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Character Education

Character Counts!  National Homepage - http://www.charactercounts.org/ - Josephson Institute of Ethics  

Character Education Clearinghouse - http://www.cde.ca.gov/character/ - California Department of Education 

Character Education Encyclopedia - http://www.ethics.org/nice/cee.html - National Institute for  Character Education 
 

 

Fun Family Stuff

20 Fun and Nearly Free Things to Do with Kids - http://www.aboutliving.com/12-14-1998/pa_20freethings_prn.html - by Eva Shaw, Ph.D.

Camp-A-Roo! - http://www.camp-a-roo.com/ - camping and hiking information with tips for parents.

Family.com Boards - Activities - Birthday Parties - http://familyboards.go.com/cgi-bin/boards/boardsEntry?ROOT=4&EXP=all - Looking for some ideas for your child's birthday party?  Do you have a birthday party idea to share?  This is the place for you!

FamilyPoint - Your Family's Meeting Place - http://www.familypoint.com - Invite your family members to join a FamilyPoint to create a private place for your family members to post notes, share photos, chat, and more. 

The FUN Room - http://www.funroom.com/ - games and crafts for kids and families.

Travel Games Help Kids Learn - http://www.nwrel.org/comm/monthly/travel.html - The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provides activities to avoid the "Are we there yet?" blues.
 

 

General Resources

Family.com:  Boards - http://familyboards.go.com/boards/ - a place to share stories or seek advice on parenting issues and family activities.

KidsSource OnLine - Parenting - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/parenting.html - Articles on Child Care and General Parenting.  Links are provided to websites on child growth & development and parenting. 
 

 

The Gifted Child

EW's Best of the Web:  Gifted and Talented Education - http://www.edweek.org/context/hotlist/gifted.htm - Education Week's links to gifted and talented education web sites.  

Issues Page:  Gifted and Talented Education -http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/gat.htm Education Week addresses the issue of gifted and talented education.  This site provides an archive of its articles on this topic and links to web resources and organizations.  

Gifted, LD & Homeschool Resources - http://members.aol.com/discanner/index.html - This site includes a message board and links to gifted and talented education and homeschooling web sites. 
 

 

Reading

"How Can I Improve My Child's Reading?" - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/improve.reading.html - KidsSource Online provides tips for parents on ways to improve their child's reading skills. 

Tips for Parents to the California Reading Initiative of 1996 - http://www.csbe.ca.gov/tips_content.htm - Tips on "How to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader." 
 

 

Technology

The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway - Rules & Tools for Families Online - http://www.childrenspartnership.org/pub/pbpg.html  
 
 
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