This document lists over 30 websites that provide resources for parents and parent educators. The websites cover a wide range of topics including child development, parenting, health, education, mental health and more. Many provide information in both English and Spanish. The resources include articles, handouts, videos, discussion forums and information on parenting programs. An additional resource highlighted is the Center for Effective Parenting, which is the Arkansas State Parent Information Resource Center.

1. WEBSITES FOR PARENTS AND PARENT EDUCATORS
 About Our Kids (current issues/parenting information): http://www.aboutourkids.org
 Am. Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (English & Spanish) http://www.aacap.org
 Am. Academy of Family Physicians (for parents, teens, children) http://familydoctor.org
 Am. Academy of Pediatrics (children’s health topics) http://www.aap.org
 Am. Psychological Assn. (youth violence, family issues) http://www.apahelpcenter.org
 AR Parenting Ed. Network (conferences & trainings) http://www.arctf.org/apen.html
 AR Children’s Hospital (links to resources, Span.) same as above and www.parenting-ed.org
 AR Coop. Extension (family life, child dev., Q/A) http://www.arfamilies.org/familylife/default.asp
 ADE (limited parent/student handouts) http://arkansased.org
 AETN (links to PBS Parents/PBS Kids videos/handouts, Spanish) http://www.aetn.org
 Baby Center (A-Z topics, wide ranging) http://www.babycenter.com
 Behavioral Health Advisor (extensive topics, Spanish) http://www.ma-hc.com/healthlibrary
 Born Learning (parents of pre-K, Spanish) www.bornlearning.org
 Centers for Youth and Families (mental health, dev. Topics) http://www.youthandfamilies.org
 Cooperative Extension Service, national (family topics, chat room) http://www.cyfernet.org
 ERIC database (literature searches) http://www.eric.ed.gov
 Household Products Database (safety, health) http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
 Kids Health (hospital hetwork, parent site, Spanish) http://kidshealth.org
 Kids Source On-line (school, health, parenting, commercial site) http://www.kidsource.com
 Med Line Plus (health topics, Spanish) http://medlineplus.gov
 Nat’l. Dissemination Center for Child w/Disabilities (Spanish) http://www.nichey.org/resources
 Nat’l. Fatherhood Initiative (links, dad on deployment, training) http://www.fatherhood.org
 Parents Action for Children (idea exchange, pointers & items for sale) http://parentsaction.org
 Parent Place—commercial (articles, Q/A, ages/stages for teens) http://parentsplace.com
 Parents Talk—commercial (experts’ advice, message board) http://www.parent-talk.com
 PBS Parents (extensive handouts, videos, Spanish) http://www.pbs.org/parents
 Strengthening America’s Families (model parenting programs, summaries), same as above
 Talk w/Your Kids (talking with children on variety of topics) http://www.talkingwithkids.org
 Tufts Univ. Child & Family Web Guide (family issues for prof.) http://www.cfw.tufts.edu
 U.S. Dept. of Education (parent/educator resources, Spanish) http://www.ed.gov
 Univ. of Michigan Health Topics (A-Z medical, Spanish) http://www.med.umich.edu
 Zero to Three (detailed parenting handouts, Spanish) http://www.zerotothree.org
Source: Nicholas Long, Ph.D.; H. Wallace Goddard, Ph.D.; Carolyn L. Gordon, Ed.S.;
Lilly Liu, Medical Librarian (Compiled by Heather Bennett and Carolyn Matthews)
 ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:
o Center for Effective Parenting—Ark. State Parent Information Resource Center (funded
by US Dept. of Ed.; extensive resources for educators and parents)
http://www.parenting-ed.org/