Milford Town Library - For Parents

Child Care

Child Care Connection - A program of Family Services of Central Massachusetts, provides child care resources and referrals.

Department of Early Education & Care - Effective July 1, 2005, the new Department of Early Exucation and Care (EEC combines the functions of the Office of Child Care Services (OCCS) with those of the Early Larning Services Division at the Department of Education.

Drug Abuse Prevention

The Anti-Drug Page - The office of National Drug Control Policy wants to show you how honesty, love and communication between parents and kids can deter drug use better than prisons, police or politicians.

Internet Safety

Children's Partnership - A comprehensive look at the information superhighway and what parents should know.

Cybertip Line - Sponsored by the National Center for Missing and Expoited Children. Use this site to report child abuse of any sort. This can be used to report illegal web sites containing obscenity and child pornography.

Get Net Wise - The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. GetNetWise can help.

Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids - Presented by The American Library Association.

Net Family News - A nonprofit public service providing weekly "kid-tech news" for parents and educators in more than 50 countries.

SafeKids.com - Family guide to making the Internet and technology fun, safe and productive.

Safety .Ed International - "Shelter in a Storm..." Internet Safety Resources, Education and Child Advocacy. Visit the site at www.safetyed.org/ .

Parenting Help

Help for Parents - 700+ amazing, spectacular, mysterious, wonderful, web sites for kids and adults who care about them. Brought to you by the American Library Association. www.ala.org/parentspage .

Parent Soup - Parenting tips and discussions on all aspects of raising children from pregnancy through teens. www.parentsoup.com