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The Parent Report Daily Show

 


 

THE HEALTHY HURRICANE/DISASTER COOKBOOK (pdf)

Tasty, nutritious recipes that require little or no water and no electricity to prepare.

 

Visit Nutritional Health.

 


 

How To Send Your Child To College For Free  (or close to it) will guide those people who have a low to moderate income to a practically free college education, even if you have excessive credit card debt and own your own home with half a million dollars equity in it.

 


INFORMATION

 

101 Perfectly Legal Tax Wise Strategies

 

Balancing Work and Family ~ Principles ultimately govern.

 

Family Health

 

Family Mealtime Can Nourish Children's Minds ~ Make family mealtime a priority.

 

How Can My Community Reduce Waste? ~ If your habits resemble those of average Americans, you generate about 4 pounds of solid trash per day.  At this site, you'll learn how waste is handled and how some communities are doing it better, as well as creative recycling ideas.

 

Database: Scientists' and Nonprofits' Ties to Industry ~ Information about the links between hundreds of scientists — mostly in the fields of nutrition, environment, toxicology, and medicine — and businesses.

 

Kill Your Television ~ TV viewing is not benign and can have serious effects on a child's behavior and attitude.  Turning off the TV is the best solution.

 

Nutritional Health

 

Read All The Books

 

Safety for Women ~ Self-defense tips, tricks, and advice for women.

 

Unclutter Your Life! ~ Uncluttering your life is a powerful experience. It creates space for you to transform data, information and opportunity into knowledge, wisdom and action.

The following sites,

covering a wide variety of subjects,

provide important information, excellent products,

and helpful resources for your family.

 


RESOURCES AND PRODUCTS

 

Accredited Study ~ Top distance learning universities from around the world.

 

American Library Association ~ Information about authors, KidsConnect (for help locating information online), and educational games.

 

Ancestral Findings ~ Free genealogy look-up site.

 

The Consumer Action Website ~ Advice and consumer tips on car repair, purchase, and leasing; shopping from home; avoiding consumer and investment fraud; home improvement and financing; choosing and using credit cards wisely; and much more.  Also included is the Consumer Assistance Directory with thousands of names, addresses, telephone numbers, web site and e-mail addresses for national consumer organizations, better business bureaus, corporations, trade associations, state and local consumer protection offices, state agencies, military consumer offices, and Federal agencies.

 

Consumer Information ~ Get a free copy of your credit report online.

 

Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (CASPIAN) ~ National grass-roots consumer group dedicated to fighting supermarket "loyalty" or frequent shopper cards.  CASPIAN's efforts are directed at educating consumers, condemning marketing strategies that invade shoppers' privacy, and encouraging privacy-conscious shopping habits.

 

CrossDaily.Com ~ Christian search engine, directory, and voting index.

 

Cybergrace Christian Network ~ One of the most comprehensive Christian resources on the internet.

 

Discovery Channel Store ~ Unique gifts from the Discovery Channel.

 

The Dove Foundation ~ Non-profit organization that encourages and promotes the creation, production, and distribution of family-friendly entertainment.  Listing of movies and videos, film festivals, family links.

 

The e-Bay Insider ~ This e-book will teach you everything you need to know about e-Bay's support procedures and policies.

 

The Educated Home Buyer Guide ~ Learn how to get the best deal on a home and mortgage.

 

Ethical Wills: Preserving Your Legacy of Values ~ A way to share your values, beliefs, life lessons, hopes for the future, love, and forgiveness with your family and community.

 

GetNetWise ~ A public service by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that families have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences.

 

Home Energy Saver ~ Helps identify the best ways to save energy in your home through a do-it-yourself web energy audit tool.

 

The Hunger Site ~ Go to this site to make a free donation of food to hungry people around the world.

 

I Promise Program ~ Injury prevention program for new teen drivers that helps reduce the cost of insurance claims and promotes family  communication.  Includes a parent-teen contract and a public commitment enabled by a rear window decal to make possible community reports of driver behavior.

 

InspireUSA ~  Quick and easy access to some of the best organizations, resources, and services in America in an uplifting, clean digital environment.

 

Living Without Fear in America ~ A self-help e-book that shows you how to protect yourself, your family and especially your children from personal attack, injury and abduction.

 

No Monthly Fees for Your Website ~ A privately held web hosting provider offering quality web hosting solutions to the virtual domain hosting industry without the hassle of monthly fees.

 

News Target Network ~ The real story behind the news on a variety of topics from business and technology to science, health and medicine.

 

OnGuard Online ~ Practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

 

Parent's Guide to the Internet ~ Helps parents — regardless of their level of technological know-how — to make use of the on-line world as an important educational tool. The guide cuts through the overwhelming amount of consumer information to give parents an introduction to the Internet and how to navigate it.

 

Parent's Guide to Internet Safety ~ Information to protect your children against online exploitation.

 

Plugged In Online ~ Entertainment is a potent influence on our culture for both good and evil.  Through in-depth reviews and discussions of that entertainment (movies, videos, TV, music), Plugged In helps spark intellectual thought, family discussion, spiritual growth and a strong desire to follow the command of Colossians 2:8. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

 

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse ~ Consumer education, research, and advocacy program that helps you control your personal information by providing practical tips on privacy protection.

 

Public Records Database ~ Free access to national and state public records.  DO NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS about any of the names you might find. Verify any matches with your local police department.

 

The Scholarship and Grant Guide ~ Search more than 20 million scholarships online, all from one resource.

 

Scorecard ~ Enter your zip code and find out what pollutants are being released into your community — and who is responsible.

 

Screen It! ~ Entertainment reviews for parents.

 

Sgt. Mom's ~ The Internet Site for Military Families.  Friendly, useful, and informative site with many resources.

 

The Simple Living Network ~ Tools and examples for those who are serious about learning to live a more conscious, simple, healthy and restorative lifestyle.

 

Social Security Online ~ Official website of the Social Security Administration.  [NOTE:  Applying for a Social Security Number is entirely voluntary and is in no way mandatory or required.  There is no law that requires you to get a Social Security number and there is no penalty for not getting a number.]

 

Stop RFID ~ Protect your privacy.  Don't buy items that contain tracking devices.

 

Swap Thing ~ Swap the things you have for the things you want.  This is the ultimate swap meet, garage sale, flea market, barter arena, and trade exchange.  From books to music LPs and CDs; trading cards and comic books to home and garden equipment; children’s clothing to personal services — the possibilities are endless.

 

TV Turnoff Network ~ National nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities.

 

Water Aid ~ International charity dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation.  WaterAid works in partnership with local organizations in 15 countries in Africa and Asia to help poor communities establish sustainable water supplies and latrines, close to home.  WaterAid also works to influence governments’ water and sanitation policies to serve the interests of vulnerable people.

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