GREAT SITES FOR FAMILIES
Sites that help teach against violence:
About answers questions on how to talk to your children.
American Psychological Association Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do Information is designed to help parents work within the family, school, and community to prevent and reduce youth violence.
What Makes Kids CARE? - This article explains how to teach gentleness in a violent world.
What do children learn from violence on television? What can parents do?
What is the nature and motivation of hate crimes?
Help is here for teenagers who are experiencing abuse and violence in their relationships.
Help with Special Needs Children:
IRSC's Page on Attention Deficit Disorder is a terrific listing of sites to get help for children with this disorder as well as ADHD links. This is a good place for parents and teachers to sit and read.
Internet Resources for Special Children is a web site dedicated to children with disabilities of all types. Down Syndrome, Speech disorders, mental retardation and many more sets of links to support people that help children with these disabilities.
Diagnosing Autism Early If researchers can learn how to diagnose autism early, they may be able to design interventions that detail the disorder before it develops.
Read the parent's guide for assisting teens through trama and loss.
Substance Abuse Education is a very informative site from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stop teenage pregnancy.
Should youths be charged as adults? Issues pertaining to juvenile law are discussed here.
Learning positive discipline strategies and teaching social skills makes a big difference for children at risk.
Learn to control your anger before it controls you!
Safe Kids.com offers information on how to stay safe when on the internet. This gives important tips on how to safely search the web.
Career Information gives great information for young people looking toward the future and what they would like to become.
Child Abuse Prevention Network is a site that provides several good sites that give the information