Helpful Resources
Professional Development for Parents: Parenting Your Student For Success In High School
HELPFUL WEBSITES
Family Education
This is a site where parents can find school solutions, homework help, parenting tips, and expert advice.
http://familyeducation.com/home/
Family Help in South Dakota
This excellent site provides helpful information on family-related issues.
http://www.focusas.com/SouthDakota.html
South Dakota Parent Resource Network
The SDPRN is a Parent Information and Resource Center, funded through a discretionary grant from the US Department of Education, Office of Innovations and Improvements
Parent Soup
This award winning site has been helping parents since 1996.
Getting Help With Homework
Now that the kids are back in school, they may be needing some assistance with their homework. Look no further than BJ Pinchbeck's site. It has links to over 700 sites that can help kids with their homework. The links are divided by subject for easy searching. There's also a set of fun study tool links that will help make both you and your child wiser.
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
Healthy South Dakota
Lifestyle inspiration and health information are available on this State sponsored site.
College Answer
This is a comprehensive site that takes the guesswork out of planning and paying for college. Voted "Best of the Web" by Forbes Magazine, it walks students and parents through the entire "going-to-college" process - from early planning and estimating costs to understanding student loans. Visitors can access their free scholarship search containing over 2.4 million awards.
For students: www.CollegeAnswer.com
For parents: www.ParentAnswerService.com