Parent Tools & Tips
Family PLUS – Developing Youth by Strengthening Families
www.familyplus.bgca.org/Pages/Default.aspx
An initiative by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation to offer strategies and tips for raising a healthy young person, ideas for building family strength and togetherness, and connections to community resources and support
Tips for Helping Kids with Study Habits
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/studytips.shtml
Communicating Better with Your Child
www/childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/communication.shtml
Tips for Reducing Teen Violence and Gang Involvement
www.theantidrug.com/Advice/advice_gangs_tips.asp
Raising a Drug-Free Child
www.theantidrug.com/ei/tips_for_parents.asp
Helping Your Kids Make Healthy Choices
www.healthiergeneration.org/parents.aspx?gclid=CJXryNTK3ZMCFQYYgQodLmW_Zg
TallyMoms.com
www.tallymoms.com
A place for Tallahassee area parents to connect with each other
Whole Child Leon
www.wholechildleon.com
Connects parents and expectant parents with services that can assist them is raising happy, healthy, “Whole” children
Tallahassee Police Department Anti-Gang Initiative
www.talgangs.com
An initiative by the Tallahassee Police Department to reduce gang activity in the region
211 Big Bend
www.211bigbend.org
Hotline providing supportive counseling, information and referrals on a variety of family planning, pregnancy and young child issues
Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition
www.capitalareahealthystart.org
A community coalition to reduce infant mortality and low birth weight
Capital City Youth Services
www.ccys.org
Offers short-term youth shelter, family counseling and assistance with runaways and ungovernable or truant youngsters
Lee’s Place
www.leesplace.org
Counseling services for children and teens, plus therapy for death, divorce, abandonment and foster children
Turn About
www.turnabout.org
School-based intervention program providing intervention, prevention, counseling and assessment services to youth experiencing behaviors that may interfere with their school success