This site gives information about the Arkansas Parent Teacher Association. Parents and educators can also access information about the National PTA's highly acclaimed parent involvement program, Building Successful Partnerships, as well as check out issues of monthly newsletters.

National PTA 
http://www.pta.org

Information about the National Parent Teacher Association can be located here. This site contains information about PTA’s history, current legislative activity, programs that the PTA is involved with, links to state PTA groups and other child advocacy organizations, as well as discussion groups.   The Parent Resources section also contains articles on how parents can help their child with school.

IReading Rockets, a multimedia initiative of PBS station WETA has launched this web site created specifically for Spanish-speaking parents to help their children learn to read in English. It features illunstrations and entertaining video clips. The site also includes information for educators who have English language learners in their classrooms.

Strengthening America’s Families 
http://www.strengtheningfamilies.org

This OJJDP funded website has examined effective family programs for delinquency prevention. Information provided includes literature reviews and an overview of model programs.

This site features publications by the Pew Charitable Trusts.   Also of interest to parent educators is a section on funding opportunities.

This site is designed to help parent educators make communities better for families and children. It features recent news stories, articles on a variety of topics, and book reviews, among other features.

The Department of Education’s mission and goals are provided in this site.   There are sections specifically for educators and administrators which contains information on state and local initiatives, funding opportunities, lesson plans and other resources, as well as information on No Child Left Behind and school performance.  A wealth of information for school-based parent educators!!!!

Zero to Three’s web site has both parent and professional sections. Professionals will find professional topics A to Z, public policy initiatives and training opportunities to assist them in working with parents of children aged birth to three.

Child Trends features information and research about the latest trends in child well-being, as well as programs that work for youth and children.

The Child, Youth and Families Education & Resource Network website is divided into sections for early childhood, school age, teens, parent/family and community.    Also included is information on Cyfernet programs and trainings.

The NAEYC is an organization of early childhood professionals dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight. This site offers resources, research and support for both parents and parent educators who work with young children.  

This is an electronic version of a parent education model of critical parenting practicies developed by Charles A. Smith from Kansas State University, et al. This full text report outlines a model of parent education that is intended to provide common ground for extension professionals throughout the Cooperative Extension System.

This site features articles, newsletters, training opportunities and information about online or distance learning programs.    Child care resources can also be explored by state.

Handsnet is a web site that serves to link human service organizations online.  It highlights headlines,  legislation and issues  on a variety of interest areas affecting human services organizations.   It also features information on social worker job openings.

The Children, Youth and Family Consortium's web site is a bridge to a wide range of information and resources about children and families. It connects research, teaching, policy, and community practice. The site features policy, reports and information about community partnerships.

Charles A. Smith, a Kansas State University professor of Child Development, developed this page. Parents and parent educators visiting this page are offered the chance to take credit or non-credit courses online in different areas of child development. For those not interested in taking courses, there are sections on community programs, humor, book reviews, board games for parents and children, and more!

School Psychology Resources Online 
http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~sandyste/school_psych.html

Links for the school psychology community can be located here!  Research learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and more!

Information about the Parents as Teachers program and how parental involvement in the PAT program can benefit children can be found at this web site. It also features professional development, parenting tips and a database of programs by State.

ChildStats.gov 
http://childstats.gov

This is the official web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, which is a working group of Federal agencies that collect, analyze, and report data on issues related to children and families.   It offers statistics and reports on children and families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

National Institutes of Health 
http://www.nih.gov/

This site provides background on the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. It contains current and past archives of news releases and events.   Health information, grant and funding opportunities, news and events, and research can all be located on this site.

NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.   It features A to Z publications and products as well as information on funding opportunities.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.   Parent educators can search this site for services for families and information on policy and planning. 

The Facts For Families section is of special interest to parent educators and to parents. It contains articles/fact sheets related to a variety of concerns, such as ADHD, ODD, conduct disorders, suicide, etc. These articles are also available in Spanish and Arabic and a few other languages. The remainder of the site is mostly intended for the mental health professional.

This site provides information about the DHHS and it’s activities. There is a section on Families and Children, as well as sections on Policy and Funding Opportunities.

Information about the Children's Defense Fund can be found here along with information on Head Start, Healthy Start, Fair Start, Safe Start and Moral Start and No Child Left Behind.    There is also information about programs and policies and a list of state offices.