Washington Parent Power
The Washington Parent Power website is under reconstruction and will be relaunched soon. In the meantime, here are some links to useful resources for parents.
Washington Parent Resources
Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Finding the right caregiver for your child means thinking about the needs of both your child and the family when deciding if a particular setting meets those needs. This website offers up-to-date referral information on licensed child & youth care.
www.childcarenet.org/
Bright Futures
Bright Futures is a national health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice.
www.brightfutures.org
Child & Family WebGuide
Operated by Tufts University, the WebGuide is a directory that
evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of
sites containing child development research, parenting
information, and practical advice.
www.cfw.tufts.edu/
Crisis Clinic
An array of support services, immediate and confidential assistance, including information and linkage to community resources, for people in emotional distress and in need of help.
www.crisisclinic.org/main.html
Edge Foundation
The Edge Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that works to help students with ADHD, as well as students with executive functioning challenges that have not been diagnosed with ADHD, to achieve their full potential. The Edge Foundation provides life coaches who are trained in Edge’s specialized ADHD coaching model, which has been
scientifically proven to effectively improve students’ self regulation and approach to learning. Edge Foundation coaches help students address issues such as transition to college, organizational skills, time management, goal setting and focus. The Edge Foundation also trains coaches and school personnel in its proven coaching model.
www.edgefoundation.org
Action for Healthy Kids
Healthy students are better able to develop and learn. This website is designed to help you learn more about ways to support positive changes in children's fitness and nutrition in your community whether at a local, state or national level.
www.actionforhealthykids.org
ADD Resources
Articles and information intended to help people with attention deficit disorder reach their full potential.
www.addresources.org/
Edutopia
Parent involvement articles and resources from the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a nonprofit operating foundation that documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help these practices spread nationwide.
www.edutopia.org