FAMILY
PAGES
Health and
Nutrition
- Clear: Total Headlice
Elimination System,
How to get rid of headlice
- Headlice.org,
Site with info about avoiding head lice with information and games
for children.
- Achoo Online Healthcare
Services, Online health information and magazine with
many links to other sites with health-related information
- Allerdays Allergy
Resource Center, How to live with allergies
- American Lung
Association, Facts on asthma and other lung diseases
with information about smoking and tobacco control
- Children's Nutrition
and Research Center, Research on children's nutrition,
newsletter and additional related sites
- Children
With Diabetes, Information resource for families and
adults with Type I diabetes
- Circumcision
Information and Resource Pages, Information
and library
- CyberDiet,
Assistance in developing personal meal plans based on physical
characteristics and desired weight; help in planning a healthy
lifestyle
- Fast Food
Facts, Neat calculator which enables you to specify
where you want to eat, how many grams of fat, etc., and food
meeting your criterion is selected
- 48
Hours, New Health information news....get the
latest as it becomes available!
- Clear: Total Headlice
Elimination System,
How to get rid of headlice
- Headlice.org,
Site with info about avoiding head lice with information and games
for children.
- Health
AtoZ, Search engine for health and
medicine
- HEALTHY
CHILDCARE
- Immunization
Scheduler, Type your baby's birth date and
get an individualized immunization schedule
- KidsHealth,
Site where kids find out more about their bodies and feelings;
parent and professional area on page as well
- 'My
child eats only junk' Tips for introducing new foods to
children
- National
Center for Tobacco-Free Kids, Come here to
stay on top of national efforts to keep tobacco away from
children
- Nutrition
Topics for Children
- States
Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Hotline information
- Suzan
A. Anderson Pittsburgh Public Schools, Homepage of
school dental hygienist with lots of good dental links
- Tooth
Fairy, Lots of information about children and
dentistry.
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Consumer Information
- Consumer Law
Page, Resources, brochures and articles about topics of
interest to consumers; includes info on workplace injury,
stockmarket fraud, how to find a lawyer, corporate ripoffs and
more!
- SharewareJunkies.com
page, Links to oodles of free and near free software
for all platforms!
- Taking
Charge of Family Finances Saving and Investing Today...For
Tomorrow, Basic information for the family unsure how
to best save for the future
- Camp
Channel, Find a summer camp to match your child's needs
and interests here!
- Consumer
Credit Laws, Bibliography of resources
- Consumer Law
Page, Resources, brochures and articles about topics of
interest to consumers; includes info on workplace injury,
stockmarket fraud, how to find a lawyer, corporate ripoffs and
more!
- Consumer
Price Index, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Consumer Product Safety
Commission
- Internet for Parents:
Consumer Information
- Financing
College and Financial Aid, Bibliography of resources
and web links
- Product
Recall Notices, Stay on top of product recall
information by visiting this site often
- Quicken Financial
Network, Shop for insurance, research stocks and mutual
funds, apply for credit card or open a checking account
- Rent Net, Rental
listings for 500 American cities
- Selecting
Quality Literature for Your Children: Lessons from the Caldecott
Award Winners, How to select good literature for
children with examples from Caldecott Award winners; just in time
for holiday gift giving!
- SharewareJunkies.com
page, Links to oodles of free and near free software
for all platforms!
- Taking
Charge of Family Finances Saving and Investing Today...For
Tomorrow, Basic information for the family unsure how
to best save for the future
- Thunderbeam,
Kids software store, over 2000 expert software reviews, family
software; caution material for sale
- Toy
and Game Reviews, Need to know more about a toy before
buying? This is the place for you. Toys and games reviewed by type
and appropriate age level
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Safety
- Airbags
a danger to small children: Back seat is best for your
child
- The
BabySitter's Checklist, Checklist that provides all the
info a babysitter might need in the absence of parents
- Child Care Hot
Links, Full array of links on safety issues
- Child Safety
Tips, From the Polly Klaas Foundation
- Choosing
and Instructing a Babysitter, From KidsHealth site with
links to further information
- Christmas
Safety Tips, How to care for that tree to prevent fire
hazards as well as other safety info
- KidsSafe Home
Page, Information for all people entrusted with the
safety of children
- Lawnmower
Safety Tips,
- Monitoring Pedophilia
(Paedophilia) on the Internet, Your safety valve on the
internet; find out which chat servers are more like to be
frequented by pedophiles; access arrest information; places to
report crimes; internet usage advice to help parents supervise
children's usage, etc. Great Site!
- Motor
Vehicle Safety, Airbag guidelines, seatbelt info,
alcohol and driving from Utah Department of Health
- School
Bus Discipline: Solving the Problem
- Staying
Safe While in the Water
- Sun
Safety, Teaching kids about sun exposure and lots of
links to related info
- Teaching
Your Kids About Playground Safety
- Using
911, Not sure what 911 is really for? Check out this
site!
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Social Issues and Policy
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Resources
ASK
A PRO, Interactive Parenthood
Web page where families can ask questions of psychologists,
pediatricians, teachers, family counselors, nutritionists,etc.
Read answers to questions already asked.- Family.Com, The
one-stop shop for all things family...parenting, food and
nutrition, health and safety, education, fun for kid
- Free -n-
Cool , Neat site with links to all that's free on the
internet; contests, give-aways and more
- Home
Improvement Encyclopedia, Better Homes and Gardens site
with how-to information on plumbing, deck repair, telephone
wiring, etc
- Kids and Parents on the
Internet, Alphabetic listing of web resources from
Aboriginal studies to Weather
- Mapquest,
Going on vacation and need maps and directions to your
destination? Free resource puts this information at your
fingertips!
- Pennsylvania
Department of Education, Schools of the web in PA;
teacher certification requirements; PAs education reform
initiative; kid and teacher sites, etc
- Strunk's
Elements of Style, Check that grammar and
punctuation
- Subsidized
Day Care in PA, How to qualify for subsidized day care
with phone contacts for different regions of the state
- The
WholeFamily Center , Another site with all kinds of
information for families in it
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This page is maintained by
Beth Conant, Early Intervention Technical Assistance
Consultant
Western Instructional Support Center
5347 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia, PA 15044.
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