Links for parents.Parent
Soup: Nice resource for a variety of parenting
subjects.
The
National Parenting Center: Founded in July of 1989,
The National Parenting Center (TNPC) has become one of
America's foremost parenting information services.
Dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and
responsible guidance from nine of the world's most
reknowned child-rearing authorities, The National
Parenting Center invites parents to expand their
parenting skills and strengths.
Prevention
Online: PREVLINE offers electronic access to
searchable databases and substance abuse prevention
materials that pertain to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
Child
Lures: Here, you will find invaluable information on
keeping children safe from sexual abuse and abduction.
Learn about the development and background of the
award-winning Child Lures Program, created by
investigative reporter Ken Wooden.
Facts for Families: A site dedicated to
the education of parents and families about psychiatric
disorders affecting children and adolescents.
National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children: As the
nation's resource center for child protection, the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) spearheads national efforts to locate and recover
missing children and raises public awareness about ways
to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual
exploitation. A private, nonprofit organization
established in 1984, NCMEC operates under a Congressional
mandate and works in conjunction with the U.S. Department
of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm).
The Giraffe Project: Celebrates heroes
-- finding, commending and publicizing people who stick
their necks out for the common good. Their mission is to
get others to follow their lead. In addition, this is
also the source of The Giraffe Program, a K-12 curriculum
that teaches kids about real heroes and gets them going
on lives of courage, caring and responsibility.
CityKids: The CityKids Foundation,
an eleven year old
national not-for-profit, youth driven, multi-cultural
organization based in New York, is one of the nations
foremost providers of leadership training and youth to
youth communications programs. CityKids is dedicated to
the survival of today's youth. It provides young people
with a SafeSpace to discuss issues of importance
to youth, with leadership training and with a forum for
self expression through the performing arts.
Outdoor Christmas Lights -
Information on outdoor Christmas lights as well as tips, safety and troubleshooting.