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House Rules for Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Examples of daily and weekly expectations for children. Also provides suggestions for rewards and consequences for these house rules.
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Children Now: Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: 10 Helpful Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Parents are encouraged to talk with learners about challenging subjects like sex, violence, and alcohol. Topics included are the 10 tips for talking with kids about tough issues.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Dropout decisions may involve up to 25 significant factors, ranging from parenthood to learning disabilities. The most effective interventions address the various factors and employ multiple strategies, including personal asset building,...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Building Trust With Schools and Diverse Families

For Teachers 9th - 10th
While increased family involvement is linked to improved student performance, it is not always fully understood and examined within schools. Different types of involvement may include parenting, communicating with schools, volunteering...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Pavlovian Reactions Aren't Just for Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Benjamin N. Witts sketches a few situations in which people are conditioned to react in a Pavlovian way, from dating to parenting. [3:54]
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Orpheus Books

Q Files: Prehistoric: Dinosaur Species: Maiasaura

For Students 9th - 10th
Maiasauras are duck-billed hadrosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period 74 million years ago. Learn about their parenting behavior and babies, how they built their nests, and migration habits.
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Today's Cartoon: Family Cartoons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, run by cartoonist Randy Glasbergen, features one-cut cartoons about kids, moms, dads, parenthood and family life.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Divorce: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan utilizing movies and music to explore divorce and its effects. Students use what they learn to create a parenting guide and podcast. (Note: Music and movies are not available through the lesson plan.)
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Teen Parent: Don't Just Let It Happen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity addresses facts and fiction about teen pregnancy. It is an in-depth look into the social and financial challenges of teen parenting. It includes a cost analysis of a baby's first year of life. Be aware the subject of this...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Parent Blog

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Parent Blog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
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US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Especially for Parents

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Vital information for parents who want to actively engage in their child's education. Find a Back to School checklist, School Information, a Parents Guide to No Child Left Behind, and Publications for Parents.
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US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Especially for Parents

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Vital information for parents who want to actively engage in their child's education. Find a Back to School checklist, School Information, a Parents Guide to No Child Left Behind, and Publications for Parents.
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Mental help.net: Motivating Adolescents Toward Responsible Choices Part Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part II of this article describes tools a parent has for guiding teens to make good choices, and the importance of being there for your teen to help them weather the inevitable storms of adolescence. (Published: Feb. 3, 2015)
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Digital History

Digital History: Utopian Socialism

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the Utopian communities that were attempted in the first half of the 19th century. They had differing reasons for their development, but their common focus was trying a unique way of communal living. Read about the Oneida...
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Come Unity: Sensory Integration Dysfunction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interview with Carol Kranowitz, author of "Out-of-Sync Child," offers information for parents and others in contact with children who have sensory integrative dysfunction. The author discusses the most common sensory problems, what...
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Other

Come Unity: Sensory Integration Dysfunction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This interview with Carol Kranowitz, author of "Out-of-Sync Child," offers information for parents and others in contact with children who have sensory integrative dysfunction. The author discusses the most common sensory problems, what...
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Other

Aarp: Friends & Family: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides a list of basic information one needs to know if just starting to parent a grandchild.
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Helpguide.org: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Rewards and Challenges

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides sound advice for what to expect when raising a grandchild and how to make it a positive experience. Can be downloaded as PDF file.
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Early Childhood Floor in Children's House

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection linking to in-depth resources on the subject of early childhood development.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Conceiving a Future for Cheetahs

For Students 9th - 10th
Phyllis McIntosh's article in Zoogoer Magazine presents information on the conservation of Cheetahs. She discusses the difficulties of breeding amongst Cheetahs, as well as the predicted future of Cheetah cubs.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Divorce Mediation: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand how mediation is applied in divorce cases. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Divorce Mediation."
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Illinois Institute of Technology

The Oyez Project: Griswold v. Connecticut

For Students 9th - 10th
Exerpts from Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court decision regarding marital privacy and birth control. Hours of oral arguments on Real Audio, a link to case opinions, an abstract summary, and notes about the vote of each justice...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Nest Boxes, a.k.a Birdhouses

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the importance of bird house boxes in backyard habitats.

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