MACYAP.COM -

A Letter to Parents from the Great Lakes Center for Youth Development President

Health Insurance for Uninsured Kids

MIChild - www.michigan.gov/mdch/1,1607,7-132-2943_4845_4931---,00.html
MIChild is a health insurance program for the children of Michigan's working families who don't have health insurance. Your family may be dligible. Call 1-888.988-6300 for an application. (MIChild Brochure is available: www.michigan.gov/documents/MIChildflyerEnglish_11845_7.pdf)

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.

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 - www.pta.org/commonsense
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.

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

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

Great Sites! - www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
700+ Great Sites compiled by the American Library Association. Originally compiled in 1997 by the first Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.