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Gender Resources
The University of Maryland's Diversity Database website on gender resources; includes many general gender resources and specific resources for females and males, and links to many related websites.
( http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Gender/ )
Fathers and Sons
Includes information about many aspects of fathering and how fathers interact with their sons.
( http://fatherhood.about.com/parenting/fatherhood/cs/dadsandsons/index.htm )
Child Abuse Prevention Network
This website provides help for professional related to child abuse research, information, and prevention.
( http://child-abuse.com )
International Aspects of Child Abuse
Read about various aspects of child abuse around the world.
( http://www.ispcan.org/ )
Health Canada: Publication on Child Maltreatment
A Health Canada publication that discusses the incidence of child abuse and neglect throughout the country.
( http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/cisfr-ecirf/ )
Prevention and Support Programs
The report "Government of Canada Initiatives to Protect Children" presents findings on residential schools, ideas for improving the justice system, initiatives for preventing child victimization, and suggestions for protecting children.
( http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2000/doc_25111.html )
Working Parents
Employees from six companies describe how their workplaces support and accommodate working parents.
( http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2002/06/17/editorial1.html )
Family and the Workplace
Lots of good links to information about working families.
( http://www.familyandworkplace.org/ )
Divorce Resources
An excellent website with extensive information about many aspects of development in divorced families; topics include helping children adjust to divorce, responses to frequently asked questions about divorce, and guidelines for divorced parents.
( http://parent.net/resources/archives/divorce.shtml )
Father Custody
The website of the Single and Custodial Father's Network, with information about being a competent single and custodial father.
( http://www.scfn.org/ )
Peer Relations
Explore peer acceptance and teachers' and parents' roles in children's peer relations.
( http://ericae.net/edo/ED345866.HTM )
Play
Examine different types of play, the adult's role in children's play, and other play topics.
( http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/nature.of.childs.play.html )
Television and Children
An article about the quality of Canadian children's television and content that describes specific programs with web links.
( http://iparentingcanada.com/resources/articles/tv.htm )
Children's Television Workshop
The Children's Television Workshop produces Sesame Street. This website has lots of activities that teachers and parents can use to help children learn.
( http://www.sesameworkshop.org/ )
Television and Violence
At this website you can read a number of articles about television and violence, including the role of television in American society, children and TV violence, and using TV sensibly.
( http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Sections/tv07.html#C )







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