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This "FAMILY" page contains a list of 342 links to websites relating to FAMILY MEMBERS, FOOD, PETS, and WELLNESS.
Thanks to TBA of the DPCUC, this page was last reported as checked for full accuracy on March 14, 2011.
Find helpful articles on pregnancy, baby, and toddler; a supportive community, and a huge baby store.
The site for pregnancy and babies.
Association for Women in Computing
Your romantic books, life, escapes.
Girl Greatness Starts Here. Girl Guides of Canada stands for what it has always stood for - fun, friendship and adventure.
Information Resources for Women of the New Millenium
The largest content-driven community for women online reaching 30 + million unique visitors per month. Over four million plus conversations annually and thousands of specific brands talked about weekly.
A women's online community, with lots of avenues to search.
Women connecting for solutions.
Network. Educate. Mentor. Three words that have guided Wired Woman since its inception.
Women's Enews Links: By Story Category. What news looks like when women matter.
The woman's magazine for advice, love, health & fashion.
An online community by women for women. We offer resources to help women find self-esteem and the tools to empower themselves.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) Software Your source for do-it-yourself home design software.
Canadian House and Home (magazine)
An easy-to-learn, easy-to-use drafting and design software solution that allows you to create customized, professional Plan Sets and photo-realistic 3D models faster than you ever thought possible!
Home repair projects and how-to articles.
DIY answers the call for more how-to projects with easy step-by-step directions. Whether you're creating a craft, remodeling a home, or planting the perfect garden, the DIY Network gives you the details you need, and the DIY Web site lets you see it again, print it out, and take it with you.
Your one stop shop for hassle-free and easy access to tradesmen and contractors! Our contractors are pre-screened, qualified and rated by our home owner members.
Courtesy of "Homes and Gardens" magazine. Inspiration to create bathrooms, kitchens, garages, home offices, decks, and patios you'll love. We also have home plans, weekend projects, storage solutions, and more.
Need help creating the home of your dreams? This is your online design resource.
The TV show that’s been on PBS for many years, and is also your best source for home improvement information on the web. We’ve got hundreds of pages of How-To Articles and a growing library of How-To Streaming Video Clips.
An online destination for anyone who wants to know how anything works.
We take the hassle out of finding contractors!
The internet's log homes & log cabins resource center.
A Toronto Home Show in January of February of each year.
Convert just about anything to anything else. Our most popular conversion pages: Length, Temperature, Speed, Volume, Weight, Cooking, Area, Fuel Economy, Currency.
SmartDraw Software brings the power of visual communication to every desktop, helping businesses increase their bottom line by improving communication, refining operations, completing projects on time.
Because people have a need to glue things to other things.
A Christmas Tree Decorating Party
An easy holiday party because everyone helps decorate the tree, by Donna Pilato, About.com Guide.
Ability OnLine Support Network
An extraordinary and absolutely free Internet community where young people with disabilities and illnesses connect with all kinds of possibilities that address their needs as curious, growing citizens of the planet.
A family-oriented online magazine dealing with beauty, environment, fitness, food/nutrition, holistic healing, and recipes.
A Fun Educational Website for kids, parents, and teachers.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Learn how to start a campfire every time with only natural materials and a match or two. Compliments of NatureSkills.com.
Canada's parenting website.
Canada's Children in a Wired World
The RCMP is partnering with Industry Canada and other concerned< organizations in today's launch of the Canadian Strategy to Promote Safe, Wise and Responsible Internet Use. The initiative will equip Canadian teachers and parents with tools and resources to help them protect children against the dangers of illegal and offensive Internet content.
Canadiam Child Care Federation
Canadian Home-Based Learning Resource Page
Who says parenting can't be fun?
Child Internet Protection Software
Creating web-friendly tools for kids.
The Internet today is a part of kids' natural environment. Most children have access to the Internet at school and/or at home.
A list of websites regarding "Safe Surfing for Children", courtesy of the Peterborough Public Library, Ontario.
Tells you anything that you need to know about Disney World.
An online community dedicated to providing visitors, like you, the research, share, and discuss solutions and tips for completing day-to-day tasks and projects.
A list of Learning-enhancement toys.
An online magazine dealing with everything 'family'.
The web's oldest family-friendly site reviewer! A new site is reviewed every day and entered into our database of hundreds of sites. You'll find sites for parents, kids, couples, teachers, students and much more.
"Fighting Fraud Together". Includes a large fraud library to access and study, accompanied by live streaming excerpts of this popular TV series.
The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. GetNetWise can help.
Grief Recovery Online for all bereaved.
Having A Thankful & Happy Thanksgiving
To help folks get through the stress of a hectic family gathering.
The Institute for the Study of Antisocial Behaviour in Youth (IAY)
A Disney family wrebsite.
GPS Personal Locators for Children.
There are some great parenting resources on the web, but it can be difficult to find answers from a Canadian perspective. We began bookmarking the bits and pieces we found and thought other Canadian families would benefit from this collection.
Get this free browser for the kids, stuffed with fun, and created by parents and teachers.
Your guide to the best sites for kids on the Web.
Practical support for media education in the home, school and community, and provides Canadians and others with information and "food for thought" on our fast-evolving media culture.
Includes areas called 'Holiday Fare' (music, recipes, and Christmas movie reviews), 'Shopping', and a 'Kids Zone'.
Micromedia ProQuest - Canada's Information People
GPS Personal Locators for Children.
Create your own family website.
National Crime Prevention Strategy
Canada's Internet Safety Portal connects you to Canadians who are combating illegal and offensive content on the Internet.
Net Nanny Parental Controls from "ContentWatch"
Our award-winning software gives you control over what comes into and goes out of your home, school, library, or business, while respecting your personal values and beliefs.
With a staff of professional counsellors and a library of information developed by leading experts, "Parent Help Line" offers guidance and support in a professional, confidential and non-judgmental environment.
A website for parents, sponsored by Parents Magazine.
Protect Your Child and Ensure Their Online Safety
Designed to simplify event planning, event management, and event registration.
Welcome to SafeKids.Com where you'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience fun and productive!
The national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick Children.
A global network of organizations with a mission of preventing unintentional childhood injury, a leading cause of death and disability for children ages 14 and under.
A matching site for protecting your teens by SafeKids.com>
Feature various sites, charities, gift ideas, cards, humour, recipes, and other holiday-oriented topics.
Planning, decorating, cards, activities, cooking, shopping for Christmas and the New Year- it's all here for the whole family.
Many links to holiday sites of interest for all ages. Quizes, Kids Korner, music, games, stories, recipes....
A collection of traditional Guide, Scout, and campfire songs.
Find all sorts of fun and interesting things about Wildfire Prevention.
Society for the Confluence of World Festivals and Celebratiuons
Great ideas for celebrating events like Christmas, Valentines Day, New Years, Oktoberfest, and much more.
Web Awareness - Young Canadians In A Wired World
A nationwide investigation of Internet use among Canadian youth, exploring what they do online, how they perceive the Internet and what they know about it.
Absolutely Whootie: Stories To Grow By
Welcome to our page for having fun with electronics, science and knowledge. This page is just for having fun, but with a quest for knowledge in mind. Because learning stuff is great fun.
Here's a site jammed with games which will keep older kids perplexed for hours.
Deliberately low on text, this highly graphical/sonic website has plenty of entertainment value, including stories, games, riddles, jokes, and links to similar sites. It also has sections for teachers and parents, so they can help kids get the most of the site.
Fun Activities, Resources & Tutorials for Kids, Grown-ups & Teachers.
Home page of the Throps and the Squallhoots - stories, songs, and games.
Bat Conservation International - for Kids
The mission of Bat Conservation International is to protect and restore bats and their habitats worldwide.
How much do you know about bats? Test your knowledge by answering 9 True/False questions.
Designed for all children, and created with the hope you will like, respect and help protect these endangered species.
Movies on almost every subject under the sun.
Soap bubble fun and magic.
The Canadian Encyclopedia Online
Historica is proud to make available online, for the first time, the full text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia.
What the CIA is, its history, canine corps, code-breaking, word puzzles, disguises, trivia, and virtual tours.
Features the North Pole Village where you can find recipes, the toy workshop, Naughty or Nice Rating machine, and more.
Coloring Online, Painting Games
Unfortunately "Cybiko", as a company is gone, but the handheld is still available (say, on Ebay and other places). This website explains what it is, and what to do with it, if you acquire one. Intended for kids aged eight to 16, the Cybiko handheld can communicate as well as perform several other useful functions (Email machine, calculator, multilingual phrasebook, organizer, and MP3 player).
Parents, teachers, students....fresh ideas to enhance learning.
Welcome to our image gallery. This gallery consists of seven different optical illusions.
from Information Please, a Kid's Almanac.
So you can search for family-friendly sites!
About the FBI, safety, working dogs, and games.
Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation
The FFFBI provides a fun, interactive mystery for kids, while at the same time encouraging them to brush up on their computer skills.
Call the kids and all the family! Together we'll share the "Love of Language." Here are funny stories that deliver a message, silly poems that will bring a smile and allow you to share some thoughts.
The Science of Really Gross Things.
Jammed full of Halloween games and ideas.
Here's the place to go to find freaky Hallowe'en cards.
CD-ROM playsets to try, and to buy.
Oral health education database.
Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy and Automobiles. Each topic has animations, 100's of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.
Internet Public Library - For Kids
Useful and Interesting Web Sites.
An online Jigsaw Puzzle where you choose the level of difficulty from a simple 6 piece cut to a challenging 247 piece cut.
A Disney family wrebsite.
Kids picks: cool things kids love.
This is a search engine created by librarians for kids. The search engine describes each of the sites it contains, and laso lists them according to reading level, and whether or not a given site has pictures. It also lists tons of subject catagories that will help the child find a useful site to help them with their homework.
Links to Learning - Grade 5 Science
Links to Learning - Grade 8 Science
This fun educational site from the Australian Museum show how colour works: how we see colour, how to use colour, and more.
Marilee's Kid Works and Kid Pix Page
For kids, for parents, for educators.
Highlighting exemplary student work from the most creative classrooms around the globe.
Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks.
Nancy Drew Interactive Mysteries
Our new web site which has more detailed product descriptions, pictures, games, and game play information.
National Library of Canada - Kid's Page
The greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet.
Norad Tracks Santa Claus Website
Every Christmas, NORAD picks up strange activity up north.....
The Official Berenstain Bears Web Site
Free online coloring pages, printables, kids puzzles, drawing game and connect he dots (dot to dot) are interesting and funny, help children develop important skills.
This website encapsulates a number of sub-Websites devoted to the many kids shows PBS has, including 'Barney', 'Clifford the Big Red Dog', 'Caillou', 'Mister Rogers', 'Zoboomafooo', and more.
Printable Alphabet Coloring Pages
Stories, Ecards, complete with music and clipart, and puzzles.
Join Smokey for some forest and campfire fun. And, along the way, discover Smokey's rules for forest fire safety and prevention so that you can become a member of Smokey's team!
Switch the animals' heads, legs and tails to make new creatures at this surrealistic virtual zoo.
SecRet MeSsAgEs foR Kids OnLy !
Watch and listen to interactive books or download software to store on your harddrive.
Watch Incredible Story Studio Free Online
is a Canadian Television show which features dramatized stories written by children between the ages of 10 to 14.
Thousands of good Websites aimed at kids.
Click on the door to see Santa's greeting. From there, find colouring pages, recipes, crafts, and several games.
Wherify Wireless Location Services
Children have a natural urge to explore. Parents have a natural desire to know their children are safe. That's why Wherify created the world's first Personal Locator to help you determine your child's location in minutes.
You will find all sorts of Winnie the Pooh fun here! You have arrived at the number one site for Winnie the Pooh and friends stuff!
Another activity scene for the kids.
Canada's Science Magazine for Kids.
The "yuckiest" site on the Internet.
Education/Resources Research Tools - Student Section
`Phone numbers and help lines on the web.....
Reality television for teens.
Kids Connect Favorite Websites
For KIDS of all ages.
Ontario Student Assistance Program
The Episode Guide is your roadmap for the Street Cents season. Checkout shows that have been broadcast. There's lots of extras including photos, video and detailed reports that were never on the show.
Active across Canada, supporting young people to participate in the activities of local, provincial, national and international organizations and governments.
Whether you're seeking help or you like to help others, TeenHelp provides a friendly and safe environment for everyone to work together.
"Teen Literature Websites: A Perambulation"
The only national Canadian magazine by youth, for youth. All of our writers are teens from Canada and around the world.
The Young Adult Library Services Assn. (YALSA)
YALSA’s mission is to advocate, promote and strengthen library service to teens.
Youth Resource Network of Canada
The YRNC is an initiative of the Youth Employment Strategy of the Government of Canada and its partners, preparing youth for a career.
Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security
Explanation of benefits, forms, statistics, legislation, and related sites.
Canadian Association of Gerontology
Canadian Home Care Association
C.A.R.P. - Canadian Association for Retired Peole
A new vixion of aging for Canada: advocacy, benefits, community.
Adventures in lifelong learning.
Primarily focued for the U.S. senior, this list does include good usage for Canadians.
A place for everyone who has become senior before their time.
Top Senior Websites by Categories
In a web of your own.
Zoomer Magazine - Canada's Boomer Lifestyle Magazine
What is a Zoomer? “… a Baby Boomer with Zip.”
Equipment, recipes, nutrition, and links to other sites.
presents Steven Raichlen, grilling expert. Your premier outdoor entertaining and grilling authority.
Equipment, recipes, techniques, and a lot more from About.com.
The national information network for organic farmers, gardeners, and consumers.
The Cook's Thesaurus suggests substitutions for thousands of cooking ingredients, including low-calorie and low-fat alternatives for dieters, inexpensive substitutes for gourmets on a budget, and innovative replacements for hard-to-find ethnic ingredients.
Recipes from the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
Your source for comprehensive and up-to-date scientific information and resources on the role of milk products in nutrition and health from the Dairy Farmers of Canada.
A clickable list of farms selling fresh foods in the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada.
Eagle Mills Premium Bread Mix Products
Your source for healthy eating and active living information on the Internet.
10,000 recipes, & numerous chat groups including a vegetarian chat group.
The leading web-based registration and response management solution for event planners and meeting professionals.
Your Online Invitation Service.
The destination for Canadians for all things food-related, including thousands of recipes.
Covers every topic imaginable relating to food. Answers many questions — those you had and those you didn't think you had.
Includes a feature article or review, a recipe search engine, and several food departments that need investigating.
Recipes, know-how, tools, and a forum.
Food news, links, and an immense database of information relating to food trends.
LCBO - Your Source for Entertaining Ideas
Dinner Party Menus and Recipes
To fund her late-night vinous habits, Natalie MacLean holds down day jobs as wine writer, speaker and judge. An accredited sommelier, she is a member of the National Capital Sommelier Guild, the Wine Writers Circle and all sorts of French wine societies with complicated but impressive names.
Home of the world's finest cookware.
PlanetFriendly.net Organic Food
Food, Gardening, Agriculture, Eating, Learning, Growing, Working.....
From "Cooking.com".
The new home of SOAR: "Searchable Online Archive of Recipes" and your source for recipes. Almost 70,000 recipes currently indexed.
At Kraft Kitchens, we're always busy cooking up delicious food solutions to try and make getting dinner on the table easy. In fact, we use a special method called 'Everyday Food Simple'.
Providing you with high quality entertainment and planning for all forms and sizes of events including; Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, Picnics, Corporate Events and all special events is what we do best.
America's largest pet pharmacy.
Protect your faithful companion.....from the inside out.
The Number One Flea Control in North America.
American Sighthound Field Association
Animal Planet - Dog Breed Selector
This may be your dream vacation. This camp gives you the chance to totally indulge yourself in your passion for dogs.
Day & Overnight Camp for Dogs in the Durham Region of Ontario.
Canadian Association of Rally Obedience
The purpose of CARO is to encourage ALL dogs, purbred, mixed breeds, pets, companion dogs or titled champions to participate in the fun and exciting sport of Rally Obedience.
Your source for Canadian canine event information online.
Cat Channel - Breed Information
Find everything you ever wanted to know about cat breeds.
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Choosing The Breed That's Best For you
An online article to guide you in your choice of dog.
A non profit, no-kill pup and dog shelter, although we do not have our own shelter building yet. We work with municipal pounds, other shelters and dog-catchers to stop the unnecessary euthanasia of good-natured, adoptable dogs.
Your # 1 horse destination, as seen on the Outdoor Life Network.
Here's a page from the "CKC Resources" section of the CKC website which might help you choose a breed and a breeder of dog which might fit your lifestyle.
Dog and Pet Related Websites Directory
from NextDayPets.com.
Canada's first outdoor adventure company specifically catered to dogs and their people.
Celebrate dogs! Learn how to find the right dog for your family.
Dogs at Camp (Uxbridge, Ontario)
We have created an ideal environment for your dog (while you are going out of town or working long days) instead of your dog staying alone at home.
If you believe that dogs really enjoy learning new things and spending time with their owners, you're our kind of dog person.
A monthly magazine & an annual review publication.
This Mini Course (available FREE) is meant for those Dogs owners who want the best for their Dogs but don't have enough time to experiment with different training techniques.
Your source for information for getting rid of that pesky annoyance, fleas. There are a number of suggested methods of flea control, and this site will review them all - from natural flea control for those who are worried about using chemicals, to product reviews.
A typical pet-shopping emporium for thousands of pet products.
Holistic Gold Online (petfoods)
With a shop-finder included.
Where having fun is more important than winning.
The first totally interactive web site dedicated to the sport of Dog Shows and we remain today - the most comprehensive and reliable web resource available for information on AKC Dog Show statistics and schedules, and quality dog products and services.
No more worry - No more grief - No more lost pets.
Dog food and dog care.
"Mafaili Ya Basenji"/"The Basenji Files"
This site focuses on the Basenji breed, but most of this site (particularly the "Canine" section) can be a good reference for any breed of dog.
The Missing Link (from Arcata Pet)
Individually formulated whole food supplements for Humans, Dogs, Cats, Horses and Birds.
Compete in the comfort of your favorite chair or from your favorite vacation spot and have some fun!
North American Mixed Breed Registry
PetCare Insurance Brokers Ltd.
The only pet insurance endorsed by veterinary medical associations in Canada, with an associated website for the U.S. Your Pet depends on you for everything, including its health.
This site includes "SelectaPet". Complete this questionnaire by selecting the appropriate button for each question and our computer will compare your needs nd surroundings against those of 100 different breeds. The computer will select up to four breeds most likely to suit your needs.
The nternet's largest pet/travel resource.
The Canadian listings for "petswelcome.com".
Choosing, feeding, and caring, for your pet.
Ruff Rider Roadie Dog Car Restraint Seatbelt
Canine vehicle restraint - multi use harness.
You provide us with some answers about your preferences, and in return we'll give you a list of dog breeds that are right for you.
Also Access Our "Health" Page
Ask An Expert (Health/Medicine/Pediatrics)
Electronic Child Health Network
a non-profit organization dedicated to improving children's health and safety.
If you're looking for information you can trust about kids and teens that's free of "doctor speak," you've come to the right place. KidsHealth is the most-visitedsite on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
The only emergency medical information system that connects emergency medical professionals with your vital records.
An online, healthcare media publishing company. It provides easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information for consumers via its robust, user-friendly, interactive website.
The World’s #1 Free Natural Health Newsletter.
Your source for evidence-based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals and disease during pregnancy and lactation.
Courtesy of the Rush University Medical Center.
Courtesy of the Yahoo! directory.
An online health magazine.
Better information, better health.
The compilers of this list have tried to include local area (Durham Region, Ontario) and other Canadian websites, but not exclusively. We welcome any suggestions concerning related websites: please send your list to TBA, including the sites' titles, the sites' URLs, and your recommendations for categories/subcategories.
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