Online Parenting Resources

Child Development | Discipline & Behavior | Parent - Child Relationship | School and Learning | Parenting through Disasters | Child Care Resources | Teen Resources

These free online resources offer helpful hints and support to parents.

Child Development

• Children Home Alone
• Praise that Builds a Child’s Self-Esteem
• How Behavior Changes in Babies - ages 0-18 month
• How Behavior Changes in Older pre-schoolers ages 4-5
• How Behavior Changes in Young pre-schoolers ages 2.5-4 years old
• Making Friends
• Parenting Newsletters (University of Wisconsin Extension) - this site has helpful information for parents on preparing to parent, parenting the first, second and third years information.

Discipline & Behavior

• Catch Your Child Being Good
• Dealing with a Child’s Anger
• Dealing with Your Own Anger
• Listening Skills
• Monitoring Tips
• Guidelines for Setting Consequences with Your Child
• Setting Limits for Responsive Discipline
• Strategies for Children with Challenging Behaviors
• Using “Time Out” as a Discipline Tool
• Tips for Using Discipline
• Tips for Using Parenting Tools
• Understanding Children with Challenging Behaviors
• Using Effective Tools
• Using Guidance Tools
• Using Natural and Logical Consequences
• Using Nurturance and Prevention Tools
• What About Spanking?
• When Siblings Quarrel
• Seven Reasons Children Misbehave
• What To Do When a Child Misbehaves
• Are You Spoiling Your Baby?
• Parenting Styles

Parent - Child Relationship

• The Importance of Family Mealtime
• Encouraging Respectful Behavior
• Helping Children Become Responsible
• Family Problem Solving
• Grief and Crisis Decisions
• Vacation - A Learning Experience
• Attachment: A Lifelong Commitment

School and Learning

• Grades at School
• Help Your Child Get Organized to Study
• How Behavior Changes During the Transition to School, Ages 5-6.5
• Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
• Self-Esteem and Preschoolers
• TV Watching
• Video Games: A Problem or a Blessing?
• Problems at School
• What Can Parents Do to Strengthen Parent-School Connections?
• Homework - How to Help
• Learning Opportunities to Discover

Parenting through Disasters

• After the Flood: A Guide for Parents
• Children and the Flood: From Fear to Hope
• Helping Your Child Cope with Disaster
• It's Important to Talk with Children about Flooding
• Trying to Understand and Cope with Disasters
• After the Flood: Parenting Adolescents
• After the Flood: Your Elementary Aged Child
• What are Common Personal Reactions to a Disaster?
• After a Natural Disaster: Coping with Loss
• After a Natural Disaster: Managing Anger
• After a Natural Disaster: Ending Isolation
• After a Natural Disaster: Talking with Children
• After the Flood: Parenting Ages 0-5 Year Olds

Child Care Resources

• Child Care Dilemmas: What Do I Do When...
• Child Care: Raising Children Together
• Child Care Food: What Will My Child Eat
• Communicating With Your Provider
• Preparing Children for Child Care
• Quality Child Care: How Do I Know It When I See It?
• Understanding Child Care Contracts and Rules
• The Parent - Provider Partnership
• Developmentally Appropriate Care: What Does It Mean?
• Unemployed Parenthood: Do I Have a Choice?
• Finding Child Care: Questions to Ask
• The Cost of Raising Children

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