Check out some of these helpful web sites on a variety of issues:

* Screen It offers an extensive list of movie reviews from G all the way to R, along with information about why the movie received its rating. It provides a helpful chart that rates various factors parents are concerned about, including violence, scary scenes, sex/nudity, profanity, alcohol/drugs and disrespect, along with detailed information, and whether a kid would want to see the movie:
http://www.screenit.com/

* This web site looks at all aspects of raising a daughter, from birth to adult, and also provides interesting perspectives for blended families and children with special needs:
http://www.raisingadaughter.com/

* EASING THE TEASING® is a great resource for parents and teachers dealing with the issue of teasing. Created by social worker Judy Freedman, it offers strategies about dealing with teasing and offers for sale an Easing the Teasing guide and an activity book for kids:
http://www.easingtheteasing.com

* Prevent Child Abuse America is a great resource for learning more about how to prevent child abuse, and where to go if you need help:
http://preventchildabuse.org/index.html

* Tutor House provides reviews of children's software, including descriptions of the programs and computer requirements. You also can order children's software on this site:
http://www.tutorhouse.com

This web site, created by a childcare provider service in Kentucky, has many useful daycare links, including how to find good daycare and information about operating a daycare service from your home:
http://www.childcareenterprises1.cjb.net./

* Map Quest is a handy resource when you need directions. First click on the strip at the top that says "Directions''. Then by typing in the address where you start from and your destination address, you can receive blow-by-blow directions and printable maps. It even can provide reversed directions! Just beware that the directions might not always be 100% accurate because of road construction and other changes. But most of the time it's a handy reference:
http://www.mapquest.com/

* If you want to read news or obituaries from a favorite newspaper, check out this handy site sponsored by the American Journalism Review. You can search for web sites of local and regional newspapers by state, and view national newspaper web sites:
http://ajr.newslink.org/news.html

* AnyWho is a free directory service that can help you find the telephone number, address, Email, Home Page URL, FAX number or toll free number of a residence or business. It gets its information from white and yellow pages listings, and may even have telephone numbers not yet listed in the phone book.:
http://www.anywho.com

* Switchboard.com also is a handy tool for finding telephone numbers and addresses of people or businesses. It also offers maps and guides:
http://www.switchboard.com/

* Thinking about moving? Then check out Best Places, which reviews 1,000 cities for livability and provides valuable information from schools and jobs to climate and crime:
http://www.bestplaces.net/

* Have a computer question? You can find a wealth of information about PCs, Macs and the Internet at the web site of Kim Komando, a computer wiz and popular radio talk show host (I think it's also cool to find a female computer expert!):
http://www.komando.com

*Behind the Name gives the history and etymology of first names:
http://www.behindthename.com/