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Resources For Parents & Providers

Before 5: Raising a terrific kid is easier than you think!

Teaching your child. It is the most important job that you have. Fortunately, it’s also the easiest. Which is not to say that it’s easy to raise a child – it’s not – but your day is filled with easy, teachable moments that don’t require flash cards or reading for an hour a day or anything beyond the scope of your daily life.

Before the age of 5, your child’s brain is developing at a phenomenal rate. Much faster than at any time after. It is during this critical time period that you can give your child a leg up that will last the rest of his or her life. Sounds like a lot of pressure, we know. But not to worry. We’ve compiled a list of 100 easy, teachable moments that you can incorporate into yours and your child’s life. All the way from infancy to 5 years of age.

So take a few moments, explore the site and find out just how easy it is to impact the development of your child in the most positive way possible.

http://www.before5.org/home.php

Iowa AEA Website
Resource site for both parents and educators.
http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/

National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
http://www.nafcc.org/include/default.asp

National Association for the Education of Young Children
Resources for accreditation and best practice.
http://www.naeyc.org/

Council for Professional Recognition
CDA information and application packets.
http://www.cdacouncil.org/

KinderNature
A resource site for early childhood educators.
http://kindernature.storycounty.com/category.aspx?ID=4&SubID=2

Bal-a-vis-x
Rhythmic balance/auditory/vision exercises for brain and brain-body integration
http://www.bal-a-vis-x.com/

Zero to Three
Brain Wonders, helping babies and toddlers grow and develop. Resource site on brain development for parents, caregivers, pediatric and family clinicians.
http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/index.html

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org/site/c.gtJWJdMQIsE/b.1204561/k.BD7C/Home.htm

Iowa State University Extension: Home and Family
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/homefamily/

MediaWise®
Building Healthy families through the wise use of media.
http://www.mediafamily.org/index.shtml

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Administration and Non-Profit Resources

Help 4 Non Profits
Helping the social sector create the future of our world.
http://www.help4nonprofits.com/index.htm

Support Center for Non Profit Management
Training, Consulting, and Coaching to Build Effective Organizations.
http://www.supportctr.org/index.php

Board Source
Building effective nonprofit boards.
http://www.boardsource.org/

Starting a Nonprofit Organization
http://www.managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm

Free Complete Toolkit for Boards
http://www.managementhelp.org/boards/boards.htm

The Nonprofit Management Education Center
Learner Resource Center
http://www.uwex.edu/li/learner/sites_start.htm

The Dekko Foundation Helpful Links
To assist you in searching for additional funding sources and information
http://www.dekkofoundation.org/links.htm

Techsoup: the Technology Place for Nonprofits
http://www.techsoup.org/

Techsoup: the Technology Place for Nonprofits
A Primer on Online Fundraising for nonprofit organizations
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/funding/page5068.cfm

Profit Quests Fundraising
Free Fundraising Ideas and Resources for nonprofit organizations
http://www.profitquests.com/ResourcesNonprofitNetworks.html