Teen
Moms Club - "Because Young Moms Matter Too..."
Teen Mommies Online - Helpful site with information on pregnancy
and parenting for teen moms.
Teen
Mama - "Teen Mama is dedicated to improving the lives of
other Teen and Young adult parents. We have each been there, we feel
that our knowledge and experience can benefit the lives of other young
parents."
Girl-Mom
- Sassy, intelligent, progressive and informative site for teen moms.
Just For Us Mommies - Excellent message board that lets you
get to know other mommies of varying ages and situations.
The
Teen Moms Homepage - Includes info on attachment parenting for
teenagers.
The
Teen Parenting and Pregnancy Place - Lots of info and support for
teen parents!
TeenOutReach
Campus
Life Chat - Links to personal stories plus a place for dads!
Young
Mommies - Nice site for young moms with tons of ways to get in
touch with other young moms.
Jaicee's
Just For Teen Moms Webpage - A mom who had a
child when she was 16. She's now 29 and wants to help teen moms. She's
hoping to have the site completed by winter of 2001.
Shelter
Against the Storm - "A
Place For Teen Parents and Pregnant Teens To Ask Questions, Get Answers,
Meet Others, and Get Connected To Resources To Help Make Their Road A
Little Easier To Travel." A great site run by Jolene, a teen mom
dedicated to helping other moms.
The
Playpen Online - A great site run by a
teen mom who is 19 now and started the page to help with the lack of
info for teens. Has pictures, too.
TeenMoms.Com
Teen
Mothers Unite! You
will adore Dana's son and laugh at his hilarious antics. This is a great
site for teen moms everywhere.
Young
Mothers U*N*I*T*E - Cherri was a teen mom and is very
passionate about helping other teen moms. You will always have someone
to talk to through the Young Mothers network!
About
Teen Pregnancy -
Stories written by teens about when they found out they were pregnant
and how their lives have changed since. Realistic look at what happens
when a teen gets pregnant.
Teen
Moms - An
excellent page dedicated to helping teen moms. Links to all sorts of
resources, including financial and a fetal development chart.
StandUpGirl
- Meet Becky and see how she dealt with her
own unplanned pregnancy. This is a very compassionate site and really
helps you see that you're not alone.
Teen With Child
- Excellent site by a teen mom.
One Young Parent
- Lots of information plus practical ways to help teen parents.
Young Moms - "This
site was designed by and for young mothers. Its purpose is to
provide support, resources and motivation to young moms, teen mothers
and pregnant teens."
Babies
Of Our Youth
Teenage
Mothers - Suite 101.com
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SaraBeth's
Adoption
Adoption.org
Birthmother.com
Adoption
Book Catalog - Catalog of offline resources.
American
Association of Open Adoption Agencies
About
Adoption - Adoption info, articles and links from About.com
Adoption
Network
Bethany
Christian Services
National
Adoption Information Clearinghouse
AdoptionAgencies.org
Caring
Adoptions
Christian
Adoption
Five
Myths And Realities - Article addressing some common concerns about
adoption.
Brooke's
Story - A personal story
Birthmom
to James - A personal story and appeal to her son who was given up for
adoption.
Gina's
Story - Personal story.
Adopted
Kids - Real stories from people who were adopted.
They
Chose Adoption - Other birthmoms who chose life for their children.
Adoptee
Life - Site for children who were adopted.
Voices
of Adoption - Another site for and about people who were adopted. Lots of
excellent information.
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Feminists
For Life - Excellent resource for the pro-woman!
Beyond
"It's A Baby" - Great article highlighting the real
problem underneath the prolife/prochoice positions.
Abortion
Alternatives and Post Abortion Links - Terrific resources, check out her links. A
place with caring and compassion.
Safe-Haven
- A place for healing from the trauma of
abortion. I can't stress enough how wonderful this page is! Healing and
not condemnation for post-abortive women and men. This isn't a site to
debate abortion, it's to help the people who have been hurt by it.
AbortionFacts.com
- "Abortion information you can use". Excellent site! If I had
a 5 star rating system, this site would get 7 stars! (Which is probably
why I don't have a 5 star rating system...)
Crises
Pregnancy Information - This
is a wonderful site! If you just found out you are pregnant then go here
- you will find something to help you.
Pro-Woman
Pro-Life - What it means to really be
pro-woman.
I'm
personally against it but... - Article addressing those who are personally
against abortion but don't want to limit a woman's choices.
Does
the Fetus Feel Pain? - Excellent article addressing the topic of fetal pain.
When
Does Life Begin? - Addresses the scientific and medical aspects of our
beginnings.
Texas
Law Quiz - An interactive way to see for yourself the hypocrisy of our laws
concerning life and personhood.
A
Window to the Womb - Ever wonder what you were like before you were
born?
RightGrrl
- Articulate, reasoned, Pro-Life Feminism
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New!
#Breastfeeding
- Page for the IRC chat channel. "An IRC channel located on the All
Women IRC Network which is devoted to discussions about breastfeeding.
Discussions include a wide range of topics such as latching on, milk
supply, the joys of breastfeeding, and motherhood. This is a great place
for mothers (and soon to be mothers) to come and discuss breastfeeding,
parenting, and other pertinent issues."
La Leche League
- One of the biggest, most active, most comprehensive, and just all
around best breastfeeding support and information organizations.
Breastfeeding.com
- One of my favorite breastfeeding support sites. "The #1 site for
breastfeeding support, information and attitude."
Breastfeeding
Basics - "Everything you always wanted to know about
breastfeeding but didn't know who to ask."
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National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Kaiser
Family Foundation - The Foundation is an independent voice and
source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health
care community, and the general public.
American
Bar Association Links Teen Pregnancy with Child Sexual Abuse - The
project will analyze state laws and prosecutorial policies to
determine how the legal system deals with sexually exploitative
actions of older men that involve young teen girls."
Prevention
of Battering During Teen Pregnancy Fact Sheet - Statistics
specifically related to abuse during teen pregnancy.
Teen
Pregnancy Statistics
Teen
Moms - An
excellent page dedicated to helping teen moms. Links to all sorts of
resources, including financial and a fetal development chart.
Teens
in Trouble: Teen Pregnancies - Read
stories from teens and get tons of relevant statistics regarding teen
pregnancy.
Closer
Look at Teen Pregnancy - Profiles of two pregnant teens from 1995
including pictures.
Welfare
Information Network - This takes you straight to their teen parent
information page.
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SingleMothering.com
Zero to Three
Civitas
InteliHealth
Parenting.com
ABC's
of Parenting
Parent's
Place
Positive
Parenting
The
National Parenting Center
Parenting.org
SIDS
Back to Sleep - Informative brochure for parents of all ages about
preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
About
Single Parents - Lots of great information specifically for single
parents.
BabyCenter
- This has just about anything you'd want!
It's not geared for young mothers, but the information is just as
valuable and it's ultra-easy to navigate.
Young
Positive Parenting Online - An
excellent resource specifically for younger parents.
Young
Moms - Links you to their parenting section.
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Still
Fathers - A resource specifically for fathers dealing with
stillbirth, miscarriage or infant death.
ROAD
(Reaching Out to Adolescent Dads) - Site about a program
especially for teen dads.
Campus
Life Chat - Links to personal stories plus a place for dads!
National
Center for Fathering - Lots
of resources to help fathers.
Center
for Successful Fathering, Inc. -
Promotes the benefits of involved dads.
Father To Father
- Resources to help new and young fathers.
Fathering.com
- Another online resource to help fathers.
Dads'nKids
- A free parenting magazine for dads.
Dads
and Daughters - A site devoted
specifically to helping dads with daughters. An excellent resource -
especially if you feel like you just wouldn't know what to do with a
girl.
The
Father's Workshop - This will
take you directly to the part of the site for teen fathers.
National Fatherhood
Initiative - "The
National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) was founded in 1994 to stimulate a
society-wide movement to confront the growing problem of father absence."
Father's
World
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Family
Activity Links
Teel
Family - Learn how to make your own snowflake! This one will last
even after the winter fades.
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FreeTeens.org - "Free
Teens is a reality-based, abstinence-centered HIV/AIDS, STDs, and
Pregnancy Prevention program used in 38 states and in more than 70
countries around the world. It has been translated into 12 languages."
True
Love Waits - "Created in 1993 and
sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist
Convention, True Love Waits is an international campaign that challenges
teenagers and college students to remain sexually abstinent until
marriage."
Teen
Advisors - A peer counseling organization.
Female Life -
Information on women's sexual health through many stages of life.
Not
Me Not Now - The
best response to premature sexual activity.
Friends First
Life Choices
The Virgin Club
- Started by five girls who want to remain virgins until marriage.
Turris
Eburnea - "A meeting
place for young girls and women to search for the truth about LOVE
to prepare themselves to love for
marriage that lasts a lifetime to shout to the world that the TRUE LOVE
exists!!!"
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Help for
Rape/Sexual Assault Victims
Safe
Haven - "Safe Haven is a site for male and female survivors of
sexual abuse and/or rape. We aim to give support and advice to those on
the path to healing, and also to loved ones of survivors."
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I
Just Gave Up My Teddy Bear - Story of a teen mom involved in the
Gentle Touch program.
Julie's
Page - "The incredible adventures of a (kick ass) girlmama and
her kick ass little boy!"
Jamie's
Page - Personal page about Jamie, her life, and her daughters.
Kyle,
Inc. - Neat page by Amy (a teen mom) all about her son Kyle.
About
Teen Pregnancy -
Stories written by teens about when they found out they were pregnant
and how their lives have changed since. Realistic look at what happens
when a teen gets pregnant.
Teens
in Trouble: Teen Pregnancies - Read
stories from teens and get tons of relevant statistics regarding teen
pregnancy.
Jen
& Baby
Caraannie's
Page
It
Happens To Good Girls, Too - Personal
story on About.com
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Marriage
Resources
About
Marriage
Marriage
Builders
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Pregnancy
In Your Teens - Information specific to teenagers from the Mayo
clinic. Includes personal story of a teen who chose open adoption.
Special
Needs of Pregnant Teens - Informative article from Medem specific to
the needs and concerns of a pregnant teen. Learn about prenatal doctor
visits and good nutrition during pregnancy.
Pregnancy
Problems - "Dealing With Complications of Pregnancy and
Childbirth."
Pregnancy,
Birth and Beyond - Extremely informative, this is an "online
prepared childbirth class" by Karen Ianacone, RN,
MA, CCE, CLC.
Pages & Memorial
Sites For Those Dealing With Losing a Baby
Mending
Broken Hearts - Site for bereaved parents dealing with a
miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or newborn death.
Still
Fathers - A resource specifically for fathers dealing with
stillbirth, miscarriage or infant death.
Christian
Miscarriage Support Group
Remembering
Our Babies - Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Pain,
Heartache, and Hope - Beautiful site run by Robyn Bear who has lost
6 children through miscarriage. There is also a Memorial Wall where you
can list your child's name or website.
National
Stillbirth Society - Working to prevent stillbirth.
My
Christy - Links from a great site to help
parents who've lost a baby.
Angel
Pages
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Snopes
- Urban Legends Reference Page.
In Mama's
Kitchen - Interesting and eclectic cooking site.
A
Woman Is - The many faces of what it is to be a woman.
Standing
Watch
- POW/MIA website
American
Baby Contest - A place to send a pic of your beautiful baby. ; )
Knock
On The Door - Great science information place. This is a good
resource for homeschoolers as well.