Parenting Reading List
Take a look at our Parenting Reading List, which includes titles on general parenting issues and those of children with special needs. Titles are available in the JPC Parenting Collection in the Adriance Memorial Library's Children's Room.
Resources for Homeschoolers
See this new subject guide on recommended resources for homeschoolers that are available from the Library! Books for Homeschoolers are included.
Resources for Children with Special Needs
Find contact information for local, state and national agencies for parents of children with special needs on our Resources for Children with Special Needs page.
Parenting Web Sites
| Adopting.org | Helping Our Families: A Guide for Dutchess County Families (.pdf) |
| Adoption Album - NYS Office of Children & Family Services | HomeSchool World |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Resources for Families | Homeschooling Resources -Waterboro Public Library |
| Autism Speaks: 100 Day Kit | Homeschooling Supplies - Waterboro Public Library |
| Bibliotherapy: Using Children's Books to Address Children's Problems | Hudson Valley Parent |
| Child Abuse Prevention Network | Kids Health |
| Child Care Aware | Kids in the Middle (divorce) |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway | Libraries & Autism - Scotch Plains Public Library |
| Childcare Council of Dutchess County | Math & Reading Help |
| ConnectSafely: Smart Socializing Starts Here | WhatandWhen4Kids: Online Calendar of Events for Kids in the HV |
| Zero to Three |






