Homework Help

Parent Centre.gov.uk Government site offering support, information and advice children's learning and the English education system
About.com Massive directory of useful links and articles
Learn.co.uk Online lessons for different age groups - from The Guardian
School.Discovery.com From the Discovery Channel
KidsVista.com
Homework Elephant.co.uk Internet resources to help complete your homework assignments
Encylopaedia Britannica.com
BigChalk.com US site with resources for teachers, parents and children
Super Kids.com Educational software review
DFES homework UK Government site. with examples of good practice intended to help schools develop, implement, and review their homework policies - as well as making available successful strategies for enlisting parental support
Encarta Homework Homework help from Encarta encyclopaedia
Fact Monster.com Huge American reference site for kids
Homework Help.com
TopMarks.co.uk Homework helpers, GCSE, A-level and exam revision aids and study notes
xRefer.com Words, terms and expressions explained; includes cross-references

Things To Do

www.jkrowling.com
Harry Potter Books
Kids Jokes.co.uk
FunBrain.com Online educational games for kids of all ages
Art for kids.About.com Arts & crafts for Kids
Games Kids Play.net
Make Stuff.com
FunBrain.com Online educational games for kids of all ages
NASA KIDS - a Nasa site dedicated to kids of all ages
Kids Jokes.co.uk
MagicTricks.com Includes magic tricks for children
Funorama.com Online activity center and bookstore for kids
Kid Link.org Communicate with other children all over the world
FunWithSpot.com Online games, activities, and printable colouring pages with Spot the puppy
Harry Potter.com Official site of the J.K. Rowling books
Star Wars Dark Forces Trilogy By my nephew Ross.
Yucky.Kids.Discovery.com Interactive children's museum with more than 400 hands-on exhibits

Online Games

Tukids.Tucows.com Collection of kids shareware, freeware and more
Family Games.com
Foxkids.com
Games.Yahoo.com
Brain Gamez.com
Global Gang.org.uk
Funology.com

Things To Do cont.

Family Jokes
BBC.co.uk/events/kids What's on for kids, family activities, children's entertainment, child friendly restaurants, family attractions, events for kids
BBC.co.uk/CBBC Childrens' BBC
CITV.co.uk Childrens' ITV
Guardian.co.uk Days out for kids and families
My Family.com Create your own family website
Kids.MSN.com
All Magic.com
CartoonNetwork.co.uk
Bloomsbury.com/Harry Potter From the publishers of the Harry Potter books
Fox Kids.co.uk Including games, chat, great competitions
NaturalChild.org/gallery Post you drawing on an internet art gallery
Kid Exchange.About.com
Conjuror.com/Magic Tricks
Try Science.org Science and technology site for kids
KiddoNet.com Make your own home page, create comics, send funny greetings
Kids Life.com
The Idea Box.com
Build-it-Yourself.com
UK Childrens Books.co.uk UK directory of websites of UK children's book websites including links to authors, illustrators, publishers, organisations and review sites
Wordpool.co.uk Childrens book and writing site for parents, teachers and writers

Advice for Parents

Government MMR Vaccine advice
Parenting Village Advice for parents of babies and young kids
Parent Centre.gov.uk Government site for parents and carers offering support, information and advice about children's learning and the English education system
Parents Online.gov.uk From the Department for Education and Skills (DfES); promoting parental understanding the role of Information Communications Technology in learning
BDA-Dyslexia.org.uk The British Dyslexia Association
Parents.org.uk Advice for parents of primary school children
Childnet-int.org Non-profit organisation promoting children interest on the internet
NetNanny.com Software allowing parents to restrict internet access for kids
DFES Performance Tables DFES School and College Performance Tables
Parenting-Ed.org The Centre for Effective Parenting
UK Parents.co.uk
Baby-Names.co.uk
Bullying.co.uk Help for kids; advice for parents who are tackling bullying
GingerBread.org.uk Support organisation for lone parent families in England and Wales

Advice for Parents cont.

Bully Online Information and links to organisations tackling school bullying Parents Information Network Independent service advising parents about the educational benefits of computers and the internet
Kids Health.org Expert health information for the entire family
WiredForHealth.gov.uk Providing information on health for teachers and learners
Child Alert.co.uk Advice on keeping your childer safe
Positive Parenting.com
Refdesk.com/fammat.html Advice and information on family matters
rospa play safety.co.uk Plaground safety advice from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Think Road Safety.gov.uk

Babies & Pregnancy

Baby Names UK
Pregnancy Calendar.com Calendar detailing the development of a baby from before conception to birth
Baby Online.com Information source for parents and childcare professionals
BabyCentre.co.uk Guide to pregnancy, birth and baby care
Mothers Bliss.co.uk UK community for pregnancy and new born babys
The Baby Registry.co.uk Advice from parents on pregnancy and looking after babies
BabyWorld.co.uk On-line magazine offering help and advice for new and expectant parents
Baby Namer.com Find the best name for your baby from over 20,000
Baby Names.com Database of international names and meanings plus parenting advice

Kids' Search Engines and Directories

Yahooligans Yahoo for kids
Ask Jeeves for Kids
ithaki kids Family friendly meta search engine
KidsClick!
UK Childrens Directory Activities, reference, community, shopping
National Geographic kids
AOL @ School
Kidsites Guide to the best web sites for children
LycosZone Gams, fun, stories, homework help
DMOZ Kids and Teens
Family Friendly Search
Linkopedia kids
Cyber Kids
Cybersleuth-kids

Safe Surfing

Net Nanny.com Software to filter sites not suitable for children
Surf Watch.com Internet Filtering Software
Cyber Sitter.com Family friendly internet
Childnet-int.org Childnet International- a non-profit making organisation based in London promoting children's interest in understanding and using the internet
Norton Internet Security With parental control, antivirus, firewall, antiSpam, privacy