Parents helping your Child with School work

1. Helping Your Child Be Successful in School - suggestions from the Peel school district in Ontario, Canada
2. Helping your Child Series - Pamphlets from the US Department of Education - Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The Helping Your Child publication series aims to provide parents with the tools and information necessary to help their children succeed in school and life. These booklets feature practical lessons and activities to help their school aged and preschool children master reading, understand the value of homework and develop the skills necessary to achieve.
3. Helping Students Learn Social Studies
4. Help Your Child Improve in Test-Taking
5. Helping Your Child With Homework - A US Department of Education Article
6. Helping Your Child With Homework - For Parents of Elementary and Junior High School-Aged Children
7. Parent's guide to helping kids with learning differences, and disabilities .
8. Parents Helping Students - suggestions regarding a variety of school subjects
9. Parents: Let's Talk - Links to articles about how parents can help their children learn.
   
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Internet Safety

1. CyberAngels - helping you to parent your online child (a short video is available)
2. Disney's Doug - Safety Tips from Doug's Adventures Online
3. GetNetWise - four areas of assistance; Online Safety Guide, Tools for Families, Web Sites for Kids, and Reporting Trouble
4. Kid Safety on the Internet - presented in a "slide-show" fashion, containing questions and answers to help kids protect themselves and handle emergencies (Parents may wish to help guide younger kids through the pages and discuss how these ideas apply to them around the home and at school.)
5. Kids' Rules for Online Safety - (from SafeKids.com) This would be good to print and post near your child's computer.
6. KidsCom - The Idea Seekers want you to Play Smart, Stay Safe and Have Fun while you're on the Internet. (Internet safety games included)
7. InHope - representing Internet Hotlines all over the world, and supporting them in their aim to respond to reports of illegal content to make the Internet safer
8. Internet Safety - from Kids Health for Parents
   1. Seguridad en la Internet - En español
9. Internet Safety Awareness - Helping you to surf safely.
10. iSafe - a congressionally funded foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible
11. NetSmartz - several videos about cyber bullying and other internet safety issues
12. Parent's Guide to Internet Safety - from the FBI
13. SafeKids.Com where you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive!
14. Surf Swell Island - Adventures in Internet Safety from Disney
15. Teen Safety on the Information Highway - a publication of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - also take a look at their Guidelines for Parents
16. Web Surfing Safety - five FamilyFun strategies for keeping kids safe online
    
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Planning for your Child's Future

1. Funding Your Education provides general information about the U.S. Department of Education's federal student financial aid programs. It is designed for high school students and others considering entering a post secondary school for the first time.
2. Getting Ready for College Early guidebook will help you and your children understand the steps you need to take during the middle and junior high school years to get ready for college.
3. How can parents help students make life and work decisions after high school?
4. Preparing Your Child for College . It's never too early to think about college--about the benefits of a college education and about ways to put college within reach academically and financially. Throughout their school years, students make academic and other decisions that affect whether they will be eligible to enter college. You working with others can help your child make these decisions wisely.
   
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Summer Time Learning Activities

1. Learning Activities for the Growth Season - Seven weeks of activities for parents of elementary school children designed for the summer months.
2. Summertime Funtime Activities from the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement Summer can be more than just vacation time for kids; it's also a great opportunity for parents to spend more time participating in learning activities with their children. Includes a calendar of daily activities for June, July, and August 1999.
3. Summer Home Learning Recipes - for parents and children. Suggestions for four age groupings; K-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12
   
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