Parents,
These days it is hard to stay one step ahead when it comes to making sure our children are using technology and media in ways that are best for their development and growth. This page is designed for you. We want to provide you a few tools that can help you stay "in the know" when it comes to websites, technology, online safety and quality materials for your child.
These days it is hard to stay one step ahead when it comes to making sure our children are using technology and media in ways that are best for their development and growth. This page is designed for you. We want to provide you a few tools that can help you stay "in the know" when it comes to websites, technology, online safety and quality materials for your child.
Ever wish your child could "unwatch" something? We've all been there. That's why we're here. Welcome to Common Sense Media. If you've got children, you know how much today's media and tech can affect them. We'll give you the scoop on the latest entertainment and tech so YOU can decide what's right for YOUR child. As an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, we're here for you.
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Educational resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Discusses various Internet safety topics.
You can help your child become a responsible, ethical digital citizen with healthy online relationships. To do that, you’ll use the same successful parenting skills that you’re already using at home. Resilient digital citizens recognize and seek out the 3Cs—appropriate contact, content, and conduct—in all digital settings
INFOhio, a statewide cooperative school library and information network, supports and enriches teaching and learning by providing equitable access to quality resources for Ohio's PreK-12 community of students, educators and parents. INFOhio's components promote information literacy and media literacy through the use of technology. This link takes you directly to INFOhio's parent resources.
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Discovery Education offers a wide variety of free family resources that you can trust to provide high quality, relevant material for you and your children. We invite you to take a look at our family activities, contests and a wealth of other resources that are vetted by Discovery Education and uniquely designed with parents in mind.
A site to help parents learn about great books for their kids ages 4-14.
Montessori Resources For Parents
AMS is a vibrant community of schools, teachers, families, and others determined to make Montessori a strong and positive force in education. AMS sets the high professional standards that inform Montessori education as practiced in AMS-accredited schools and taught in AMS-affiliated teacher education programs.
Association Montessori International of the United States (AMI/USA) brings the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori to the education of children, to help them attain their full potential in our society. What makes Montessori different and why is it supported by leading researchers in psychology, biology, neurology, and additional disciplines? Find out here.
Even a casual Web search for books about Montessori will yield many hundreds of titles. Here’s is AMS's short list of works that speak directly to parents, along with recommended books about childrearing that reflect the Montessori approach.
Britton, Lesley. Montessori Play and Learn: A Parents Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six.
Eissler, Trevor. Montessori Madness! A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education.
Galinksy, Ellen. Ask the Children: The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting.
Galinsky, Ellen, and David, Judy. Ask the Children: What America’s Children Really Think About Working Parents.
Galinksy, Ellen. Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs.
Galinksy, Ellen. The Six Stages of Parenthood.
Hainstock, Elizabeth G. The Essential Montessori: An Introduction to the Woman, the Writings, the Method, and the Movement.
Hainstock, Elizabeth G. Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-school Years.
Hainstock, Elizabeth G. Teaching Montessori in the Home: The School Years.
Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori: A Modern Approach.
Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori in the Classroom: A Teacher's Account of How Children Really Learn.
Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood.
McFarland, Jim, and McFarland, Sonnie. Montessori Parenting: Unveiling the Authentic Self.
Pitamic, Maja, and McCarthy, Claire. Child's Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler.
Schmidt, Maren, with Schmidt, Dana. Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents.
Thompson, Michael, and Barker, Teresa. It’s a Boy! Your Son’s Development from Birth to Age 18.
Thompson, Michael, and Kindlon, Dan. Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.
Wolf, Aline. A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom.
Wolf, Aline. Montessori Insights for Parents of Young Children.
Wolf, Aline. World of the Child: A Fable for Parents.
Scan to learn more about The International Society for Technology in Education standards for technology education for students.
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Scan to learn more about The American Association of School Librarians' standards for the 21st century learner.
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