Extractions: Montana Parent's Association Blue Angels at Graduation Officer Address Service Assignment James Compton 935 Blvd Ave, Havre, 59501 Marine Corps Clarence Graves 3004 17th St West, Billings, 59101 Naval Aviator Brian Miller 19400 Hwy 93 S, Florence, 59833 Naval Aviator Eric Oehlerich 347 Blanchard Hollow, Whitefish, 59937 Navy Seals Sarah Rhoads 13 Cedar Lake Dr, Butte, 59701 Naval Aviator
Kids Health Info For Parents : The Fact Sheets Fact sheets on common conditions are available for browsing or downloading. Prepared and updated by the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/factsheets.cfm?doc_id=3664
ZERO TO THREE: For Parents parents' page dedicated to promotion of healthy development of children from birth to age three. Contains information on social, emotional, and intellectual development. http://www.zerotothree.org/ztt_parents.html
PopMatters Film Review Review of the film by Renee Scolaro Rathke. Contains spoilers. http://popmatters.com/film/reviews/m/meet-the-parents.html
The Society Of Special Needs Adoptive Parents - SNAP A postadoption service in British Columbia (Canada) which assists special needs adoptive families, professionals and the community through support and education. Site includes news, resources and membership information. http://www.snap.bc.ca/
Extractions: [to update your site] Username: Password: Forgot Password? WebCreate Signup Learn More Take a Tour ... Support Center Welcome to MySchoolOnline, the complete website building and hosting solution for K-12 classes, schools, districts, and other educational organizations. From class homepages to district-wide websites, MySchoolOnline is the fast and easy way to create your own site and connect to parents, students, colleagues, and other community members. Special discounts for groups, schools, and districts Easy-to-use web-building tools - No HTML or programming knowledge needed. Special K-12 templates - Just fill-in-the-blanks to create homework assignments, newsletters, showcases, and more. Unlimited web pages - Create as many folders and pages as you need. Secure approval system - Password-protected publishing lets you involve others in creating and maintaining your site - while keeping as much control as you want. Automated content feeds - Keep your site fresh with our award-winning educational content.
Extractions: We are a site dedicated to helping young girls have the best pregnancies possible and promoting positive parenting skills. We are pro-life and represent those choosing to keep their babies. If this doesn't fit your needs please see our links section or our state directory . For more about this site please read our
AllKids - Online Parenting Magazine, Kids Shopping Site, Information Directory A Directory offering guidance and links to shopping and advice sites dealing with a wide range of topics and parenting issues. Includes channels for 'Days Out', 'Childcare' and 'Education', as well as a chat zone and All Kids section containing agegraded child-safe links. http://www.allkids.co.uk/
Parent's Resources. More ideas for parents of gifted children http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/parents.html
Extractions: Home Advocacy Characteristics Events ... Sites that are dedicated to Helping Gifted Adults understand what it's all about Dear Mom-I-am, dear Mom-I-am, we have a problem, Mom-I-am. Your son won't do what he must do. He drives me crazy, yes it's true! He will stall and squirm and hum, and leave all of his work undone. He dreams and will not pay attention, have you considered medication? With other kids he does not play, he is alone much of the day. Something does not seem quite right, because I know he must be bright. He seems to learn, despite the rest, but the work is not his best. He is disruptive, yes it's true. He just won't do what he must do! Yes, teacher, I can really see, how frustrating all this must be, A child who does not meet the norm, a child whose mold won't fit the form. I've had him tested on WISC-III, by your approved test agency. He scores far higher than the mean, there's more to this that can be seen. So help us, help us find the way, to teach this child best if we may. He is not like the rest you see, he acts and thinks far differently.
STOMP-Specialized Training Of Military Parents A federally funded Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center established to assist military families who have children with special education or health needs. http://www.stompproject.org
Extractions: Download STOMP brochure in Spanish With a population of 1.5 million active duty military members, each day around the globe, there are an estimated 540,000 active duty sponsors each caring for a family member with special medical or educational needs. STOMP is the only National Parent Training and Information Center for military families providing support and advice to military parents without regard of the type of medical condition their child has. Parents of children with special needs face many challenges: These challenges are compounded when the family concerned is military. While all military families face certain challenges such as frequent PCS moves/military member being placed in harm's way/deployments, our families with special needs family members face additional difficulties, for example: Continuity in provision of IEP services from state to state or from state to DODDS/DDESS (no legal obligation to implement current IEP from another state) Availability of military member during IEP meetings/ medical treatments/procedures Finding specialists/physicians who will take TRICARE (military health entitlement program) Re-establishing relationships with key medical and educational personnel Re-establishing eligibility for community resources to assist child and facing waiting lists for services needed
MoonLily: Nanny's Notes Contents A free weekly email newsletter for parents, grandparents and others who love and care for children. Topics include safety, health, crafts, books and fun web sites. http://www.moonlily.com/nanny/nannynote.htm
Extractions: Send your email to nanny-join@moonlily.com Looking for good, kid-tested web sites to visit with your young child? Want health and safey tips and news that will help you safeguard the well being of the children you nurture? Subscribe to Nanny's Notes, a free weekly email newsletter for parents, grandparents and others who love and care for children. Each issue will contain short items such as news bits, tips, and resources, all focused on infants and young children to age eight. Topics will include safety, health, crafts, books, toys, web sites for kids, and resource sites for parents. See a list of issues. To subscribe, send your email to nanny-join@moonlily.com Nanny is looking for short (250 words max) original craft and other fun things to do with kids. If you have some to share, please write to her nannynote@moonlily.com
Westworld Global Network Comprehensive web site. Has helpful chat line for foster parents to talk to one another, ask questions, get advice from seasoned experienced foster parents. http://www.westworld.com
Home Page Events, newsletters, photos, links, admissions information, and points of contact. http://www.west-point.org/parent/wppc-georgia/
Extractions: WEST POINT PARENTS CLUB of GEORGIA Welcome to the WPPC-Georgia Home Page! The West Point Parents Club of Georgia has three guiding purposes: To contact WPPC-GA or for more information, send an e-mail message to wppcga@excite.com In the meantime, here are a few important items. You will need Adobe Reader (free) to open these documents. If you don't already have Adobe Reader, click on the button to get it - or go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html 2005 Picnic The 2005 picnic was held on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at the Family Life Center at Embry Hills United Methodist Church. A record 130 cadets and parents (and a few siblings) attended. The next picnic will be in June 2006. Further details will be distributed to all members when they are available. Plebe Parent Handbook This handbook is intended only to supplement information you will receive from the Admissions Office and the Commandant at West Point. Remember this is the ARMY! ANYTHING can change at any time.
OutProud - For Parents Of Gay Children Information guide for parents trying to understand their gay children. Initial shock, questions and answers, concerns and personal stories. http://www.outproud.org/brochure_for_parents.html
Extractions: THE INITIAL SHOCK When You First Find Out It is often a shock for parents to find out that their child is homosexual. Whether you are a mother or a father, whether you have a son or a daughter, whether you long suspected something of the kind, or were completely surprised, finding out for sure can be a shock. The feelings that shake you are very strong and confusing. You may hardly be able to talk about it at first without tears and anger. Every family is different and every case individual: one parent may find out by chance, another may be told face-to-face, a third may receive a phone call or a letter; the child may be a teenager or an adult, self-accepting or upset with what he or she is; parents may be ready to listen, or react by drawing back. For all, however, there are some underlying concerns and questions: COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Parents Usually Want to Know: Q. Why did he or she have to tell us? A. Many parents think that they would be happier if they didn't know. What you must realize, however, is that if you did not know, you would never really know your child. A large part of his or her life would be kept secret from you, and you would never really know the whole human being. The fact that your son or daughter told you is a sign of his or her love and need for your support and understanding. After all, who should know if not you? No other minority is asked to hide from their own parents what makes them "different"!
Extractions: Since you are reading this, I assume that someone close to you, a friend or family member, has made what must appear to you to be a very shocking and perhaps disturbing disclosure. Your thoughts must be racing at this moment and your emotions are probably in a turmoil. You probably have many question. If you are concerned about the person, you probably have some fears. In this letter, I will try to answer some of those questions and deal with a few of those fears. I can speak with authority on this subject, because I am a transsexual. However, before answering those questions, let me give you some insight into what it is like for a transsexual to make such a disclosure. It hasn't been that long since I told my parents about my intention to change sex. We had always maintained a close relationship. Nevertheless, telling them this "secret" was the most difficult thing I've ever done. It took nearly a year of therapy to be able to do so. Every time I visited home or talked to my folks on the phone, I thought about the time I would have to tell them. I couldn't enjoy my visits with them, because I'd wonder if this was the last visit I'd make. As transsexuals, we hear all sorts of horror stories about people losing friends, family members turning away, parents disowning their children. At a less intense level, we routinely hear of vicious arguments, recriminations and denunciations of the person by family members. I have to admit, some transsexuals are tactless in the ways they make their disclosures and invite such confrontations. But, nonetheless, these stories race through your mind as you consider sharing this important part of your life with the people you love.
Extractions: HELPING PARENTS COPE WITH A HIGH-RISK BIRTH: TERROR, GRIEF, IMPOTENCE, AND ANGER by Michael T. Hynan, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee I wish to thank you, Becky, for you kind introduction. I also wish to thank the program committee for inviting me. I am honored and touched to be speaking at the last official Parent Care Conference. Parent Care really gave me an outlet for what I felt I had to say and write about having a premature baby. If it were not for Parent Care, I suspect that I never would have finished writing my book. Parent Care has always been very good to me, and I will be forever grateful. Ever since my son was born and survived I have felt that I have owed a debt- - to doctors, nurses, friends, my family, other parents, and to God. I realized that my payment would come from putting my Psychological knowledge to use to support other parents and help them adjust emotionally to the awful reality of having a high- risk baby. I also hope that I can help perinatal professionals better understand the emotional turmoil felt by high- risk parents, so you can help us as families to get home in the best possible shape. So we can find meaning in our lives that have changed in the worst possible way. That's why I came here. This is a debt I want to be paying my whole life, and its the only debt I have where I receive more than I can give. Today I will talk about each of the emotions of terror, grief, impotence, and anger as they occur in high- risk parents. You will learn about my family and how we experienced these unfortunate feelings during my son's birth. And you will also hear the stories of many high- risk parents, who have shared their emotional struggles with me. I hope to be able to put some substance and feelings into abstract works like grief and impotence, to express the feelings that many times we high- risk parents hold back- - because we are afraid people and especially the medical staff will think we are crazy and that we can't handle our crises.
