Resources and Links

Respect Rx
http://www.respectrx.com
Respect Rx is published by Courtney Macavinta, co-author of the critically acclaimed book RESPECT: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed. Whether you're a girl, guy, parent or teen advocate, get the scoop on how to get respect, keep it and spread it.

QuarterLifeCrisis.com
www.quarterlifecrisis.com
quarterlifecrisis.com is an active, supportive online community for twentysomethings transitioning to life in the "real world."

The Educational Equity Center at
The Academy for Educational Development
www.edequity.org
EEC is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes bias-free learning through innovative programs and materials.

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
www.maec.org
The mission of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), a not-for-profit corporation, is to create learning environments free of race, gender, class, ethnic and cultural biases so that students of all backgrounds will have equal opportunities to flourish.

American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
AAUW promotes education and equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.

Girls Incorporated
www.girlsinc.org
Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Terrence Real
www.terryreal.com
Terrence Real, best-selling author of I Don't Want to Talk about it: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression (Scribner 1997), is a Senior Faculty Member of the Family Institute of Cambridge in Massachusetts and Director of the Gender Relations Program at the Meadows Institute in Arizona.

Advocates for Youth
www.advocatesforyouth.org
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.

The Council on Contemporary Families
www.contemporaryfamilies.org
Founded in 1996, with a membership consisting of national noted family researchers, mental health and social work practitioners, and clinicians, The Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the national conversation about what contemporary families need and how these needs can best be met.

The Family Magazine
www.theFAMILYmagazine.com
Founded in 1992, FAMILY is the largest parenting publication in the Mid Atlantic region, and the third largest in the United States. FAMILY monthly Calendar of events, Going Places is the region’s most comprehensive list for family and home related activities.

Washington Parent
www.washingtonparent.com
Washington Parent has been serving parents in the Washington Metropolitan Area since 1982, providing family enrichment through education and support. Washington Parent has been recognized in the community as the most trusted parenting resource in Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia. Each month we feature articles written by professionals in the fields of child development, education, arts, special needs and more.

National Women's Law Center
www.nwlc.org
Since 1972, the Center has expanded the possibilities for women and girls in this country. The Center uses the law in all its forms: getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases in state and federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court; and educating the public about ways to make the law and public policies work for women and their families.

Roberta Eisen - Counseling and Consulting Services
http://www.robertaeisen.com
Roberta Eisen, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor with a Master’s degree in Education Counseling. She can help you use her experience to establish a firm foundation for your family’s future

National Urban League
www.nul.org
The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community- based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream.

Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE)
www.agele.org
The mission of the Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE) is to provide leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes, and within parallel equity concerns, including, but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic status.

Dads and Daughters
www.dadsanddaughters.org
Dads & Daughters’ mission is to make the world safe and fair for our daughters. It is the only organization dedicated to maximizing the power and potential of father-daughter relationships.  We support fathers and stepfathers no matter where they are.  We work hard to make a better life for every girl.

New Horizons for Young Women
www.daughtersinc.com
New Horizons for Young Women has helped hundreds of girls with all sorts of challenges — from low self-esteem, academic underachievement and motivation issues to eating disorders, drug and alcohol experimentation and depression to physical aggression, defiance, self-abuse and sexual promiscuity.

MenWeb.org
www.menweb.org
MenWeb: men's issues. Men's issues are not just men's issues but issues for men and women

Child & Family Web Guide
www.cfw.tufts.edu
links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens
supported by the William T. Grant Foundation. The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations.

USA Today Generation Next Blog
http://blogs.usatoday.com/gennext/2006/06/index.html
Much has been made over the fact the "next generation" is more interconnected than any other generation. They've got MySpace, Facebook, cell phones, GChat, AIM, and the list goes on and on…

Dr. Karyn
www.drkaryn.com
A parent / teen coach, speaker and author, Dr. Karyn is an indispensable resource for leaders of every walk of life who want to understand teens.

Dr. Wendy Mogul
www.wendymogel.com
Dr. Wendy Mogul is a nationally known clinical psychologist and parent educator. Publisher's Weekly gave her best-selling parenting book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, a starred review saying, "Impassioned, lyrical and eminently practical, this volume is a real treasure."

Parenting of Adolescents
www.parentingteens.about.com
"Every child is as different as their fingerprints. I'm here to help you with the issues surrounding you and your teen. With your caring, my expertise, and the vast resources of the web, we have a winning combination. So, come visit often and let me know what else I can do to help you." - Denise Witmer

Child Development & Parenting Info
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com
This is an award winning site for information on child development, child psychology, parenting, learning, health and safety as well as childhood disorders such as attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and autism. The site provides comprehensive resources and practical suggestions for parents covering toddlers to teens.  The site is recommended by Psychology Today and the American Psychological Association.

By Parents-For Parents
www.byparents-forparents.com
The goal of By Parents-For Parents is to share information on parenting teens. Parents struggling with teens whose problem behavior is out of control can touch base with those who have weathered the storms of adolescence. Articles both by parents of teens in the midst of this struggle and those who have successfully guided their adolescent children through these formative years are intended to both inform and transform.

ChangeWorks
www.parentingteenagers.net
ChangeWorks believe in parents of teenagers. They believe parents care deeply about their teens, and yet they are often lacking in confidence when it comes to making parenting decisions. Parents often receive contradictory and confusing messages about how to be involved in their teenager’s life, and some parents simply don’t know what to do. Parents today need three things: Confidence, Knowledge and Connections.

Parenting Teens Today
www.parentingteenstoday.com
Just because teenagers are SUPPOSED to rebel doesn't make it any easier to live through the turmoil. That's why we're here to show you how to reduce family stress and make the years you spend parenting teenagers some of the best of your life.

National Association of Independent Schools
http://www.nais.org
The National Association of Independent Schools acts as the national voice of independent pre-collegiate education and as the center for collective action on behalf of its membership.

Georget Lucas Educational Foundation
www.edutopia.org
The Georget Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools. Since that time, we have been documenting, disseminating, and advocating for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide.

Parents and Teens
www.parentsandteens.com
Lyn Gregory is a Life Coach for Parents of Teens. Would you like a closer relationship with your teen? Are you curious to know what makes them tick? Would you like to know how to strengthen the bonds between you and your teen and have them as a friend rather than a foe? UK based Life Coach for Parents of Teens offers a complimentary, no obligation telephone session......it could be the light at the end of the tunnel.

Parenting Adolescents
www.parentingadolescents.com
Jean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Illinois. She has her MSW degree from Loyola University, Chicago, as well as a Master of Arts in Communication Disorders from Northwestern University in Evanston.

Monster.com
www.monster.com
Whether you're thinking about a new job, new career, a new city or a new direction... Monster helps you explore the possibilities and find the opportunities that are right for you.

craigslist
www.craigslist.org
Local community classifieds and forums - a place to find jobs, housing, goods & services, social activities, a girlfriend or boyfriend, advice, community information, and just about anything else -- all for free, and in a relatively non-commercial environment.

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