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Your children need your presence more than your presents.

-- Jesse Jackson

Parenting Tips

  • Learn to be a Successful Parent
    Stories that demonstrate good Parenting Skills
  • Connecting With Your Preteen
    As your child approaches the teen years and becomes more independent, staying connected may seem like more of a challenge. But it's as important as ever - maybe even more so now.  (en Espanol)
  • School Parenting Tips
    Help your child get the most out of their day in the classroom.
  • More Than 100 Encouraging Words
    Series of encouraging words to say to your child.
  • Get Involved. Here's How!
    There are an endless number of fun and constructive things that you can do with children. Here are a few activities to get you started.
  • Praise Is Important to Raising a Child
    Self-esteem is the way your daughter feels about what she believes are her positive qualities, values, abilities, and worth as a human being.
  • Set Rules
    Make clear, sensible rules for your child and enforce them with consistency and appropriate consequences.
  • Advice for Parents from Pre-Teens
    Get advice on how to handle a situation with your pre-teen, from the "true experts" -- real kids.
  • Be a Better Listener
    Good listening is one of the most important skills we as parents can develop. We want to strengthen our relationships with our children, and one of the best ways to do this is through our active, caring listening.
  • Clearly set Expectations and Rules (with video)      
    If you find you are repeating yourself "a thousand times," you may need to review the rules and expectations you have for your child and, more important, how you communicate them.
  • Coupons for Kids
    Create a personalized coupon to let your children know you are there for them.
  • Parent's Guide to Game Ratings
    The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide information about video and computer game content so parents can make informed purchasing decisions.
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School Help

  • Pioneer Online Library
    Excellent online electronic resources for Utah students.  Ask your child's teacher or school librarian for the home access login.
  • Children's Choices Booklist
    Who better to ask about which books are great than children themselves! This booklist reflects the opinions of 10,000 children and is a perfect place to start when encouraging kids to read for pleasure.
  • PBS Bookfinder
    Search for a book by age level or theme.
  • A Family’s Guide: Fostering Your Child’s Success in School Mathematics (pdf)
    This guide summarizes what today's mathematics classroom is like, offers tips on how family members can help their children have a positive attitude and enjoy mathematics, and presents practical ways to discuss and do math at home together during everyday situations.
  • Atlas
    Hundreds of maps at your fingergips, fo viewing or printing, with names and borders on or off. Great test-prep resources, as well as reference materials.
  • U.S. Government Web sites for Parents
    A list of web sites to a large number of government agencies.
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Nutrition

  • Little Bites, Big Steps Program
    The Little Bites, Big Steps program provides Utah parents and caregivers with nutrition information to teach young children healthy eating habits from the beginning.
  • Kids and Food: 10 Tips for Parents
    By following some basic guidelines, you can create an environment that encourages your child to eat right and maintain a healthy weight.
  • Talk With Your Kids About Nutrition
    Parents who talk with their kids about food choices can help their children feel better today and stay healthy for tomorrow.
  • Healthy Eating
    5 strategies to improve nutrition and encourage smart eating habits. 
    (en Espanol)
  • After-School Snacks
    Learn how you can make sure your child gets nourished but still has 
    room for a healthy dinner.
  • Cooking with School-age Kids
    Dinner may take a few extra minutes to get on the table, but learning to cook a healthy meal is a skill many adults haven’t mastered.
  • Quick and Easy Recipes for Families
    Check out some healthy recipes for kids of all ages.
  • Feeding Your Child Athlete
    All kids need to eat balanced meals and have a healthy diet. But should that balance change for kids who play on a sports team or work out? Maybe.
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Health and Fitness

  • Motivating Kids to Be Active
    As kids get older, it can be a challenge for them to get the amount of activity they need every day.
  • Preventing Children's Sports Injuries
    By knowing the causes of sports injuries and how to prevent them, you can help make athletics a positive experience for your child. (en Espanol)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Charts
    Calculating your child's BMI can help you determine how appropriate a child's weight is for a certain height and age.
  • Is Your Child Overweight?
    The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthy weight is taking a whole-family approach. It's the "practice what you preach" mentality. Make healthy eating and exercise a family affair.
  • Strength Training and Your Child
    Strength training can be a fun way for kids to build healthy muscles, joints, and bones.  Here are some safety tips and weight routine suggestions.
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First Aid and Safety

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Behavior and Social Issues

  • Helping Kids Deal With Bullies
    If your child is being bullied, there are ways to help him or her cope with it on a day-to-day basis and lessen its lasting impact. And even if bullying isn't an issue right in your house right now, it's important to discuss it so your kids will be prepared if it does happen. (en Espanol)
  • Teaching Kids Not to Bully
    Has your child gotten in trouble for picking on others or been labeled a bully?  Learn more about why kids bully and how to help them stop bullying.
  • Helping Children With ADHD Make Friends
    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can affect a child in many different ways. Most people know that ADHD can cause children to struggle with things like sitting still, being quiet, paying attention, and staying organized. But ADHD also can make it hard for children to make friends.
  • Tips for Divorcing Parents
    Suggestions on how to make the divorce process less painful for kids.
  • Helping Your Child Through a Divorce
    Suggestions and ideas for helping your child through a divorce.
  • eBook: Financial Fitness for Life: Parent's Guide
    Spanish version: Bienestar Financierp Para Toda La Vida: Guía Para Padres De Familia
    Grades K-5
    Invite your seventh grader to help choose the family's new car. Sit down with your college-bound seniors and budget meals, clothing, books and other expenses. Each subject area in this eBook provides material for family discussion and an assortment of recommended activities that parents can do together with their kids.
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Alcohol and Drugs

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Just for Kids

  • 3-6 Student Interactives
    Third thru sixth grades love these Online educational learning activities and games.
  • Kid Friendly Search - Ask for Kids
    A search engine designed exclusively for young people ages 6 to 12.
  • NCES Kids' Zone
    Information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.
  • Student Center
    A collection of online educational resources just for kids.
  • Financial Literacy Activities for Kids
    Online activities for teens that cover the main financial literacy topics: Decision Making and Goals, Income and Careers, and Money Management.
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Health Tip

Tip #6

Include your children in household cooking activities.

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School Success

Tip #5

A stress free child is a happy child. A happy child will do better in school.

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