About.com / Parenting Adolescents and
About.com / Parenting K-6 -
Both these sites offer
comprehensive listings. At Parenting Adolescents,
you will find a wealth of information on pertinent
topics such as gifted teens, financial aid,
menstruation, eating disorders - too many topics to
list them all. Parenting
K-6 focuses clearly on the elementary school years
with sites for education by subject, discipline,
arts and crafts, feelings, problem solving and many
more subjects relating to this age group.
All Kinds
of Minds - The site
of Dr. Mel Levine. Provides invaluable insight into
how learning can be impacted by individual
learning styles. Dr. Levine discusses learning
disabilities and how personality and temperament can
effect a child's ability to learn.
Encyclopedia of Mental Health -
Shyness experts, Lynne
Henderson and Philip Zimbardo discuss in detail the
causes and symptoms of shyness.
ERIC Digest - Working with Shy or Withdrawn
Students -
Advice for teachers on how to work with shy children
in the classroom.
Kinderstart
- A new site with hundred of
resources for parents on issues ranging from sibling
rivalry to medical and emotional health.
Manners and Etiquette -
From familyeducation.com,
this site could win the "everything you always
wanted to know" category for etiquette, table
manners and sportsmanship. Great links to other
sites.
Painfully Shy
- Experienced professionals who specialize in
anxiety disorders provide useful insights and tips
for adults, children, parents and teachers.
Parentsoup
- While not specializing in
the issue of shyness, most parents should find
useful information at this site. Providing
communities for several age groups (from
pre-pregnancy to teen years), expert advice, chat
rooms and shopping.
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