Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative Internet Links

WYOFAMS is a project of Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative. Neither the sponsoring organizations nor the editorial committee recommends or endorses a particular agency, web link, or viewpoint.

Marriage & Family

Smart Marriages – www.smartmarriages.com
The coalition for marriage, family and couples education

Winning Families-   www.winningfamilies.com 
A site devoted to help stepfamily couples create a successful marriage and develop positive relationships with their children and stepchildren.

Kids' Turn – www.kidsturn.org
Educational programs for families undergoing, or who have undergone, separation or divorce.

Parenting – general encouragement and information

Parenthood-www.parenthoodweb.com  
This very broad site can be searched for information about a particular topic; it covers everything from marital advice to health issues.  An extensive array of childhood health experts and articles are listed.  There is also a live chat section.

iVillage - www.parentsplace.com  
A very broad site covering many different areas of family life.  Look under the Family section for a listing of topics including divorce, single parenting, bereavement, etc.  Chats and message boards on specific topics are listed in this area.  Parents can search for information on a particular issue and a list of previously answered questions will be listed. Therapists answer the questions.  Many other health-related news articles are reprinted here.

The Parents Leadership Institute - www.parentleaders.org 
A nonprofit agency, offers workshops, booklets, and audio-/videotapes for parents seeking to strengthen the parent-child relationship.  Parents train other parents to improve their listening skills and connect with their children.  Materials available in English and Spanish.

Parents Encouraging Parents - www.parentingonline.org 
Offers free parenting classes on the Internet.  Different modules address different issues, from divorce/separation and stepparenting through discipline and adolescents.

Family Fun Magazine- www.familyfun.com 
A magazine dedicated to family life. All sorts of articles recepies, activities and crafts, travel tips and more for all kinds of families.

The Distance Parent – www.distanceparent.org
A site devoted to bettering the long distance parenting relationship.

Stepducks - www.stepducks.org
This site strives “to encourage all people to recognize the fact that there can be no separation of family and education.  Families come in all forms and realize many levels of change.  Lives are impacted by these changes.  Changes are often uncomfortable but with proper adjustments they can be beneficial.  Stepducks™ offers a resource for people who seek information about family, education, and change.”

Stepfamily Resources

Stepfamily Foundation - www.stepfamily.org .  
If you click for "Free Information" it lists 10 steps for step-dads and step-moms, kids, young mothers, and grandparents (among others) to help form healthy stepfamilies.  It offers online counseling, questions and answer areas, and other links.

Web-based chapter of the Stepfamily Association of America -www.steptogether.org 
Chat rooms and well-organized message boards for peers to provide support and advice to one another. It also offers resources, related web-links

Stepfamily Living - www.tsconnection.org 
offers up-to-date, comprehensive and informative resources and information for parents on raising children and enhancing family life.

National Stepfamily Resource Center- www.stepfamilies.com
The National Stepfamily Resource Center ’s primary objective is to serve as a clearinghouse of information, resources, and support for stepfamily members and the professionals who work with them.

Stepfamily Foundation of Alberta- www.stepfamily.ca 
Not-for-profit based in Calgary , Alberta , that focuses exclusively upon the concerns and needs of stepfamilies.  This site provides a variety of services to assist stepfamilies address and resolve the difficulties that are characteristic of the stepfamily experience.

Stepfamily inFormation- www.stepfamilyinfo.org
Non-profit divorce, remarriage, and co-parenting help

Successful Stepfamilies – www.successfulstepfamilies.com  
Created by author, therapist, and stepfamily educational specialist Ron L. Deal, this site provides Christian resources for pre-remarital couples, stepfamilies, and the churches who serve them.

In Step Ministries- www.instepministries.com 
Resources for Christian Singles and Step-Families

Bonus Families- www.bonusfamilies.com  
A non-profit organization dedicated to peaceful coexistence between divorced or separated parents and their new families

Mothering Support

The CoMamas-  www.comamas.com  
Created by a step-mother and bio-mother who share techniques for how they learned to get along.

The Second Wives Club-   www.secondwivesclub.com 
A members-only community strives to offer privacy to the women using this website.

Second Wives Cafe – www.secondwivescafe.com
Online support for second wives and stepmothers created by a “regular” second wife and step mom.

Fathering Support

See full list on Fatherhood page by clicking here

National Center for Fathering - www.fathers.com 
Aims "to inspire and equip men to be better fathers."  They offer practical tips on various topics such as step-dads, single dads, disciplining teens, and more.  There is also a mechanism for contacting other fathers for fathering support, or finding out about fathering research.

SPARC(The Delta Bravo Website) www.deltabravo.net  
Full of helpful information to assist fathers and non-custodial parents.

National Fathers’ Resource Center - www.fathers4kids.org  
Provides information about father-related issues, including divorce, step-parenting, parental alienation, and child support.  The site offers lots of good links to other organizations, and also chat room.

Fathers Are Parents Too - www.fapt.org   
A coalition of family members working to encourage both parents' participation in kids' lives.  There are some financial and legal articles and links to other father-related sites.  You can also subscribe to Fathering Magazine. 

Law

Child Support - www.SupportGuidelines.com -
The Comprehensive Resource for the Interpretation and Application of Child Support Guidelines in the United States

Self-Help Law – www.Nolo.com  
Very Helpful do-it-yourself legal information and tools.