Parenting

~~~For Parents Who Work...
or not~~~

This page is dedicated to facts, information, ideas, tips and oh yes, humor for the parent. Whether working or not, some of the items found on this page I hope will be useful or entertaining. Either for yourself, you and your children, a relative or a friend, enjoy!

For facts and information ranging from dyslexia to home schooling, visit the web site of The Learning Disabilities Association of America. The research area provides information on publications, videos, books and upcoming events.
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You'll find that LDOnLine is an inviting site for parents, teachers and children. Click on The ABC's of LD/ADD, for instance, for answers to questions such as, What causes learning disabilities? In the First Person section, you can read essays on learning disabilities by parents, teachers and kids. The site also features discussion groups with experts and other parents.
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I have a nine year old son and a twenty-one year old daughter. If you are anything like me, you're always searching for different, creative ways to help your children (whatever age) with their homework. Whether it be some new math problems or research papers, it is always something. I have listed here a few sites you may want to check out.

eBlast
(from Encyclopedia Britannica)

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Encyclopedia.com
(from Electric Library's Encyclopedia)

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Letsfindout.com
(from Knowledge Adventure's online homework helper)

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Answers.com
(NOT just another BIG Q-and-A site, something special)

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Some Other Parenting Resource Links

~~ School Success ~~
* Dear Parents.com * LINK
* HomeWork Central Jr.com * LINK
* U.S. Department of Education.gov * LINK

~~ Parenting ~~
* KidSource Online.com * LINK
* Child Parenting.com * LINK
* Parent Soup.com * LINK

~~ Health ~~
* Center for Disease Control and Prevention.gov * LINK
* Kids Health.org * LINK

~~ Family Life ~~
* Berit's Best Sites for Children.com * LINK
* Bonus.com * LINK
* Family.com * LINK
As always, I recommend that you take a moment to view ALL pages with your children first, BEFORE you let them go it alone. Give it YOUR approval. Be safe, be confident, be the parent.

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Another idea to help yourself check and see how your younger kids are doing with their computer literacy, can be found in the April 1999 issue of FamilyPC. These computer literacy checklists were developed for U.S. Kids Compute to provide guidelines and rules of thumb, not hard and fast rules. Not all kids learn and/or develop at the same rate.

A couple more sites for you to check into regarding this subject are listed below. However, if you cannot find the checklists for your, three, four, five, six, seven or eight year olds, you may e-mail me and I will be happy to send the list of 6-8 points per desired age to you as were printed in the article above By Joe Panepinto. Don't forget to enclose your e-mail address.

U.S. Kids Compute

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Computer Tots

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SITES
FOR
YOUR
KIDS

Aunt Annie's
Just like visiting their favorite aunt's house. Check it out

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The Children's Music Page
This site includes a comprehensive index of children's music sites on the Web, a database of children's music events around the globe, and an online music magazine.

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Dr. Seuss's Seussville
At Dr. Seuss's playground in cyberspace, you can meet the Cat in the Hat.

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Janlynn Cre8
Create and make it cool. What a site.

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PBS Kids Site
Welcome to the backstage area of PBS Kids. This is the hangout for all your favorite PBS stars like Mr. Rogers and the Sesame Street characters.
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The above sites are only some suggestions, and as always, with everything, check out the sites with your kids to make certain that YOU approve. I believe that you and your kids will find many things on them most enjoyable.

More Homework Helpers

Family Education Network
Click on your child's age group and link to
subjects such as English, geography, science and American History.

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The Math Forum - ASK Dr. Math
This homework service uses math students from
Swarthmore College to help kids in grades K-12.
Students can search for answers to questions on
division, algebra, or algorithms, or they can pose their own question(s).

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