Child Care & Parenting

Parenting | Guidance & Discipline | Child Care | Other Resources

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Parenting

• family-info.info - An On-Line Newsletter for Families
• Secrets of Parenting: Modeling, Molding, Mediating
• Secrets of Parenting: Responsibility, Confidence, Independence
• Secrets of Parenting: All Parents Want to Love Their Children
• Secrets of Parenting: Building a Great Relationship with Your Teen
• Secrets of Parenting: What's the Risk
• Secrets of Parenting: Parental Stress Can Spill Over to the Kids
• Secrets of Parenting: Reducing Whining and Improving Self-Control
• Parenthood and Parenting
• Parent Involvement: Parents Are a Child's First Teachers
• Fathers Make a Difference
• Parenting Teens
• Family Resiliency
• Grandparents raising grandchildren - Cooperative Extension of University of Wisconsin
• Just in Time Parenting Information

Child Development

• Brain Development
• Infant Brain Development / Infant Brain Development in Spanish
• Infant Development / Infant Development in Spanish
• Growing Together: Infant Development
• Growing Together: Preschooler Development
• Preschooler Development in Spanish
• Preschool Development
• Childhood Years: Ages 6 - 12
• Middle Years
• Self-Esteem in Children
• Child Development: Creativity in Young Children

Guidance and Discipline

• Appropriate Limits for Young Children: A Guide for Discipline, Part One
• Appropriate Limits for Young Children: A Guide for Discipline, Part Two
• Establishing Limits for Young Children in Spanish
• Educating Children in a Socially Toxic Environment
• Issues of Assessment in Testing Children Under Age Eight
• Facing Life-Sized Issues - Empowering Teens with Problem Solving Skills
• Toilet Learning
• Childhood Agression: Where Does It Come From? How Can It Be Managed?
• A Word about Time Out for School-Agers
• Children and Competition
• Bullies / Bullies in Spanish
• Protecting Young Children in the Home
• Protecting Young Children In The Home
• Play It Safe: Choose the Right Toy for Your Child
• Focus on Kids: The Effects of Divorce on Children
• Long-Term Effects of Divorce on Children
• Family Communication During Times of Stress
• Helping Children Cope with Stress

Child Care for Parents and Providers

• Quality Child Care: What Does It Really Mean?
• Selecting Child Care, A Checklist
• Responding to Stereotypes: Issues for Parents and Child Care Professionals
• Intergenerational Intrigue - intergeneration childcare programs for children and older adults
• Making the Most of Outdoor Time with Preschool Children
• Preschool Planning Guide
• Child Care: Organizing at the Community Level
• Child Care: Designing a Reporting System

N.C., U.S. and Other Resources

• N.C. Division of Child Development
• N.C. Parenting Education Network
• Professional Development for Child Care Teachers and Administrators
• N.C. Smart Start
• Center for Prevention of School Violence
• CYFERnet - National network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families
• Cooperative Extension System's National Network for Child Care (NNCC)
• U.S. Department of Education
• ChildStats.gov - Federal Interagency Forum on Child & Family Statistics
• America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2002
• National Center for Early Development and Learning
• Girl Power - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Zero to Three - National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
• Family Support Network of North Carolina - families and professionals for children with special needs
• Exceptional Children's Assistance Center
• N.C. Child Advocacy Institute
• ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
• WonderWise Parent