SOME OF MY FAVORITE AND MOST USEFUL WEBSITE LINKS
The following is a list of useful links that I have compiled. It includes links to Websites with Hints & Tips that may be of interest to you as parents of young families. Many of these offer FREE e–mail "Subscriptions" if you sign up for them.
WATER SAFETY & SWIMMING
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Or Cnty Beaches: These "clickable" maps provide information on access and facilities for beaches in Orange County, CA. Enjoy your "virtual tour" of Orange County beaches!
- Boat Safe Kids: Play Boating Safety Quiz
- Safer 3/"Swim for Life" : Safer 3 provides a multi–layered approach to drowning prevention — Safer Water…Safer Kids…Safer Response
- Learn to Swim Ideas: http://www.swimamerica.org/general/general.html
- Jim Reiser — SWIM Professor: https://www.swimlessonsuniversity.com/index.aspx. Toys, Products, Videos available on various aspects of Learn to Swim & Techniques.
- www.SouthCountySwimSchool.biz/ — Our Website — the one you are on
- http://www.ConquerFear.com/ – Specifically for Adult poor & Non–swimmers, but applicable to all ages.
- http://scssswimpix.multiply.com/ — SWIM Pix Website, including Pix of Swimmers of Last Yr & so far this year, Hall of Fame, Swim–General Interest, Pools I have used. Click on "Pictures" at the Left, then any Album(s) you want to look thru. . Also, look thru "Photo Album" at Pool.
PARENTING
- Dr James Dobson's Focus On The Family: www.family.org — Christian Perspective
- Forever Families: http://foreverfamilies.byu.edu/xml/home.aspx — Christian LDS Perspective. Provides practical, scholarly and sacred information for strengthening individuals, marriages and families of all faiths, organized around themes of The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
- Values Parenting by Richard & Linda Eyre — Christian LDS Perspective. Based on the experience and PROACTIVE philosophy of #1 best selling authors RICHARD & LINDA EYRE…and on having a well–conceived PROGRAM for teaching your children. The Values Parenting site changes monthly with different ideas and methods to help you STRENGTHEN YOUR FAMILY.
PERSONAL MENTAL ATTITUDE
- www.InspirationPeak.com — Sign up for FREE Short Daily Dose of Inspiration (non–sectarian)
- Chicken Soup For the Soul short stories, + other Inspirational, uplifting messages: (America In Uniform, Recipes, More. Sign up FREE for any you want. http://www.beliefnet.com/newsletter/step1.aspx
- Good, Clean Humor, Joke A Day: THIS LINK COMING SOON
GENERAL
- www.MapQuest.com — Directions to the Pool(s) or anywhere else you want Directions to. Shows Maps, Distances, Route(s) to take, etc.
- Personal, Family Pix Website: (Family, Trips, LDS, Year Events, etc) From Last Yr & so Far This Year (not Swimming): http://www.snapfish.com/. Sign in with: "User Name": My Snapfish Address: MaryLanden@Hotmail.com & Password: Pix2Share. You can look at whatever Albums & Pix you want.
- Daily News — Meridian Magazine: http://www.ldsmag.com/. Current World Natl events & Commentaries fr variety of UNBIASED news articles fr many news publications. A more positive, (How can one be "positive" about War and Disaster news? Well, they really do try), LDS perspective. FREE Subscriptionavailable.
- www.ScreenIt.com/search_Movies.html — Movie, Video, DVD reviews on movies in theatres, for rent or Sale.
- http://www.moviepicks.org/index.asp. CAMIE Award winners. The place to go to discover uplifting, wholesome Family Entertainment.
- http://movies.aol.com/search/main.adp?&tab=movies — MovieFone: What movies are playing where, show times, etc.
- www.OvercomingOvereating.com — For everyone, women especially: Weight Control w/out diets, pills, surgery. Also check out Bariatric Surgery Support Group: http://www.bariatricsupportcenter.com/
- Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) Options: http://www.BariatricEdge.com/ Describes various surgical Weight Control procedures. Answers Questions
