Resources

Talking Teenage (www.talkingteenage.com)—Run by two clinical psychologists specializing in work with teens and their parents, this site includes a blog, a discussion board, hot topics, and latest news.

Parenting Teens Online (www.parentingteensonline.com)—This is an excellent information resource for parents of teenagers, offering the latest articles on a variety of topics, including alcohol and drugs, family, health, money, school, and social community.

Sue Scheff Blog (http://suescheffblog.com)—Sue Scheff is an author and parent advocate who founded Parents’ Universal Resource Experts (PURE) to help educate parents. She covers a wide variety of subjects from academic cheating to video game addiction.

Annie Fox’s Blog (http://blog.anniefox.com)—Reflections on “Tweens, Teens and Parenting” by an author, educator, and entrepreneur.

Travel for Teens and Tweens (http://travel-with-teens.com)—A blog about the best family trips and vacations, including a guide to college visits.

By Parents for Parents (http://byparents-forparents.com)—Includes articles, a blog, a parenting forum, and links to information on everything from weight loss camps and ADHD to bullying and divorce.

Too Smart to Start (www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov)—A site developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, it includes “information for tweens, teens, families and communities to help prevent underage alcohol use.”

The Partnership at Drugfree.org (www.drugfree.org)—Guidance, tips, and “stories on the topics of drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery.”

National Institute of Mental Health (www.nimh.nih.gov)—The latest information on clinical research and the most reliable resource for education about mental illness and its causes, treatment, and prevention, as well as advice on getting help and coping.