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 [email protected]
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.