Informational Websites
General
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child and the best tools to help their children be safe, healthy, and successful - in school and in life.
This website will give you tips on homework, parent-teacher conferences, and other resources for parents in public schools.
The nations offical website for information regarding public childcare requirements and information. NNCC unites the expertise and knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources. We are committed to bring you practical information and resources that will be useful to you in your everyday work with children.
Minnesota's official website serving students from K-12 and thier families, Head Start program and ECFC students.
Information for Minnesota parents of minority children in public schools.
Information on the 529 savings plan.
Parenting and Other resources
Practical tools for Parenting:
Provides tools and advice that help adults achieve positive relationships with their children, stepchildren. These websites provide advice and information for stepparents.
Non-traditional Family Information
Providing tools for the single parent, divorced family, step family, etc.
Media and TV
We all need help navigating the media choices available to our children today. These websites review movies, television shows, video games, and music to help us determine what is appropriate for our children.
Parenting for all-ages
These websites are full of articles on any aspect of parenting you can think of and for any age. Whether you’re nursing an infant, potty-training a toddler, helping a third-grader with homework, or buying a cell phone for a teenager, this website has advice and ideas to help you out.
Toys and gifts
Need to buy a gift for a child? This website provides information and reviews on the best toys and educational products. It also offers tips on selecting and links to online toy stores.
· Dr. Toy
A Little Bit of Everything
These websites have a little bit of everything – printables for the kids, recipes, parenting articles for all ages, a message board, and more.
Children and Health
Your Child's Health
These are the websites to go to if you have a questions about your child’s health. They have articles about nutrition, fitness, general health, growth and development, and more.
· AAP.Org (American Academy for Pediatrics)
Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health giving information about common mental health disorders in children and adolescents.