The Partnership for Learning has a step-by-step guide for families looking for extra academic help during the school year, including the thousands of families eligible for tutoring scholarships under President Bush's No Child Left Behind law. The guide includes hands-on advice to save money, identify learning disabilities and monitor progress. Call 1-800-832-2464 for info.

Study Finds Link Between TV and Soft Drinks and Overweight Kids associated with obesity among middle-school students. Latinos spend more time watching television and consume more soft drinks than non-Hispanic white or Asian students.

Children need a great science education and parents can do a lot to help make that happen. Here you'll find a world of information, activities, and ideas that offer "something scientific" for the whole family.

This National Academy of Sciences Web site offers practical information and tips for keeping kids safe online -- including sources of sexually explicit content, ways that inappropriate material can reach children and teens, cyberstalking, and the pros and cons of filtering.

The "Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act" led to the creation of a child-friendly, online zone where children can safely reap the benefits of the Internet using content that is thoroughly screened and monitored. NeuStar, the manager of the dot U.S. domain, is now accepting applications for .kids.us Internet addresses on a first-come, first-served basis.

Under the No Child Left Behind act, parents have more power than they ever had. This Parent Leadership Associates toolkit is designed to help them make the most of it -- as teachers, supporters, advocates and decision-makers in their children's schools. Among the recommendations is asking schools important questions, including: how do you know our children are safe? What will the school do to help if your child is falling behind? What does it take to apply for college, and what options are there to help you?

Mounting research affirms that the greatest window of opportunity to influence child development is during the first years of life, so early identification of young children with disabilities or developmental delays is critical. The Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service Web site has information for parents and caregivers--and is looking for ideas and resources that may help states or communities enhance the quality of their identification systems and public awareness activities.

There is growing recognition that in youth development programs, like many other endeavors, quality counts -- but it also costs. The Forum For Youth Investment's journal, Forum Focus, summarizes the research and examines the components of high-quality supportive settings, and how to measure quality from the perspective of what young people need to heal, grow and contribute.

Eli Newberger, author of The Men They Will Become: The Nature and Nurture of Male Character, is a pediatrician, teacher, and musician. He invites you to explore the developmental processes of young boys.

The Census Bureau reports that about seven in ten children lived with two parents last year, leaving some 19.8 million living with only one parent -- 16.5 million with their mother and 3.3 million with their father. Children living with a single father were more likely to live in a household that included a live-in unmarried partner than those living with their single mother - one in three compared to one in ten.