-January 29, 6:30, Main Branch - Speaker, Connie Norris, Ouachita Parish School Board

Autism in Children and Adolescents http://www.mentalhealth.org/child/AUTISM.HTM Autism Research Institute http://www.autism.com:80/ari/contents.html Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/ The Center for the Study of Autism http://www.autism.org/

-February 26, 6:30, Ouachita Valley Branch - Speaker, Dr. Matt Sanderson, Apple Dental Health Center

Ask the Dentist http://www.parentsplace.com/cgi-bin/objects/dentist/index.html Barb's World Dental Information http://www.bulkley.net/~roost/dent.htm The Tooth Fairy http://www.toothfairy.org/ National Dental Health Month http://www.dentalyellowpages.com/scncdhm/ Prudential HealthCare Tips on Teaching Kids Proper Dental Care http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/news2/pru.teeth.html

-March 26, 6:30, Anna Meyer Branch - Speaker, Carolyn Lee, Louisiana Poison Control Center

Consumer Product Safety Commision: Poison http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/pois_prv.html   Florida Poison Information Center http://ora.umc.ufl.edu/pcc/Fpicjax.htm Internet Public Library Poison Prevention Website http://www.ipl.org/youth/poisonsafe/ Orleans Parish Poison Prevention and First Aid http://www.911nola.org/poison.htm POISON http://www.wwlia.org/poison.htm

-April 23, 6:30, Main Branch - Speaker, Donna Underwood, The Learning Source

How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/how_can_parents_model.html Improving Your Listening Skills http://www.smartbiz.com/sbs/arts/bly55.htm Listening Skills http://www.sentex.net/~casaa/resources/sourcebook/acquiring-leadership- skills/listening-skills.html Sesame Street Parents - Listen to This http://www.ctw.org/parents/weekly/1396/139602t1.htm Women's Media-Ten Ways to Listen to Your Child http://www.womensmedia.com/parent-a.html

-May 21, 6:30, Ouachita Valley Branch - Speaker, Dr. Michael Zambie, The Allergy and Asthma Clinic

Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online http://allergy.mcg.edu/  Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/index.html Med Access Newsletter http://www.medaccess.com/newsletter/nl0515/vol9_1.htm#p1 National Allergy Bureau http://www.aaaai.org/patpub/nab/index.html Patricia Wrean's Asthma and Allergy WWW Resources Page http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~wrean/resources.html

0June 25, 6:30, Main Branch - Speaker from the Red Cross

The Childproofers Guide to a Baby Safe Home http://www.safebaby.net/childproofers/childproofers.html Child Safety http://kidshealth.org/parent/safety/index.html ChildSecure: Safety Alerts & Articles http://www.childsecure.com/safety.htm KidSource OnLine Safety Articles http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/Health.html Safety http://www.state.in.us/safetynet/CHILD/index.html

-July 23, 6:30, Main Branch - Speaker TBA

Monroe City Schools Parental Involvement Resource List http://monroe.k12.la.us/mcs/district/epatt/online.html The National Parenting Center http://www.tnpc.com/ Parent News http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/pnews.html The Natural Child Project http://www.naturalchild.com/ Parenthood Web http://www.parenthoodweb.com/ Parenting A - Z http://www.pathfinder.com/@@77whbQcAxE6qgpvN/ParentTime/mmage/atoz.all.html ParentsPlace.com http://www.parentsplace.com/

-August 27, 6:30, Anna Meyer Branch - Speaker, TBA

Learning Disabilities and Vision FAQ http://www.eyenet.org/public/faqs/learn_dis/learn_dis_faq.html Learning Syles http://www.wavefront.com/~nelson/styles.htm  Parent's Checklist for Eye Problems http://www.vision3d.com/parent.html Pediatric Eye Care http://familyeyecare.com/peddirect.htm Vision Through the Years http://www.cvworld.com/forsight/eyeworks/C02.02.01.html

-September 24, 6:30, Ouachita Valley Branch - Speaker, Nancy Hemrick, Monroe City Schools

Helping Your Child Succeed in School http://inet.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Succeed/  Monroe City Schools Parental Involvement Resource List http://monroe.k12.la.us/mcs/district/epatt/online.html School Readiness http://lumpy.fmhi.usf.edu/CFSroot/dares/FCPI/SRTOC.html StudyWeb http://www.studyweb.com/ Supporting Ways Parents and Families Can Become Involved in Schools http://www.ncrel.org/skrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/famncomm/pa100.htm US Department of Education Parent Publications http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents.html Yahooligans Homework Answers Page http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Homework_Answers

-October 22, 6:30, Main Branch - Speaker, TBA

American SIDS Institute http://www.sids.org/ Back to Sleep http://www.nih.gov/nichd/html/news/SIDS_HP_2/home1B.html Mother's in Sympathy and Support (MISS) http://pw2.netcom.com/~jcaccia/miss.html SIDS Online http://www.vifp.monash.edu.au/sids/index.html SIDS Network http://sids-network.org/

-November 12, 6:30, Anna Meyer - Speaker, Diane Smith, Library Science Profesor, NLU (retired)

Children's Book Council Parents' Page http://www.cbcbooks.org/navigation/parindex.htm Children's Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html Children's Storybooks Online http://www.magickeys.com/books/ National Children's Bookweek Home Page http://www.cbcbooks.org/pubs/aboutbw.htm Parents and Children Together Online http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/fl/ras.html

-December 3, 6:30, Ouachita Valley Branch - Speaker TBA

Holidays HealthGuide Online - Holidays http://206.31.218.2/Views/holidays.htm HealthNet: Holiday Stress Busters http://www.healthnet.net/themes/HolidayH/theme2.htm Sympatico: Healthy Holidays-Merry Stressmas! http://www.edm.ab.sympatico.ca/healthyway/HEALTHYWAY/feature_dec16a.html Stress in Excess: Battling the Hectic Holidays http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9612/htm/holiday.htm Parent's Toolbox: Holiday Stress http://www.iglou.com/famucon/pt/pt_holiday.html Safety Child Secure: Big Safety for Little Kids http://www.iglou.com/famucon/pt/pt_holiday.html Christmas Safety Tips http://www.iglou.com/famucon/pt/pt_holiday.html Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/indexnof.html Safe Toys Equals Safe Kids: ...How Parents Can Choose... http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/products/safetoys.html Safe Toys Month http://grace.it.emerson.edu/acadepts/CS/healthcom/Resources/toys.htm

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