Parenting Sites
JOURNAL OF EXTENSION http://www.joe.org The Journal of Extension (JOE) is the peer-reviewed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. It seeks to expand and update the research and knowledge base for Extension professionals and other adult educators to improve their effectiveness. JOE is an electronic journal, available through access to the World Wide Web at www.joe.org.
CSREES http://www.csrees.usda.gov/ This section hosts the directory of land-grant universities which are state partners of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Also included here is the State Extension Service Directors and Administrators Directory as well as links to the websites of the schools of forestry, higher education, human sciences, veterinary science, and state extension services and state experiment stations. New York State Link: New York
NATIONAL PARENTING EDUCATION NETWORK http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/npen/ Includes information on: networking to facilitate linkages among practitioners; knowledge development to expand the base of research and knowledge and increase its accessibility; p rofessional growth to address issues such as ethics, standards, certification and education; and leadership among parenting educators and with policy makers, media and the public.
CYFERNET, Children, Youth, and Families Education Research Network http://www.cyfernet.org This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Children Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Initiative which provides overviews of and contacts for projects serving nearly 99,000 youths and 17,000 parents. Projects are community-based, multidisciplinary, and feature holistic approaches viewing the individual in context of family and community.
PARENTING IS PREVENTION
A detailed publication that includes profiles of selected parenting programs in connection to the programs with promise, in addition to a review of literature on the influence of parents on children’s drug use. Also provides a detailed list of internet resources on parenting, as well as a parent's guide on preventing drug use in children and adloescents at http://www.theantidrug.com/pdfs/version3general.pdf.
CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD CARING (www.ciccparenting.org) Provides leadership and support in parent training, resources for parenting movement, training programs, training materials, instructor workshops, and seminars for parents. Has catalog of materials screened for effectiveness. Companion organization is National Parenting Instructors Association.
STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S FAMILIES PROJECT, University of Utah (http://www.strengtheningfamilies.org/). Funded by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Project conducts training on eight model family-based juvenile delinquency programs (Parents and Children Training Series; Strengthening Families Program; Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families Program; Families and Schools Together (FAST) Program; the Parent Project; Functional Family Therapy; Iowa Strengthening Families Program-Pre- and Early Teens; and Nurturing Parent Program. Also provides descriptions on model family strengthening programs.
ADOLESCENCE DIRECTORY ON-LINE, Center for Adolescent Studies, Indiana University (http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html). Electronic guide to information on adolescent issues: conflict and violence, mental health issues, health issues including alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA), and counselor resources.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS' AND FAMILY WEB CORNER
users.sgi.net/~cokids/ Links to a wide variety of resources in health and nutrition, child care, education, parenting information consumer education, safety, special education, social issues and policy, advocacy, and entertainment.
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR FAMILY RESILIENCY (NNFR) http://www.agnr.umd.edu/nnfr/home.html Includes sections on parenting education, programs and curricula, violence prevention, intergenerational issues, research, and evaluation. Currently conducting a multistate research project to gather needs assessment data on preferred designs for parenting education programs. Has interactive evaluation model and Parenting Education Resource Center with descriptions of parenting education programs. Has links to for Parenting Database, Children's Trust Fund Parenting Education Resources (arranged by subject and medium).
OHIO STATE EXTENSION Issues in Parenting Resources http://extension.osu.edu/home_family_and_youth/parenting.php A collection of resources (curriculum, research, support pieces and demonstration kits) for parent educators covering many areas.
FAMILY RESOURCE INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (FRIENDS) www.friendsnrc.org Collaborative effort of Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project, Inc., and the Family Resource Coalition of America. Has bulletin board, products, evaluation center. Also has Virtual Resource Center where individuals can read newsletters, print fact sheets, and share resources with peers.
TUFTS UNIVERSITY CHILD AND FAMILY WEB GUIDE www.cfw.tufts.edu Provides information on five main categories of information: family/parenting, education/learning, typical child development, health/mental health, and resources/recreation. The first four categories contain sites with research-based information. The fifth category, resources/recreation, contains sites with information about specific programs and things to do. The resources/recreation sites, which were added at the request of parents, do not contain research-based information. The WebGuide also offers an option of searching for sites that are especially relevant to a particular age group and it offers several features requested by parents (e.g., ask an expert sites; research news sites).