One of the greatest joys of parenting is watching your child grow up to have confidence and to become successful in multiple ways.  (#proudmama)

That road is not always easy.  I have read my share of parenting books. And I have received a lot of great tips from watching and talking with parents of the children in my classes.  One year, I had a dad share with me that his guiding principle was to establish a relationship with his young child that would endure adolescence.  He knew that open conversations were key to helping his child navigate that tricky time.  Other parents were models of clarity around expectations, of accepting their child’s idiosyncrasies and recognizing that children are works in progress, or in identifying and nurturing their children’s passions. I continue to learn from you all.

This fall, I started seeing posters around the city advertising a website geared to helping families help children navigate learning differences. Intrigued, I decided to pay the website a visit.  Understood.org seems to have a good board of advisors and a wide range of resources to help parents help children with organization and academic skills. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Another website I have found that seems to have some good advice to parents is run by a clinical psychologist from Columbia University. Aha Parenting  provides coaching and tips to develop positive relationships with our children.

There are oodles of other resources. These are two that I have stumbled across. I will keep adding to this list as I learn of more.  Please feel free to share any sites you use. I have left comments enabled for this post.