In addition to our regular resources, which appear in each article, ParentingTeensOnline offers you some timely and useful Web sites, books, chats and blogs on:
Back to School
Part-time jobs
Teens and Smoking
Back to School
Back to School (USA.gov Web site)
Homework
Web sites
Schoolnotes.com
Every school should subscribe, and if yours doesn’t, get on them to do so! This site offers a way to put all homework online (by zip code, by school) so that your teen will never miss an assignment –and you can check up on it.
Infoplease.com
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, and more for references at your fingertips.
Homeworkspot.com
Online resources organized by subject and grade level. In addition, there are comprehensive current events links.
Books and Tapes
Ending the Homework Hassle
by John Rosemond, Andrews McMeel Publishing
Homework Without Tears
by Lee Canter, Collins
The Battle Over Homework: Common Ground for Administrators, Teachers andParents
by Harris M. Cooper, Corwin Press (3rd ed.)
Part-time jobs
Web sites
Got A Job.com
Part-time and summer jobs for teens and students by zip code.
Groovejob.com
Jobs, internships, and a resource center to help teens get hourly and short-term jobs.
Teens4Hire.org
Site for teen employment, with a Ready for the Workplace™ job readiness program.
Books and Tapes
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Money for Teens
by Susan Shelley, Alpha
The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: The Key to Having More Money Than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of
by David Gardner, Tom Gardner, and Selena Maranjian. Fireside Books
Rich Dad, Poor Dad for Teens: The Secrets About Money That You Don’t Learn in School
by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter, Little Brown Young Readers.
Teens and Smoking
Web sites
Smoking: Don’t let it steer you wrong
An informative fact sheet and set of tips on stopping smoking for teens.
Smoking (KidsHealth.org)
Articles, photos, resources, and other links to help teens stop smoking.
Teen smoking: 10 ways to help teens stay smoke-free
The Mayo Clinic’s preventive program to stop teens from taking their first puff.
Books and DVDs
NoTobacco (DVD for grades 7-12.)
Smoking Is A Dirty Business
David Hoffman. (DVD).
Smoking 101: An overview for teens
by Margaret O. Hyde and John F. Setaro, Twenty-first Century Books