Family
Parenting Resources:
PBS' acclaimed documentary series AMERICAN HIGH is an intimate
look at real teens and their families and the challenges of
raising teens. Download the AMERICAN HIGH Parents Guide for
expert advice and practical parenting tips based upon the series.
Turn everyday moments into fun learning experiences.
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A place for parents, grandparents, educators, and others who
want to know about everything from volunteering to voting with
kids in mind.
The Early Childhood area of TeacherSource offers a "Printable
for Parents" each month in both English and Spanish. These include
tips for helping your youngster learn and adjust to early education.
A videotape series for family and friends of terminally ill
patients.
Learning Network Parent Channel -- lots of great ideas, activities
and resources for parents.
Disney's great ideas, practical advice and fun stuff.
A National Network for Childcare article on a father's role.
The "Get Ready to Read" screening tool consists of
20 questions that parents and caregivers can ask four-year-olds
to see if they're on track for learning how to read. It's fast,
free, research-based, confidential, and easy-to-use.
Author Ellen Galinsky reveals how good communication with your
children is one of the most important factors in raising children.
Ideas to help parents and caregivers promote a child's social,
emotional and intellectual development.
Provides visitors age 9 to 12 with a much-needed resource for
information related to the issues that most affect them. Explore
a wide variety of topics, from handling divorce to getting teased
by bullies; from fighting with friends to learning about the
dangers of drugs, alcohol and smoking; from depression and grief
to dealing with a pesky younger sibling.
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Espaol
This site offers a balanced overview of a variety of learning
problems and gives parents and teachers a better understanding
of learning processes, insights into difficulties, and strategies
for responding.
A Web site for dads.
KCTS/Seattle Television, in cooperation with PBS, has developed
a public broadcasting, multimedia initiative, entitled Parenting
Counts: A Focus on Early Learning. Using content provided by
the Talaris Research Institute, the Parenting Counts campaign
disseminates research-based information about how children think,
feel, and learn and supports parents with examples of best parenting
practices.
The goals of the initiative are:
• Stimulate greater awareness of early learning (birth
to five years)
• Promote more effective parenting and caregivers techniques
• Enhance parent-child relationships
This site provides a wealth of information for parents about
how to help their children succeed in school.
A website devoted to help parents raise their children through
articles, tips and experiences from other parents.
Information concerning parenting, parent involvement, and
child/adolescent mental health issues.
Articles and information concerning parenting and children's
mental health issues.
Public broadcasting's on-going contribution to the fulfillment
of the first national education goalthat by the year 2000,
all American children will begin school ready to learn.
Help for parents when upsetting events occur.
The Zero to Three organization has created two-page handouts
on how to nurture your child's early development. There's
a separate, easily printable sheet for every two months in
a child's life from birth to three years old.
Austin I.S.D.'s resource to provide parents with tips for
helping their child learn.
>> en Espaol
Lists all 23,000 licensed childcare providers in Texas and
gives information on their compliance history.
KLRU Contact Information
Linda Schmid
Senior V.P. for Educational Services
email: lschmid@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9049
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
