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365 TV-Free Activities

http://family.starwave.com/funstuff/activity/tvtoc.html

Great site that really does offer numerous suggestions of things to do with your kids that do NOT involve the television. Activities are listed by category, such as Arts and Crafts, Indoor/Outdoor Play, Tire 'em Out (one of my favorites!), and Older Kids Play, just to name a few. Excellent place to visit!

All About Kids Online

http://www2.aak.com/aak/

Way cool site that is about families and parenting. Features great articles about hot topics, such as choosing prenatal care, education in the United States, Attention Deficit Disorder, and so on. Also offers a "virtual community," calendar of family events, and a parent's forum.

D.O.S.A. Parent Page

http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~ahawkins/

Site that provides all kinds of information for parents, such as tips for taming your child (great perspective!), and links to recommended sites for parents.

The Dads Den

http://megamach.portage.net/~rborelli/children.html

Geared toward new fathers, the goal of this site is an ambitious one—utilizing the “global village” concept to discuss problems and determine solutions for the future of children worldwide. In the short term, parents can share insights and wisdom of child rearing. Subject matter ranges from tips on combatting colic to advice on marital relationships.

Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner

http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/index.html

Delightful and informative site conceived for educators but loaded with useful material for parents with young children. A sampling of topics includes health and nutrition, child safety concerns, social issues, family and holiday activities—even a section on using the Web. The Family Pages category features a plethora of site links with descriptions of each. A truly superb site!

Family Issues Page

http://www.fix.net/~rprewett/fam.html

The scope of this Christian-based site is reflected in the title. Along with separate Theology and Health Pages, it provides an extensive selection of articles, resources and links on pregnancy, education, and parenting trends and pitfalls.

Family Matters: Have Realistic Expectations of Small Children

http://tera.oscs.montana.edu/wwwpb/home/real.html

A simple but worthwhile site that explains preschoolers perceptions of the world at various developmental stages, and the importance of realistic expectations for them.

Family Planet Home Page

http://family.starwave.com/

Web magazine for families with kids 12 and under. Provides family news, expert advice for FAQs, Web site reviews, movie reviews, community opportunities with other parents, and the capability to send and receive responses to what's offered at this site. Good stuff here!

Family Web Home Page

http://www.familyweb.com

“An informative place for families to gather from around the world.” An interesting site with a number of sections and an extraordinary collection of FAQs from the misc.kids newsgroups. The FAQS alone are well worth the visit and include pages on such things as nutrition, breast pumps, car seats and SIDS—even a FAQ on raising street- mart kids.

family.com

http://www.family.com/

Super cool site that offers information on the following topics: activities, computing, education, travel, entertainment, and finance sections are just for starters. These sections are then broken down into sections of the United States. This site makes topics easy to find and provides great articles and information. This is a must-visit!

Fathers Resource Center

http://freenet.msp.mn.us/org/frc/index.html

The Father’s Resource Center is a non-profit family service agency serving the Minneapolis/St.Paul area, but the site contains information beneficial to all fathers. FRC produces an online newsletter, “Father Time,” and offers links to related sites.

Fathering Magazine

http://www.fathering.com

A great online magazine for dads, with news, stories and games for the paternal set. The publication takes on serious issues as well - a recent issue featured an article on “The Sexual Abuse Industry.”

Foster Parent Home Page

http://www.rainbowkids.com/needs1296.html

An excellent site covering the spectrum of foster care, including information on states and counties, children’s issues and special needs. The site also offers a number of links to related subjects.

GrandsRuS

http://www.eclypase.com/GrandsRuS/dir.htm

Focusing on “grandparents and special others raising children,” this is an attractive site with substance. The directory includes informational areas on rearing abused, adopted or special needs kids, grandparent chat sites and support groups, and a GrandsRuS newsletter. There are sections on Kids Pages, Home Management and Computer Tips. The producers of this site didn’t miss much!

Idea Central: Welfare and Families

http://epn.org/idea/welfare.html

Produced by the electronic policy forum, this site provides in-depth information on welfare issues, the true size of the welfare budget, and the cost of welfare reform, as well as its impact on families. It also includes an analysis of government policies on such issues.

Kid Safe Sites

http://www.cwa.co.nz/edu/kidsafe.html

A great resource for parents concerned about their children using the World Wide Web. This page offers a cornucopia of sites that have been screened and recommended as “kid-safe,” as well as a capsule description of each.

The Mommy Times

http://www.mommytimes.com/

Site written and maintained by moms for moms (dedicated to preserving the sanity of all moms). Offers support network on the Web for moms, articles about motherhood, suggestions for all types of working mothers (those inside and outside of the home), and opportunities to share your experience with others. Great site for new moms, providing you can find the time!

Nashville Parent

http://www.nashvilleparent.com/

Great online, monthly magazine that has feature articles (April's issue included "Educating Your Children About HIV and AIDS" and "Preparing Kids for the Dentist", just to name a couple), a section that addresses parenting matters, and other links for parents and kids. Be patient, however; the graphics are great, but seem to take forever to load.

National Child Care Information Center Home Page

http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/nccic/nccichome.html

Offers information about child care and federal programs for child care, tips for looking for and finding child care, a list of organizations serving child care and related professions, and links to other child care-related sites on the Net.

OUDPS: Kids Safety on the Internet

http://www.uoknor.edu/oupd/kidsafe/start.htm

Provides an array of topics on which you would want to educate your child, such as Internet safety, drugs and alcohol, home safety, stranger danger, and so on. This is a site that you can share with your children!

Parents-at-Home Page

http://iquest.com/~jsm/moms/

Way cool site that is geared toward parents that forgo outside employment and stay at home with kids, although not exclusive to stay-at-home parents. Offers an e-mail pen pal page for kids, at-home moms and dads, and grandparents; parenting tips and resources that include Internet access and family health and safety; books and magazine lists; online medical help; links to other parenting sites; and more! This site has just about everything you could ask for in a parenting/family site—and what it doesn't have, you will find a link! Great site. Great site for new moms, providing you can find the time!

ParenthoodWeb

http://www.parenthoodweb.com/

This award-winning site offers a potpourri of resources on parenting issues—notices on product recalls, popular baby names, tips on handling holiday stress and an article on protecting your child from lead poisoning, to name a few. Parents can ask a pro questions on childrearing or solicit advice from the member discussion group. Bookmark this site—you’ll return to it often!

Parenting New Mexico

http://www.net-publish.com/pnm/resource.html

Good site that offers articles and online resources. Also provides calendar of events, but unless you actually live in New Mexico, the calendar probably won't be of much use. The articles, however, address daily issues that parents face, such as home video reviews, info on Montessori, and children facing death and dying. Also has online resources to other sites.

ParentingMatters

http://lifematters.com/parentn.html

Great site that features a parent support interactive forum, articles on respectful parenting, four goals of misbehavior, handling kid's aggression, bridging the generation gap, and more! This site even contains a grandparenting column!

Parents and Children Together Online

http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/fl/pcto/menu.html

An online magazine for parents and children whose focus is family literacy. Offers opportunities for you and your children to write and share family stories; features articles geared toward grades preschool through 3, 4 through 6, and older; and book reviews. Also offers interactive story telling—very cool! This is a great site for family interaction!

Parent's Place.Com

http://www.parentsplace.com/

Home-based site that offers info on midwifery, nutrition, education for your kids, adolescent and teen info, and single parenting. Also has daily and weekly features, such as violence in the family and sibling rivalry. Also offers online shopping where merchandise is geared towards the parenting market. Cool site!

Platypus Family Fun Pages

http://www.orst.edu/~dickt/playroom/playroom.html

Platypus Software produces educational software for children, and it extends that educational commitment to its online site. It’s Family Fun Pages feature stories, songs, activities and games in both English and Spanish, so children can learn in both languages! A fun site to visit.

Positive Parenting Home Page

http://www.positiveparenting.com/

Features parenting tips, such as "9 things to do instead of spanking," "How to handle sibling rivalry," and "Saying, I love you." Also provides articles on parenting and online resources for parents and professionals.

ReadyWeb

http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/readyweb/readyweb.html

Geared toward parents and educators, ReadyWeb is sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and EarlyChildhood Education. The electronic collection of resources addresses the subject of “school readiness” from two perspectives: getting children ready for schools, and getting schools ready for children. The site also provides links to several publications.

Twins Magazine Home Page

http://www.twinsmagazine.com/

Site that offers information on twin pregnancy, childhood, and adulthood. Features monthly articles and back articles about issues that parents and twins face.

The Wonderwise Parent Home Page

http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/wondhome.htm

Site interested in teaching parent/child interaction. Features articles on responsive discipline (how do I, as a parent, react?), an encyclopedia of parenting, and humor pages that offer anecdotes and quips.