearing authorities, The National Parenting Center invites parents to expand their parenting skills and strengths.

Parents Place.com
Features on childrens' nutrition such as "My 16-Year Old Wants to Be a Vegetarian, and I Don't Approve. What Should I do?", family travel, and special events can be read online. Or, join in on targeted chats such as Adoptive/Birth Parents, Homeschooling, Parenting the Only Child, Frugal Living, Parents of Children With Special Needs, Widow/Widower Support Group, Parents of Children With Clubfeet, Christian Parenting, Parents of Teens, Secondary Infertility, Gay/Lesbian Parents Support Group, Expecting Club, Book Club Chat, Redirecting Children's Behavior, Panic/Anxiety Disorders, and Military Spouses.