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We're proud to bring you this list of KidSource approved and rated websites! Each website has been reviewed by the KidSource staff for its content, overall quality and ease of use. We've sorted them by age group or by category.
Our rating system for these websites is:
- Best, in depth and most helpful overall
- Very Good, but more specific in focus
- Good reference material
If you have a favorite website that you'd like us to review, please visit our Submit URL page.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics is committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.Our Web site features a wide variety of information for parents on its YOU and YOUR FAMILY page.
The AAP is the definitive source of pediatric information. At their site you'll find electronic access to articles from their professional publication - Pediatrics, plus great articles such as the "Family Guide to Car Seats". In addition, there are many great books and pamphlets for sale.
American Association of Poison Control Centers
This site will help you find your local poison control center and will answer preventative questions about poisoning. As posted "This site cannot provide assistance to individuals seeking information on specific treatments for poisoning or other diseases. If you have a poisoning emergency, call your Poison Center immediately. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911."
Visit this site BEFORE you have an emergency in your home. Find the phone number for your local poison control center (use the map, the zip code search feature didn't work for us) and post it near your phone! You'll find teaching materials, poison prevention tips, information on poison prevention week and games for children.
California Association for the Gifted
The California Association for the Gifted through its website provides many resources to both parents and educators.
A great list of resources, links, organizations and books for parents of gifted children. This site is not just for parents in California, but for parents anywhere in the world.
Child Safety on the Information Highway
SafeKids.Com is where you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive.
This is a great starting point for all information about safety on the Internet - whether it's for your young child, your teen or even yourself. Review the safety 'rules' with your children, read up on privacy issues and if you don't already have software to filter out objectionable sites, review their list.
Children with Diabetes is the on-line source for kids, parents and families with juvenile diabetes.
If your child, or a child you know, has diabetes, you'll find this site an excellent source of information. It has both the depth and breadth of information to be a valuable resource for both parents and health care professionals.
EASI's K-12 Educational Technology Centre
EASI is dedicated to providing the latest information and resources on improving K-16 access to technology in education for students with disabilities or in special education. Utilizing distance learning online courses and workshops, discussion listservs, a scholarly journal and a website full of resources on Adaptive & Assistive Technology, hardware, software and best practices in K-12 education, EASI has developed a complete resource and collaborative effort towards increasing the success of educational technology for students with disabilities. As an affiliate of the American Association of Higher Learning and with Grants from the National Science Foundation EASI has been providing parents and educators high quality current information within their realm for the last 12 years. With a current thrust on increasing access to science & math learning, EASI recently devloped a wide set of resources on their website in this area. We hope you visit and let us know what you think and what we can add to better meet your needs!
A must-see adaptive technology resource site for teachers, administrators and parents who are interacting and making educational decisions for K through 12th grade children with disabilities. Bookmark this site!
Family Disaster Plan by the National Disaster Education Coalition
The National Disaster Education Coalition is comprised of the American Red Cross, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), and others (IAEM, IBHS, NWS, USDA/CSREES, and USGS). The Family Disaster Plan is a comprehensive guide for families to prepare for a wide variety of disasters, including fire, floods, earthquakes, winter storms, tornados and more.
Every family should complete a family disaster plan. No area of the country is immune to a disaster of some kind. The site notes:"Families can and do cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team. Knowing what to do is your best protection and your responsibility." In addition to information on fire safety, you'll find special sections on "Disaster Supplies Kit", pets, people with disabilities and more. This site will help you create one step by step.
Family.com - Family Activities
Family.com, produced by Disney is a site filled with ideas, projects and other resources for families. You'll find everything from food to travel, from learning to local activities, plus shopping and discussion boards.
Are you looking for activities to do with your family? Then start here. They have lots of activities in categories such as indoor, outdoor, learning, inexpensive, crafts, parties, sports and more. Search by category or by age. Or of you are looking for local activities, you can search by state.
Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth of The Johns Hopkins University
For the past 18 years the mission of the Institute has been to identify, nurture, and develop academic talent among precollegiate students. This aim has been pursued through an array of activities: summer academic and distance education programs, talent identification, consultation services, publishing, research, and public policy.IAAY offers educational programs that match the specific abilities,interests, and motivations of our students. We call our philosophy and practice of education the Optimal Match, and it is the guiding principal of our organization.
If your child is gifted, then you'll want to review the programs, articles and resources here. This is an in-depth and serious site not only providing information to parents, but one that promotes educational reform for gifted students worldwide.
InteliHealth - Home to Johns Hopkins Health Information
InteliHealth, a joint venture between Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University and Health System, was established in 1996 to offer one of the most comprehensive and timely collections of health information from leading industry sources. Committed to providing the highest quality and most up-to-date health information. To provide the highest standards of quality, the information on the InteliHealth site is reviewed and approved by experts at Johns Hopkins, the nation's best hospital for eight consecutive years according to U.S. News and World Report.
This is an excellent medical site for the healthcare consumer that balances easily understandable medical information with more technical and in-depth coverage. The free daily newsletter is a great way to keep on top of important health topics and we use it regularly. The site has a good, dedicated section on pediatrics.
KidsHealth, created by doctors and health professionals, provides information to parents and kids about a wide range of children's health care issues. Using a fun, colorful train theme, award-winning KidsHealth provides up-to-date reliable information about growth, well child care, behavior, common childhood illnesses, immunizations, asthma, hyperactivity and lots more.
This is one of the most comprehensive pediatric medical sites we've found. It's well designed and divided into sections for kids, parents and professionals. The kids' section has those common, but difficult quesitions that children ask. The parents' section has one of the best reference sections on childhood diseases on the web. The information is both understandable and technically complete.
LD OnLine is a well organized site for information and resources about learning disabilties and attention deficit disorders. New articles appear weekly. "Ask the Experts" or "Meet the Author" focuses on a different topic each month. Subscribe to the monthly online newsletter for a condensed update of current learning disaiblities news. Encourage your children to participate in the Kid Zone Artist and Writer of the Week. Read "First Person" accounts of people with learning disabilities and how they achieved their goals. Check the international calendar of conferences and training events. Ask and answer questions on our bulletin board topics.
This is an outstanding site, rich with a wide range of information about learning disorders. You'll find articles, checklists, references, dicussion areas and more. A must for any parent whose child has a learning disability.
The Mayo Clinic Health O@sis site is a leading provider of reliable, comprehensive health information, updated every weekday by Mayo physicians, scientists, writers and educators, to bring you up-to-date information on a wide variety of medical topics. Mayo Health O@sis provides a growing database of explanations on how to treat common and not-so-common illnesses, as well as information on disease prevention, diet & nutrition, pregnancy & children, women’s health and resource centers for Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Allergies & Asthma, Heart and Medicine.
If there is anything you need to know about health for you, your family, or relatives, then start here. The renowned Mayo Clinc has brought a vast amount of understandable, yet detailed, healthcare information to the Internet. Of interest to KidSource parents will be the "allergy and asthma", "women's health" and "diet and nutrition". (The "Pregnancy and Childrens" area has been reviewed separately.)
Mayo Health O@sis: Pregnancy & Children Resource Center
Mayo’s Pregnancy & Children’s Health Resource Center contains Reference Articles ranging from Pregnancy- to Child-related topics (first aid, health care options, pediatric diseases/ conditions, prevention and safety) are updated daily. In addition, this section of the Mayo Clinic Health O@sis site contains: a personal Due-Date Calculator, information by trimester or subject, Ask the Mayo Physician, Quizzes, daily feature articles, and Other Sites for additional resources.
An excellent site! There is a wealth of medical information here on pregnancy and children's health. The "Ask a Physician" section has the answers to many common and not so common questions that parents ask about their child's health. Definitely a site worth visiting.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
ADDA's mission is to help people with ADD lead happier, more successful lives through education, research, and public advocacy. Whether you have ADD yourself, or someone special in your life does, or you treat, counsel, or teach those who do, ADDA is an organization for you.
ADDA's mission is to help people with ADD lead happier, more successful lives through education, research, and public advocacy. Whether you have ADD yourself, or someone special in your life does, or you treat, counsel, or teach those who do, ADDA is an organization for you.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
National Center for Learning Disabilities' (NCLD) mission is to promote public awareness and understanding of children and adults with learning disabilities, and to provide national leadership on their behalf, so they may achieve their potential and enjoy full participation in our society.
An excellent site if you need information, contacts or help regarding learning disabilities. They have everything from general information, to checklists for behavorial warning signs, to information on legal rights as well as summer camps.
Product recall information in one comprehensive location. Toys, household items, autos etc., and food recalls, listed and categorized for quick navigation. Email service available to alert you to these potentilayy critical issues, free site.
This site has a very comprehensive list of recalls, safety information and product warnings, covering a very wide range or products and services. It's easy to navigate, but the search engine needs work.
Sanford's Lifetime of Color Art Education Resources
Explore the world of art with Sanford's Lifetime of Color Art Education Resources. Create, study, play, learn. It's all here! (Fourth grade to adult)
This is a fun and educational site for any child who's interested in learning more about art, colors and artists. You'll find activities and information, theory and games. You can read about featured artists and see other student's art. The site has good performance and is well designed.
ScienceMaster - the science and technology network
ScienceMaster is a resource for students, teachers and parents for all your science education needs. We feature news, information, products and services, jump start topics research and links. Site is arranged in easy-to-use format. Great for homework and researching school projects.
A great site for those who love science and for those who want to teach children about science. You could spend hours surfing through this site!
Stanford - Educational Program for the Gifted
The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University is dedicated to developing multimedia computer-based courses in a variety of subjects, including mathematics, physics, and expository writing. EPGY makes these courses available to bright students of all grades by offering them through the Stanford Continuing Studies Program.
This program will offer your gifted child (K-12) an outstanding computer based curriculum in many subjects that they would not normally have access to. This includes affording them the opportunity to progress through the standard primary and secondary school mathematics curriculum at their own pace, and making it possible for them to move on into university level courses in several subjects before leaving high school.
TAGFAM - Talented and Gifted Families
TAGFAM is an Internet support group for families of talented and gifted children. There are five active mailing lists and the website provides a wide variety of supporting and reference information. There are listserves for families, teens and kids.
This website represents an active and very supportive community of families of talented and gifted children. Visit the website to learn more about giftedness and then be sure to sign up for one of the mailing lists. It will be of great value to you and your family.
CyberAngels is non profit organization dedicated to everything you ever wanted to know about your cyber-neighborhood watch and about protecting your children in cyberspace.
Another great site filled with articles, links and information about online safety. The articles are from a book entitled "Parents and the Internet". Online chat and online classes are offered.
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Each year more than 600,000 visitors come to the Exploratorium, over 95,000 students and teachers come on field trips, and more than 2000 teachers attend professional development programs which focus on inquiry-based teaching and learning in the K-12 classroom.
Whether or not you've visited the Exploratorium in San Francisco, you will enjoy this site which brings science facts and information to the web in a fun and easy-to-navigate website. Visit this site with your entire family!
The Why Files, supported by the National Institute for Science Education helps explain the science, math and technology that are behind the headline news. The site is updated bi-weekly and has great science images, searchable archives, a discussion area and more.
What a great idea! A site that not only will help parents answer those "why" questions our children inevitably ask, but a site that helps make the news more understandable and interesting. Recent topics include earthquakes, hurricanes, learning and more. Make science fun and relevant for your child!
The Virtual Children's Hospital, a project of the Children's Hospital of Iowa and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, provides information on children's health to consumers and health care providers.
This site is rich in a wide variety of medical information for parents of children of all ages. The information is well written, easy to understand and practical. A good site to visit for many medical issues faced by parents.
Attention Deficit Disorder - on About.com
ADD.about.com is a reference site for information on Attention Deficit Disorder. Here you'll find a wealth of information and links about ADD for both children and adults.
This is a very useful site for both adults and for families who have someone who has attention deficit disorder. You'll find links, articles and more. The site creator is a teacher, a father of an ADD child and has ADD himself.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)
The national non-profit organization representing children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). Founded in 1987 by a group of concerned parents, CHADD works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy and support. Working closely with leaders in the field of AD/HD research, diagnosis and treatment, CHADD offers its members and the public information they can trust.
The national and local chapters of CHADD provide useful information, help and support to individuals and families effected by ADD. This site will help you get in touch with these chapters and will provide you with up-to-date information about ADD, treatments and management strategies.
Eating Disorders at Miningco.com
A helpful directory of eating disorders links and information including pen pals and a chat room. You may receive specific guidance from guide Chris Hay, M.C.
If you need information about any eating disorder, then start at this site. You'll find short informative descriptions and a long list of links for each disorder. Links point at chat rooms, therapy options, symptoms and crisis centers. This site has information for people of all ages.
Gifted Psychology Press, Inc. is a small publishing company located in Scottsdale, Arizona. We specialize in books and materials for and about gifted and are for parents, educators, and other professionals. Our web site offers resources, author articles, links to other sites and our catalog.
For those interested in gifted children, this site provides wealth of available literature including on-line articles, links and books for sale. Founded by James T. Webb.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
This exciting site contains links to gifted education resources all over the world, carefully annotated and organized into content areas including academic acceleration, gifted learning disabled, profoundly gifted, educational theories, and lots more. In addition, you can find resources for our kids, including magazines, software, web links and books, plus first hand success stories by the parents of gifted kids. International lists of organizations and conferences, too. Check it out!
If your child is gifted or is gifted and learning disabled, then you'll want to visit this site. Here you'll find a very thorough and complete set of articles, books, magazines, conferences and links about these topics.
This educational site will help parents and teachers of students in elementary, middle school and high School. It's most unique area is the online help from teacher volunteers and volunteer experts who can answer questions about English, math, science, social studies and more. It is a free public service. Other unique features include this month in history; weblinks, classroom activities and resources for parents and teachers.
This site will be quite useful for students and teachers when they need some help on a topic. Students can expect answers or advice in solving homework problems (not instantly, but typically in a few days). There is a wide range of topics in the discussion areas, most for middle and high school topics. This is a nicely organized and helpful site.
Kids' Camps, the Internet's most comprehensive directory of camps, summer experiences and camp jobs, has over 12,000 programs listed in its searchable database. From day camps to resort camps, special needs camps to teen tours, camp suppliers to camp jobs, the Kids' Camps directory has proven to be a a valuable free resource for families.
A comprehensive searchable-by-region website of camps for kids, families, and special needs children. Includes photos, descriptions and contact information. This site provides a valuable (and free) service for parents!
Learning Disabilities Association of America
LDA is a national, non-profit, volunteer organization including individuals with learning disabilities, their families and professionals. LDA is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families, to alleviating the restricting effects of learning disabilities, and to supporting endeavors to determine the causes of learning diabilities.
This organization is a great resource for families. Visit the site to find relevant articles, local chapters, research information, events and more.
National Mental Health and Education Center for Children and Families
The National Mental Health and Education Center for Children and Families, a public service program of the National Association of School Psychologists, is an information and action network to foster best practices in education and mental health for children and families--which builds upon strengths, understands diversity, and supports families. The Center provides free information to parents, teachers, administrators and policy makers on issues concerning children's education and mental health.
Whether you are a parent or a teacher you'll find a wide variety of informative articles and newsletters on this site. In the Parenting and Family area we found articles entitled "Steps Towards Effective Parenting", and "Homework Survival Guide". Many of the articles require the free Adobe reader for viewing.
Odyssey of the Mind is a world-wide, nonprofit organization that promotes creative team-based problem solving in a school program for students from kindergarten through college. The program helps students learn divergent thinking and problem solving skills while participating in a series of challenging and motivating activities, both inside and outside their regular classroom curriculum.
This is an excellent organization that promotes creative problem solving in a team environment. This site will tell you more about them and how your school can participate.
Rare Genetic Diseases in Children: An Internet Resource Gateway
The Gateway Kiosk was designed as a means for people affected by rare genetic diseases, whether family or professional, to locate others in order to share information. It consists of five Topic Forums: Chromosomal Disorders, Lifelink Search, Medical Notice, Open Topic and Support Group. A Moderator Updates page explains how the Kiosk is managed and provides links to similar web resources.
This site is a valuable resource for parents and other caregivers who wish to read and respond to families and professionals posting information on genetic diseases in children.
SchoolNotes.com is a simple, free way to communicate school information to your education community. SchoolNotes.com complements school websites by allowing teachers to post school information on the world-wide-web without worrying about programming because there is no programming required. Teachers can post homework and make flash cards. Parents can find information about schools and districts.
This site has great potential for teachers & schools wishing to communicate with their students. Or if you just want to obtain contact information for schools you can look them up here. For each school, there are links to a related featured called schoolreports where you can obtain free reports on local schools and districts (through a local realtor).
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
TALKING WITH KIDS ABOUT TOUGH ISSUES is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation, endorsed by President Clinton, to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
If you need help in talking with your children about difficult issues, then this site will help you. They provide no nonsense advice about when and how to talk to children. If your child is a toddler or older, then stop by and visit this site. It's never to early to start talking to your children.
THE PARENT ADVISOR'S Health & Safety
A huge emphasis of this site is on the health and safety of children, current recalled children's toys and products, car seats and air bag warnings and proper usage, new teen driving laws as well as environmental hazards, safety at home, school and daycare. Articles range from newborn through late teens.
This site has lots of information for parents including health & safety articles, activities, nutrition and education information and recall notices.
WebMD is an Internet-based healthcare network that connects physicians, hospitals, third-party payors, and consumers to a virtual world of medical information, tools, and services. As a premier "healthcare portal," WebMD is a single point of access to insurance verification and referrals via an electronic data interchange service, enhanced communications services, branded healthcare content and other Web-based offerings.
WebMD has a wider range of medical information than other sites - some of it is much more technical and more oriented towards the medical professional than found elsewhere. So if you are looking for serious medical content, this is a good place to explore. WebMD also has many communities on a wide range of medical topics. While we could not find a dedicated area for pediatric issues, we used the search engine to find specific pediatric topics.
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Enjoy lively boards and chat with other homeschoolers while browsing through the best pages of the net for such things as features packed full of ideas, resources for materials, locating local homeschool information world wide, an event calendar full of conferences and more, and for those wishing to learn online, a great number of links to the sites for children that really teach something in a fun way.
A site with links, discussion and short articles, this site will be helpful to homeschooling families.
Carol's Speech and Language Disorders Homepage
If you are the parent of a child who has a speech or language disorder, you will find links to valuable information relating to speech/language therapy.
This is a personal page developed by a speech therapist that has lists of links for topics relating to speech and language disorders. Lists include those for professionals, for general education topics and for sales of products and educational materials.
18 ways for parrents and grandparents to teach their children the value of money. Other areas include: young spender's profile, credit risk profile, credit risk profile for youths, ten commandments of personal finance for young people.
At some point, parents are faced with how to teach their children to manage their finances responsibly. This site, done by the non-profit National Center for Financial Education, will help you do that, and will provide you with helpful tips to manage your own finances.
Comprehensive mental health site with lot's of good, authoritative info for/about your children and yourself. 24 hr. telephone (888-415-TALK)/internet counseling service with licensed professional counselors. Get immediate, CONFIDENTIAL, supportive help and relief from the difficulties or problems affecting your life. Chat, specialized eating disorders site, updated ezine, parenting and mental health resources, weekly online conferences where you can ask your personal questions, real audio interviews, more.
A resource site for on-line counsel which includes chat, events, and bulletin boards as well as mental health resource links across the web.
Dia B Tees Info Center has sections such as chat rooms, complications, nutrition, software, medications, natural remedies, message boards, list servers, and a children's section with many more topics.
This site has a very comprehensive set of diabetes links and resources. There is a special section devoted to children's information.
2000+ toys, books, ADLs and adapted hard/software for children with disabilities. Features: Innovative services, three specialized search engines for parents and professionals, and collections of special one-click searches. Search for toys based on a child's individual developmental profile! Commerce enabled.
For the child with special needs, this site offers educational material (in the form of toys, cards and games) that parents can use to help their child. The catalog is accessed through a searchable database. A child's profile is required. The navigation is very lengthy, but there is a pot of gold at the end of the journey!
Drynights for Good Mornings (TM)
Does your child still wet the bed? Are you still frustrated by wet sheets and extra laundry? www.drynights.com offers parents, children and healthcare providers information about the common condition called primary nocturnal enuresis, more commonly known as bed-wetting. Visit drynights.com to access information about the causes of, and treatments for, bed-wetting, as well as a list of resources where you can get help. The site is sponsored by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc.
An informative site for parents, kids and the medical profession on the health issue of bedwetting. The site is produced by Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals and has do's and don'ts for parents, stories and advice for kids and resources on treatments for doctors. The articles provide insight and are careful to encourage positive and open therapies for this medical problem.
Hi, I know what a helping hand can mean, I'm dyslexic. My name is Girard Sagmiller and I'm the webmaster of the web page "Dyslexia My Life", a web page dedicated to listing information on Dyslexia and LD.
This site has been created and is managed by a person who is dyslexia. Here you'll find a good list of resources, products, links and checklists for parents to determine if their child may be dyslexic.
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. (EDAP) is a national nonprofit clearinghouse for educational information on eating disorders and their prevention for parents, K-12 schools, colleges, coaches, sufferers, mental health professionals, educators, and more. EDAP programs promote healthy self-esteem and body image for girls, women, and men. Free information is available at 206-382-3587 or http://members.aol.com/edapinc. EDAP sponsors national Eating Disorders Awareness Week in February and several educational programs for grades K-12 and college. EDAP has over 400 volunteer coordinators (health professionals and educators) of events for its Awareness Week across the United States. EDAP sponsors a national training conference for educators and health professionals, publishes a newsletter and a wide variety of brochures and handouts on related topics.
This is a general information site for parents about a wide variety of eating disorders. You'll find preventative information, resources, school programs and more.
Gifted Resources Site contains links to all known online gifted resources, enrichment programs, talent searches, summer programs, gifted mailing lists and early acceptance programs, including CTY, EPGY, CTD, NRC/GT, TIP, RMTS, ERIC, NCSSSMST, IAAY, Odyssey of the Mind, and many, many others. It contain links to 4+ years of TAG-L mailing list archives (over 16 MB). It also contains contact information for many local gifted associations and government (mostly US state) programs. Some international program are also listed.
This site has a very comprehensive list of resources for parents of gifted children. It also has downloadable archives for several mailing lists about gifted children. This site is a good place to start if you need help in finding online information.
Impact of Technology is a resource for educators to better understand how computers are affecting the education of our children.
There is much controvery over the impact of computer technology on the education of our children. This site provides information on research in this area. The articles here are primarily written for educators, but will be of interest to parents who are trying to better understand the facts behinds the debates.
Kids and Parents Guide to Surfing the Information Highway
Topics on this helpful site include: using your home computer, computers and technology, homework helpers, raising readers, a guide to safe surfing and more. Provided by the Salt Lake City County Library System.
This site is a good 'starting guide' in how and why to use computers with your kids - from helping them read to surfing the Internet to help with their homework.
This site is developed and maintained by the Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) with support from the Texas Education Agency as the designated Mathematics Center for Educator Development and from the National Science Foundation.
This site provides information about a K-8 math curriculum with goals, lessons and activities. While focused on TEKS, it is still interesting to anyone involved in teaching math.
The National Center of Fathering has developed a variety of useful, "how to" resources, all based on sound research data. With these resources, and the help of other men, we believe men can discover, develop and enhance their fathering...and become the dads their children desperately need.
This is a site devoted to fathers. Here you'll find parenting tips, information for divorced, single and stay at home dads and more. There is also a good humor area that both moms and dads will enjoy.
Natural Mom.com is a site dedicated to providing information, resources, conversation and shopping to the Natural Mom (and Dad). We focus on health and healing our families naturally. The site includes many articles, links, references guides, and newsletters, Send-A-Cure, Natural Mom Award, and encyclopedias of info. needed to heal our children and ourselves.
A visually beautiful and easy to navigate site devoted to alternative healthcare for pregnancy, childbirth and families.
Outside the Box...A Place for Parents & Teachers of Misunderstood Kids
Its pages personally and professionally address the classroom needs of students with ADHD, describe what it is like to raise a child with ADHD, and link to resources for both parents and teachers. This site is designed and maintained by a teacher and a parent of a child with ADHD.
A site created by a teacher for both parents and teachers who have children with ADD or ADHD. Inspiration, communication and understanding are promoted through a short series of articles and letters.
Special Children from The Mining Company is a site built on love and committment to educating and empowering those who are touched by having special children in their lives. This site is new but growing quickly with many goals.
A well organized site that has basic information on a wide variety of learning disabilities and other topics for children with special needs. It's main value is the useful lists of links sorted by category.
Parents Educators and Publishers
The PEP site is an informational resource for Parents, Educators, and children's software Publishers. It contains information on computer products, camps, Internet safety, computer recycling and more.
There are many useful areas on this site, such as the section on Internet saftey, lists of computer camps for kids and many links to other areas. This is a good place to start if you're looking for information on your child and computers.
RollerBags.com - Backpacks on Wheels!
Take that weight off your back! Rollerbags.com is the home site for the Roller Backpack, which is a backpack that allows you to easily transport heavy loads on wheels instead of straining your back. If you prefer, the Roller Backpack can also be carried like a traditional backpack using the adjustable padded shoulder straps. The back panel is padded for additional comfort. To help public awareness, Rollerbags.com is also sponsoring a childrens’ back pain resource site to house a collection of articles discussing the problem.
If you've ever wondered about how heavy backpacks may be effecting your child's back, then visit this site. They have a long list of news and reference articles on the topic. They also sell a truely unique backpack that converts into a pull cart with wheels.
The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children
The National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children is a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating knowledge and FREE information to parents and educators on the plight of the gifted.
If you're looking for more information and resources about gifted children, then visit this site. You'll also find information about giftedness and ADD/ADHD, ritalin, ADD treatments and more.
ADHD Taking Control Through Knowledge
Devoted to ADD/ADHD and related issues. Information on parenting, special education, social security with free monthly newsletter, email discussion and forums. Lots of resources and links for parents and adults.
This site provides a unique list of books and links than we've seen at other ADD sites. The site is driven by personal interest and involvement.
A free online magazine for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Features include Success Stories, Tips, a family advice column, informative disability related articles, a discussion forum, and more!
An on-line magazine for parents of special needs children that addresses the hope, success and some of the frustration of parenting such a child.
Spilt Milk - an e-zine for parents
Spilt Milk is an e-zine for parents to be, parents who are and parents who can take no more. A new issue comes out each month with feature articles and regular columns by parents. The site allows oth Mothers and Fathers from around the world the opportuniy to share information and submit articles and dedicatios to children for publication. As of December 1998 the site will include prizes for feedback and gifts for published articles.
An online magazine (e-zine) for parents to be and current parents which features regular columns as well as feature articles. Humorous, forthright and easily navigated, this new website is a good place to blow off some parenting steam or read some touching personal stories.
Help your son or daughter get the most from their soccer experience. In the words of Anne H. Woodworth, mom of Alexi Lalas, the best-known U.S. player, The Soccer Mom Handbook provides "a good solid background in soccer, combined with laughs and a basic message of common sense, ingredients that will make being a soccer mom one of the best experiences of your parenting." The website introduces the book and provides additional tips and information. Team managers will get help from other tips and the book What? ME Manage the Soccer Team?
If your child plays soccer, you'll appreciate this site. While it primarily promotes their books, you'll also find amusing and practical information about being an infamous "soccer mom".
