Recommended Websites
Parenting Information
Child.Com — www.child.com
Comprehensive site for parenting information.
Zero to Three — www.zerotothree.org
Comprehensive site for teachers and caregivers working with newborn to three year olds. Good developmental information.
Baby Center — www.babycenter.com
Comprehensive site for parenting information.
Pampers — www.pampers.com
Good general parenting site — Ask the expert — activities — developmental information . etc.
Raising Courageous Kids — www.raisingcourageouskids.com
A curriculum about how courage develops in eight stages.from birth to early adolescence. Offers solid information and practical ideas for supporting each stage of development.
40 Developmental Assets — www.search-institute.org/education
Developmental assets material that focus on building strengths in young people and meeting the needs of the whole child or adolescent in the process of promoting learning and school success not only aligns with good teaching practices but also reignites the passion for nurturing eager young learners that brought educators to classrooms and schools in the first place.
Baby Place — www.baby-place.com
General information on parenting - shopping resources.
Baby Bag — www.babybag.com
Shopping resource for babies
Parent's Action — www.iamyourchild.org
General information on parenting, and advocating for children in the community.
The National Parenting Center — www.tnpc.com
General parenting information.
Disney's Family Fun — www.familyfun.go.com
Disney site with fun activities online and general parenting information.
I Parenting — www.iparenting.com
Online internet "communities" for parents. Resource for parents to exchange information and support.
The Parent's Journal — www.parentsjournal.com
A fabulous series of audio interviews about a wide variety of parenting subjects - a great resource that you can listen to as you do other things.
Brain Child Magazine — www.brainchildmag.com
The site for a relatively new parenting magazine targeted at "Thinking Mothers".
Early Childhood — www.earlychildhood.com
General information on parenting and activities with young children.
All About Kids Magazine — www.allaboutkidsmagazine.com
The site for a parenting magazine.
Mothering Magazine — www.mothering.com
General parenting information for natural methods of mothering.
Ask Dr. Sears — www.askdrsears.com
A comprehensive site for parenting issues.
How Much is Enough — www.overindulgence.info
Why overindulging our children causes them so many problems and how to avoid overindulging our children.
At Home Dad — www.athomedad.com
Website for stay at home dads.
Sandy McDaniel Parenting — www.parentingsos.com
Sandy McDaniel (writes a regular parent column in the OC Register).
Health and Safety
Keep Kids Healthy — www.keepkidshealthy.com
Health & Nutrition. Immunizations. Childhood Obesity. Ask a professional online.
American Academy of Pediatrics — www.aap.org
Information on health, education and parenting topics.
Healthy Child Healthy World — www.healthychild.org
Information about environmental health risks affecting our children.
How Children Learn
The National Institute for Play — www.nifplay.org
The importance of Play as a tool for learning and how parents can use play to educate their children.
Mind in the Making: The Science of Early Learning — www.mindinthemaking.org
Important new information on how babies and young children learn.
Born Learning — www.bornlearning.org
Everyday life is a learning experience for children. Born Learning is a public engagement campaign that helps parents, grandparents, and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities.
The Alliance for Childhood — www.allianceforchildhood.net
The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support children's healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living.
Activity Ideas
Crayola — www.crayola.com/crafts
Art activities and supplies.
PBS Television — pbskids.org
Activities with characters from the PBS television shows such as Sesame Street.
Pampers — www.pampers.com
Fun activity information.
Disney's Family Fun — www.familyfun.go.com
Disney site with fun activities online and general parenting information.
Early Childhood — www.earlychildhood.com
General information on parenting and activities with young children. |
