Steph Bowe's Hey! Teenager of the Year

This is Steph's blog. She reviews recently published young adult fiction titles. Her reviews are thoughtful and well written, she writes with a very authentic voice. This blog would be a great resource for teachers, librarians, parents or anyone looking for inspration about good books for teens. Steph Bowe's Hey! Teenager of the Year

Single Dad Laughing

This is a blog that has exploded onto the parenting scene. Dan is very thought-provoking, and is certainly generating a lot of debate. This week he has focused on bullying, and ways of dealing with children who bully. He points out that bullies are also in need of love, because their actions are driven by more than a simple 'it seemed like fun at the time' motivation. He has received some interesting feed back from former bullies, which suggests that he is striking a chord with some of his readers. Single Dad Laughing

Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids

Reading Rockets is a national (USA) project that looks at how young children learn to read, why so many struggle, and what caring adults can do to help them. A good site for both parents and teachers!
Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids

DIYFather.com - It's great to be a dad!

I have been struggling to find good websites or blogs that are relevant to parents of school age children or teenagers and that aren't part of a government site. (Not that there's anything wrong with .gov sites ;)) Earlychildhood sites proliferate, perhaps because of the baby boom of the past five or so years. I guess as the children of those bloggers grow up, perhaps their websites will evolve too! The link I've included below is a comprehensive site based in New Zealand. It is well worth a look.

DIYFather.com - It's great to be a dad!