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Parents have the most important job in the world. In fact, there is nothing we do in our lifetimes that is more significant than how we raise our kids. It's a challenging, full-time job that lasts throughout our lives, no matter how old our children get. While parenting presents us with struggles and trials, it also offers us many rewards that can last a lifetime.

We hope the following parenting and family resources help you in the adventure of raising children and building a strong and healthy family:

Parenting

• Adventures in Parenting (PDF) (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• How Becoming Parents Affects Your Relationship (Nemours Foundation)
• JAMA Patient Page: Stresses of Parenting (American Medical Association)
• Myth of the Perfect Parent (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting (Nemours Foundation)
• Parent Guidelines for Crisis Response (PDF) (American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress)
• Parenting Influences (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Parent Magic! (National Parent Information Network)
• Parent Tips: 5 Mistakes Even Good Parents Make (National Parent Information Network)
• Parent Tips: Stop That Complaining! (National Parent Information Network)
• Parent's Guide to Surviving Adolescence (Nemours Foundation)
• Parenting at a Later Age (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Parenting Multiples (Nemours Foundation)
• Parenting Resources for the 21st Century (Dept. of Justice)
• Parenting Teens (National Parent Information Network)
• Parenting Tips (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Pregnancy - Visit our Pregnancy Center for information on a wide variety of topics.
• Preparing Your Other Children for a New Baby (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Sibling Rivalry (Nemours Foundation)
• Single Parenting (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Stress
• Talking to Your Child About Alcohol (Nemours Foundation)
• Teaching Tolerance to Your Kids (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Teaching Your Child How to Use 911 (Nemours Foundation)
• Understanding Your Teenager's Emotional Health (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• What Parents Can Do to Change Their Child's Behavior (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Family Issues

• Changing Family Roles When Parents Work (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Children and Family Moves (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Communication: Building Healthy Family Communication (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Dealing With Family Conflicts (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Family Disruptions: Illness and Injury (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Family Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Federal Clearinghouses with Information on Children and Families (Administration for Children and Families)
• Foster Care (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Grandparent's Guide for Family Nurturing & Safety (Consumer Information Center)
• Home Alone Children (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health? (Nemours Foundation)
• Importance of the Family (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Infidelity (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)
• Myth of the Perfect Family (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Parenting Apart (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education)
• Pregnancy - Visit our Pregnancy Center for information on a wide variety of topics.
• Roles and Responsibilities: Who Does Them When You are Gone? (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education)
• Stepfamily Problems (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Stepfamily: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) (Stepfamily Association of America)
• Stress