The Friday Find for this week is Nickelodeon Parents Connect, a website that is chock-full of information for parents, including advice on learning and school issues. And I don’t just mean generic information, I mean information that is specific to San Diego. According to their website:

Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect is an informational, community-based Web site for parents to connect with local family events, great deals and activities, age-relevant content, and other parents.

Of particular interest to us at An Educated Choice are their articles regarding education. They offer advice on kindergarten, elementary school, reading, special education, homework help and homeschooling. Specific articles address topics such as Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?, Helpful Tutoring and Educational Resources, and Awesome School Fund-Raisers.

Another favorite feature is their annual Parents Picks Awards for San Diego. These honors are awarded based upon votes cast by parents regarding family-friendly resources in our community. The awards include categories such as Best Preschool, Best Museum, Best Music Class, and more. Not only do they list the winners in each category, but you can also print out a list of all of the nominees in each category, which is a terrific resource in itself.

Congratulations, Nickelodeon Parents Connect! And by the way, we love your tagline: We’re not perfect. We’re parents.

Happy Healthy Hip Parenting is our choice for this week’s Friday Finds. Founded in 2007 by Sondra Santos LaBrie, Happy Healthy Hip Parenting helps parents reduce stress, resolve conflicts and enjoy family life even more. Ms. LaBrie is a Certified Parent Educator through the International Network for Children and Families and offers a variety of parenting workshops including Redirecting Children’s Behavior (RCB) courses.

The Happy Healthy Hip Parenting audience includes:

Parents, teachers, grandparents, health care workers, counselors, foster parents and anyone who relates to children can use and benefit from these courses.

Ms. LaBrie reaches parents through many online and social media avenues including:

• Happy Healthy Hip Parenting website
  http://www.happyhealthyhip.com/
• Happy Healthy Hip Parenting blog
  http://happyhealthyhip.wordpress.com/
• Hip Mom on Twitter
  http://twitter.com/hip_m0m

Not only does Happy Healthy Hip Parenting offer sound parenting advice, but Ms. LaBrie does so with a wry sense of humor and a unique perspective on everyday life. Others have also noticed her work as she was selected a Nielsen Top 50 Power Mom and she’s in the Top 100 most popular Twitter users in San Diego according to Twitterholic.

Congrats, Happy Healthy Hip Parenting, and keep up the good work. Families in San Diego are counting on you!

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