Local Resources

• Talking to Children About Violence Find books in the CRRL collection to help you talk with children about the Colorado shootings and other recent tragedies.
• Healthy Families, The web site of Healthy Families Rappahannock Area with great links to help your family be a healthy family.
• Caroline Parr's Columns -- Each Tuesday the children's book column by Children's Services Coordinator Caroline Parr is published in Fredericksburg's local paper, The Free Lance-Star.

On the Web

• Sign up by March 5 for a free online course to introduce families to the Internet at www.ala.org/ICONN/familiesconnect.html.
• The National Parent Information Network includes full text articles, a parenting discussion list, and numerous links to parenting sites.
• I Am Your Child provides information about early childhood development, plus resources for parents and care-givers.
• Zero to Three concentrates on the miraculous first years of life, with lots of information on the healthy development of infants and toddlers.
• Parent Soup features live chats with experts, a baby name finder, and information on hot topics like potty training and postpartum depression.
• Library Connections for Parents - Find out how to raise a reader, find good books for children, and more.
• Gifted and Talented Resource Page - Information on testing, camps, distance education, and recommended books.
• Homeschool Guide - Includes lots of links for homeschoolers and anyone thinking about homeschooling.
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities - Publications, resource sheets, news, and printable mini-posters.
• An African American Cyber Gateway for the Entire Family - A wealth of information for and about African-American families.
• The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids is a user-friendly guide to family use of the Internet.

• Children's Literature Web Guide - Everything you've ever wanted to know about books for children, including discussion groups, lists of award winners, and more.
• Books For Year-Round Giving - the right book for every child on your gift-giving list, recommended by the Central Rappahannock Regional Library and Jabberwocky Children's Books.