Links for Parents

This page which I will hopefully continue to add to as I get more quality resources is to be filled with links with tools for parents, money saving websites, organization/decorating resources, family togetherness, parental advice, child development, and cool mom websites .

Tools for Parents
Safety/health
Healthy Toys.org- a great website with information about unsafe toys - a very comprehensive list
Parenting in the Digital age - Information on being websavvy and learning about filters for when your kid uses the Internet.
Immunizations - What immunizations your child should have in the first 6 years.
Safety Instruction sheets - Every safety instruction sheet you could want from allergic reactions to farm safety.
Safety Recalls - US Consumer report.
Child care seat - This is a list of certified professionals who can put in your kids car seat for you.
Road Safety Songs - If you're teaching your kids about safety these could be fun.
Us Safekids - A complete safety site.
KidsHealth - An overall site about kids health.
Teen growth - Informative site for parents with teenagers.
Power of parents online - Great safety information and a free book that your kid can listen and watch to learn about how not to be a missing kid.
Travel
Road trip Games - This list from Family Fun may help you get through some car rides.
Traveling With Kids - Great products for giogn across town or around the world.
Ideas for Travel - Different things you can do to make travel go smoother.
More tips - Tips for traveling with small children.
Vacation kids - Information and reviews on family travel.
Family Travel Gear - Anything you'd need for your trip.
Roadside Landmark finder - Great for long trips.
Fieldtrip.com - This great site helps you find great places to go.
Discipline
Handipoints - an online rewarding chart program for free. The catch is that the points that the kids earn will earn them toys/gifts on the site that you have to buy. I think it could get expensive.
Chart Jungle - Free printable charts to help your kids through the reward system , or to keep track of stuff like feedings and dirty diapers. If anything it's a good place to get ideas of charts you can make yourself.
Guide to responsibility - Helping your kids become responsible and thorough guide.
My Reward Game - Parents set the rules and good behavior moves forward and bad behavior backwards.
Other
AmericanDomestic.com For Nannies, Sitters, Housekeepers & companions.
BrandywineValleynannies.com - A Nanny group for the Brandywine area with resources, events and so much more.
All Star Activities - This well researched website is a guide for parents to teach and aid in the selection of extracurricular activites for their children.  This site contains a variety of individutal and team sports, as well as activities, all focused on children and families.
Choosing Child Care - Questions to ask and things to think about when choosing child care.
Do 2 Learn - If your young child or visual learner needs reminders of what they need to do, here are the pictures. They can be printed out and posted so your kid can remember steps to certain routines.
Multicultural Calendar - If you want your kid to learn about his culture or others it's fun to look up holidays and traditions of other cultures.
Teen Spirit - A Web site and a brochure for moms of teen girls and how to relate to them.
Kids off the couch - If you're a movie buff it is a weekly newsletter to get kids excited about film and family time.
Petfinder - If you need a pet this a great place to start., just put in the type of pet and your zip code. This is how we got our dog.
Camp Parents - The everything resource about sending your kid to camp.
Kids-in-mind.com- Gives you the downlow on what's in a movie before you see it with your kids.
Norristown Resources
Norristown Youth Services Department Website - great events, information, and more.
Norristown Weed and Seed - 1430 Dekalb Street Norristown, PA 19404-0311 -610.278.1093 Norristown Weed and Seed is a grassroots community driven organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in Norristown through the involvement and collaboration of residents, non-profit, government and public/private sector leaders.
Why I love Norristown Contest - If you live, ever lived, or work in or around Norristown here's your chance to let the world know why you love Norristown and you can win some money.
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Money Saving Websites
Gasbuddy - Find the cheapest gas in your neighborhood, it can save you alot these days. Pick your county and zip code.
MyBargainBuddy - If you're just looking for great deals this is the place to look, not necessarily on specific items. They have a freebies section where you can get samples of products you want to try. This is a great site.
Shop Local - Find out where anything is on sale near you. Put in the item and your zip code.
Shopping Spree Coupons - This great resource has great coupons for the Lansdale area, Hatboro/Horsham, Warminster/Warrington, Doylestown, and Philadelphia. They have coupons on all diferent types of services.
Deals Plus - This site knows where all the great deals are!
Deal Catcher - Printable coupons you can take with you to stores.
BabyCheapSkate.com - Great deals and coupons on baby stuff.
MommySavers - This whole website is dedicated to saving money and being frugal, it has a lot of information.
Retailmenot.com - Great searchable coupon codes for website shopping.
Coupon Mountain - It's my favorite coupon site, not a lot of pop up adds, and they have coupons for lots of places. Check it out before you buy anything online.
Coupon Mom - Grocery deals and much more, I don't like that you have to sign in for some things.
Paperback Swap - If you're an avid reader this is a great way to save money, all you have to pay for is postage.
Swapthing - Trade your stuff for somthing you want.
Magic Kids - Great deals on name brand kids clothes.
Smile Yarn's - Quality yarn at the cheapest price.
Best Price Ink - Best deals on printer ink.
Deep Discounts - Great deals on DVDs, CDs, games, and books.
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Organization/Decorating
Websites
MommyBar - This great resource gives you everything you need to search the web and be informed at your finger tips.
MommyTrackd - This site has all it's own resources on being organized.
Organized home - They have tips and ideas but also printables to help you stay organized.
Cozi - A website for moms who have older kids with lots of appointments, it’s a scheduler for all your appointments that can be viewed anywhere you can see the internet, and it’s free!
Freecycle - Put up your junk to get rid of it to someone who'll use it.
Places to buy organizing products
The container store - They have everything, it is fairly expensive but they have a few great deals.
Ikea - Great inexpensive storage ideas for kids rooms.
Products
Baby Brief Case - Get organized from the start. It helps you know what you need, document wise, for your new baby and organizing everything.
The gripping stuff - It's the coolest message board ever that everythign can stick to.
Dynamic Frames - A place to display your kids art work and then store the 100 other pieces they made that you have no place to put them.
Boon - A soft bag that holds all your kids stuffed animals and then doubles as a bean bag chair.
Blink and it's done - Quick clean ups for the car.
Stuck on you - Iron on labels.
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Family Togetherness
Family Fun - This page has a great list of ideas to get doing stuff with your kids.
Family Rituals - This artical talks about why it's good to have family traditions.
Family tree - If you're working on a family tree together this is the site to go to.
Legacy Project - Here's a list of free online activites that get your child thinking about the past, present, and future and your family.
Baby Center's List - This is a list of family rituals to start doing with your family.
New Family Traditions - An article on why and how to start family rituals/traditions.
Cute Kid - Some more family ritual/tradition ideas.
Forever Families - More family traditions for everyday and special events.
Suite 101 - Ideas for a family fun night.
Family Time Fun - These simple word games add extra fun to dinner, open everyone up to conversation (even the kids), and extend dinner time together by 10 to 15 minutes.
Food for talk - Food for Talk is a recipe box filled with 200 cards designed to initiate and stimulate the dinner hour, helping parents and children connect on a deeper level by sharing feelings, values and experiences.
Table Topics - Questions to start great conversations.
Game Sake - A game personalized about your family or someone's life. A great activity for family time.
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Parental Advice
Sesame Street Parent Advice Finder - You can choose category and subcategory to narrow your search.
Great Parents - Ideas and information for great parents.
0 to 3 - This has everything a parent needs to know about their child who is 0 to 3 years old.
Ready Web - A list of resources about getting your kid ready for school.
Two year old personality change - I'm going through it right now so I appreciated this article.
Better Kid Care - A great list of articles from a Penn State Resource.
Parenthacks - An advice website from parents around the world.
Toddlers - Understanding your toddlers and helping them to grow.
Discipling your Preschooler - an informative article.
Disciplining your Toddler - an informative article.
Toilet Training - An article about knowing how.
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Child Development
ibabydoc.com - A great list of where your child should be at developmentally from 1 month to 17 years old.
Ages and Stages - A great resource of pdf files of what you can look for to see if your child is developing and what you can do to help.
Talking with Kids (PBS) - Communicating with your kid at every developmentally level - great site.
Physical Milestones - PBS list of milestones physically in the first five years.
Social/Emotional - PBS list of social/emotional milestones in the first five years.
Thinking - PBS list of thinking milestones in the first five years.
First Year - Enfamil gives you a month by month look at your child's development in the first year.
How kids Develop - A whole website dedicated to how kids develop and what skills they have when.
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Cool Mom Websites
Rookie Moms - Great ideas even if you're not a rookie.
This mom inspired TV show and website has an online community and great mom stories as well as a great list of cool websites.
Mommybar - This great resource gives you everything you need to search the web and be informed at your finger tips.
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