Parent Links

http://www.doktorkaboom.com
Doktor Kaboom! performs original interactive Science Comedy shows for audiences of all ages. Creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. Join Kaboom! for a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular (and often successful) science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate, and entertain.
When you join Club Kaboom you will also automatically enroll in a special drawing to win a free performance of Doktor Kaboom at your school!

http://www.parenting-ed.org
The Center for Effective Parenting has a multitude of resources for parents, teachers, schools, and children on the internet.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/parentsHome.jsp
Scholastic Parent Guides. A parent and child magazine for preschool, grade school and middle school. You will find information on school and learning, books and reading, activities and family life.

http://www.aakmagazine.com
The "All About Kids Newsletter" is published in Cincinnati. This page features a variety of articles from this publication. There is also a forum, which has several discussion groups parents can participate in, as well as a bookstore and links to other parent-related web sites.

http://www.babybumblebee.com/company/freebies.cfm
Baby Bumble Bee offer learning resources for infants and toddlers including  a number of valuable teaching tools you can print for free.

www.centerforparentleadership.org
The Center for Parent Leadership site offers specific advice on what parents should know and be able to do to work most effectively with schools. Children, Youth and Family Consortium

http://www.cyfc.umn.edu
The Table of Contents section provides a wealth of links, articles, and publications on parenting related issues for parents, parent educators, and education personnel, as well as information about the CYFC. Also hosts the site, FatherNet. Common Sense Parenting

http://www.parenting.org
Boys Town and Common Sense Parenting sponsor this web site. The site includes articles for parents, a question and answer section covering a variety of topics, and a link to Boys Town Press to view resources. Community Coordinated Childcare

http://www.4cforkids.org/parents
Information for parents including listings of childcare providers, subsidy assistance programs, nutrition information and much more!

http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
The Family Education site is created by parents for parents. Millions of parents rely on FamilyEducation.com's trusted homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice.

http://family.msn.com/
This site, by MSN, features topics ranging from pregnancy to safety to crafts to raising children.

http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/newsletters/
offers a new free series of email newsletters designed to inform parents about what to expect in their child's classroom and how they can help him or her at home.

www.factmonster.com
Offers wonderful help with homework, plus games, facts, and more!

http://www.m-w.com/
Help with Spelling and Grammar Homework. Look up words in the dictionary and thesaurus at Merriam Webster Online.

www.howtobehave.com
How to Behave (so your children will too). A collection of entertaining stories and practical ideas gathered from real parents.

www.kyhousing.org
Kentucky Housing Corporation. Helpful information about programs for individuals in Kentucky wanting to purchase a home.

http://www.pta.org
This site offers information about the National PTA and  Parent Involvement.  National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.

http://www.parentsoup.com
Parent Soup web site. Parents with children in all stages of development will enjoy this web site! It contains parenting tips, discussion groups, chat groups, and a variety of topics on which parents can access "expert" advice. Also offers "communities" for parents in each stage of parenting. Has a great name finder for expectant parents!

http://www.parent.net
Brief parenting articles and parenting tips are provided in this web site. Tips feature a variety of different subjects; however, selection of articles is more limited. It also features an overview of parent related news of the week, a movie review section, and a list of books, although it does not provide a synopsis of any books featured. There is a links section to educator sites and sites that kids can access to receive help in homework.

http://lifematters.com/parentn.html
The Parenting Matters web site contains articles related to parenting matters. New articles are continually being added. It features articles targeted towards specific groups, such as fathers and grandparents. Parents can post questions for the counselors or express ideas on the bulletin board. This site links into LifeMatters newsletter, which contains forums for both parents and non-parents on health related, relationship, success, nutrition, and fitness issues.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml
The Department of Education web page contains a lot of toolkits, information and resources for parents.

http://www.parentsplace.com
This web site contains lots of great parenting tips from parent educators, as well as other parents. The reading room features question and answer columns from parenting experts in a variety of fields, and provides tips and articles on almost every imaginable parent-related topic. There is also a chat room for parents to interact with other parents. One of the most comprehensive sites on the web for parenting related issues!

http://www.parenthoodweb.com
Parents can subscribe to this free weekly electronic newsletter offered to subscribers by the Parenthood Web. This newsletter allows you to select a topic and read articles on this topic by experts in the field. Parents are invited to add their comments and read other parents’ comments in the "forum." In addition, parents can access articles, surveys, and chat with other parents during live and scheduled chats. This site is easily navigable also!

http://www.parentingpress.com
Although mostly a commercial site for ordering books, this site does contain some parenting tips from the various books it features, which cover a variety of topics.

http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/earlychildhood.html
The Partnership for Reading. This site offers a free booklet that gives advice for parents of children from birth to preschool on how to support reading development at home, and how to recognize preschool and day care activities that start children on the road to becoming readers.

www.readingrockets.org
This site provides information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

http://www.starfall.com
The Starfall learn-to-read program was created to meet the needs of the emergent reader by incorporating rhyming games and high-interest books that teach phonemic awareness (sounds in words), phonics, decoding skills, and comprehension. The program is designed to instill confidence and enable the child to proceed as quickly as possible to a balanced reading program.

http://www.toytips.com
On this site, you'll find researched product reviews, articles and tips about children's products to stimulate the intellectual, social, physical and individuals personality development of the child.

http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_par_parenthandouts
Zero to Three’s web site has both parent and professional sections. In the parent section, there are articles adapted from their bi-monthly bulletin, weekly messages to parents, a guide to helping parents whose child is going through a developmental assessment, information on developmental milestones and more.

www.SchoolMatters.com
Do you want to know how your child's school is rated? Find out all of the information about your child's school, such as number of students per teacher, if they made adequate progress in the last year, reading & math proficiencies and more at the School Matters web site.

http://www.workingmother.com
Designed for mothers who work outside the home, this site offers articles of interest to working mothers, as well as strategies, Q & A, personal stories and links.

http://www.downtoearthdad.org
A down to earth dad is dedicated to the children in his life. He plays with his kids, tells them stories from his childhood, helps them solve problems, and spends time with them. A down to earth dad is a good role model because he knows his children are watching. A down to earth dad puts his kids at the top of his priorities, whether he sees them daily or not.  Check out this site.

http://www.firstthings.org
First Things First is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening families.  First Things First is a community resource that collaborates with and is supported by a broad cross-section of community organizations groups and individuals.

http://www.fathers.com
National Center for Fathering. This organization has developed a web site in response to the trend toward fatherlessness in America. Dr. Ken Canfield founded it in 1990. This site offers lots of good articles/tips for fathers, links, materials for father support groups, and a bookstore through which fathers can order books and tapes. Parent educators can also order materials and training information through the bookstore.

http://www.fathersnetwork.org
This site targets fathers of children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities. The site features articles, links, information about medical needs, bulletin boards, and a segment in Spanish.
New & Expectant Parents

http://www.babycenter.com
Expectant parents can access this web site to obtain articles (lots!) on various topics related to expectant and new parents. It also features debates, checklists, interactive tools, polls, and listings on a variety of topics. The Baby Monitor, a weekly newsletter, which parents can subscribe to, is published from this site. A medical board consisting of doctors, psychologists, midwives, etc approves all articles.

http://pampers.com
Pampers Total Baby Care has assembled this web site to contain a variety of good information. Besides the obvious product information, the research centers features some good information and advice from "experts."
Single Parents

http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org
This is the official site for the Parents Without Partners program. The site directs parents to their local chapter of the program, as well as provides a newsletter, news and events, resources on the net for single parents, and a chat room for members.


http://www.kidshealth.org/index.html
This site is divided into sections for kids, parents, and health care professionals. It is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has an easy search option to access the entire web site database for information on a specific subject. It also has links to other pages with interesting information.

http://www.healthfinder.gov/
This site is a consumer-related gateway to health and human services information from the U.S. government. The search engine links the consumer to resources on a particular subject, offers links to the latest health news, events and press releases, and provides links to online journal publications. Also supplies links to toll free numbers, self-help and support group information.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/
The website of the Mayo Clinic contains information about children’s health issues, pregnancy, and family life, all under the "Healthy Living Center" section. Lots of good articles on a variety of topics!

http://www.cdc.gov/
National Center for Health Statistics web site provides information about birth, death and health statistics can be located here. Access to news releases, fact sheets, minutes from NCHS meetings, and a bibliography with brief abstracts of journal articles published by the NCHS is contained on this site. There is a "frequently asked questions" segment regarding health statistics and links to other health-related sites.

http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/
Talking With Kids About Sex and Puberty. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy offers "ten tips" parents can use to reduce the risk of their kids becoming pregnant before they're adults.

http://www.addinschool.com/
This time of year can be challenging for any parent, but a new school year can pose special challenges for parents of children with ADD/ADHD.  A little extra organization can make a world of difference.

http://www.westfieldacademy.org/adhd/
Dedicated to Teaching and Seeing the Gift in Your Highly Distractible Child. Top 10 Tips for Teaching ADHD/ADD Children.

www.playattention.com
ADHD does not have to be a struggle. Play Attention is the international leader in attention solutions. They provide you with the skills to survive in the classroom or workplace. Play Attention has a solution for you, whether you are a parent looking for a way to improve your child's concentration or a professional in need of an educationally proven attention training system.

www.help4adhd.org
The National Resource Center on AD/HD: A Program of CHADD is the nation's clearinghouse for science-based information about all aspects of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). Funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the NRC provides information on this disorder which affects how millions of children and adults function on a daily basis. The NRC was created to meet the information needs of professionals and the general public.


http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
Parents of children with disabilities can utilize this web site to access resources for disability related topics. There are chat rooms and web boards for parents to interact with other parents that share their issues and needs. This site also features a catalog of disability-related products, a listing of educational links for parents of disabled children, and a listing of recreation and leisure links. Great source for parents of special needs children!

http://www.ldonline.org/
Learning Disability Online is a web site is for parent, teachers and children with disabilities. The site contains information on learning disabilities, offers a free newsletter, bulletin boards, and also has activities for children at various age stages.

http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx
The National Information Center for Child & Youth with Disabilities web site contains information on children and youth with disabilities. There is a section on publications including fact sheets on specific disabilities parent guides, bibliographies, to name a few. It also features state resource sheets to assist parent in locating services in their state.

www.enterthefreudianslip.com/
sing Music in Therapy: The Power of Music as a Coping Skill. This site is your source for information on how to help children and adolescents use popular music, something they already listen to and enjoy, as a way to express their feelings.

http://www.nomotc.org
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club. This site is for mothers of twins, triplets or other multiple birth children. It contains information/tips of specific interest to these mothers, lists products and publications for parents of multiple birth children, and serves as a clearinghouse for information about local chapters of "twin clubs."