GENERAL PARENTING INFORMATION 

FREE PARENTING WEBINARS

FUTURE LIVE WEBINARS:

https://yourteenmag.com/technology/technology-webinar

https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/web-free-webinars

RECORDED PARENTING WEBINARS:

HealthyChildren.Org:  https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/webinars/Pages/default.aspx

ADDitude: On-Demand Parenting Webinars

If your child has ADHD, you know that standard parenting strategies don’t always work. Listen to these expert webinars to learn ADD-tested discipline tips, positive parenting techniques, how to manage treatment, school and learning resources, and more.

https://www.additudemag.com/category/parenting-adhd-kids/webinar-parents/

Operation Parent Recorded Webinars: https://operationparent.org/resource-manager/

MORE LINKS TO RESOURCES

Top parenting resources from psychologists:  

These scientifically supported sites, programs and books are among psychology’s best for helping parents raise their kids.     https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/04/parenting-resources

Access Operation Parent information privately and on your time.

https://operationparent.org/about-us/

• Printed and eBook (coming soon!) versions of The Parent Handbooks

• Live webinars

• Group presentations

• Short videos

• A growing community of parents on social media

CYFERnet is a comprehensive site for both parents and professionals that offers reliable, high quality, research-based information on children, youth and families.

Parenting the Preschooler newsletter  offers practical, useful information for parents of preschoolers.

Parents as Teachers promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.

Growing Healthy Kids is a comprehensive guide that shows what families, schools, communities, workplaces and governments can do to promote healthy child development.

Talaris Institute’s mission supports parents and caregivers in raising socially and emotionally healthy children

The Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide is a comprehensive web site is to give the public easy access to the best child development information on the web by acting as a clearinghouse of trustworthy sites rated by experts from Tufts University.

ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families and communities.

New York University Child Study Center offers scientifically-based child mental health and parenting information.

 American Psychological Association offers a great deal of information and publications on a range of child and family issues.

Kids Health provides doctor- approved heath information for parents, children and teens.

Teach More Love More is a comprehensive site developed collaboratively by the University of Florida, United Way Success By Six, Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, Healthy Start Coalition, Children’s Trust Fund, Miami-Dade School Readiness Coalition and the Family Learning Partnership.

The Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative at the University of Illinois Urbana- Campaign is the home of more than a dozen research projects focused on early childhood education, child care and parenting.

Talking With Kids About Tough Issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.

Minnesota Parents Know is a resource filled with convenient and trusted child development, health and parenting information.

Pathways.org provides parents with free, trusted resources on child development to help all children reach their full potential.

NYT Parenting provides guidance and support to new and expecting parents. The site features evidence-based guides and developmental milestones as well as reporting that can help parents make decisions for their family. The site also includes essays telling personal stories about all the ways one can become a parent and live a full life with children.

LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents, Counselors, and Social Workers is a resource from Ohio University Online’sMaster of Social Work program.  This guide covers many topics, including challenges faced by LGBTQ youth, information on rights and laws, tips for counselors and social workers, ways to help LGBTQ youth, and so much more.

Resources for Shared Parenting provides information and resrouces on co-parenitng.

FATHERHOOD

National Fatherhood Initiative encourages and supports family and father-friendly policies, develops national public education campaigns to highlight the importance of fathers in the lives of their children, provides motivation for national and local coalition-building, and provides resources to men to help them be better dads.

The Fatherhood Project® is a national research and education project that is examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men’s involvement in child rearing.

The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a special initiative to support and strengthen the roles of fathers in families.

GRANDPARENTING

One section of the AARP website provides information for grandparents who have a variety of roles, including: grandparents raising grandchildren, grandparents who are concerned about their visitation rights with their grandchildren, sep-grandparents, ‘traditional’ grandparents who want to have a positive role in their grandchildren’s lives.

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Special Education for Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Guide is a national support organization dedicated to educating and advocating for individuals affected by cerebral palsy. We provide information on cerebral palsy treatment, therapy, special education, CP support groups and more.

Cerebral Palsy Group is a national organization that was created to serve individuals who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and their families. It provides resources and education to those affected by CP.

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It provides information on IDEA, the nation’s special education law, No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

The Parenting Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing child abuse, neglect and abandonment, teen pregnancy and overall violence by working to bring parenting, empathy and nurturing skills education to all school age children and teens.

SPIN®USA, Inc. is dedicated to training educators and social service professionals to improve the lives of children, youth and families.

Center for the Improvement for Child Caring creates, evaluates, delivers and disseminates a variety of parenting skill-building programs that are taught in communities in the form of parenting classes, seminars and workshops.

The Board on Children, Youth, and Family addresses a variety of policy-relevant issues related to the health and development of children, youth, and families.

Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan children’s research organization.

Some of these page links were found on: NPEN:  https://npen.org/resources-for-parenting-educators/links/

* NPEN criteria for listing websites is as follows:

• The site does not solely promote the work of one individual.

• The site is run by a reputable organization.

• Commercials are not overwhelming or distracting.

• Site is easy to navigate.

• The recommendations or principles used are research-based or sound.

• The “Expert” or source of the website is reputable