Carol Stock Kranowitz, author, The Out-of-Sync Child and (with Joye Newman) Growing An In-Sync Child

Resources

www.outofsyncchild.com
www.spdfoundation.net

Linda Goldman, Fellow in Thanatology, author, Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death and Healing and Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know

Resources

www.childrensgrief.net
Discussing Death With a Toddler

Books for Babies and Toddlers That Cover Challenging Life Experiences

ADEC is the Association for Death Education and Counseling and is an organization that can help locate appropriate counseling.
Also, calling a local hospice organization would be helpful in finding a grief counselor

Eileen Kugler, author, Debunking the Middle-class Myth: Why diverse schools are good for all kids. Kugler Communications, for public relations strategic planning, speaking, planning.

Resources

www.embracediverseschools.com
PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) or PTO of your child’s school – learn about, attend meetings, get involved.
www.PTA.org
www.PTOtoday.org

Coordinator, Student Service Learning Program, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools

Resources

www.1800volunteer.com – National system to identify volunteer opportunities
Youth Serve America

Local source in Maryland
Montgomery County Public School Student Service Learning

 Dara Chadwick, author You’d be so pretty if…: teaching our daughters to love their bodies – even when we don’t love our own

Resources

www.youdbesoprettyif.com
www.campaignforrealbeauty.com – by Dove company

 Gordon Livingston, M.D., author, How to Love; And Never Stop Dancing; Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart; Only Spring

Resources

www.gordonlivingston.com

Barbara Probst, licensed clinical social worker, author, When the Labels Don’t Fit: A New Approach to Raising a Challenging Child

Resources

When the Labels Don’t Fit website
2enewsletter – For those working with and/or living with “twice-exceptional” kids – gifted and learning disabled.
SENGifted.com – supporting emotional needs of the gifted

VisualSpatial.org – A resource serving parents, teachers, and anyone who lives with or works with visual-spatial learners.

Alan Shusterman, founder and diretor, School for Tomorrow

Resources

School for Tomorrow – there are many great links from this site.

Dr. Steven F. Hirsch, pediatrician

Resources

First talk with your own child’s doctor!
www.safekids.org – Dr. Marty Eichelberger
www.aap.org – “summer safety”
www.hirschpediatrics.com

Rozanne Gooding Silverwood, teacher of writing enrichment and Multi-media publication

Resources

www.thehungrywriters.org – Rozanne Gooding Silverwood’s blog, information and resources about online publishing and publications, including links to submissions guidelines for a number of online and print publications for kids
Children’s librarians at the public libraries
Chinaberry Books – Good source of information on books for children
Hasbro – ZING, Cranium and other games

Cottonwood Press – Cottonwood Press publishes language arts idea books for educators
www.fanfiction.net – The “world’s largest fanfiction archive and forum where fanfic writers and readers around the globe gather to share their passion.”
Blogger.com – Google’s blogger – to create password protected weblogs.
Instantpublishing.com – self-publishing
Theater – always look for local performances, including high school offerings
Trust the Children: An Activity Guide for Homeschooling and Alternative Learning by Anna Kialoha, includes all kinds of activities for library visits and
 “Hysterically Funny Punctuation.” Note: this is out of print but used copies can be found at amazon.com.