Welcome to the parent resources page! Here will find links that might be useful to help you understand your child.
- Help Me Grow. http://helpmegrowmn.org (provides a tracker for child development from 6 mo. to five years)
- Minnesota Parents Know. (Parenting resources, information and activities to help your child grow, develop and learn -- from birth to high school) http://www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/parentsknow/index.html
- Child Development Institute http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting-articles-tips/ (Articles and advice on child media safety, child and teen health, entertainment, family activities, and learning)
- Families as Partners in Education -- MDE site "Just for Parents", includes Somali, Spanish and Hmong material. http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/JustParent/FamPartners/index.html
- PACER www.pacer.org (a parent training and information center for families of children and youth with all disabilities from birth through 21 years old) ( Also can request a copy of Minnesota Secondary Transition Toolkit for Families)
- US Department of Education (articles from a list of editor's picks) http://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/edpicks.jhtml
- http://pudgeandzippy.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html (an enlightening blog posting written by an articulate mother of 2 children with Down Syndrome)
- Special Education Guide www.specialeducationguide.com/ (provides parents and teachers information, tools and support to help level the learning field for student of special needs)