Links & Resources
Education Links
Explore a museum of science, art, and human perception.
Extremely interesting Science information.
An On-line dictionary, encyclopedia, & homework helper
As the name says, how things work.
A safe internet gateway for kids ... created by educators.
Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford
Oxford, England's awesome museum, library, images. The building is closed until 2000, for building work but you can still visit virtually!
Presidents of the United States
A great source of information about any of the Chief Executives, their family, and their administration.
TryScience.org is your gateway to experience the excitement of contemporary science and technology through on and offline interactivity with science and technology centers worldwide.
Family Resources
Empowering, supporting and educating families to be self sufficient in their employment, homes and communities...
Parent Education and Support from Wilder, Vermont
articles, links and more to encourage and support positive behavior at home
Rutland County Parent Child Center
Vt Dept for Children & Families
Strengthening families raising the children of relatives
Parenting Information & Support
websites:
A great site for media and internet safety.
Lots of great information on a variety of topics re: our children and such issues as anxiety, stress, self-esteem and more.
Sleep is vital to our health and well being. Yet millions of us are cutting ourselves short on the amount of sleep that we get or suffer from other sleep problems.
PBIS Family Resources from Vermont Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports website.
About child development, creativity, parenting, etc. Here you'll find games and activities to promote academic, creative and social/emotional skills in our children.
The Center for Parenting Education
Tips, articles, podcasts with the focus of building upon families’ strengths and helping parents create a home environment where children can become caring, confident, and responsible.
Today 50% of all Americans Live in some form of step relationship. This site provides some vital training, information and counseling to avoid the pitfalls which often stress these stepfamily relationships.
Articles & Links:
Childhood Development from the Child Development Institute.
The 5 Main Tenets of Mindful Parenting from the Huffington Post
Communicating with Your Child video from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Goals of Misbehavior A great go-to summary table to quickly decipher the goal behind misbehavior in children.
How to Decipher the Emotions Behind Your Child's Behavior article from Greater Good magazine.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen parenting slideshow based on the book by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
Mindful Parenting video from The Greater Good Science Center
Raising Happiness when children fight by Greatergoodparents.org.
Seven Tips for Practicing Positive Discipline
The Skill of Active Listening article from the Center for Parenting Education
Using Discipline and Consequences video from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.