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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  

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  

This document offers tips to help parents talk with their children about the uncertainty and fears they might experience in times of war and terrorist reprisals.... Details >

KidsPeace  

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 4’9” tall. This guide provides parents with informatio... Details >

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

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

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

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  

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  

This page provides links to articles about parenting, including information about middle school, high school, bullying, and Internet use.... Details >

American School Counselor Association  

This fact sheet provides tips to help parents connect with their child’s school counselor for a successful school year. Tips include meeting or contacting the child’s school counselor at least three t... Details >

American School Counselor Association  

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

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

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

This page has an easy-to-read, comprehensive review of research and statistics on fatherhood and family trends.... Details >

National 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

Planned Parenthood affiliated health centers nationwide provide high quality, affordable reproductive health care and sexual health information to nearly five million women, men and teens and operate ... Details >

Planned Parenthood Federation of America  

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   

This site helps you find contact information on all accredited Parents Anonymous® organizations in the United States.... Details >

Parents Anonymous, Inc.  

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  

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  

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

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

Too much screen time can have unhealthy side effects on your child. Learn why it's wise to monitor and limit the time your child spends playing video games, watching TV, and playing games on the Inter... Details >

Nemours Foundation  

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

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  

High blood pressure is common in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Because of their young age when they develop CKD and high blood pressure, there is a high risk that these children may even... Details >

National Kidney Foundation  

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.  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

Parents play an important role in determining how teenagers adjust to their emerging sexuality.... Details >

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

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  

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  

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

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  

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

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