Parenting Resources |
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- Family Central Inc. - Choosing a good child care arrangement is one of the most
important decisions you will make for your child. Includes links to: the State Licensing Site and Child Care
Locator, Tips for Selecting Quality Child Care, as well as
Subsidized Child Care Qualifying Criteria.
- Helping Children
Deal with Tragic Events in the News - A collection of web sites to help parents talk to children about war
and terrorism.
- New Residents' Guide - New to Palm Beach County? Look here for useful links to housing, employment,
tax information and more.
- Zero to Three - Zero to Three's mission is to
promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and
toddlers by supporting and strengthening families,
communities, and those who work on their behalf.
- Palm Beach County Parenting Warmline - Parenting Solutions - A Phone Call Away: 561-653-2401.
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County,
in collaboration with Girls & Boys Town National Hotline,
provide short term crisis counseling, referral to local
resources, and emergency intervention as needed. It operates
24 hours a day, seven days a week with highly trained,
skilled and professional counselors. Problems routinely
dealt with include, but are not limited to, family
conflicts, suicide, pregnancy, abuse, running away, and
alcohol/drug addiction.
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Internet Safety & Guidelines |
- Child Safety on the Information Highway - Learn more about keeping your children and teens safe on the
Internet from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- My Rules for Online Safety - Simple rules for children to follow while using the Internet.
- Navigating the 'Net with your Kids - Online brochure that gives parents information to help them navigate the Internet with their children.
- NetSmartz for Parents - NetSmartz provides on- and offline learning activities for parents to facilitate
discussions with their children and teens about Internet safety.
- NetSmartz411 - NetSmartz411 is parents' and guardians' premier, online resource for
answering questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web.
- U.S.
Department of Education's Parents Guide to the Internet - This Parents Guide to the Internet
is intended to help parents--regardless of their level of
technological know-how--make use of the on-line world as an
important educational tool.
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Kids & Teen Health |
- American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - The mission of the Academy is the
advancement of the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma
and immunology. Includes online "Tips to Remember"
covering various topics in asthma, allergy and immunology in
both Spanish and English.
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Academy of Pediatrics - The mission of the American
Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental,
and social health and well-being for all infants, children,
adolescents, and young adults.
- Community Health
Information Service - For Kids and Teens - A wonderful selection of web sites for kids and
teens to learn more about health and safety issues.
- KidsHealth.org - For parents, kids and teens from
the medical experts at the Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit
organization devoted to children's health and the largest
physician practice delivering subspecialty pediatric care in
the United States.
- The
National Information Center for Children and Youth with
Disabilities - NICHCY is the national information
and referral center that provides information on disabilities
and disability-related issues for families, educators, and
other professionals. Their special focus is children and youth
(birth to age 22).
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Education & Reading |
- Education
in Florida - Official website of the Florida
Department of Education.
- Favorite Books -
Find recommended books, as well as award winners.
- FCAT Explorer - Helps students learn about and practice
the skills tested on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).
- FCAT -
Sample Test Material - The Sample Test Books are designed to help
students become familiar with FCAT by providing helpful hints
and offering practice answering questions in different formats.
- Helping Your Child to
Become a Reader - Information provided by the U.S.
Department of Education.
- Home Schooling Resources - A wealth of resources to help
parents who have decided to home school their children.
- Lexiles - Frequently asked
questions about lexiles, which test the reading
levels of text and students.
- Palm
Beach County School District - Official website. Includes
information on local schools, as well as, the official school
calendar.
- Reading Counts - Reading Counts! is an incentive based reading program in which students can read a book of
interest, whether fiction or non-fiction, and then take a short quiz to test comprehension.
- Reading
Tips - Simple ideas you can apply at home.
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