PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS

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• Parenting Resources (sorted by title) - (41KB)

Parenting Resources (sorted by author/source) - (41KB)

Parenting Teens Resources - (29KB)

Love and Logic Kits - (94 KB)

The above links will provide an MS Excel document listing resources that the Oconto County UW-Extension Office has for you to borrow.  They include books, videotapes, DVDs, CD's and audio tapes.  The list shows the author, title and type of resource. These materials are available when attending a class for parents/guardians or by contacting the UW-Extension Office directly at (920) 834-6845.

Parenting Resource Center Resources - (64 KB)

This link lists resources that are available at the Oconto and Oconto Falls Parenting Resource Centers located at Oconto Elementary School and Oconto Falls Elementary School.

• Boosting financial literacy of young adults
• Families on the Move: Winter activities keep your family moving
• Families, fun and fitness
• Keep your family active and track your progress
• Friendships are important across the years
• Childhood lead poisoning: a continuing problem in Wisconsin
• Talking to Children in Times of War

Links: Newsletters | Programs | Early Childhood | Teen Years | Parenting

Newsletters

• UW-Cooperative Extension--Parenting the First Year
• UW-Cooperative Extension--Parenting the Second and Third Years
• Padres! Infomacion en espanol
• UW-Cooperative Extension--Parenting the Preschooler
• Ideas for Parents of Teens
• Parenting Future Readers
• Parenting Your Unique Child
• Family Keys: Teaching Self-Care Skills to Our Children
• Oconto County Whose Kids? Our Kids! Newsletter Archive Index and 10 Issues with Credits (76 pages, 488 KB)

Programs

• Positive Parenting II
• Positive Parenting I
• Positive Parenting Teens
• Success in Middle School
• Thriving with your Spirited Child

Early Childhood

• Healthy Babies Program
• Brain Development in Early Childhood
• Johnson & Johnson Child Development and Parenthood
• ZERO TO THREE: New Visions For Parents
• Parenting information for children ages 4-6
• Zero to Three
• Tuft's University Child and Family Web Guide
• Just in Time Parenting
• MVParents
  (For character development and quick reading/inspirations for parents. Dads like this site too!)
• Born Learning
  (Lots of free, downloadable, research-based tools and products for parents, grandparents and other caregivers.)
• The Child Development Review
• Overindulgence Information
  

Teen Years

• TAP 1998: Tapping into Teen Concerns, Perceptions and Behavior in Oconto County, WI
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Teen Connection - Wisconsin Public Television
  (A show that gives teens a voice and allows them to connect with other teens around the state and share their experiences.)
• Teen Talk
  (Click on Families with Teens on the left. Then click on Teen Talk.)

Parenting

• AP - The Best of the Pediatric Internet
• Children's Trust Fund
• Computers and Kids
• CYFERNet -- Children Youth Family Education Resource Network
• Dewie the Turtle Comes Out for Computer Security
• Entertainment Ratings
• EPOCH-USA (End Physical Punishment of Children)
• Get Net Wise
• Gillett and Surrounding Area Community Resource Guide
• Gryphon House
  ( A gargantuan collection of games, experiments, projects and diversions for children and their parents and teachers.)
• HandsNet
• Invest in Kids
• iParenting
• Kids Health for Parents
• KidSource OnLine Welcome Page
• Learning Network Parent Channel
  (Has information on activities, raising kids, entertainment, special needs, and even an idea exchange page.)
• Lynne Griffin- free articles and videos for parents
• National Survey of America's Families: Home
• News for Parents
• ParentsPlace.com
• Parent Soup
• Positive Parenting Product Line
• Principles of Parenting
• School Readiness
• Temperament.com and b-di.com
• The Center for Effective Discipline, Columbus, Ohio, USA
• The Future of Children: Journal Excerpts
• WCCF - Wisconsin Council on Children and Family
• Welcome to ParentPartners
• Welcome to Working Moms Refuge
• Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
• You and Your Family - American Academy of Pediatrics
• Your Social Worker
  (More than 140 articles related to parenting, family life, and separation/divorce issues.)

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