Resources for Parents

DaybyDayVA-www.daybydayva.org-An online family literacy calendar, activity guide, and resource center

Family Education Network-http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
Online magazine with tips for parenting little kids, kids, and teens.

Kiddley-http://kiddley.com/

Everyday ideas for you and your kids

Kids Health-http://kidshealth.org/index.html
Information on children’s health.  Also in Spanish.  En Espanol.

Kids Nutrition-http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/?PMID=0

Includes healthy eating and BMI calculators.

Lexile Information-http://www.lexile.com/

An educational tool that has been developed to measure reading comprehension and text difficulty by placing readers and text on the same scale. 

Mom’s Minivan-http://www.momsminivan.com/

Car travel games and road trip ideas for kids.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children-http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PublicHomeServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US

Information on protecting your children and what to do if your child is missing.

Parenting-http://www.parenting.com/
Divided into four sections:  pregnancy, baby, toddler, and child.

The Best Children’s Books- http://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/

A teacher created site that offers a list of highly rated books on various school subjects.

Whole Family-http://www.wholefamily.com
Information on all types of family relationships–parents, spouses, seniors.