Tools & Resources for Parents
There are literally thousands of resources available to parents on the
World Wide Web. Here are just a
few...
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PTA. The CT PTA has no control over the content on these sites. Please contact
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National Parent Teacher Association Web site: Children
First
330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100,
Chicago, IL 60611-3690; info@pta.org,
(312) 670-6782
www.pta.org
The National PTA is the oldest and largest volunteer
association in the United States working exclusively on behalf of children
and youth. For 100 years, the National PTA has promoted the education,
health, and safety of children and families.
The Children First web site offers a wealth of information for parents, teachers and
other child advocates. You can review extensive libraries of PTA materials on a wide
variety of topics, including parenting skills, leadership development, nurturing
creativity, HIV/AIDS education, legislative issues, PTA membership information, and much
more. You can also use the site to interact with other PTA leaders and members via
e-mail, online discussion groups and online chat rooms. The National PTA also offers
two subscription-based web sites focusing on PTA management issues and general child
advocacy.
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A Busy Parent
www.abusyparent.com
A Busy Parent is intended to give families an easy resource to explore the
Internet. Web sites are recommended covering topics kids typically need to
learn about. For each topic a brief description of the site is offered, along
with a time estimate for viewing the site. Sites chosen are interesting to
adults as well as children, thus encouraging parents to spend time exploring
with their kids.
American Library Association's 700+ Great Sites
www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/amazing.html
A "cybercollection" of over 700 fun & useful sites for children and grownups.
Center for Children and Technology
(click here for more information)
Children's Health @ AllHealth.com
www.allhealth.com/childrens
Research a medical condition, seek expert advice, discover the latest
medical breakthroughs, join support groups.
Children With Disabilities
www.ChildrenWithDisabilities.ncjrs.org
This U.S. Dept. of Justice website offers families, service
providers, and other interested individuals information about advocacy,
education, employment, health, housing, recreation, technical assistance, and
transportation covering a broad array of developmental, physical, and emotional
disabilities.
Connect With Kids
(NEW!)
www.connectwithkids.com
At Connect with Kids, our single aim is to help parents and educators
help children. Each week we gather the freshest information from experts at
universities, research organizations, hospitals, child advocacy groups and
parents and kids themselves. We present that information in video news and
feature stories that are understandable, compelling and useful.
The Children's Partnership
(click here for more information)
Children's Rights Council of Connecticut
(click here for more information)
Common Sense
www.pta.org/commonsense
Whether you're a parent, a caregiver, a PTA or community leader, Common
Sense gives you effective and easy-to-use ideas and materials for raising
alcohol- and drug-free children.
Connecticut Parent Power
www.ctparentpower.org
Connecticut Parent Power is a statewide parent action network with a history of
strengthening the voices of parents on the many decisions that affect our
children and families. Parents are uniting together to build local and statewide
networks with the goal of providing accurate and important information on
issues, training on how and when to take action, and connections with other
people statewide that are ready to act to protect and benefit children.
FamilyEducation Network
www.familyeducation.com
PTA's partner in promoting parent involvement!
FamilyPC Online
www.familypc.com
Something exciting for kids of all ages to discover at this web site!
iCONN
The Connecticut Digital Library
Click here for more information
I-SAFE America
www.isafe.org
I-SAFE is an effective resource for dynamic, prevention oriented,
Internet safety awareness. I-SAFE’s commitment
is to teach children how to use the Internet, with confidence and responsible
behavior.
KidsFirst!
www.kidsfirstinternet.org
The Coalition for Quality Children's Media (CQCM) is a national
not-for-profit organization that is a voluntary collaboration between the media
industry, educators and child advocacy organizations. The mission of CQCM is to
enhance children's viewing experiences by making quality children's media more
visible and more readily available. KIDS FIRST!® is the Coalition's program
that evaluates and rates children's media: videos, CD-ROMs, audio, websites and
television.
KidsHealth.org
www.kidshealth.org
Parents, teens, and kids can all find easy-to-read reports on common
medical issues written by experts from The Nemours Foundation.
Math and Reading Help for Kids
http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org
Math and reading help for Kids is an article and resource directory designed
for parents to learn about a variety of children's education topics.
National Parent Information Network
(click here for more information)
Parent Soup
www.parentsoup.com
Well-written advice on a variety of topics including adoption, education,
and parenting; message boards; humorous offerings; and much more.
ParenthoodWeb
www.parenthoodweb.com
Onsite information including a newsletter for help with the toughest job in
the world.
Reading is Fundamental
www.si.edu/rif/bkgrowon.htm
Get a listing of children's books, grouped by age appropriateness.
SafetyEd International
www.safetyed.org
SafetyEd works in many areas of Internet Safety: proactive educational
programs and resources, child protection and child advocacy. On this website you
will find a huge amount of resources aimed at helping librarians, parents,
teachers, teens and kids enjoy cyberspace safely, both original research and
links to other useful websites and organizations.
Schwab Foundation for Learning
www.schwablearning.org
Schwab Foundation for Learning offers a wide range of services for parents
and educators to provide information, support and resources to improve the lives
of students with learning differences (LD).
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