WWW for Parents

World Wide Sites for Parents

Check out this brand new site from PBS

Designed to help parents raise a child who is ready to learn. Includes activities for children, slideshows, articles for parents, and video clips.

http://www.pbs.org/parents

Area School Contacts-listing of school districts' information: administration, phone numbers, addresses, etc.

Bridges Project

The purpose of this project is to help teachers and parents of children from kindergarten through fourth grade more effectively use communication technology to improve children's reading and writing.

http://www.bridgesprojectonline.org

Reading Rockets, Launching Young Readers

Information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle. Great site!

http://www.readingrockets.org/

Grants and Scholarships This page links to local and national information concerning educational funding.

http://www.kedt.org/Ed/ContestsScholarships/web1o.html

Helping Children Deal with Difficult Times

The September 11th, 2001 attacks on America have shaken families across the nation and around the world. As we struggle to understand these events it is important to remember our children. This special section is to help parents learn how to talk to their kids about these events, and look towards the future

http://www.kedt.org/Ed/tragedy/tragedy.htm

Helping Parents, Teachers, and Teen Deal with Difficult Times

How to cope for everyone.

http://www.kedt.org/Ed/tragedy/coping.htm

The Holiday Zone

Provides ways to celebrate common American holidays by doing a craft, singing a song, reading a story, or discovering why we mark certain days and the seasons.

http://www.theholidayzone.com/

Homework Helper

Find answers to your homework questions, all subjects, study and writing skills

http://www.infoplease.com/homework/

Kids Educational Sites Great links for kids of various age groups.

http://www.kedt.org/ed/WWWEducators/web1b.html

LDOnLine

This link offers suggestions for parents and educators about learning disabilities.

www.ldonline.org

Mayo Clinic: Allergy & Asthma Center

This site produced the Mayo Clinic Allergy and Asthma Center provides information about causes of allergies and asthma along with the latest news and research on treatment and prevention. (Long URL, make sure you copy and paste all of it).

http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/

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National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families

National non-profit organization which promotes the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf.

http://www.zerotothree.org/

National Organizations-national organizations for additional information on children, books, and literacy.
http://www.kedt.org/ed/rtl3.htm

Reading Help

This site provides articles, tips, and resources on teaching children to read and helping those who struggle.

http://www.readingrockets.org

Ready To Learn This site gives parents a plan to help children get to the most from TV, guidelines for rating children's programs, and a schedule for KEDT's morning program.

http://www.kedt.org/ed/ReadytoLearn/rtl3.htm

Reference Desk 2000 A supersite! A great source for fast facts on the Internet: dictionaries, encyclopedias, news, weather, and translations.
www.refdesk.com

Right from Birth-(A Parenting Series) is a new groundbreaking series on parenting and early literacy produced by Mississippi ETV. It features nationally recognized child development experts Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey and Dr. Kyle Pruett. This series, shown on KEDT, consist of twelve 30-minute programs and will be available from the Lending Library for our member school districts and home schoolers.

http://www.mpbonline.org/kids_parents/main.htm

Smart Parent Guide to Kid's TV

You watch what foods your kids eat, the toys they play with and how much sleep they get. But are you watching what they learn from TV?

http://www.pbs.org/kids/rtl/smartparents/

The Whole Child- The A B C's of Child Development

This site has helpful information for parents and teachers of children from birth to 5 years old. (Also, look for the link to the Spanish section at the bottom of the page.

http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/

Updated: April 01, 2008