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Children's Defense Fund's Parent Resource Network
Description: The CDF's Parent Resource Network (PRN) contains parenting resources and links to sites that offer parents information about caring for their own children as well as getting involved in group efforts to help children in their own communities or states.
National Military Family Association
Description: NMFA is a national organization dedicated to identifying and resolving issues of concern to military families. Their mission is to serve the families of the seven uniformed services through education, information and advocacy. The site offers newsletters, fact sheets and other links to family resources of interest to military families.
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Description: Are you up on the latest research about bullying in childhood and adolescence? Do you have the information you need to guide parents and decision-makers in your communities toward effective responses? In this archived "Just In Time Parenting" webinar, Dr. Stephen Erath reviews the latest research on bullying, as well as the effectiveness of various prevention and intervention approaches.
Author: DeBord, Karen (61 more by this author)
Description: This is a fact sheet on how caring for yourself, understanding, nurturing, guiding, motivating, and advocating are primary parts of effective parenting. Also contains information on the stages of parenting and the different types of parenting.
Description: Parenting News provides a "one-stop" source of current parenting education news, access to four popular newsletters for parents and grandparents, and links to other web-based resources from University of Illinois Extension. The site is organized around three age groups (birth-5, 6-12 years, and teens), with a special section for grandparents raising grandchildren. Users can register to customize the site for their own use, and to be notified via email when new issues of newsletters are available for viewing. The system also provides for scheduled electronic delivery of "Parenting the 1st-3rd Years." Each month, a newsletter corresponding to the age of the child is delivered with information on stages of development, tips for parents, and suggestions for coping with the stress.
Description: Jody Johnston Pawel hosts discussions on parenting topics. You can participate/listen live or through recorded show topics.
Recommended Definition for Family Partners by Family Partners
Description: NC Families United is a family support and advocacy organization. Its mission is to link families to State and community partners for the purpose of improving the lives of children, youth, and families with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs.
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: A detailed network for parents including programs, courses, elements, storytime, opinions, and humor regarding parenthood.
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National Council on Family Relations
Description: The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) provides a forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establishes professional standards, and works to promote family well-being.
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) 
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author); Judy Myers-Walls; Wally Goddard; Dot Cudaback
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes. Together, these practices identified issues that Extension professionals across the entire United States could agree were important.
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Advocacy Developmental Milestone Calendar
Description: This calendar is designed to identify strengths as an advocate and then use those strengths to take action.
Advocacy Tool! Identifying Your Skills as an Early Childhood Advocate
Description: This guide identifies the skills for becoming an advocate, as well as suggestions for putting these skills into action.
Description: Basic Parenting is a comprehensive parent education program that focuses on 80 principles and skills that form the foundation for effective parenting. The program is based on the National Extension Parent Education Model and is designed for parents who are experiencing adversity in childrearing. Materials for parents are written at about the sixth grade level but are suitable for audiences at higher reading levels.
Description: Are you up on the latest research about bullying in childhood and adolescence? Do you have the information you need to guide parents and decision-makers in your communities toward effective responses? In this archived "Just In Time Parenting" webinar, Dr. Stephen Erath reviews the latest research on bullying, as well as the effectiveness of various prevention and intervention approaches.
Creating Communities that Care about Parents
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: This resource is aimed at strengthening communities to support parents and meet the many challenges they face.
Author: Weigel, Dan (15 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet is geared toward helping parents prepare their children for school and to become good learners.
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
Description: The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to representation and protection of children in the legal system.
National Council on Family Relations
Description: The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) provides a forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establishes professional standards, and works to promote family well-being.
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM)
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author); Judy Myers-Walls; Wally Goddard; Dot Cudaback
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes. Together, these practices identified issues that Extension professionals across the entire United States could agree were important.
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) (pdf)
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model (pdf version) outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes.
Description: Parent to Parent USA is a national non-profit organization committed to promoting access, quality and leadership in parent to parent support across the country. This site highlights alliance member statewide organizations that have parent to parent support as a core program and a commitment to implementing parent to parent evidence-based practices.
Description: Parenting News provides a "one-stop" source of current parenting education news, access to four popular newsletters for parents and grandparents, and links to other web-based resources from University of Illinois Extension. The site is organized around three age groups (birth-5, 6-12 years, and teens), with a special section for grandparents raising grandchildren. Users can register to customize the site for their own use, and to be notified via email when new issues of newsletters are available for viewing. The system also provides for scheduled electronic delivery of "Parenting the 1st-3rd Years." Each month, a newsletter corresponding to the age of the child is delivered with information on stages of development, tips for parents, and suggestions for coping with the stress.
Parents as Teachers (PAT) National Center
Description: Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families. It is a universal access model.
Description: The People Empowering People (PEP) program is an innovative program designed to build on strengths of adults and teens. PEP recognizes the unique strengths, life experiences and capacities of each person. It emphasizes the connection between individual and community action.
Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences
Author: Rochford, Marilou (3 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet outlines the steps for a successful interaction among parents and teachers during parent-teacher conferences. Provides simple suggestions parents can use for improving their children's performance in school.
Description: This program focuses on strategies parents can use to assure their understanding of children's needs for a successful school experience and focuses on ways parents can be advocates for their children's needs in educational environments.