Welcome to Can We Talk? resources for parents.  The Can We Talk? program believes that parents are experts when it comes to their own children.  Parents can certainly benefit, though, from support and ideas, like those found in the resources below.  NEA HIN hopes that these sites and materials will be useful to parents.  Providing a link does not constitute NEA HIN endorsement of a particular site, nor is the NEA HIN  responsible for the content or materials posted on other sites.  Please e-mail us at info@canwetalk.org if you have found a resource, not included here, that has been helpful to you.

http://www.talkingwithkids.org/ 
The Talking with Kids initiative was developed by Nickelodeon and Advocates for Youth to encourage parents to talk with their children.

http://www.parentsoup.com/ 
The parent section of Ivillage.com women's website.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/  
Parents Guide to the Internet from the US Department of Education

http://www.npin.org/ 
The National Parent Information Network provides many resources to parents.

http://www.self-esteem-nase.org/reference.shtml 
The National Association for Self Esteem lists references for parents on how to build their child's self-esteem.

www.tentalks.com 
The Ten Talks center, founded by Dominic Cappello, has a wealth of resources to assist parents.

www.pta.org 
The National Parent Teacher Association works hard to bridge the gap between parents and schools.

www.advocatesforyouth.org 
Advocates for Youth advocates nationally for the rights of young people and their families.

http://www.childrensdefense.org/ 
The Children’s Defense Fund advocates for the rights of children. This website has good explanations of current legislation affecting schools and children.

http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html 
A searchable database of helpful links on adolescence.  The site is housed at the University of Indiana.

http://www.etr.org/recapp/ 
The Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention has a variety of pamphlets, videos and other materials for parents.

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html 
The American Medical Association Program on Child and Adolescent Health provides parents and teens with medical information.

http://www.pflag.org/  
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides resources to families on sexual orientation.

How to Get the Best Education For Your Child: The New Public School Parent by past National Education Association president Bob Chase.  This helpful book gives practical tips to parents on how to increase their involvement in their child's school.  It is available from Penguin Books.