Resources for Parents and Educators

ADD/ADHD

• Amen Clinic - Daniel G. Amen M.D. presents his breakthrough clinical research in Brain SPECT Imaging, revealing the links between behavioral disorders including ADD/ADHD and physiological brain impairment.
• CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
• ADD-Plus - Dedicated to providing great answers to tough questions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and related conditions.

Bullying

• The Easing The Teasing web site was created by Judy S. Freedman, a licensed clinical social worker. It is designed for parents and teachers who want to help their children and students effectively deal with teasing.

Giftedness

• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities.

Learning & Study Skills

• Reading Rockets - Offers effective teaching strategies, activities, lessons, lesson plans, worksheets, exercises, skills, tests, assessments for reading comprehension, language arts, literacy, fluency, phonics and phonemic awareness for children, especially those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
• The Intuitive Learning Company provides simple, effective, and stress free educational tools for students of all ages.
• The Parent Institute - Over 200 Parent Guides, Booklets, Brochures and Videos on parent involvement to build children's school success, responsibility, homework skills, self-esteem, study skills, test skills, attention span, self-discipline, ability to handle peer pressure, bullies and more!
• Play On Words - Free articles, strategies, and toy reviews on how to talk, read and play with your child to stimulate language.
• bumpy books - A unique multisensory reading manual that consolidates all the elements of sight, hearing, movement and touch into one easy, affordable and fun to use book.

Learning Disabilities

• All Kinds of Minds aspires to help students who struggle with learning measurably improve their success in school and life by providing programs that integrate educational, scientific, and clinical expertise.
• LD OnLine is the leading Web Site on learning disabilities, learning disorders, learning differences, attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, speech disorder, reading difficulties, special education, parenting, and teaching.
• Parents Helping Parents - Helping children with special needs receive the resources, love, hope, respect, health care, education, and other services they need to reach their full potential by providing them with strong families, dedicated professionals, and responsive systems to serve them.

Nutrition, Health & Safety

• Baby Bistro Brands - Nutrition information and products for your baby.
• Fit Family Fit Kids goal is to help raise awareness and provide long term strategies to help parents of kids ages 9-13 in their efforts to improve their family's physical activity and nutrition habits.
• KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
• parentsmedguide.org - Guides to using antidepressant medications for children and adolescents.
• Mommy Bib keeps you and your clothing dry and protected, saves time and money, provides a comfortable chewing surface for teething babies, and allows unrestricted use of both hands while giving you peace of mind that you're covered.
• One Step Ahead carries a line of innovative products for children ages 0-3.
• At iParentingStore.com you will find top-quality products at fantastic prices for expectant and new parents.

Parenting

• Parenting Without Arguing EasyChild is a simple software-based system that helps parents and kids work together. Encourages good behavior. Manage children's chores and rewards. Change arguing into earning in less than three weeks. Recommended by professionals and guaranteed to work. It's a complete Positive Parenting method and helps make happier, healthier kids.
• Created by the National Center for Fathering, fathers.com provides research-based training, practical tips and resources to help men be the involved fathers, grandfathers, and father figures their children need.
• nurturemom.com - Information that helps a mom take care of herself while she takes care of her family
• Pregnancy Updates offers baby names, 100's of articles, a belly gallery of pregnant moms, exercises, recipes, shopping for baby, and so much more! There is also a 350 page CD ROM and eBook with 5-10 pages per week of essential information and lots and lots of pictures!