For Grown-Ups: Parents' Pointers

Safety and Technical Tips for Parents

Child Safety on the Information Superhighway Read this first! This excellent document provides guidance to parents for setting limits for their children as they explore online resources.
Parenting Hi-Tech Kids -- Invaluable advice from "TekMom" -- A computer teacher and parent of a hi-tech teen!

Positive Parenting On-Line--This site provides ideas and inspiration that will help make parenting rewarding, effective and fun!
ParentsPlace.com--a great spot for parents of all children--all ages are covered from infancy to the teen years.
World Wide Web Parenting Resources--The Seattle Public Library has done a great job of pulling together lots of sites that will interest parents. Take a look!
Kidsource Online--Kidsource gives timely, in depth information covering developmental and health-related issues for children of all ages.
Check this out:Families Connect! An online course for families--sign up now!

Looking for information about camps and other kinds of summer programs for your kids? Check out Kids' Camps and the American Camping Association--both provide comprehensive directories of camps and summer experiences.
American Library Association's Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids--find some great sites to share with your children at this spot!
Activities for Preschoolers--Ideas for crafts, recipes, songs and more that will help make life with a preschooler enjoyable for all.

We urge you to encourage your children to read! Use the Children's Literature Web Guide to help you choose the books that will catch their interest.
Construct a custom list of award-winning children's books at Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature. Constructed by a librarian, you can choose several different criteria and construct a list that is especially designed for your own reader.

U.S. Department of Education--Here are online publications from the U.S. Department of Education that will be particularly useful to parents. Note the "Parents Guide to the Internet" published in November of 1997. It suggests ways for parents to allow their children to tap into the wonders of the Internet while safeguarding them from its potential hazards.
100+ Special Education sites --covers the following topics: ADD, Assistive Tech, Autism, Disability Res, Dyslexia, Early Childhood, ESL, Family Support, Gifted and Talented, Hearing, Organizations, Physical Impairment, Spec Ed - General, Speech and Visual Impairment.

Home schooling resources --One of many spots on the web for homeschooling families. This one has great links to other information.
"A to Z Homes Cool" Homeschooling Web Site--Another spot with lots of in-depth information
Resources from Home Education Magazine.
Don't miss Kaleidoscapes --be sure to check out the main discussion area for homeschoolers/unschoolers. It offers tremendous support, up-to-date discussions, tips and suggestions, etc. by home educators from all walks of life.