Resources for Parents

Adoption and Foster Care

• Kinship Center
• Dept. of Child & Family Services Adoption Handbook
• Adoptive Families
• Child Welfare League of America
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Lilliput Children's Services
• Pact, An Adoption Alliance
• Tapestry Books
• DCFS - Kinship Care Services
• A Child's Journey Through Placement
• The Psychology of Adoption
• Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child

Child Health Tips

• Kids Health

Child Mental Health

• California Department of Mental Health
• The Help Group
• UCLA Center for Autsim Research and Treatment
• Mental Health America
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Community Resources

• 211 LA County
• Bienvenidos Children's Center, Inc.
• County of Los Angeles Public Health
• Healthy City
• Healthy City
• UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
• The Allegiance for Children's Rights

Education/Academics

• K-12 Academics
• LA Unified School District
• US Department of Education
• Helpguide
• Learning Disabilities Association of America

Parenting

• NYU Child Study Center- About OurKids Section
• Parent Center
• Parenting.org
• Positive Parenting
• The Preventative Ounce
• Terrific Parenting
• Your Child: Development and Behavior Resources
• Zero to Three
• The Discipline Book
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
• Kids, Parents and Power Struggles
• The Parent's Handbook
• Parenting for the Inside Out
• Raising Your Spirited Child
• Siblings Without Rivalry
• Temperament Tools
• Your Baby and Child from Birth to Age Five
• Tuft University - Child and Family WebGuide
• Bright Futures

Parenting Children with Special Needs

• The Difficult Child
• Parenting the Strong-willed Child
• Taking Charge of ADHD
• Your Defiant Child

Prenatal Substance Exposure

• Adoption and Prenatal Alcohol Drug Exposure
• Children with Prenatal Alcohol/Drug Exposure