healthfinder.gov Special Populations: Parents
healthfinder.gov's section for Parents features topics such as adoption, birth defects, and child care.... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
10 Tips for Parents to Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy 
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has reviewed recent research about parental influences on children's sexual behavior and talked to many experts in the field, as well as to teens and pa... Details >
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy |
A Parent's Guide to Buying and Using Booster Seats
Also available in: Spanish
Children who have outgrown child safety seats should be properly restrained in booster seats until they are at least 8 years old, unless they are 4�tall. This guide provides parents with informatio... Details >
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation |
Adventures in Parenting
This booklet offers strategies on parenting practices that are based on scientific research that can be used by parents and guardians of children of any age. It also includes stories of how some pare... Details >
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health |
An Activity Book For African American Families: Helping Children Cope with Crisis
This book, geared toward African American families and communities, describes ways to help children cope with crisis and describes activities that can help children to handle their emotions and to com... Details >
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health |
Antidepressant Medication and Children: Tips for Parents
Childhood depression is a very serious health problem that affects one in eight adolescents and one in 33 children. Left untreated, depression can lead to significant problems at home, in school and w... Details >
Mental Health America |
Are You an Askable Parent?
To be askable means that young people see you as approachable and open to questions. Because being askable is so important and because so many adults have difficulty initiating discussions about sex w... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
Articles For Parents - American School Counselor Association
This page provides links to articles about parenting, including information about middle school, high school, bullying, and Internet use.... Details >
American School Counselor Association |
Back-to-School Tips - American School Counselor Association
This fact sheet provides tips to help parents connect with their child抯 school counselor for a successful school year. Tips include meeting or contacting the child抯 school counselor at least three t... Details >
American School Counselor Association |
Children and War: What Parents Should Say to Kids
To help parents deal with the uncertainty and fears children are experiencing in the aftermath of September 11th and an environment of possible war and terrorist reprisals, the national children's cri... Details >
KidsPeace |
Combating Parental Stress
Parents today are working longer hours and commuting greater distances to and from work. Their days don't slow down when they get home. Kids' after-school schedules can be jam-packed, making life busy... Details >
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Explaining Adoption to Your Children, Family, and Friends
This fact sheet addresses the complicated issue of adoption, defining it, explaining it to others, and dealing with the feelings that arise. A complete bibliography, resource list and resources for ad... Details >
Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Families
Also available in: Spanish
This family Web area offers articles and resources to help you lead your children toward healthy and drug-free futures. Special sections include parenting, which offers advice on communicating more ef... Details >
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Family Guide: Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free
This site is designed for parents and other adults involved in the lives of 7- to 18-year-olds, the Family Guide Web site emphasizes the importance of family, promotes mental health, and helps prevent... Details >
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
FAQ: Parent Talk (Drugs)
As a parent, you have the power to prevent your child or teenager from using and abusing alcohol and other drugs. Talk with your children about what drugs are, the dangers in using them, and what they... Details >
National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention |
Father Facts
This page has an easy-to-read, comprehensive review of research and statistics on fatherhood and family trends.... Details >
National Fatherhood Initiative |
Fatherhood Initiative
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a special initiative to support and strengthen the roles of fathers in families. ... Details >
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Find a Mother's Center
Mothers' Centers are self sustaining, non-profit groups where mothers meet, engage in discussion groups, enjoy a respite from their child caretaking role (childcare is available while the Mothers' par... Details >
National Association of Mothers' Centers |
Find a Parents Anonymous Group
This site helps you find contact information on all accredited Parents Anonymous� organizations in the United States.... Details >
Parents Anonymous, Inc. |
Fitness for kids: Getting your children off the couch
Children often have a natural tendency to play hard. Here's how to direct your child's energy into a lifelong love of physical activity.
For many children, biking to the playground and playing kickba... Details >
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
For Parents: The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
This document from The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center provides parents with resources to help them play a central role in preventing youth violence, not just in their own children'... Details >
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center |
Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Factsheet for Families
This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting one or more of the children in their care. While this factsheet does not address the specifics of how to adopt, it provides in... Details >
Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Child Welfare Information Gateway
Also available in: Spanish
This page talks about grandparents who have given up retirement plans in order to take on the diapers, daycare, teacher conferences, driver's ed, and everything else that comes along with raising chil... Details >
Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Hablemos en Confianza
Also available in: Spanish
Hablemos en Confianza is your bilingual fountain of resources. Here you will find articles about the most commonly abused substances and information that will help you talk to your children about alco... Details >
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
Helping Children Cope with Crisis: A Guide for African American Parents
Developed after the attacks on September 11, 2001, this brochure is part of an effort to give parents tools to help their children handle crises. The brochure, geared toward African American families ... Details >
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health |
Helping Children Cope with Holiday Stress: Tips for Parents and Families
For many children, the holidays are happy, fun and exciting times. The holidays can also be a difficult time for children who have lost a parent, sibling, or close relative. This page provides tips fo... Details >
American Psychiatric Association |
Helping Your Kids Steer Clear of Gangs
Also available in: Spanish
Adolescents may be tempted to join a gang when parents are too busy to give their children the attention and positive reinforcement they need. Initiation into a gang doesn抰 happen overnight. This doc... Details >
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
How To Tell If Your Child May Be In Trouble With Alcohol
This fact sheet lists signs to tell if your child may be in trouble with alcohol, including abrupt changes in mood or attitude, sudden decline in attendance or performance at school, heightened secrec... Details >
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. |
Info 4 Parents
This site was created for never married parents as well as separated and divorced parents to obtain the resources, information, and referrals that will enable you to be what you want to be--better par... Details >
Children's Rights Council |
Inhalants: Parenting Tips
This article provides steps for prevention, tips on monitoring your child, and what to do if you suspect your child may be using inhalants. Most of the steps provide links to more detailed information... Details >
Partnership for a Drug-Free America |
Love to Read
This page welcomes to Love to Read, a national early literacy public education initiative from the National Black Child Development Institute, designed to help parents and other caregivers improve Afr... Details >
National Black Child Development Institute |
Meet the Children: AdoptUSKids
Children throughout the United States are waiting for permanent families. Some have special physical, emotional or educational needs. More than 60 percent come from minority cultures. You will find ov... Details >
AdoptUSKids |
Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native American Families
This bibliography focuses on parent-child communication about sexuality issues for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, and Native American families. Increased parent-child communication can lead to a rais... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
Parenting A-Z
This page links to subjects of interest to parents--from adoption to working parents.... Details >
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families |
Parenting Brochures - KidsPeace
KidsPeace believes that mothers and fathers are the single most powerful support system for kids. With this in mind, the organization publishes parenting resources for moms and dads who may be struggl... Details >
KidsPeace |
Parenting teens: Take sex seriously
Parents play an important role in determining how teenagers adjust to their emerging sexuality.... Details >
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
Parents' Guide to Inhalants Prevention
One out of every five teens in America has used inhalants to get high - and inhalant abuse can begin at a very young age. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America created this special section to help p... Details >
Partnership for a Drug-Free America |
Parents' Sex Ed Center
Initiating conversations about the facts of life may be difficult for some parents because they did not grow up in an environment where the subject was discussed. Some parents may be afraid they do no... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
Questions Children Ask: Helping Children Adjust When a Parent Has Kidney Failure
When a family member develops kidney failure, the whole family is affected, even if they do not all show it. If a parent develops kidney failure, children have questions too. The goal of this brochure... Details >
National Kidney Foundation |
Raise Respectful Boys... Not Macho Men
As parents we can do many things to ensure that boys feel comfortable with their gender. Teach them not to live their lives in conflict with the opposite sex.... Details >
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services |
Resources for Dads
This page has tips on how to be a better father, it also provides information from various sources on various topics within the fatherhood field.... Details >
National Fatherhood Initiative |
Resources for Parents Page
This page offers a selected group of organizations and resources for parents and other adults who interact with children and teenagers.... Details >
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy |
Setting Rules and Consequences with Teens
Also available in: Spanish
This site offers information about the rules and consequences critical to negotiating your way through the teen years. Both the rules and the consequences may change as your teen's needs (and desires)... Details >
Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Talking to Kids about School Safety
Knowing how to talk with your child about school safety issues could be critical in recognizing and preventing acts of violence, and will play an important role in easing fear and anxieties about thei... Details >
Mental Health America |
Tips For Talking With Your Child About Drugs
Although such topics as the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs are emotionally charged, they are a natural and necessary part of communicating process you have with your child. This document provides t... Details >
American Council for Drug Education |
Understanding Your Child's Behavior
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides information for parents that struggle with some of the things their children do. While there is no magic formula that will work in all situations, it is helpful to understand the ki... Details >
Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Understanding Your Newborn: An Interactive Program for New Parents
Newborns send signals to their parents about how they feel and what they need. But as a new parent, you may not know how to read those signals. This engaging, interactive program explains how infants ... Details >
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation |
Ways to De-Stress and Help Your Child Do the Same
Stress is a natural part of life, but too much of it can be harmful Stress in the family, even if not directly related to the child, can make a child feel stressed as well. This article provides sugge... Details >
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
When a Parent Loses a Limb: Helping Children Cope
Also available in: Spanish
This fact sheet provides common questions that children ask when a parent loses a limb. The fact sheet also discusses things for parents to remember when talking to children about a lost limb, includi... Details >
National Limb Loss Information Center |