Parent Resources

 

 

ACTIVITIES:

Belmont Parks and Recreation                                          soccer_image.jpg

1225 Ralston Avenue

Belmont, CA 94002

(650) 595-7441

http://www.belmont.gov/

 

Public Swimming Pools

1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas

Belmont, CA 94002

(650) 595-7441

Carlmont High School

 

Peninsula Family YMCA

1877 South Grant Street

San Mateo, CA 94402

(650) 286-9622

http://www.peninsulafamilyymca.org/

 

Sequoia Adult School

Belmont, Menlo Park

Redwood City, San Carlos, CA

(650) 306-8866

http://www.adultschool.seq.org/

 

San Mateo Adult & Community Education

Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, San Bruno

(650) 588-2100

http://www.smace.org/

 

Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club

San Mateo, Daly City, CA

(650) 347-9891

http://www.midpenbgc.org/

 

PARCA

(650) 312-0730

 

REACH Program

(650) 871-7313

 

San Mateo PAL

(650)522-7725

 

 


 NUTRITION:                                                                           

                                                                                                     5_a_day.jpg


 

San Mateo County Public Health, Nutrition and Child Health Services

32 W. 25th Ave. #203A

San Mateo, CA 94403

(650) 573-3511

http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/health/home

 

WIC-Women Infants and Children of San Mateo

32 W. 25th Ave., #203A

San Mateo, CA 94403

(650) 573-2223

http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

 

Second Harvest Food Bank

1051 Bing Street

San Carlos, CA 94070

(650) 610-5880

 

Salvation Army

1270 Marshall

Redwood City, CA 94062

(650) 368-4643

 

Samaritan House

401 N. Humboldt

San Mateo, CA 94401

(650) 947-3648

 


HELPFUL WEBSITES:

 

A to Z Fitness

http://www.atozfitness.com/

A to Z fitness contains more than 1000 verified links

to fitness and bodybuilding sites, new training and

nutrition articles updated weekly. A free bulletin

board monitored by five certified personal trainers

to answer any questions.

 

ABC’s of Parenting

http://www.abcparenting.com/

The ABC’s of Parenting is part of the

ParenthoodWeb.com websites. There are several

links from ABC’s of Parenting to other subjects,

including caring for children, finances, fitness,

nutrition and others.

 

America on the Move

 http://www.americaonthemove.org/

A national initiative dedicated to helping

individuals and communities across the nation

make positive changes to improve health and

quality of life. Offers a walking program with

group coordination and logs.

 

American Academy of Pediatrics

www.aap.org

The organization is dedicated to the health of all

children.

 

Bay Area Dietetic Association

www.dietitian.org

Nutrition information.

 

California Healthy Kids Resource Center

www.californiahealthykids.org

Healthy Kids Resource Center offers free health

instruction materials and links to other useful

resources.

California Nutrition Network for Healthy Active Families

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns

The California Nutrition Network is a partnership of

over 200 public and private organizations seeking

to achieve the goal of healthy eating and increased

physical activity. It is the state’s largest network of

its kind targeted towards limited income consumers

to promote positive health and behavior change.

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition.htm

Information about the importance of good nutrition and

how to make healthy eating a part of your life.

 

Food and Nutrition Information Center

www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/eatsmart.html

Information on the nation’s food resources.

 


JUST FOR PARENTS:

 

Parent Clicks

http://www.parentclicks.com/

Helpful resource information for parents regarding

their children’s health, behavior, education, safety

and emotional well-being.

 

Parent Soup

http://www.parentsoup.com/

This site offers a variety of articles from health and

nutrition issues to dealing with behavior issues and

sibling rivalry. Message boards and chat rooms

are available links to other sites of interest.

 

ParentCenter.com

http://www.parentcenter.com/

This site offers parents information on parenting,

learning, health, fun and activities. Chat boards

are available as well as links to other sites.

 

Parents’ Place

http://www.parentsplace.com/

A sister site to Parent Soup. Offers information

about healthy pregnancies to raising your child

with proper nutrition and health advice.