Silver Wolf Parents -- This is page is dedicated to sites that
may help you with your child's education in school and in life.
If you discover new sites that you would like to share with other
parents, please e-mail me. Working together, we can influence
the next "greatest generation"!
Read on!
bNetS@vvy: Tools for Adults to Help Kids Connect Safely -- A
project of the NEA Health Information Network. bNetS@vvy provides
up-to-date information about online trends and behavior, and
offers practical cyber safety tools for use in the home and the
classroom. Our goal is to help parents and educators guide
children towards the safe and savvy use of social technology.
http://www.neahin.org/bnetsavvy/
Foul language? Drug references? This site helps you see what's
playing in theaters and on DVD. It explains in detail the rating
of popular films so you can preview the movie before
saying "Yes." (Scroll to the bottom of the site and click "No
Thanks" for the free service. You must subscribe to see
this week's reviews, but everything prior is free.)
http://www.screenit.com
Read what other parents say about current movies to decide if
they're right for your child. this site also reviews some DVD's,
TV shows, and games.
http://www.currentattractions.com/index.html
Here is another site for movie reviews. It tells you exactly
what your child might see or hear in these films.
http://www.kids-in-mind.com
This is one of the best sites I've found that holds lyrics for
current popular songs. It is searchable by artist or song
title. (You may need to visit one of the teen-lingo sites as
well to get the whole story!)
http://www.musicsonglyrics.com
GamerDad offers video game reviews from a parental perspective.
http://gamerdad.com
We had our own lingo growing up and today's kids do too. This
youth-ministry based site offers translations fo today's kids'
slang.
http://www.thesource4ym.com/teenlingo/
Today's kids have also developed slang for use in IM or e-mail.
This Microsoft-based site offers translations for parents who
want to be in the know.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx
Here is another site concerning online safety. Go to the
TeenAngels line for online chat translation.
http://www.wiredsafety.org/parent.html
Parents -- I'm always looking for sites about books for pre-teens
and teenagers. If you come across anything, please let me know.
Mr. T
Reading is Fundamental! This site offers tips for encouraging
your child to read. Click on the purple "Parents" section at the
right side of the page.
http://www.rif.org
This site has practice EOG-style reading and math tests to help
your child prepare for the real thing. Try some for yourself so
you can remember what it was like! On the site, click on "Online
Assessment," then select "NC."
http://www.brainchild.com
This site from the National Center for Disease Control includes
tips for talking to your kids about smoking. It is parent- and
kid-friendly.
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
Are you looking for reasons to stop smoking and tips to help you
get there? The American Cancer Society offers this "Complete
Guide to Quitting."
http://www.cancer.org
Flu season is a nasty time of year. The CDC offers flu-
prevention tips that are practical for kids and adults.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school