The Parenting Resources for the 21st Century online guide is an initiative of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (the Council). As part of their ongoing efforts to promote a national agenda for children, foster positive youth development, and reduce violence and serious delinquency, the Council's participating Federal agencies and offices—the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor; the Immigration and Naturalization Service; the Office of National Drug Control Policy; the Corporation for National Service; and OJJDP—have joined forces to create this Web site. The site links parents and other caregivers with the information they need to meet the challenges of parenting today.

The site covers the full spectrum of parenting—from locating childcare to getting substance abuse treatment to finding information on college scholarships. The site links users with material on various topics such as infant development, organized sports, domestic violence, the Family and Medical Leave Act, nutrition, volunteer activities, learning disabilities, and mental health. The site also directs users to information on recent research and statistics, new publications, upcoming conferences, and other valuable resources. The site's six main pages, each linked to useful Web sites and other resources related to parenting, are described below.

• Child and Youth Development has three subpages—Developmental Phases, Gender Issues, and Resources—that are linked to Web sites related to growth and development from birth through young adulthood.

• Child Care and Education guides users to information about the care and education of children, from developmentally appropriate practices for very young children through developmentally appropriate practices for young adults in college. Information on home schooling and standardized testing is also found here.

• Family Concerns focuses on issues such as eating disorders, underage drinking, gang activity, and sexual exploitation and includes 16 subpages.

• Family Dynamics directs users to information on how family members relate to and interact with one another. Specific topics addressed include different types of family relationships (e.g., single-parent, two-parent, and multigenerational families), special circumstances (e.g., the incarceration of a family member), and work and family issues (e.g., alternative work schedules and childcare).

• Health and Safety includes six subpages: Child Health, Family Health, Child Safety, Family Safety, Special Circumstances, and Resources.

• Out-of-School Activities focuses on afterschool activities for children and adolescents. The page includes 10 subpages that offer links to information about a wide range of activities both at home and in the community, including sports, arts, and employment.

The Parenting Resources Web site currently links visitors to more than 500 related Web sites; over the next year, hundreds of additional links will be added. E-mail your suggestions to parentingresources@ncjrs.org.