Internet Resources for Parents

Don’t Take It Out On Your Kids
A positive discipline technique site for parents and teachers to handle difficult situations with children.

Positive Discipline
Shares suggestions to parents to help encourage appropriate behavior and what to do for misbehavior.

John Rosemond’s Affirmative Parenting
Provides a thought for the day and a weekly column for parents. This is the official site of award winning family psychologist John Rosemond. Parents will find numerous resources including his “Bill of Rights for Children.”

Helping Your Child with Homework
The US Department of Education, provides solid assistance based on research to guide parents of elementary and middle school students in deciding how to help children with homework.

KidSource Online
A source for in-depth and timely education and health care information. This site contains resources for parents and school personnel on issues affecting children’s health from infancy through the teens. It includes information on new products, product recalls, childhood diseases, recreation, and teen issues.

Tips for Parents
Offers suggestions to parents on such topics as Back to School, Dealing with Bullies, Stopping Violence, etc.

Parent Soup
A general interest site for parents and students which features parent chats, surveys, activities, and articles about issues affecting children and families.

Communication Tips for Parents and Kids
Has a list of tips aimed at improving communication between parents and their children along with related articles.

Good Kids
A parenting guide, with many ideas and helpful hints.

Making Lemons into Lemonade
Provides information on setting limits and establishing responsibility and control in a child’s life. Types of limits and keys to effective limits are discussed.

Family Education Network
Lists information of general interest to parents and students, including homework help, health, and disability “channels.”

Hand in Hand to Educate Children
Gives ideas for parents and teachers to give children the desire to learn and work hard through better communication resulting in better education.

KidsGrowth
Provides parenting and behavioral strategies as well as information on child development.

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