Parenting Web Sites

• Development - Understand the developmental milestones from 3 months to 5 years old.
  
  
• Divorce or Separation - Learn how to help your children through the divorce including making a parenting plan and educating yourself with a class like Children in the Middle
  
  
• Drugs - Learn about the types of peer pressure students face, how to talk about the dangers of drug use and how to determine if your teen is using drugs at Parents. The Anti Drug
  
  
• Grief - The Compassionate Friends organization supports families after a child dies. Safe Crossings has a very helpful document for helping children who are grieving.
  
  
• Health - If you have health concerns about your children, the American Academy of Pediatrics' site provides excellent children's health information.
  
  
• Learning Differences - The Arrowsmith Program is founded on neuroscience research and 30 years of experience demonstrating that it is possible for students to strengthen the weak cognitive capacities underlying their learning dysfunctions through a program of specific cognitive exercises.
  
  
• Media - Today's children have unprecedented access to information and experiences through computers, the internet, video games, TV, and cell phones. Common Sense Media gives parents critical information about digital media choices like the latest "must have" video games.
  
  
• Military Children - Children in military families change schools more often (averaging 6-9 schools) and experience additional stress related to their parents’ deployment. There are resources dedicated to helping military children.
  
  
• Safety - Keeping your children safe is a primary responsibility of all parents. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children provides resources for keeping kids safe.
  
  
• Sex - Talking to your kids about sexuality, puberty, and your values is important. There's No Place Like Home ... For Sex Education provides age-specific information for helping parents with these discussions.
  
  

• Autism Society of Washington
        Resources for improving the lives of all affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders in Washington State
  
  
• Birds and Bees
        Let Amy Lang help take the sting out of talking to your kids about sex, love and relationships!
  
  
• CHANGES Parent Support Network
        Parent to parent help in dealing with tough teens
  
  
• Encouraging Solutions
        Positive Discipline workshops and classes by Jody McVittie
  
  
• Holistic Doula
        Offering birth doula and birth photography services in Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties in Washington
  
  
• Parent Education And Child Empowerment
        Ending childhood sexual abuse through prevention education
  
  
• Parent Learning Link
        Parent educators dedicated to providing fun, informative parenting workshops in the Seattle area.
  
  
• PAVE - Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment
        Federally funded program providing resources for parents whose children have special learning needs
  
  
• Rebecca Michi - Sleep Consultant
        Helping parents and children finally get some sleep!
  
  
• Savvy Parents, Safe Kids
        Your child is unique and so are their safety needs. Learn what you need to know with Kim Estes.
  
  
• The Gifted Teen Coach
        Gifted teen and ADD/ADHD coaching by Margit Crane