INTERNET RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
GENERAL
NEW!!! Students Against Destructive Decisions http://www.sadd.org/ptm/index.html
NEW - Info About Kids www.infoaboutkids.org
§ Brookline Coalition Against Substance Abuse (B-CASA), www.BCASA.org
§ National Institute on Drug Abuse http://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents/index.asp
§ Mass. Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline www.helpline-online.com
§ Safe Teens (online safety) www.safeteens.com/safeteens.htm
§ Teenwire by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America www.teenwire.com
§ Sexuality Information & Education Council of U.S. www.siecus.org
§ Advocates for Youth www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/index.htm
§ Child & Family Web Guide www.cfw.tufts.edu
§ NYU Child Study Center www.aboutourkids.org
§ Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Let’s Be Honest Parent Education www.pplm.org
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR TEEN
www.theantidrug.com
www.teen-safe.org
www.drugfree.org
TEEN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
http://www.drugfree.org/teenbrain/
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/teenage-brain-a-work-in-progress-fact-sheet/index.shtml
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/teenage-brain1.htm
UNDERAGE DRINKING/SOCIAL HOST LAWS
http://www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov/default.aspx
www.dontserveteens.org
www.notnrhouse.org
www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov
www.asklistenlearn.com (geared toward middle schoolers and parents)
www.mass.gov
www.madd.org
www.sadd.org
http://buzzeddriving.adcouncil.org/
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/alcohol/index.php
DRUGS AND MARIJUANA
www.theantidrug.comhttp://notinmyhouse.drugfree.org/
http://timetoact.drugfree.org (If you suspect your child is using)
Mass General Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM) http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/services/addiction_medicine_home.aspx
TEEN SAFETY BEHIND THE WHEEL
www.teendriving.com
http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety/Teen_Drivers/teendrivers_factsheet.html
www.safeteendriving.org
www.apromisetoadam.org
http://www.carinsurancequotes.net/resources/car-driving-safety-tips/
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
SEXUALITY
www.siecus.org (Sexuality Information & Education Council of U.S.
www.pplm.org (Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts)
www.JaneDoe.org
http://www.brooklinema.gov/lynchfund/
www.loveisnotabuse.com
www.loveisrespect.org
BULLYING
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/marc/ (Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center)
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
www.safeyouth.org
www.groundspark.org
www.b-free.ca/
TEENS AND CYBERSPACE
http://www.digizen.org/
www.commonsensemedia.org
www.stopbullyingnow.com
http://buurl.com?2tkjd9f (A Pocket Guide to Social Media and Kids)
www.netsmartz.org
www.childrenonline.org
www.theantidrug.com
www.safeteens.com
http://www.bpscybersafety.org/
www.wiredsafety.org
www.ftc.gov
www.wiredteens.org
PARENT ADVISORY -- Watch out for unsafe websites that teens may be drawn to, like:
www.chatroulette.com , a online phenomenon that allows kids to connect through webcams to a random, fathomless succession of strangers (possibly predators) from across the globe.
www.Formspring.me , which the NY Times calls “the online version of the bathroom wall in school, the place to scrawl raw, anonymous gossip.”
TEENS AND STRESS/MENTAL HEALTH
http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-anxiety-expert.html?emc=eta2
www.kidshealth.org
www.TeenHelp.com
http://www.lifespan.org/services/childhealth/parenting/teen-stress.htm
http://www.familyaware.org/
http://www2.massgeneral.org/madiresourcecenter/
COLLEGE TRANSITIONS (including independent health care)
www.Uptodate.com
http://cdc.gov/ ]cdc.gov
http://intelihealth.com/
http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/
