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• How not to talk to your kids -- basically, praise the effort and not the result or the attribute. Wow, you really tried...not wow, you're really smart. "According to Meyer's findings, by the age of 12, children believe that earning praise from a teacher is not a sign you did well—it's actually a sign you lack ability and the teacher thinks you need extra encouragement. And teens, Meyer found, discounted praise to such an extent that they believed it's a teacher's criticism—not praise at all—that really conveys a positive belief in a student's aptitude."
  
• When Should a Kid Start Kindergarten -- an article that advicates redshirting.
  
• How to REALLY change your kid's behavior - This one worked wonders for me. You begin by deciding what you want the child to do, the positive opposite of whatever behavior you want to stop. The best way to get rid of unwanted behavior is to train a desirable one to replace it. So turn "I want him to stop having tantrums" into "I want him to stay calm and not to raise his voice when I say no to him." -- basically praise the good behavior instead of punishing the bad one...
  
• 101 ways to prase your child - I first saw this list taped up in Jay Bain's bathroom so it was eye level when you were doing your business. I thought it was an exceedingly funny place to have a list like that. Only years later, when I became a father, did I understand the true magic of the list.

  Parenting Blogs
  

• http://www.daddytypes.com
  
• http://www.babygadget.com
  
• http://www.thingamababy.com
  
• http://www.bloggingbaby.com
  
• http://www.moderndaydad.com
  
• http://www.ilovemybaby.org
  
• http://www.coochicoos.com/
  
• http://kiddley.com/
  

  Parenting Forums
  

• Keep Kids Healthy -- moderately active forum.
• Forums from Adoption.com
• Babyworld forums
• Family Forums -- appears active. UK.
• Parents Lounge -- active UK parenting forum
• http://parenting.adoption.com/parents/parenting-support-forums.html
• http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/parenting/forums.htm
• http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=501
• http://www.big-boards.com/kw/parenting/f/

  
  Sites for Children and Parents
  

• http://www.Starfall.com -- the best site for phonics and learning to read--good for infants toddlers, preschoolers on up
  
• http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/
  
• http://www.alfy.com/
  

  Children Forums
  

• http://boards.zeeks.com/categories.php - active moderated forums for children of various ages
• http://forums.adventchildren.net/ - variety of active forums about a game called Advent
• http://www.cspacezone.com/
• http://codelyokotcg.com/ - trading card games
• http://www.topix.net/forum/family/kids -- whacky kids forum that covers all topics -- some not really "kids" topics, but it looks like kids are posting. Active - saw a post with 26,904 comments on a thread on illegal immigrations!

  BBC forums
  

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/messageboards/newguide/?x=y&board=health.03parenting&state=threads

  Agragated lists of forums, email lists and parenting blogs
  

• http://www.moonlily.com/obc/birthtalk.html
• http://www.moonlily.com/obc/birthtalk.html
• http://homeparents.about.com/od/supportgroups/

  Teaching Email Lists
  

• http://www.rec-room.org/join.html (joined)
• http://www.edwebproject.org/lists.html
• http://www.theteachersguide.com/listservs.html

  
  Baby Stores
  

• http://www.retropedalcars.com/
  
• http://www.babylovesdisco.com/
  
• http://www.ducducnyc.com/index.php
  
• http://www.tomatkids.com/
  
• http://www.artebebe.com/catalog/
  
• http://www.nurseryworks.net/
  
• http://lawrencehallofscience.stores.yahoo.net/sunprintkits.html
  
• http://www.glugbaby.com/
  
• http://www.rawsugaronline.com/
  
• http://www.tuttibella.com/
  
• http://www.livieandluca.com/
  
• http://www.naturinooutlet.com/
  
• http://www.uncommongoods.com/
  
• http://www.farmgoodsforkids.com/
  
• http://www.modernseed.com/
  
• http://www.modernnursery.com
  
• http://www.oompa.com/
  
• http://www.moolka.com/

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