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Child Development | Homeschooling | Internet Safety |Parenting & Family Life

Child Development

CEEP
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education An excellent collection of materials on children, parenting, and early childhood education.  Contains great articles on the brains of babies and toddlers, and many links and resources for parents, caregivers and clinicians. 
National Network for Child Care
Excellent information on ages, stages, and special situations, designed to help parents and caregivers understand child development issues.

Homeschooling

School is Dead, Learn in Freedom
Lots of information for the homeschool parent and student.
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
One of the oldest homeschooling sites on the Web with a large list of continually updated links.
Finding Homeschool Support on the Internet

Eclectic Homeschool Online
A non-profit organization with links to other online resources about homeschooling.

Internet Safety
Child Safety on the Information Highway
Rules for online safety and guidelines for parents.

Parenting and Family Life

Connect for Kids: Guidance for Grownups
Benton Foundation resource contains information for families on virtually every aspect of childraising, including complex issues like foster parenting and learning disabilities.
Kidsource Online
Information for parents about education and health for children of all ages.
The Movie Mom
Recommended movies for every age, along with guidelines on watching movies with children.
Parenting iVillage
Lots of information for parents including baby name finder, ask a pediatrician, book club and topics for every age group.
Single Parent Central
This site covers many issues of interest to single parents, including an extensive collection of articles on subjects ranging from divorce to money to careers. 
World Wide Web Parenting Resources
A list of web sites for parents on parenting, education, health, childcare, and activities for children.

 

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