Parent Resources

Other Related Sites

Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse www2.state.id.us/dhw/ecic/home.htm or idahochild.org
Idaho Children's Trust Fund idahochildrenstrustfund.state.id.us
Idaho Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention www2state.id.us/dhw/app
The Governor's Children at Risk Task Force www2.state.id.us/dhw/CARTF
"Keeping Children Safe" panels www2.state.id.us/dhw/child_safe_panels
Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs
Idaho CareLine idahocareline.org
USDA Introduces New Interactive Food Guide Pyramid MyPyramid.gov  
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Idaho Public Resources

Idaho Health & Welfare healthandwelfare.idaho.gov
Idaho Public Libraries publiclibraries.com/idaho.htm
Idaho School Districts state.id.us/education/dist.html
Idaho School Report Cards sde.state.id.us/dept/testreports.asp
Idaho School proficiency levels and graduation requirements boardofed.idaho.gov/saa/index.asp
Idaho School Adequate Yearly Progress report sde.state.id.us/admin/ayp04  
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Schools & Education

Education News Parents Can Use ed.gov/offies/OIIA/television
PBS: TeacherSource pbs.org/teachersource
Colorin Colorado colorincolorado.org
KinderStart kinderstart.com
Great Schools greatschools.net
ESchool News. eschoolnews.com
Education World educationworld.com
Massachusetts Department of Education. Math & Science doe.mass.edu/PIP
Dinner and a Book sde.state.id.us/DinnerandaBook
National Center of Educational Outcomes education.umn.edu/nceo/TopicAreas/GraduationStatesGrad.htm
National PTA pta.org
The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education scbe.gwu.edu
Fun Social Studies funsocialstudies.com
Learning Treasures learningtreasures.com
School Safety Report Card. schoolsafetyreportcard.com
The America Reads ed.gov/americareads
Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children stills.nap.edu/html/prdyc
National Center for Family Literacy famlit.org
Reading is Fundamental rif.org
Learning Haven learninghaven.com
Easy Fun School easyfunschool.com
American Library Association ala.org/parents
Awesome Library awesomelibrary.org  
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Special Circumstances

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities yellowpagesforkids.com/help/id.htm
Conductdisorders.com conductdisorders.com
The Children With Disabilities childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org
Children with Communication Disorders childdevelopmentalinfo.com/disorders/children_with_communication_disorders.shtml
National Institutes of Health nih.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's cdc.gov
National Committee for Quality Assurance ncqa.org
Merck Manual merckhomeedition.com
American Heart Association americanheart.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics aap.org
Mayo Clinic mayoclinic.com
Mediline Plus medilineplus.gov
The Food and Drug Administration fda.gov
Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Family Village familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.html
National Organization of Mothers of Twins nomotc.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder chadd.org
Parents Helping Parents php.com
Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health idffcmh.org
Special Needs Advocate for Parents snapinfo.org
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania parenttoparent.org
Special Child specialchild.com  
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For Kids

Great Web Sites for Kids ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
BookPop bookpop.com
PBS Kids pbskids.org
Kids Kreate kidskreate.com
The Idea Box theideabox.com  
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Foster/Adopting Parents

Foster Parent Community fosterparents.com  
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All Parents

Family Planet family.com
PBS Parents pbs.org/parents
101 Out-Of-This-World Books For Kids Ages 8-13 als.lib.wi.us/MRList.html
National Parent Information Network npin.org
Connect for Kids connectforkids.org
Gift from Within giftfromwithin.org
The National Child Care Information Center (in English and Spanish) nccic.org
National Network for Child Care nncc.org/homepage.html
ResilienceNet resilnet.uiuc.edu
The Anti-Drug theantidrug.com
Babycenter babycenter.com
Family Track familytrack.com
Parents Talk parents-talk.com
Parenting is Prevention parentingisprevention.org
The National Network for Family Resiliency nnfr.org
Positive Parenting positiveparenting.com
Wonder Wise Parent ksu.edu/wwparent/begin.html
Parents Place parentsplace.com
Kid Source kidsource.com
Parent Soup parentsoup.com
Parenthood Web parenthoodweb.com
Parents Guide to the Internet ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet
Score!@Kaplan escore.com
Sesame Street Parents ctw.org/parents
National Institute on Media and the Family mediaandthefamily.com
Youth and Family Consortium http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/
Parent News parent.net
Parenting Press parentingpress.com
The Baby Bag babybag.com
Local Mom.com (Parenting Q & A) parenting-qa.com
BabyResource babyresource.com
Expert Advice from Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW yoursocialworker.com/articles.htm  
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Single Parents / Step Parents

Parents without Partners parentswithoutpartners.org
Single Parents Association singleparents.org
Single Parents World parentsworld.com
Steps for step mothers stepsforstepmothers.com
The Stepfamily Association of America (SAA) saafamilies.org  
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Mothers

Mothers of Preschoolers mops.org
Idaho Mom's network idahomomsnetwork.org
Leche League International lalecheleague.org
International MOMS Club momsclub.org
Mothers and More mothersandmore.org
Mocha Moms mochamoms.org
Mothers at Home mah.org
Moms Online wwwoxygen.com/topic/family  
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Fathers

Father's World fathersworld.com
The National Fatherhood Initiative fatherhood
National Center for Fathering Insights, Information and Training fathers.com
The Father Net cyfc.umn.edu/FatherNet/Index
The Fatherhood Project igc.org/fatherhood
Parenting Matters lifematters.com/parentn.html
Fathers Are Parents Too fapt.org  
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Grandparents

Kin Care Grandparents kincaregrandparents.org/index.shtml
AARP Grandparent Information Center aarp.org/confacts/programs/gic.html
GrandPlace grandsplace.com
Grandparenting.org grandparenting.org  
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