For Parents
Being a parent is rewarding, but it can be a tough job. Here at the Governor's Office for Children and Families we applaud you for your job as a parent! We believe all parents need and deserve the support, skills and information needed to be the best parent they can be. This website aims to provide you with information that you might find helpful in your parenting efforts.
Links of Interest
www.patnc.org
The mission of Parents as Teachers is to provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Nurturing Parenting Programs
www.nurturingparenting.com
The Nurturing Parenting Programs are published by Family Development Resources, Inc. (FDR) which is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina and has been promoting non-violent parenting practices since 1983. These programs are evidence based programs recognized by SAMHSA and the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org
Zero to Three's mission is to support the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families.
One Tough Job
www.onetoughjob.org
The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund created One Tough Job to support parents by providing them with current, reliable, and practical information on a variety of parenting topics related to raising children from infancy through adolescence.
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov/parents
The Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
4Parents.gov
www.4parents.gov
4Parents.gov is part of a national public education campaign to provide parents with the information, tools and skills they need to help their teens make healthy choices.
Positive Parenting
www.positiveparenting.com/
Positive Parenting provides parent education classes, parenting workshops, in service presentations and consultation to parents, early childhood education centers, schools, churches, businesses and others who provide services for parents and children.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
www.teenpregnancy.org
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy was founded in 1996 to work exclusively on decreasing teen pregnancy in America, and at the outset challenged the nation to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one third over the next decade. Current demographic projections suggest that the nation has reached this goal.
National Fatherhood Initiative
www.fatherhood.org
The National Fatherhood Initiative's mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.
Better Brains for Babies
www.bbbgeorgia.org
Better Brains for Babies (BBB) is a collaboration of state and local, public and private organizations dedicated to promoting awareness and education about the importance of early brain development in the healthy growth and development of infants and young children in Georgia.
Resources
The CDC's Parent Portal offers a wealth of information from across all of CDC, covering everything from safety at home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones.
www.cdc.gov/parents
These two websites, the Juvenile Resource Statistics Association and the Department of Human Resources Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases, provide glossaries of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations related to juvenile justice and mental health.
http://www.jrsainfo.org/resources/acronyms-abbreviations.pdfhttp://mhddad.dhr.georgia.gov/DHR-MHDDAD/DHR-MHDDAD_CommonFiles/DMHDDAD%20Acronyms%20&%20Abbreviations.doc
Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment, and community outreach. Their website offers a number of valuable resources for parents and guardians concerned about child abuse and neglect.
www.childhelp.org/ Connect With Kids provides a community for parents and educators to obtain resources on how to connect with children and talk about important issues. Connect with Kids also creates videos on issues affecting your children. Click on any of the images below for examples of some of the videos available at Connect With Kids' website.
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Teen Smoking |
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Grade School Bullying |
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The Benefits of Make Believe |
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Sexual Harassment |