Children's Department

Wethersfield Public Library

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PARENT RESOURCES

Kids in Connecticut

Connecticut Birth To 3 System: http://www.birth23.org

"Connecticut sponsored site to help families meet the needs of infants and toddlers with delays or disabilities."

Connecticut Safe Kids: http://www.ctsafekids.org/

"Connecticut State initiative containing articles and tips for parents and caregivers to reduce preventable injuries in children."

Great Kids CT: http://www.greatkidsct.org

"One-stop location for finding resources on topics important to Connecticut parents"

Ready Set Grow: http://www.readysetgrowctkids.org

"The campaign seeks to inform parents and the public about the importance of children's readiness for school and to persuade policy leaders to reinvest in our young children."

Wethersfield Early Readiness Council: http://www.wethersfieldearlyreadinesscouncil.org/

"We are a group of community members, including parents, businesses, schools, and others that promote the importance of quality early childhood care and education to prepare all Wethersfield children for success in school and life!"

Parenting Websites

Family TLC: http://www.familytlc.net/

"Find parenting tips, articles on child development and hundreds of new age-appropriate child activities each month."

iVillage: http://parenting.ivillage.com/

"Answers to today's top parenting challenges, ideas for crafts and fun, the best finds in gear, toys, and clothes and an online calendar all tailored to your child's age"

Parenthood.com: http://www.parenthood.com

"Parenthood.com is committed to helping families grow by offering interactive tools and more than 10,000 pages of award-winning, resource-rich content that is a trusted source for parents and expectant parents."

Kids Health Information

Dr. Greene: http://www.drgreene.com

"Information on almost anything you want to know about your child's health and well being."

Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov

"Guide to reliable health information"

Kids Health: http://www.kidshealth.com

"Accurate, up-to-date health information about children from birth to adolescence. Provides seperate areas for kids, teens and parents each with its own design, age appropriate content and tone."

Fun With Kids

Family Fun: http://www.familyfun.go.com

"Activities, Crafts, Parties, Recipes, Travel, Raising Kids and More"

Kiddley: http://kiddley.com/

"Kiddley is an independent weblog published almost daily and is brimming with bright ideas, fun projects, links to great web finds and quick tips for parents to take away and enjoy with their kids."

Other Websites

Kids-In-Mind: http://www.kids-in-mind.com

"The purpose of kids-in-mind.com is to provide parents and other adults with objective and complete information about a film's content so that they can decide, based on their own value system, whether they should watch a movie with or without their kids."

Lifelines: http://lifelines.midhudson.org/

"Homework resources for parents to help students in grades K-12"