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Parents Talk Parents Talk is a great community for parents of any age. Their tag line, "because your always a parent" is reflected in the site. The content comes from experts and peers. The site provides a forum for parents to brag about the funny things their kid did, and to ask each other for help with a teenage daughter. There is a great collection of parent contributed recipes, crafts and fun things for families to do together. They also have a great on-line games page that offers fun interactive games for the whole family. Be careful, if you get sucked in by Hanoi Towers you may be on-line for a while. The site also encourages visitors to submit cute family photos and the site is happily decorated by them. If you are a parent or grand parent you will really enjoy Parents Talk. Jim Sevy, 1 December 1999 Internet Safety for Kids and Parents If you have children and you have a computer connected to the Internet you need to go to www.saferkids.com, do not pass go, go directly to saferkids.com. This site is a comprehensive look at how parents can keep their kids safe while surfing the Internet. It explains the rules that kids and parents should follow as well as the risks involved. Parents should read the articles, and look at the resources that are provided here. I was impressed with the "Family Contract for On-line Safety". I will be sitting down with my children to sign this agreement. There is also an on-line Safety Slide Show as well as a comparison table of Parental Control software. You will also find a link provided for reporting On-line Crimes Against Children. The Internet is a wonderful and valuable tool for Families and Saferkids.com helps to make it more valuable by teaching parents and children how to safely take advantage of it. Jim Sevy, 10 November 1999 20ish Parents - The Place for Us! Billed as the Parenting Resource for the Generation X set, 20ish Parents is a lively, back to basics, look at parenting. The site is clean and easy to navigate and offers a great deal of valuable information to parents of any age. There are sections for Moms, Dads, working parents, work at home parents as well as Finances, Travel and even setting Family Goals. There are articles on family fun and games, on frugal living and reviews. The site also features bulletin boards and chats on many subjects. Areas focused on children of different ages from pregnancy through school aged children are also available. This site is not just the place for 20 something parents, it will be enjoyable for parents of any age! Jim Sevy, 20 October 1999 The Mommy Times The Mommy Times is "Dedicated to preserving the sanity of Moms everywhere". It is an on-line version of a traditional newsletter of the same name. They bill themselves as a Mom to Mom support club, and the support is there. There are great articles on everything you could imagine, from herbal stress remedies, to tips on teaching your children values and rallying their help in the kitchen. Trish Kasey, the founder and editor, started the newsletter in 1992 when she realized the value of a Mom to Mom support group while asking advice of her Mom friends. Because of the quality of the information available in the September ‘99 issue, I found myself wanting to be able to search an archive of past issues, but none was apparent to me. This site is worth a monthly visit for any Parent looking for advice on raising children and staying sane. Jim Sevy, 23 September 1999 The Family Connection The Family Connection is a wonderful collection of useful information for the family. The site features the opinions and parenting suggestions of Alan Osmond (of the singing group "the Osmonds") and his wife Suzanne, who are the parents of 8 boys. The site has something for everyone in the family, with sections on parenting, recipes, genealogy, scrapbooking, family preparation and health, with articles by Dr. Beth Milligan. The site also has a section for the military family, seniors and a fun page called the "Kid’s Korner". There are discussion forums where you can read and post your ideas, opinions and funny stories about family life and scheduled Family Chat sessions. If you enjoy crafts, you will enjoy the country cottage, where you will find links to craft patterns, country graphics and other fun. The Family Connection has a little something for everyone in the family. Jim Sevy, 8 September 1999 Childfun.com isn’t just for kids! Childfun.com has something for every member of the
family. There are special sections for "Mommies and Daddies" and
many valuable links for the whole family, such as; Childfun tips, Kid’s
Activities, Recipes, Kid’s Health, Home Safety and Childfun Reviews of
books, toys, software, etc. There is a monthly contest as well as links to
"Freebies for the Family". The site was created by Jenny
Wanderscheid, a 29 year old "work at home" mother of 3 , who is
raising her children with her husband in southern Minnesota. Real parents
sharing their own real experiences with the hope of benefiting others
write the articles on the site. The advice is practical and sincere.
Readers are invited to submit articles as well. This site is not only fun
for kid’s it’s fun for the whole family! Values Parenting Values Parenting is dedicated helping parents teach
their children basic values. This web site, based on the philosophy and
writing of best selling authors Richard and Linda Eyre, is designed to
inform caring parents about the books, programs and organizations the Eyre’s
have created. The Eyre’s are the first authors in 50 years to hit #1 on
the New York Times national best seller list with a parenting book, "Teaching
Your Children Values". They have been featured on Oprah and many
other national talk shows. Their programs were created in order to help make
this world a better place by giving parents helpful tools to raise
responsible, happy children who in turn will grow up to raise responsible,
happy children and so on and so on. In addition to the information about the
products that are available at the site, there is a parenting discussion
area and free weekly parenting tips including an archive. The value of these
tips makes it worth a visit. If you are looking for ways to teach your
children values, responsibility and joy check out ValuesParenting.com. The Family Corner The Family Corner should consider changing it’s name to the Family Warehouse! This is because of the amount of information it offers. It is a comprehensive site with just about anything you can think of surrounding family life. They have departments focused on Parenting, Family time, Recipes, Home and Garden, a department especially for Moms called "Just for You", as well as Message Boards and E-Zines to subscribe to. Considering the amount of information available here the site is very easy to navigate. It has a clean, crisp look and is pleasant to view. One of the most valuable features I found was the links page. It is nicely organized and I was able to easily drill down to sites that I was interested in. The Family Corner is a great family site that will be around for a long time and will continue to grow in value. Jim Sevy, 21 July 1999 ParentingPlace.com -- An Internet Home For
Parents If you’re a parent, of any kind, a mother of multiples, a stay
at home mom, a working mother, an expectant parent, a student mom, an armed forces spouse,
etc. -- ParentingPlace.com will have something to benefit you and your efforts to be a
better parent. They offer a monthly newsletter, parenting links, parenting Q&A,
reviews, discussion boards, chat rooms as well as a section for parenting issues and well
written, pertinent features on everything from bedtime, nursing and potty training to
vacations. The site has a nice clean layout and navigation to the valuable features is
readily apparent. ParentingPlace.com is called a "Home For Parents" because the
creators of the site wanted to build a place for parents to feel comfortable asking
"silly" questions that everyone ought to know the answer to. Although kids
don’t come with an owner’s manual this site is a good place to start. So when
you are seriously wondering if your 3 year old son’s future wife will have to potty
train him, go to ParentingPlace.com and find out if that is an option. The "M" Word, Parenting Humor Magazine When your sanity is stretched to the limits and you’re having one of those "take me away" moments, do a reality check on the normalcy of your life with your family by going to "The "M" Word, Parenting Humor Magazine". The site looks good and is easy to navigate and there is a virtual cornucopia of funny stories, essays and articles that most parents will be able to relate to. My thoughts, as I clicked around the site, were "We’re not alone!" The site is updated monthly and you can easily access past issues by following the back issues link. There are links to contests, games, movie reviews, book reviews, recipes, parenting links, and a great page called "Wacky Uses" where you find weird ways to use things around the house like conditioning your hair with Miracle Whip. So the next time you realize that you need to relax, head to "The "M" Word". Jim Sevy, 29 June 1999Families Worldwide "The Call" which is to a page requesting people who care about families to get involved with the Families Worldwide Organization and to help further their pro-family agenda throughout the world. This is a valuable site to individual families as well as the collective "Family" we all belong to. Jim Sevy, 21 June 1999 Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson Jim Sevy, 14 June 1999 |
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