Parents

Parents Links

• Ability Online A safe computer haven where kids and teens with disabilities can meet and share their interests.
  
• Exceptional Parent Magazine for parents of children or young adults with disabilities. Includes reports, forum, products links, books.
  
• Our Kids Information and support for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Links to resources and affiliated web sites.
  
• Parent Training and Information Centers by State Programs funded by the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education to help provide training and information to meet the needs of parents of children with disabilities living in the area served by the center.
  
• Cyndi's Special Needs Resources Many resources for parents of special-needs children. Scripture, health info and VCFS sites - in particular VCFS sites.
  
• Impact of a Handicapped Child on the Family From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute and meant for teachers, but has information for parents too.
  
• Parenting Special Needs The starting place for exploring parenting special needs, from About.com.
  
• Special Needs Support site for the disabled, chronically ill, and the people who care for them
  
• Play for All A mother describes her efforts to encourage play between her disabled child and the siblings.
  
• Parenting with a Disability Having a disability does not mean that you must give up your parenting rights. If you are a competent and willing person, you should be able to raise a child.
  
• ParentingToolbox : Your Expert Parenting Site! Ron Huxley, Ph.D. author and psychologist offers families a wealth of parenting tools to enhance parenting and coping skills.
  
• Child and Family Canada Self-help for parents of children with special needs, and guidelines to help you start your own support group.
  
• Child Care and the ADA Child care centers rather privately or publicly operated must conform to ADA standards in order to meet the needs of special children.
  
• TRI Online! Parent Advocacy A place for information and resources for parents of children with disabilities, education, transition and school-to-work issues.
  
• Parent to Parent of New Hampshire If you are the parent of a child with temporary or long-term special challenges, you may want to speak to a parent whose child has similar needs - someone who will understand. Parent to Parent is a network of New Hampshire families willing to share experiences.
  
• Hints for Mothers of Many Children Discusses general issues but also a section of disabled children and their siblings.
  
• Parental Estate Planning and Bequests Discusses estate planning for a disabled child.
  
• Single Parent Central - Childcare & Children with Disabilities An overview of the accommodations childcare centers and home-based centers must make for disabled children under the American With Disabilities Act.
  
• Parents Helping Parents Helping children with special needs receive the love, hope, respect and services they need to achieve their full potential by strengthening their families and the professionals who serve them.
  
• Children First from the National PTA A list of links to state and local PTAs and other child advocacy organizations.
  
• Your Brain Injury Headquarters Brain injury resources for the injured and family members.
  
• Special Families Guide Articles and answers to questions from Robert Naseef, Ph.D. on parenting a child with a disability.
  
• The Learning Disabled Child and the Home Discusses various issues such as fathers, siblings, discpline.
  
• Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center Parents Network Parents of developmentally delayed children who are clients of the Easter Los Angeles Regional Center.
  
• Social Workers' Perceptions of Older Parents Caring at Home for Disabled Children Social work student paper. Includes some links.
  
• Mothers with Attitude Humor and help for adoptive moms, special-needs moms, any old moms at all.
  
• ICan Online ICan Online is a well organized site that offers a tremendous amount of information to the disabled community.
  
• Parents with Disabilities Online Information, support and products for parents who have disabilities.
  
• Disabled Parents Network A UK based organisation of disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, their families and allies.
  
• Schwab Foundation for Learning Services for parents and educators to provide information, support and resources to improve the lives of students with learning differences.
  
• Ideal Lives Practical tips & web resources for special needs parents. We specialize in free resources and personlized "real life" solutions for families and the teachers & professionals who support them.
  
• Educating Parents of Exceptional Children (EPEC) Resource of information for parents with special needs children. Forum, newsletter, and links.
  
• The Number and Characteristics of Families with More than One Disabled Child 1988 article citing statistics for the UK.
  
• Partners Resource Network Purpose is to empower parents of children and youth with disabilities in their roles as parents, decision makers, and advocates for their children.
  
• Tips for the Teacher From The ADHD Owner's Manual, tips for teachers who are teaching children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
  
• Parents With Disabilities Site for people with disabilities, who are thinking about becoming pregnant or adopting, and for parents with disabilities with children of all ages -- confronting issues in health care, schools, recreation and worship.