Links
Wonderful parenting resources are available on-line. Here is our list of recommended family sites:
Kidbrat.com
This is the website of the nationally syndicated talk show host and psychologist Ray Guarendi. He has special articles of interest to parents that range from discipline to peer pressure to setting rules for your children. He also has a listing of the radio talk show times in case you are interested in calling in the program.
Core Knowledge
Dedicated to excellence and fairness in early education, the Core Knowledge Foundation is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1986 by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and author of many acclaimed books including Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know and The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them. The Foundation conducts research on curricula, develops books and other
materials for parents and teachers, offers workshops for teachers, and serves as the hub of a growing network of Core Knowledge schools.
ParentLeadership.com
This is a website dedicated to organizing and running a parenting discussion group. You will find practical advice on how to set up these groups complete with folios of how parents have conducted them.
Here is our list of recommended sites for girls and boys actvities:
Leadership Camp Texas
LCT aims to help boys develop into fine, hard-working and courageous men who can be leaders among their peers. The camp's full, well-balanced schedule is designed to motivate the boys to use their talents in order to lead and serve others while developing good character and strong friendships.
Camp Bluebonnet
High goals. Lasting Friendships. Dedicated guidance. Young girls need them. Camp Bluebonnet aims at providing girls with all three. Designed by parents, educators, and other professionals, Camp Bluebonnet motivates young girls to use their talents in order to lead and serve others at home, school, and in the community.
Preparing for Peer Pressure
by James Stenson
The author provides a framework for guidance and discipline for young parents with children under 12.