Parents - The First Teachers Parents are the first teachers. And, as the first teacher, the early stimulation of your child's mind is essential to your child’s intellectual development. 
As you raise your children from birth, you are the one who are teaching the child to walk, to speak, the alphabets, how to count, how to eat, how to learn from listening and so on. This is the informal education that is so crucial in building the foundation and the love of learning that comes later. However, in this era in which we now live, your children and their peers are not just exposed to television, but also to the computer, the internet, and all of which it has to offer. It is important then for you to use television programs, and the internet to support your parenting efforts and values rather than to fight against them. Equally important, however, is the child’s emotional development. Meeting the child’s needs, loving the child, establishing a sense of security are key elements in a child’s emotional development. A child needs a secure and a predictable home environment to begin to explore through sight, touch, and words. If you are a single parent, visit the The Single Parent Path
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For responsible parenting advice, go to the Parenting Center
If you and and a group of your fellow parents are tired of the public schools and want to start a charter school, go to US Charter Schools for extremely useful information. Child Care Network offers a variety of useful articles and resources
See what help you can get from the Dept.of Health and Human Services. Its a large bureaucracy, we pay for it, so check it out.
. Here are resources from a Medical Point of View Here is another resource form a Medical Point of view, the Mayo Clinic This site offers a listing of federal government family support and Parenting resources Here are some more information from your government you can use,go to Time to Parent If you are not happy with the quality of your child's education, consider Educational Reform.
Want some more ideas on improving the quality of education in your community? visit Alliance for Excellent Education and Center on Reinventing Public Education A must read especially if you live in the Chicagoland area is the Chicago Parent and Catalyst Chicago For an in-depth exploration of Psychological Topics, try this site.
For health from the perspective of African-American doctors, visit the Black doctors and Black News sites.
In that you have thrown away your encyclopedias, you need to go to this reference desk instead. Or if you rather stay online rather than drive or walk to you local library, visit Library Spot
Have these sites been helpful? Let me know. And, by the way, I'll be continuing to add to this list as I identify other useful ones.
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