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ARIA: Association for Research in International Adoption
Child
Welfare Information Gateway
A huge amount of information from the federal government, including a national
adoption directory, resource
guides on adoption and out
of home (foster) care. Includes links to many national
organizations.
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption
Institute
New Jersey Foster & Adoption
Services
Association for Children of New Jersey
Child
Welfare Information Gateway
>From the federal government: "access to information and resources to help
protect children and strengthen families." In addition to adoption
resources, this site highlights child abuse prevention and family education and
support.
Child Welfare League of America
Children's Defense Fund
New
Jersey Department of Children & Families
New Jersey PTA
Baby Center
For new and expectant parents, this site from Johnson & Johnson focuses exclusively on pregnancy
and early childhood issues. Their sister site, ParentCenter.com
is for parents of children age 2-8.
Babynamer
Find the meaning and origin of names, the most popular names, or choose a
name from lists of sports figures, entertainers, and other notables from
their database of over 21,000 names.
FamilyFun.com
This site from Disney Online offers lots of practical ideas and tips on
raising kids, as well as fun stuff like the Disney Thrill Seeker, a parent's
guide to the rides at Disney Parks.
iVillage
Pregnancy & Parenting (formerly Parent Soup)
Packed with information and a lot of useful features, this is a
well-organized and easy to use site from iVillage.com that is definitely worth a look.
National Parenting Center
Features articles written by parenting experts, and the "Seal of
Approval Product Testing Reports", which reviews products and services
for kids and parents..
ParenthoodWeb.com
Features parenting discussion boards, live chats, book reviews and
recommendations, plus family safety and product recall information. See also
Parenthood.com for articles, reviews and
ratings of other websites.
Think! Baby Names
Baby names reference on the origin, meaning, and history of names
for boys and girls. Includes statistics of name trends based on data from the
SSA.
Zero to Three
Information for parents and professionals on the first three years of life
from the national, non-profit organization Zero to Three. A special section
called "Brain Wonders", talks about how the brain of a newborn
develops.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Links to children's book reviews, book awards, recommended
book lists, online
children's stories, author's websites, and other web resources related to
books
for children and young adults.
Computers -- Security and Tech Support
SafeKids.com
"Your family's guide to making the Internet and technology fun, safe and
productive."
Superkids Educational Software Review
Reviews and ratings of educational software. The reviews
are written by teams
of educators, parents and children from across the United States.
National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Screen It! Entertainment
Reviews for Parents
Provides in-depth movie reviews on various aspects such as violence,
sexual content, profanity, imitative behavior, etc.
Kids-In-Mind
Large database of movies and video reviews tailored for parents with non-
critical assessments of potentially objectionable material contained in the
movies.
American Camping Association
Helpful advice regarding how to choose a camp,
what to pack, coping at camp, and more.
National Camp Association, Inc.
For local teams and individual sports, see Kid stuff in Sports
American Sports Education Program
Little League Online
Coaching tips.
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
National, nonprofit, educational organization focuses on injury
prevention, emergency plans, individual risk factors, and coaching
education.