Internet Resources for Parents

Please feel free to click on the links below to explore a host of sights dealing with a parenting, child rearing, and other issues related to children.

Anxiety and Children

Subjects related to anxiety disorders from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (AADA). Links to information on Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD) to social and specific phobias, as well as how to find help, an adolescent self-test, and a parent self-test.

A pamphlet published by a Psy.D. psychologist in Oregon entitled “Understanding and Dealing With Anxiety Disorders (6 to 12 years old).

A fact sheet on anxiety disorders in children and adolescents put out by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). Covers the most common disorders and the treatments available for those suffering from any of these disorders.

Child Development Institute site. Descriptions of anxiety disorders, treatment, risks, what parents can do if they have an anxious child, etc.

Search for over 220 books on anxiety disorders relative to both parents and children.

An article written by Dr. Beth Mulligan, a medical doctor, pointing out the fact that anxieties in children are not uncommon and how to identify when the anxiety becomes a problem which may need treatment.

The Social Anxiety Homepage. Deals specifically with social anxiety and has a wealth of additional information regarding this topic, as well as other types of anxiety.

Fact sheet from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) website entitled, The Anxious Child.

An article from Duke University dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of the childhood-onset anxiety disorders.

An fact sheet from the website of the National Mental Health Services entitled, Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents.

Another internet site listing all kinds of titles relevant to anxiety in children. Many of the titles appear to appeal more to those practicing counseling or therapy, but still a useful resource for those wishing for more information on anything relevant to psychology.

Excellent links to all kinds of information on anxiety.

Children and Depression

Resource center with articles and links to various other sites concerning depression.

Personal website of Dr. Richard O’Connor, author of several books and articles dealing with depression.

Excellent launching site to additional information on loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Contains same information about children and depression as the fact sheet from the NMHA listed above.

Launching site to information on children and depression from the AACAP (American Academy of Child.

Helping Children Deal With Depression: When the blues just won’t go away. Consumer article written by a grief educator found at the National Funeral Directors Association website.

A brief article from the NMHA concerning depression in children. Covers symptoms, causes, and treatment. Links to additional information relevant to issues facing children.

Links to all kinds of information concerning the matter of depression in children and adolescents.

Information from the website of the National Network for Child Care. Covers facts, recognizing symptoms, links between depression and suicide, and what parents/adults can do.

An article giving an overview of depression in children from the perspective of a registered nurse. Discusses matters such as what is going on in the body to signs and symptoms, from causes and risks to prevention and treatment.

Enter “depression in children” in their search program and get a myriad of links to helpful resources.

Excellent links to all kinds of information on children and depression. Great launching site.

Anger Management

Personal testimony and story from parent whose child had difficulty handling his anger. Identifies 5 ways to handle anger while normalizing this feeling. Draws much of there recommendations from the work of Dr. Les Carter, Dr. Frank Minith, and Ross W. Greene, Ph.D., author of “The Explosive Child,” which can be found on Woodland Meadows Parent Resource Library cart.

Website designed and maintained by a Licensed Psychologist by the name of Lynne Namka. The Angries Out web page was developed to give people alternatives to conflict and violence when they are upset. The mission of the site is to help people learn to use their anger in ways that empower them.

Information from the American Psychological Association website. Topics include “What is Anger?,” “Anger Management,” “Strategies to Keep Anger at Bay,” and “Do You Need Counseling?”

Article from Robert Hughes, Ph.D., from the Department of Human Development & Family Science at The OSU. Entitled, Helping Children Manage Anger at Parents.

Provides you with links to articles and information addressing the following topics: 1) Why it is important to know about anger, 2) What causes anger, 3) How the body reacts to anger, and 4) How to manage your anger.

Written for teachers, but practical information for parents, too. This digest article explores what is known about the components of children’s anger, factors contributing to understanding and managing anger, and the ways children’s expression of anger can be guided.

Dr. Lynne Namka, Ed.D., discusses the dynamics of anger in children in this article. Additional information from this psychologist can be found at another website listed above. Look for Dr. Namka’s name in the description of the site.

More information on dealing with anger in children. Written by a psychologist. Provides additional helpful links, especially to books that help children handle anger.

Excellent ideas on how to deal with anger in the family.

Relaxation Training & Stress Management

An excellent progressive muscle relaxation script for children.

This site sells a host of audio Cds, some which they designed themselves, which aim at helping one relax, meditate, manage anger, learn, or just feel better about oneself. They are especially proud of the programs they have developed specifically for children.

A website dedicated to providing resources for living in balance, this page provides the viewer with a list of guided relaxation exercises available through Relaxation Station. Excerpts from specific resources are also given for the viewer to preview.

An overview of stress and children with ideas on how to help children deal with stress. Written by an Extension Family Scientist from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Includes a list of factors that support children and create a safety net, how families can provide protection for their children, coping strategies, and social support.

An article from the Family and Consumer Sciences department at The OSU entitled, Children and Stress: Are You Pushing Your Child Too Hard?

Tips on things a parent can do to help a child handle his/her stress.

Another list of possible solutions for helping children deal with stress.

An article written in response to the school tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, entitled, “Children, Stress, Signs, and Solutions.”

An article on how to help preschoolers, school-age children (6-12) and teenagers deal with stress.

Grief, Death, & Dying

Fact sheet on children and grief from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

A host of books relevant to grief, death, and dying are listed. There are reviews available on each item, also.

A nice little article on grief and children with an abundance of links to other relevant issues concerning children.

Identical article referred to immediately above.

An excellent article which discusses how children grieve. Includes additional links to further information on this topic.

Another valuable article on children and grief which identifies normal responses to death, important facts to remember, and warning signs to look for which may indicate that professional help may be needed.

A very brief article on children and grief. Benefit of this site is in the links it provides to other useful information about grief.

An interview of sorts with Dr. Grace Hyslop Christ, Ph.D., an associate professor of social work at Columbia University and author of Healing Childhood Grief: Surviving a Parent’s Death from Cancer. This particular piece offers ideas on how parents can respond.

A list of children’s books on death and dying. Includes an overview of what each book is about, too.

A list of books specific to the grieving teen.

Internet resources on death and dying children education. Links to much useful information as well as books and other learning

Useful tool for searching the internet for information concerning death and dying.

Emotional Intelligence

The internet's directory of EQ / EI / Emotional Intelligence sites, resources, and organizations.

At 6seconds.org you will find an extensive collection of EQ articles, emotional intelligence resources, the EQ Store, the free EQ Event Calendar, and other useful tools for team building, personal growth, character education, and enhancing learning.

53 items on emotional intelligence in book or audio form. Additional information on each item available, too.

Article from west coast newspaper in online form focusing on the work of Daniel Goleman. Coached to Feel Psychologist Says Parents Must Help Children Develop Emotional Intelligence.

Another online article entitled, Emotional Intelligence: What Is It, Who Has It, and How to Get It, written by a psychologist. Highly recommended as an introduction to the concept of emotional intelligence and how it can matter more than IQ.

Article from a school system web site in Pennsylvania. Examines the development of emotional intelligence in children, gender differences, and how adults can help children develop emotional competence.

Coming to Their Emotional Rescue. Middle years can be tough, but by fostering a child’s “Emotional Intelligence,” parents can make it easier. Online article written by a psychologist explaining how to help nurture teenagers and help them as much as possible emotionally. Highly recommended.

Links to many different sites concerning all types of different intelligences.

Spirited Children

Online article describing how to raise spirited children. Links to other information and support on spirited children .

Many links to web resources that may be of interest to parents who are dealing with temperament issues or looking for help with a spirited child.

Article describing the characteristics of spirited or high-need children. Provides users with links to books, other parents with spirited children, local parenting support, words of wisdom, and definitions and descriptions of terms relevant to this topic.

Brief online article from the University of Minnesota. Touches on how to understand your child’s temperament.

The “Parents of Spirited Kids Resource and Chat Room.” This page is dedicated to parents around the world who have a spirited child or think they have a spirited child and are looking for more information.

All kinds of parenting links.

Children, Discipline & Self-Discipline

Online article which describes the link between discipline and your child’s self-esteem.

Ideas on how to teach children self discipline. Brief and matter-of-fact.

Online article describing keys to effective discipline, what works, what doesn’t work, etc.

Links to many different sites which focus on the topic of children and discipline. Links to other topics relevant to children.

An article by the National PTA entitled, Discipline: A Parent’s Guide. Views discipline as a positive way of helping and guiding children to achieve self-control.

Online article, Raising Children of Peace, written by a mother of five children. Author shares her ideas on what she and her husband have found helpful in raising her children and building loving relationships with them.

Links to several publications on discipline. These publications are fact sheets and can be viewed by clicking on the desired publication.

Touted as “the ultimate source for information on child discipline.” Contained on these web pages are lists of resources that one can use to discover a better approach to disciplining one’s children.

Online university publication addressing the connection and importance between discipline and child guidance.

Article entitled, Helping Children Develop Self Discipline. Lists seven tips parents can employ to teach children self discipline and self control.

Article which discusses the importance of setting boundaries and how boundary setting is linked to self-discipline and helping children feel loved.

Encouragement, Praise & Self-Esteem

All about self-esteem. Topics discussed include praise & self-esteem, how to help your child grow self-esteem, the language of self-esteem, discipline and self-esteem, etc.

Online article which discusses how parents can strengthen the self-esteem of their children. Considers what self-esteem is, ways to develop healthy self-esteem, and where one can go for more information.

An article written by Thomas Yarnell, a clinical psychologist. Considers things parents can do to build their children’s self-esteem.

Home page of the National Association for Self-Esteem (NASE). This particular page considers six popular myths about self-esteem. There are quite a number of options the viewer may choose in order to navigate to additional information on the topic of self-esteem.

An article on children’s self-esteem from the Center for Effective Parenting website. Considers facts about self-esteem, what parents can do to foster self-esteem in their children, and 50 things parents can say to their children to encourage and praise them.

Online article from Penn State University which deals with the characteristics of a child with high self-esteem, possible indicators of low self-esteem, and how to build self-esteem in children.

Online article from The Parents’ Source website entitled, Helping to Build High Self-Esteem in Your Children.

A guide provided by the National PTA on leading children to self-esteem.

Links to a host of information on self-esteem; what it is, what causes it, symptom checklist, implications of low self-esteem, how low self-esteem is expressed, etc.

Interesting article on the distinctions between self-esteem and narcissism.

Lists of all kinds of books dealing with all types of issues relevant to children and parenting

Children & Divorce

A wealth of information on just about any aspect of divorce of which one can think. Links to many types of resources including articles, laws, chat rooms, support, books, state guidebooks, divorce forms, etc.

Nice description of divorce and its potential impact on children. Considers divorce’s affect on children and the economic impact of divorce on mothers and their children.

Online article from Michael Conner, a clinical and medical psychologist practicing in Oregon. Understanding and Dealing With Children During Divorce. While acknowledging that the impact of a divorce will depend on many variables, this web page considers some generalizations that apply in nearly every situation.

An article entitled, Getting Your Child Through This. Focuses attention on how much control parents actually have over the way their children live through their divorce. Four sections: basic pointers, anger, anxiety, and resources.

Fact sheet on children and divorce from the AACAP.

A list of books on divorce for children is listed on this web page. All pertinent information about the specific text is given making the pursuit of purchase that much easier. Also, a review of each text is provided.

A list of ten tips for parents from children who have gone through a divorce. Excellent suggestions that would be well heeded.

A comprehensive document which considers children’s post divorce needs. This article is an excerpt from The Children’s Choice, a short piece published by the Children’s Right Coalition in 1986. The Children’s Choice combined the opinions of mainstream researchers with the comments of children caught in a custody trap.

Excellent list of tips to help your child through a divorce as well as a list of the rights of children of divorce.

A collection of quotes from children of all ages about divorce. Very enlightening.

Brief article on children and divorce. Bottom of web page has links to additional information on such issues as child custody and visitations schedules, child support and enforcement, effects of divorce on children, and dating with children.

All kinds of information on divorce. Articles, books, e-journals, tips, resources, etc. Great launching site to other information on this topic.

General Parenting Links

The National Parenting Center’s list of related parenting links on the web.

The Center for Successful Fathering’s list of parenting links. Four categories: father related, family related, parenting related, and kid related.

All sorts of links to many different topics related to parenting, from babysitting resources and games and activities for kids, to how to be a cool dad and ways for grandparents to play, laugh, and learn with their grandchildren.

The Child Welfare League of America’s links to other national parenting organizations.

Web site dedicated and intended for stay at home parents.

The Child Development Institute’s child development and parenting links to other web sites page.

Tips, tools, and resources for dads. This is the FOR DADS.COM parenting link page.