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A Letter to Parents from the Great
Lakes Center for Youth Development President
Health Insurance for Uninsured Kids
Summer Reading Suggestions for Kids
- Peter White Public Library - www.macyap.com/events_and_activities
Features summer reading suggestions for children ages Preschool
through High School. Provided by Cathy Sullivan Seblonka, Youth
Services Coordinator.
Tips On Parenting
- Common Sense Parenting - www.parenting.org
Features a common sense skill of the week, family spotlight, parenting
questions and answers, and more.
- National PTA Common Sense - http://www.pta.org/
Whether you're a parent, a caregiver, a PTA or community leader,
Common Sense gives you effective and easy-to-use ideas and materials.
We encourage you to explore and make use of the many resources
offered on this Web site. Everything you do can make a real difference
in the lives of children.
- Girls & Boys Town Parenting Tips - www.boystown.org/parents/tips
Information on Staying Calm, Reaching Goals with Charts and Contracts,
Making Friends, Bullies, Dealing with Children's Friends, Conversation
Skills and Kids Home Alone
- Joy of Parenting Programs - www.mgh.org/wcc/joy.html
The Women's & Children's Center at Marquette General Hospital
has a variety of programs for parents. Whether you are a parent
of a newborn or a teenager, programs are available to assist you.
- About a Boys and Girls Afterschool Program - afterskoolkids.org/
Information on Safe Web Surfing, Obesity Prevention, Kids with Special Needs Activities, Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Clubs for Kids
Information on the 40 Developmental Assets for Youth
- Search Institute - www.search-institute.org
This Web site is filled with research and other information about the developmental assets and how individuals, organizations, and communities can-and are-working to ensure that all children and youth throughout the community experience more of these developmental assets.
- Great Lakes Center for Youth development -
www.glcyd.org
The Great Lakes Center for Youth Development (GLCYD) was established
in 2000 as a partnership between seven organizations with an interest
in making the future of children of Marquette and Alger Counties
healthy and bright
Information on Using the Internet and Internet Safety
- GetNetWise - www.getnetwise.org
The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. GetNetWise can help.
- Safekids.com - www.safekids.com
Where you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive!
- Keeping Kids Safe Online - www.ou.edu/oupd/kidtool.htm
A Publication of The Children's Partnership With The National PTA and The National Urban League — December 1997 — (Reprinted by OUPD with Permission.)
- Kids Links - www.iss.net.au/kidslinks/parents_howto.html
Some general comments about kids on the Internet maintained by Brenda Aynsley
- A Security, Crime Prevention and Safety Center for Kids - www.ezwatch.com/a-security-crime-prevention-and-safety-center-for-kids
Many children's resources links on crime, violence, safety, and drug prevention
Fun Web Sites for Kids
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