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Seneca County Agencies:

Seneca County Family and Children First Council: http://www.senecafamiliesfirst.org

 

NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness)  http://www.nami.org/Hometemplate.cfm

 

Seneca County WSOS Family Development Programs http://www.wsos.org/programs/family/

 

Seneca County Help Me Grow: http://www.senecacbmrdd.org/HelpMeGrow.htm

 

Parent Mentors of Ohio http://thelinkto.com/parentmentor/seneca.htm

 

Seneca County Department of Job and Family Services: http://djfs.co.seneca.oh.us

 

First Step of Fostoria - Domestic Violence Shelter and programs: www.firststepweb.org.


Seneca County Schools:

Tiffin City Schools  http://www.tiffin.k12.oh.us/index.html

Fostoria City Schools  http://www.fostoria.k12.us

Hopewell-Loudon Local Schools  http://www.hopewell-loudon.k12.oh.us

Bettsville Local Schools http://www.bettsville.k12.oh.us

New Riegel Local Schools http://www.new-riegel.k12.oh.us

Seneca East Local Schools http://www.seneca-east.k12.oh.us

Old Fort Local Schools http://www.old-fort.k12.oh.us

Bridges Community Academy www.bridgescommunityacademy.org

Seneca County Opportunity Center www.senecacbmrdd.org


  Parenting On-line Resources


Parent Talk Newsletter  http://www.tnpc.com/parentalk/index.html 
Here's a place to find lots of information about raising kids, arranged by age group.

I Am Your Child  http://www.iamyourchild.org/
Parenting Information on the brain development during the first three years of life.
Parents Place.com 

 

A place for parents to get support and share information on raising children. http://www.parentsplace.com/

SafeSurf Kid's Wave 
http://www.safesurf.com/kidswave.htm Contains a list of "kid safe" sites.

Things With Kids  
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~KBirks/kids/kids.htm  
Especially for fathers. This site has lots for kids and parents to do. It also has many resources. .

Zero To Three 
http://www.zerotothree.org/  This site has medical advice and developmental information.

ASafeSurf Kid's Wave  http://www.safesurf.com/kidswave.htm Contains a list of "kid safe" sites.


Library for Parents  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/parent.html Links to help kids with their homework or just to have fun.

National Network for Child Care 
http://www.nncc.org/ Information and resources for parents and professionals.

101 Toddler Activities 
http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~ajdrake/toddler/open.htm 


Baby Names and more!  http://www.babynames.com/V5/index.php  

Early Words: A Child is Always Listening 
http://www.earlywords.net/  

Helps parents and caregivers facilitate early literacy development in children ages 0-5

For Parents and Caregivers 
http://www.ala.org/alsc/parents.links.html
The American Library Association's varied list of linked resources covering all aspects of being a parent.

Parenting Babies and Toddlers 
http://babyparenting.about.com Full of wonderful ideas and advice for moms and dads.

Parenting of K-6 Children 
http://childparenting.miningco.com/ Links to connect to all kinds of parenting resources.


ParentSoup  http://www.parentsoup.com/  Get the latest news or chat with other parents.

Interesting Places for Parents  http://Interesting.Places.to/Browse/forParents/ Links for parents


Kid Source Online 
http://www.kidsource.com/
Created by parents, for parents. Here you'll find pages which cover education, safety and health issues for kids of all ages.

National Parent Information Network  http://npin.org/ Online guide for parents and teachers.


Parenthood Web  http://parenthoodweb.com/
Lots of information about being a new parent as well as advice and information for parents with older kids.

National Parent Information Network  http://npin.org/
Links to full-text and reviews of parenting resources, NPIN initiatives, and newsletter, sponsored by ERIC clearinghouses of the National Library of Education, U.S. Department of Education.

Parents' Choice Awards 
http://www.parents-choice.org/
A guide to parent-approved books, toys, video, audio, software, TV, and magazines for children.

ParentsPlace.com 
http://www.parentsplace.com/ Information and resources to help parents through pregnancy and the 1st year.


On-line Fun for Children and Adults

 

www.clubpenquin.com This site is awesome.  I checked it out personally (I even have my own penquin). It is a safe place for kids (and adults) to have fun.  Work for coins and explore the penquin world.  Play games with other penquins.

 

OH!KIDS  http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/oks/ Kid-friendly sites and resources for kids ages 0-11 and their parents.


Library for Parents  http://www.awesomelibrary.org/parent.html  Links to help kids with their homework, or just to have fun.

 

Kids Domain  http://www.kidsdomain.com/ Lots of free downloads for both Mac and PC software with reviews and game hints.

700+ Great Sites!  
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
Great Sites for parents/teachers to use with children in the areas of Literature, the Arts, Science, Technology, and Social Studies.

 
Nick Jr. Parents --
Play to Learn with Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, Little Bill and More! 

 http://www.nickjr.com/index.jhtml?&flashInstalled=true&flashVersion=5

Activities for kids, and information and lesson plans for adults to use with children.

Sesame Workshop -- Sesame Street 
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesame/
Activities for kids and parents, including a baby page, a place to learn about kids
from other countries, and Sticker World, a place where kids can play games and create a web page.

Theodore Tugboat's Official Site 
http://www.theodoretugboat.com/start/ Website featuring the TV show character with online activities for kids.Tips for parents on storytelling and viewing media with children.


On-line resources regarding disabilities:

 

http://www.sensoryresources.com/


American Association of University Affiliated Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
http://www.aucd.org

American Association on Mental Retardation
http://www.aamr.org


American Disability Association
http://www.adanet.org


Association of Birth Defect Children, Inc. (ABDC)
http://www.birthdefects.org


Autism Society of Ohio
http://www.autismohio.org


Brain Injury Association
http://www.biausa.org


Center for Computer Assistance to the Disabled
http://www.c-cad.org


Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio
http://www.dsaco.net

Help Me Grow
http://www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/

National Council on Disability
http://www.ncd.gov


National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org


National Easter Seal Society
http://www.seals.org


National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org


National Parent Network on Disability
http://www.ndnd.org

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
www.taalliance.org/ptis/regohio


Ohio Department of Mental Retardation
www.dmrdd.state.oh.us/odmrdd.htm

 

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.state.oh.us/ddc