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Web Resources
Family Issues

The National Parenting Center
Providing comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere.

ParentsPlace.com
Lots of information for parents on all kinds of subjects.

Coping in Unsettling Times
From the National Association of School Psychologists. A variety of links dealing with various crises.

Sleep Foundation
This website of the National Sleep Foundation provides helpful suggestions for parents on solving their children's sleep problems.

Children's Health
Credentialed medical information from the American Academy of Pediatrics and other leading medical societies.

Literacy Links

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
A great site for parents to find information regarding promoting literacy development for their child. The site offers many practical, fun activities to use with your child from preschool through their school years to help them to learn to love reading.

Growing into Books
A web guide sponsored by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Family Literacy.  The guide helps parents enhance their child's literacy learning.

Zero to Three
A national, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to advancing the healthy development of babies and young children. There are excellent sections on the web page regarding brain development, early literacy, helping young children and families cope during uncertain times, and the importance of music in a young child's life.

Grandparents Parenting Their Grandchildren

AARP Grandparent Information Center
The Grandparent Information Center houses a database of support groups across the United States and is a resource for additional information, materials and contacts for grandparents and other relatives raising children.

GrandsPlace
Provides a safe and accepting environment where caregivers can join together and give each other the support and comfort they need.

Penn State Intergenerational Program
Web site includes an interactive database of resources for GRG (grandparents raising grandchildren) families across the state of Pennsylvania.

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