Tufts University has put together a wonderful resource for families to avail themselves of. The Tufts University Child & Family WebGuide provides a list of topics where previously asked questions have been answered by the appropriate expert in that field. You also have the opportunity to ask your own question if it's one not already linked to at the site. The site offers, "links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens."

The Power of Choice
Jan 9, 2004
Would you like to get your kids to willingly cooperate? Stop the daily battles? Teach your kids valuable life skills? If your answer is Yes! Yes! Yes! then read on...

Sex on Campus: Risky Business
Nov 7, 2003
Gary Gately, HealthDay Reporter for www.4woman.org has posted a good article on how risky unprotected sex is. He quotes Dr. Michael Durel, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at the Ochsner Clinic in Baton Rouge, La., saying the media is much to blame for this behavior. Dr. Durel tells us college kids think that, "If you're having fun, you got to have a beer in your hand and a babe in your arms; to have fun, you got to drink, you got to be sexually active." Do you think that's how college kids think?  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

Tufts University's Nutrition Navigator
September 30, 2003
Tufts Nutrition Navigator - Tufts University has "combed the oceans of nutrition-related sites on the web and filtered out the quack and junk. What's left is premium links you can use and trust, their rating guide to nutrition websites. We've added this URL to our CCF Parenting links.

Who Gave The Kids Reasons To Commit Suicide?
May 17, 2003
"We have given our kids a material world that will never satisfy their lusts. We have instilled in them the concept of a beautiful after-world in which they can start everything afresh. We have allowed our world to turn into a breeding ground for depression. We have given all unsatisfied children one reason after another to take their own lives." From the Editor's Desk at sinchew-i comes this most chilling reporting and analysis of youth in Singapore...very applicable to youth worldwide.  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

Internet Offers Advice on Talking to Kids about War
April 26, 2003
"Combat is abating in the war with Iraq, but war images still surround us. How much should you let your kids see? What should you say if your children ask why we dropped bombs instead of 'using our words'? These questions and many more like them are difficult to answer. Fortunately, many Internet sites have addressed these issues and can provide guidance." Another wonderful article by Jinny Gudmundsen, a nationally recognized children's software expert.  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

Talking to children about war
March 25, 2003
Educators for Social Responsibility has prepared this guide for adults who are concerned about how to communicate with young people about difficult issues in the world.  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

Childhood Depression: Strategies for Parents
Jan 28, 2003
Parenting of K-6 Children has posted a summary article on childhood depression with good links for parents to learn more on the subject  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

14 Ways to Show Love for Your Child This Valentine's Day
Jan 28, 2003
The American Academy of Pediatrics has come up with 14 Ways to Show Love For Your Child This Valentine's Day. As parents and educators, let's print and post the list and use it year-round!

Self-Image: Make Peace with Your Body
Jan 27, 2003
A good article for parents to read and talk through with their children, especially teens. It relates the importance of learning to love yourself and building a positive self-esteem. The case studies are good. The links lead to good wholesome recipes. Just watch out for the diet links and do not get caught up in the diet craze. Steady, thoughtful realignment of our thinking process would get us further in learning to love our bodies and treat it with the respect they deserve.  [ Visit Website ]  [ Message board ] 

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