Adopt: Parenting

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Welcome to Parenting Resources

Finding the Right Pediatrician for You
10 guidelines to help you choose your pediatrician. Waiting until your child arrives could mean having to pick an unfamiliar name from the phone book.
Jack Pearson: Mr. Song-Strummin' Storyman
Songs and Stories for the whole Family!
Winner of the Parents' Gold Choice Award
Parent Time
One of the best parenting sites we have seen!
Parent Soup
Parent Soup is a community where all kinds of parents come to talk to each other and the experts about the things they care most about.
"Mother & Child Online"
Child-centered parenting, including articles from experts in the fields of child development and parenting.
Einet Galaxy's Family Resources
References to almost everything on parenting and kids on the net
The Parents Place
The Parent Network
The Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child is a group of parents, clinicians, and researchers who seek to help the thousands of children who are adopted from orphanages around the world. They offer information, conferences, and referrals. Their newsletter (published quarterly) costs $15 per year. Their phone number is 412 222-1766 or 6009.
Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
Dr. Dana Johnson and the International Adoption Clinic at the University of Minnesota.
The International Adoption Clinic counsels prospective adoptive parents, screens adopted children after arrival, and provides ongoing follow-up and referral. Located at the University of Minnesota Hospital, the clinic can link you with top specialists who can address your concerns in such areas as infectious desease, development, nutrition, ophthalmology, psychology and cardiology.
Baby Place
Resolution Business Press
Fantastic books on the internet and parenting.
Family Planet
Excellent resources for parents
Allan Hawkins' Parenting Page
A host of resources and information
C-Soft
Dedicated to protecting the lives of children.
Facts for Families
Excellent family resource on a host of common issues.
The Family Home Page
Features and Events Calendar from many parenting periodicals
Lesbian Moms and Gay Dads United
Divorce Home Page
Excellent resources and information on divorce
U.S. Dept. of Education's Parenting Index

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