Family Friendly Web Sites

Homeschool families need areas on the internet that they know will be safe for their entire family to visit. Here are some that you might enjoy.

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• A Mother's Conversational Blog - I am a homeschooling mother of 11 years and write articles that pertain to home life and nurturing children.
• Arborwood.com - an index to many categories of interest to families
• Bob Vila's Home Site - home repair and remodeling from the expert
• Children after divorce, Christian helps - No one believes in marriage enrichment and divorce law reform more than us...NO ONE. But we believe our first duty is to the victims...directly and immediately. All free great resources.
• Christian Answers.net - have a question - find an answer
• Christian Spotlight on the Movies - reviews of movies from a Christian perspective
• The Dove Foundation - a ratings guide for families interested in movies and music.
• Education & Computer Connection - An award-winning on-line newsletter for parents, educators, and children who use the internet and technology to enhance learning.
• FamilyFirst - FamilyFirst is a family oriented guide to resources, information and ideas.
• FamilyLife - - providing practical, biblical tools to strengthen marriage and family relationships, including the FamilyLife Marriage Conference, FamilyLife Parenting Conference, and nationally-syndicated, daily radio program, FamilyLife Today.
• Family.Com - a web site suited for the whole family
• Fortifying The Family - Encouraging and informative articles for Christian parents and homeschoolers who desire to educate and operate according to a Christian worldview.
• Free Lord's Prayer Coloring Pages for Parents - Lord's Prayer Coloring Pages. Featured twice by the Salvation Army Magazine War Cry. Great Illustrations. Excellent Parent's guides.
• Fun, Fitness & Learning - is a great site for families and homeschoolers. It is updated regularly with:
  1) Active games for fun, fitness and learning
  2) General knowledge quizzes in math, science, English, history, geography, art and music
  3) Topics for writing practice, including stories, reports, reviews, diary entries, opinions, discussions, explanations, descriptions, letters, and more
  4) Educational books to buy online, plus a free download of thirty active games to try
• Jelley Jar Country Home - Country living, recipes, crafts, pets, freebies, graphics, genealogy helps, homeschooling and more!
• Jorim's List - Do you know what's in that video game?
• The MovieGuide at Crosswalk - movie reviews
• NetSmartz - NetSmartz® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children® and Boys and Girls Clubs of America for children (ages 5-17), parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet. The NetSmartz Workshop can be accessed at www.NetSmartz.org and www.NetSmartzKids.org.
• Number and Word Puzzles - 52 monthly puzzles give education and entertainment to all ages
• iVillage - Parenting web site
• Parent to Parent - Nationally syndicated parenting columnist, Jodie Lynn, offers parents throughout America a platform to share tips on everyday parenting challenges where they are the real "experts!"
• Scholastic.Com - many resources for families, teachers, and fun
• School Express - School Express in an educational mall offering resources for schools, parents, and students. Links are given to hundreds of educational web sites, the Free Worksheets are very popular for school and home use
• Teresa Kindred - Teresa Kindred is a wife, mother, author, freelance writer, columnist, and public speaker. She conducts retreats and conferences for women. Past topics include: Pearls of Wisdom, The Treasure Within Our Jars of Clay and Handling Stress God's way.
• TroubledTeens.com - boarding school offering troubled teens program and boot camps providing teenage help and parenting advice.
• WorldVillage - a lot of great areas for the family
• Yourfamily.Com - search for your family name, family pages, genealogy