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 Books
for Parents of Children and Teens
Books
for Parents of Girls
Books
for Parents of Boys
Books
for Boys, Girls and Teens
Books
for Schools
Newsletters/ Magazines
Organizations to Support Children and Teens
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Full
Esteem Ahead - helping parents help kids and one another,
offering seminars and study guides on raising our sons and daughters
and addressing bullying.
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Stand
for Children - fostering legislation to protect and support
children in Oregon
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Dads
and Daughters -Inspire, Support and Understand Your Daughter
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Girls'
Initiative Network - girls/adults interested in connecting
and advocating for girls 8-18 years, share resources, promote
attitudinal change toward girls
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The
Ophelia Project - dedicated to saving the selves of girls
by protecting and reconnecting families through awareness, education
and advocacy
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National
Parent Information Network (NPIN) - Educational software
and services for middle school, high school, and college students.
Creative, innovative and interactive products that empower students
of all ages.
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Media
Education Foundation: Challenging Media using powerful
videos on a wide variety of topics
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Northwest
Media Literacy Center - provides ongoing educational classes
on teaching ourselves and our kids media literacy in the Portland
metro area.
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Center
for Media Literacy - Empowerment though Education
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Education
Resources Information Center (ERIC), - sponsored by the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department
of Education, produces the world’s premier database of
journal and non-journal education literature.
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Search
Institute: provides leadership, knowledge, and resources
to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. At the
heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40
Developmental Assets, which are positive experiences and
personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy,
caring, and responsible.
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The
Girls' Circle: promotes girls' resiliency and connection
by equipping group facilitators with skills and resources to
hold Girls’ Circles in their communities.
Organizations
to Support Personal Growth
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Wings
Seminars for Innovative Learning - Tools for an Extraordinary
Life. Incredible transformations can occur when you tap into
your passions and move forward with your life. Offers life-changing
seminars for teens as well as adults.
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Center
for Non-violent Communication - A global organization helping
people connect compassionately with themselves and one another
through Nonviolent Communication
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New
Road Map Foundation - Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez founded
this and wrote Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your
Relationship with Money + Achieving Financial Independence
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Northwest
Earth Institute- Motivating individuals to examine, transform
values, habits and accept responsibility for the earth. Offering
study guides on deep ecology, voluntary simplicity, sustainability,
and global ecology.
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The
Self Esteem Institute - dedicated to helping people understand
the causes,consequences and symptoms of low self-esteem and
have a recovery program for those who suffer from low self-esteem.
Healthy self-esteem is our goal.
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Center
for a New American Dream - helps Americans consume responsibly
to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote
social justice.
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