Parental Resources
Many of these links have some great information on them. They are not all Christian however, but they all serve as good resources. These resources deal youth culture, parents initiatives, and plans that will serve helpful.
Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers. At a time when an already confusing youth culture is changing quickly, CPYU helps parents, youth workers, educators, and others understand teenagers and their culture so that they will be better equipped to help children and teens navigate the challenging world of adolescence.
Community of Concern
http://www.thecommunityofconcern.org
Community of Concern is a non-profit organization that was formed
in 1998. Their mission is "to educate parents and build
partnerships so that (we) may coordinate our efforts to keep our
children alcohol, tobacco and other drug free."
Confident Parenting Today
http://www.confidentparenting.com
Confident Parenting Today is parents "on-line help source
and confidence builder." The site includes tips of the week,
featured articles, news and events, as well as many parenting
resources from a Christian perspective. You can also sign
up for a free monthly newsletter.
Family Education
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
Family Education offers a website where "millions of parents
find school solutions, homework help, parenting tips, and expert
advice." You can find information about school as well as
entertainment and media.
Moms In Touch
http://www.momsintouch.org
Moms in Touch International is a wonderful organization of mother's
across the nation who have decided to lift their children up in
prayer. Moms in Touch are moms who believe that prayer can make
a difference. They get together with other moms in the community
to pray for their children, schools, and teachers.
Center for Sports Parenting
http://www.sportsparenting.org/csp
A web-based program that provides parents with guidance and answers
to questions and issues related to youth and sport. CSP seeks
to help all those involved with youth sports deal with the growing
pressures associated with kids and competition in our culture.
realFamilies.com
http://www.realfamilies.com
Christian parenting advice from Dr. Kevin Leman and Dr. Jay Passavant.
The site includes parenting tips and information categorized by
age of children, along with resources for marriage.
Understanding Your Teenager
http://www.uyt.com
Founded by youth ministry guru Wayne Rice, the Understanding Your
Teenager organization conducts lively and informative parenting
seminars across North America. The UYT site features information
on these seminars, a helpful online bookstore, and parenting tips.
Parent Soup
http://www.parentsoup.com
Perhaps the most extensive parenting site on the net. Updated
daily, it offers tips, tools, chats, news, message boards, reviews
and more on all things parenting.
National Center for Fathering
http://www.fathers.com/
A great site for Dads! Fathers can find practical fathering tips,
research on fathering, information on the fathering movement,
humor, and an online version of Today's Father magazine.
National Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org
The mission of the non-profit NFl is "to improve the well-being
of children by increasing the number of children growing up with
loving, committed and responsible fathers." The organization's
site includes advice for Dads, a catalog of fathering resources,
tips from other fathers, and a list of links to other related
organizations.
Bully Free
http://www.bullyfree.com/
Bully Free is a site committed to preventing and stopping
bullying in all environments (i.e., schools, workplaces, etc.). Their
goal is to promote the Golden Rule everywhere. Great site
for parents, educators, and youth workers striving to create bully
free environments.
Day of Purity
http://www.lc.org/dayofpurity.htm
Day of purity is striving to promote purity in mind and actions
especially among today's youth. This website encourages youth
to partake in the national day of purity where they can take a
stand and make a public demonstration of their commitment to remain
sexually pure, in mind and actions, until marriage.