Welcome to the Travel Adventures' Parent Resource Center. Our passion is education. We encourage parents to stay involved in the education of their children.
We've compiled a list of terrific websites for you. We would also love to add new sites to our list which you have discovered. Please let us know so we can share them with other parents.
Child & Family Web Guide: Tufts University
The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence.
www.cfw.tufts.edu
Education.com
Education.com provides parents of school-aged children with free access to information and resources to give them the answers they need — plus activities and articles that make learning together more fun for everyone.
www.education.com
Education World: Parent Resources
Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom. With 98 percent of the nation's public schools connected to the Internet, the need for a complete online educational guide is evident.
db.education-world.com
Family Education Network
Our mission is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives.
www.familyeducation.com/home
Fema for Kids: Resources for Parents & Teachers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency initiated the FEMA for Kids Web site in October 1997 as a safe and fun place where children could learn what to do before, during and after a disaster to safeguard themselves, their families - even their pets.
www.fema.gov/kids
Flu.gov
One-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information.
www.flu.gov/travel/travelerinfo.html
Kid Info: Parents
"KID INFO saves valuable time by providing students, teachers, and parents QUALITY links to thematic websites relevant to the Pre K-12 curriculum in ONE website directory. Kid Info also provides a collection of QUALITY fun, interesting, and informative non-educational website links!"
www.kidinfo.com/parents.html
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
At NCPIE, our mission is simple: to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
www.ncpie.org
The National Middle School Association
National Middle School Association is dedicated to improving the educational experiences of young adolescents by providing vision, knowledge, and resources to all who serve them in order to develop healthy, productive, and ethical citizens.
www.nmsa.org
Parenting.org
We specialize in training, consulting, and researching parenting practices that will help you and others like you deal with the day-to-day care taking, guidance, and development of your child.
www.parenting.org
The Parent Institute
The mission of The Parent Institute is to encourage parent involvement in the education of their children. The Parent Institute publishes a variety of materials including newsletters, booklets, audio CDs, brochures, videos and presentation kits.
www.parent-institute.com/educator
Parent Teacher Association: PTA
As the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) reminds our country of its obligations to children and provides parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students.
www.pta.org
Safe Kids Worldwide
A global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.
www.safekids.org
Scholastic: Home of Parent & Child Magazine
A global children's publishing, education and media company. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child's intellectual, personal and cultural growth, Scholastic has a mission of helping children around the world to read and learn.
www2.scholastic.com
Teacher Pathfinder: Parenting Resources
Scores of great websites for parents on a variety of topics. Check us out!
teacherpathfinder.org
USA.gov: Education Issues for Parents
Official information and services from the U.S. government. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.
www.usa.gov/Topics