• Girls on the Run - Web site of the international program
  • Ann Arbor Track Club - Provides both competitive and noncompetitive running opportunities for youth and adults.
  • Kids Running - Promotes the sport of running to kids so that they can enjoy the benefit of a fit and healthy lifestyle both at school and home.
  • Youth Action Net - The International Youth Foundation developed YouthActionNet in consultation with a task force of eight young leaders from Australia, Germany, Kosovo, Mexico, Palestine, the Philippines, Uganda, and the United States. Sponsored by the Nokia Corporation, YouthActionNet is part of the global Make a Connection program.
  • Girls, Inc. Quizzes, games & interactive stuff
  • Club Girl Tech: Cool techie games & gadgets, as well as tons of other info.
  • The Adventures of Josie True: Josie True and her friends become involved in intrigue across time and space as they rescue their inventor-turned-teacher Ms. Trombone.
  • For Girls and Their Dreams: A site for girls about writing, reading, art, poetry, polls, surveys, quizzes, games, and contests
  • The Homework Spot: This resource center makes homework a bit more fun!!
  • Kids Health: Articles, interactive activities-- all about being and feeling healthy!
  • TIME for Kids: Stay in the know - news and current events made fun.
  • DiscoverySchool.com: Games, adventures, and homework help
  • American Girl: Too much stuff for girls to list it all!!
  • KidsRunning.com: A site dedicated just to kids that run
  • Girl Power: Health, fitness, games
  • Just 4 Girls: The Girls Scouts girls' site, chalk full of info and tools for girls.
  • For Girls and Their Dreams: More interesting links.
  • New Moon Magazine: A magazine that girls, parents, and teachers love.
  • Adios Barbie: A body image site for every body.
  • The Ophelia Project: "The Ophelia Projectis dedicated to creating a culture that is emotionally, physically, and socially safe, where girls are respected and nurtured."
  • Girls in America: A website dedicated to the Girls in America Series ("RUN LIKE A GIRL and SMILE PRETTY go inside the experience of American teenage girls as they grapple with growing up in a world that tells them they are fat, ugly, loud-mouthed or frigid if they are anything but conventionally pretty, thin, unassuming and sweet.")
  • Club Girl Tech: Girl Tech is devoted to encouraging girls in technology use. In the "parents" section, there is a girl-postive search engine.
  • The Alchohol and Drug Information
  • Clearinghouse: Lots of information for parents, taechers, and kids about drug prevention
  • Lion & Lamb Project: An organization with a mission to stop the marketing of voilence to children. Website includes a lot of resources for parents.
  • Dads & Daughters: The companion website to the book by Joe Kelly, recommended by Molly Barker, Founder of Girls on the Run.
  • Girl Power! Campaign: "The national public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 13- year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Girls at 8 or 9 typically have very strong attitudes about their health, so Girl Power! seeks to reinforce and sustain these positive values among girls ages 9-13 by targeting health messages to the unique needs, interests, and challenges of girls." There's a section for parents, too.
  • iemily.com: Foucing on girls' health is geared towards adolecents and teens, but useful for parents as well.
  • Kids Health: Informative health site with sections geared towards parents, kids, and teens.
  • Empowered Parents: Prevention and treatment of eating disorders
  • National Eating Disorders Association: Based in Seattle
  • Something Fishy: A website on eating disorders
  • AdiosBarbie.com: A funky and fiesty "body image site for everybody"
  • Women's Sports Foundation
  • National Association for Women and Girls in Sports
  • Melpomene Institute: "Melpomene Institute helps girls and women of all ages link physical activity and health through research, publication and education."
  • 96 Years of Women in the Olympics: Profiles, history, and photographs of women in the Olympics
  • Black Women in Sports Foundation
  • Positive Coaching Alliance: Offers resources and training for youth coaches and parents
  • American Sport Education Program: Coaching certification program for youth sports
  • SAMHSA: A public education Web site, developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs among 7- to 18-year-olds.
  • 4girls: Developed by the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, gives girls between the ages of 10 and 16 reliable, current health information.
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