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bullet "Understanding Children - Fears,"  click here for an article from Iowa State University Extension Service and provided to us by our Parent Education Advisor, Michele Zodrow.
 
bullet "Stress, Conflict and Kids," an article from the Family Information Services. How to manage conflicts with your children with less stress.
 
bullet "Let's Get Moving," an article from the Family Information Services. We as caregivers have a unique role to provide increased opportunities for participation in in physical activity that fosters skill development, creativity and imagination.
 
bulletAs a parent at SICP, you are eligible to receive the benefits of being a student at South Puget Sound Community College. Click here for more information regarding how to benefit from your student status.

Links to Parenting Resources on the Web

Here are some of our favorite parenting resources on the Web. From time to time, the links on this page may be changed. Please feel free to suggest additional links using the little form below.

Clicking a link will open a new window in your browser, so you can always get quickly back to our site.

Briggs Community YMCA Dads & Daughters - Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter
Olympia Downtown YMCA Fatherville
New Moon Publishing Parent Soup
The WonderWise Parent Center for Media Education
Gateway to the National Library of Medicine Tolerance.org - a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Olympia Community School PBS TeacherSource
Sound FoodShed (home of the Thurston County Direct Sales Farm Map) How to Ride a Bike - The Foolproof Way! - how to teach riding a bike
Commercial Exploitation of Children - Children see more than 40,000 advertisements a year on TV alone. Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Home Education Magazine Voter registration - Your kids can't, but you can, so use your vote
Hands On Children's Museum Five Steps of Emotional Coaching - more from Dr. John Gottman
Olympia Online PBS' pages on "Talking With Kids About War and Violence"
Four Parenting Styles - Dr.  John Gottman Lots of local links from the City of Olympia web site
Child Care Action Council - local resources for children and their families Common Sense Media - their goal is to provide trustworthy information to creating a responsible and enjoyable media environment for everyone.
Yahoo! Movie Mom's Reviews - film reviews from a mother's point of view. earlychildhood.com - "The Professional Resource For Teachers And Parents."
Olympia Freecycling - don't throw it away - freecycle it! A Yahoo! Group. MediaWise - resource website from The National Institute on Media and the Family

Keeping Children Safer - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Organizing Idea File - tips on how to organize your work and home The Washington State Sex Offender Information Center - or, click here to "search for offenders near me"
Local event calendars:
  Chamber of Commerce
  Visitor & Convention Bureau
  Mixx 96 FM
 The Olympian "Weekend"		 Save Title IX - I EXercise My Rights is a public service, informational campaign designed to educate the public about Title IX. Simply stated, Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding.

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Web Site Changes

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