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General Resources

Below you will find a list of Web resources to help you locate further information about children, parenting, and family life. These are by no means the only resources out there. However, they will make excellent starting points as you begin your search. For additional information, you can also visit our page of local resources.
Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide
This site is a meta-site, designed to allow parents and caregivers to search for sites which have been screened and deemed reputable and accurate.  Sites are divided into five categories: family/parenting, education/learning, typical child development, health/mental health, and resources/recreation.  Alternatively, viewers may search by age range.  The WebGuide also contains listings of one-of-a-kind, special topics, and “ask the expert” sites. 

KidsHealth
KidsHealth is a medical resource site sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. The site has separate sections for children, teens, and parents. Topics include nutrition and fitness, stress and emotional health, drug and alcohol use, and the changes associated with puberty. The site designers have done a wonderful job of making the site friendly to users of all ages. In addition, much of the information in each section has been translated into Spanish

Center for Effective Parenting
The CEP has handouts on a variety of topics, ranging from day care to discipline to study skills. The handouts are also available in Spanish. They also have a selected listing of sites containing activities for parents and children to do together.

AARP Grandparent Information Center
The American Association of Retired Persons offers resources for grandparents in all sorts of situationsthose living long distance or nearby, those raising their grandchildren, step grandparents, or those with visitation issues. The AARP also offers a grandparenting publication in Spanish.

National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
This site has an extensive list of resources including tips on working with children, exercise for people with asthma or other diseases, etc. They also include links to pages explaining in more detail the relationship between physical fitness and academic success.

LDOnline
This award-winning site focuses on all aspects of learning disabilities and ADHD, with separate sections for parents, educators, and children. You can learn more about the causes and symptoms of these disorders, as well as different approaches to treating them, both in and outside the classroom. Portions of the site are also available in Spanish.

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Last Updated: Mar 6 2006 11:05AM