INTERNET SAFETY: here are some websites you can go to for more information on how to monitor what your kids are doing on the computer and keep them safe:
http://www.isafe.org
http://www.software4parents.com/
http://www.k9webprotection.com/
http://www.netsmartz.org/
http://www.wiredsafety.org/
www.csn.org (The Child Safety Network)
http://www.getnetwise.org/
and
http://www.safeteens.com/
Here are two great websites for parents here in San Diego....my wife Lisa and I use these all the time.
How to talk to your kids about sex www.sexualityandu.ca
Want more protection for your kids on the internet? Go to surfmonkey.com
Media Awareness a resource website and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for young people.
Early development of the brain go to www.iamyourchild.org
Exercise go to www.paguide.com
National Association for Sport and Physical Education "99 Tips for Family Fitness" 1-800-321-0789
Dr. Phil's hit series draws on his 25 years of experience in psychology and human functioning. Having begun his TV career as Oprah's resident expert on human behavior, Dr. Phil continues to deal with real-life issues in his signature "tell-it-like-it-is" style. This is a great website for all your family and personal questions and concerns.
GREAT FUN WEBSITES FOR KIDS
Noggin – It’s just like the TV channel
Jazz Kids - Check out this fun newspaper for kids featuring news and reviews, kids' writing, games, trivia, and more!
Bear In The Big Blue House
Sports Illustrated For Kids
National Geographic For Kids
PBS for kids
PBS|Fish - Meet the coelacanth, a bizarre fish and "living fossil" that hasn't changed much in its 400 million years on Earth! You can learn about its anatomy, read an article, take a quiz, and more. From PBS's NOVA series.
PBS|George Shrinks - Meet George's family, go on adventures with the whole gang, play memory quest and connect-the-dots, or send an e-card. Find out when this PBS show airs in your hometown.
Treehouse TV
4 Kids
Nasa kids
CBC kids
Blues Clues
Freeware.com - Freeware... Internet freebies just for kids
Barbie.com - Barbie's official site. Offers past and current doll sets as well as games for kids and information for parents.
Cartoon Network - Providing a fun, safe and secure website for people of all ages.
Fact Monster.com - Fact Monster is the largest free reference site just for kids! Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports, entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health.
Yahooligans! - Take a look at pictures from around the world, learn about sports and get the latest on theme parks, get help with homework and much more.
Kids.gov - Provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun!
Clifford, The Big Red Dog - Here's the site for everyone's favorite big red dog! You can read along with Emily Elizabeth, visit T-Bone's Town, get to know the Islanders, or play with Clifford!
Discovery Kids - A whole site about adventure and the adventures we think you should try. Ever wanted to climb a climbing wall? Ride a camel? Learn to take your own pictures? Well, here is the place to learn how.
Nick.com - Nickelodeon has a fun site that includes games, music, a web lab, and your world.
Flags - This sites show flags from countries around the world. Also includes basic facts on each country such as its population, capital city, languages, currency and religions.
Scholastic News - Scholastic brings you details and facts about life in Iraq, America's history of conflict with this country, and more. Find out just who Saddam Hussein is and what kind of troubles the Middle East region faces.
VCU.edu - You can search or browse through almost 300 images of African Americans taken during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Get an idea of what life was like during this time, from VCU Libraries' Cook Collection of Photographs.
Firefighters - Watch a video or take a tour to find out how firefighters protect themselves with their gear and do their job in the face of danger. From the city fire department in Davis, California.
Knowing Poe - Through the activities on this site, you can introduce learners (or, be introduced, yourself) to the literature, life, and times of one of America's foremost writers, Edgar Allan Poe.
Chess Is Fun! - Want to learn how to play chess? Want to learn how to play a bit better? Here are some fairly easy "lessons." Those relatively new to chess should play though the introduction to chess and the section on chess strategy.
NGA Kids - Choose from a variety of activities or projects, enjoy an animated musical adventure, take a tour through the sculpture garden, and more.
NCES Games & Activities - Fun games and activities to help you learn.
Fun & Games - Ask Jeeves games for kids.
Coloring & Activity - Get your very own "The True Story of Inky the Whale" and "Water 'n Kids" coloring book.
Gamegoo - These games for grades K-2 are sticky! Pick your gooey guide and learn things that will stick with you while playing animated games like Squanky the Tooth Taker, Letter Bugs, and Paw Park.
Art Games - This interactive site engages children in art activities that help them to learn about artists and the works of art in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
Hands On Childrens Museum - An interactive science, art and adventure museum for children ages 10 and under. Meet Casbah the camel, visit the pet parade and solve a maze.
Art Department - has tons of great art information! Take a peek in the Art Room and visit the Art Site of the Week.
MOWA Kids - Learn about art, check out the galleries and have fun playing art games in the Museum of Web Art.
PlayMusic.org - A cool site for kids from the American Symphony Orchestra League. Learn all about classical music and the instruments that make it.
Music4Kids - Songs and music games for children.
Kididdles - Find kid songs and music lyrics online.
Kids Music - Sing-Along Songs (Midis and Lyrics) presented by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences as a means of introducing kids to science and research interests.
Children's Music - Guide to children's music online: children's concert calendar, database of musicians, children's radio list, Real Audio children's music programming, info on music education, related links
