On this page find local, state and
national resources for:
Health & Safety
Growth and Development
Just for Fun
Children with Special
Needs
Parent Support
Grandparenting
College Age Drinking
Volusia County
Area Links
to Resources
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Health and Safety
Child Health Tips
Produced by the Child
Welfare League of America. Plenty of information about many
health topics.
Family Voices--Advocacy for Children with
Special Health Needs
Site partnering with professional
and families to advocate for health care services that are family-centered,
community-based, comprehensive, coordinated and culturally competent.
Kids Health
Medical expert
advice for kids, parents and teens. Interactive and fun.
In English and Spanish.
Child Health Center -
This site provides resources for
parents, pediatricians, grandparents and guardians concerning
children's health issues.
KidsHealth for Kids
-
KidsHealth
is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing
doctor-approved health information about children from before birth
through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for
Children's Health Media, the
award-winning
KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and
jargon-free health information they can use. This site is specially designed for
kids to answer health and safety questions along with interactive
activities.
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Growth
and Development
Assets
for Kids: What all kids need to be healthy and happy
The Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets. Complete overview
including asset building, research, surveys, publications, training
and a bulletin board.
Brain Connection--Children's Brain Development
Interesting site
with brain teasers and enrichment ideas as well as research news.
Parenting Tips - Here you will find
over 200 tips of valuable parenting advice on everything from toilet
training your toddler to communicating with your teenagers.
Volusia County Schools Curriculum
Department Page
- This page provides an abundance of information including entrance,
promotion and graduation requirements as well as grade level
curriculum resources with easy to follow links.
Florida Department of Education
- This website is an extensive compilation of rules, requirements,
information and reports for education in the State of Florida.
One Voice for Volusia
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A coalition
of representatives from over 100 non-profit, governmental, and
community-based organizations working to improve the lives of
Volusia County youth and families.
Engaging Youth
- See how youth identify and perceive community issues in
this report.
Focus on Flagler Youth
is a coalition of non-profit
and governmental agencies, youth, and community members working
collectively to develop and implement a data-driven, outcome-focused
community plan to enhance the lives of the youth in Flagler County.
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Just
for Fun
Activity Ideas for Kids
Site with unique
children's activities including rainy day, indoor, outdoor, educational
and creative ideas for kids of all ages plus birthday and theme
party "how to" guides.
Family Fun--Ideas, Activities and Advice
Site powered by
Disney. Very good source for family activities, crafts, decorating
and organizing ideas, recipes, parenting tips and travel.
Age-specific info as well.
Home Activities for Preschoolers
Great source for
preschooler activities including indoor, outdoor, anytime, holiday,
themes and educational. Good links.
Ed By Design
- Online activities for kids. Also find helpful resources for
parents, printables and more.
Kids Domain
- A fun site for kids and adults providing game ideas by grade,
clipart, downloads by age level for your PC.
PBS Kids
- A fun-filled site that includes games, music, stories and coloring
pages for kids of all ages.
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Children with Special Needs
CHADD - A
great website for information about attention deficit disorder.
Bipolar Disorder (Early onset in Children
and Adolescents) - This website
contains extensive information regarding pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
CARD (Center for Autism and Related
Disabilities) -
Extensive information regarding autism and related
disabilities in children. This link
may be used to find the chapter
serving your region. For
Volusia
County click here, for
Flagler County click here.
Children's Medical Services
-
The Children's Medical Services (CMS) program provides children with
special health care needs with a family centered, managed system of
care.
Schwab
Learning
- This website provides information and articles on the subject of
learning disabilities, including an online newsletter.
Wrightslaw
- A valuable website for families
seeking information on special education law.
Volusia
County Schools -
Link to
exceptional student education page
for public schools in Volusia County. Link to
Title I page
for public schools in Volusia County. To find the name of your
child's school
psychologist click here.
To find the name of your child's school
social worker click here.
Flagler
County Schools -
Link to public schools in Flagler County.
The
Florida
Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS)
provides diagnostic and instructional support services to
district exceptional student education programs and families of
students with exceptionalities statewide.
Brave Kids
- Brave Kids was founded on June 9, 1999, by
Kristen Fitzgerald , after the loss of her two children to
catastrophic illnesses. The Brave Kids program has been approved by
and is linked to over 110 health organizations such as: The National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, The National Brain
Tumor Foundation, the National Pediatric AIDS Foundation, United
Cerebral Palsy, and the National Children's Cancer Society.
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Parenting
Support
Circle of Parents™ -
Circle of Parents
support groups provides a friendly, supportive environment
led by trained facilitators, parents and
other caregivers. It's a place where anyone in a parenting role can
openly discuss the successes and challenges of raising children.
There are many Circle of Parents Support
Groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. View the calendar.
Child Welfare League of America-- Positive
Parenting Tips
Ideas to improve your parenting skills.
Parenthood.com Info
on conception, pregnancy, parenthood and topics from A to Z.
Parenting Resources for the 21st Century Federally sponsored
through the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. Site included child development, childcare and education,
family concerns, family dynamics, health and safety and out-of-school
activities.
Parenting Tips--From 0 to 3
Site powered by Zero
to Three, a national nonprofit organization of renown pediatricians,
educators, researchers and other child development experts who specialize
in the first three years of life. Includes topics A to Z,
printouts and frequently asked questions.
Parenting.com
Categories include activities, behavior,
childcare, development, health, nutrition, products, safety, school
and sleep. Divided into pregnancy, baby, toddler and child.
Positive Parenting
Dedicated
to providing resources and information to help make parenting more
creative, rewarding and fun. Good links.
Grandparenting
Florida Kinship
This site is
dedicated to serving kinship care families - grandparents and other
relatives raising children - in the State of Florida.
Foundation for Grandparents
This organization is dedicated to raising
grandparent consciousness to better the lives of grandchildren,
parents and grandparents through education, research, programs,
communication, and networking.
Grandparenting Today
This site provides some legal resources,
answers to questions grandparents raising grandkids have asked on
national satellite conventions & support group information.
AARP Grandparent Information Center Find
free pamphlets, newsletter and information on legal issues,
insurance, and taking care of yourself and more.
Florida Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- This organization is
dedicated to those grandparents and other relative caregivers who
are raising their grandchildren, their nieces or nephews either by
court order or voluntarily.
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WHAT CAN YOU DO
ABOUT COLLEGE DRINKING?
Download these informational documents
about college age drinking:
College Drinking Fact Sheet (pdf)
Depression (pdf)
What Parents Need to Know About College Drinking
(MS Word)
The Hidden Consequences of College Drinking (MS
Word)
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