Metro Parent has resources for parents in the Portland area. Their mission statement: "To provide local parents with the most relevant and useful information possible to assist them in raising their children in the Portland metropolitan area."
Oregon Department of Education has a lot of great resources for parents as well. For example, here is an excerpt about kale from the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Program:
Featured winter vegetable: Kale
Winter is now upon us and while our gardens may be frozen over we can still use the bounty of the earth to prepare delicious and nutritious winter menus. Kale, the featured vegetable for the month of January, is a winter vegetable whose true flavor develops after the first frost. The freezing temperatures actually change some of the plants starch into sugar, making it sweeter!
Kale is deemed “The Queen of the Greens”
So what makes kale such a nutritional powerhouse? Kale has a high concentration of antioxidants A, C, and K –
and sulfur containing phytonutrients. The fiber content of kale binds bile acids and helps lower cholesterol.
Featured winter vegetable: Kale
Winter is now upon us and while our gardens may be frozen over we can still use the bounty of the earth to prepare delicious and nutritious winter menus. Kale, the featured vegetable for the month of January, is a winter vegetable whose true flavor develops after the first frost. The freezing temperatures actually change some of the plants starch into sugar, making it sweeter!
Kale is deemed “The Queen of the Greens”
So what makes kale such a nutritional powerhouse? Kale has a high concentration of antioxidants A, C, and K –
and sulfur containing phytonutrients. The fiber content of kale binds bile acids and helps lower cholesterol.
Educational Games for your Sixth Grader: The games on this site cover all interest areas and target specific age levels. There are “parent-kid challenges,” “homework relief,” and “books on the run” links.
KidsReads: This website shares reviews of “cool new books” and authors. The books are categorized by age and by genre. There is a link for podcasts and another for book clubs. The newsletter highlights the newest and best on the site.
Scholastic for Parents: This site contains age appropriate guides for helping your child learn to love reading. Divided into early childhood and school age children, the site also contains resources for helping your child with math, technology and other subjects.
PBS For Parents: This site contains guides on a variety of topics such as child development, curriculum connections, and technology for kids. It also shares information on hot issues in education. On the lighter side, there are games, stories, and guides to the TV programs offered by PBS. The guide is also available in Spanish. Bienvenidos a PBS Padres!