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A curated list of courses, books, videos, and cool tech for expecting, new and current parents. Feel free to create a PR to add to it!
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A curated list of courses, books, videos, and cool tech for expecting, new and current parents. Feel free to create a PR to add to it!

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# Awesome Parenting [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge-flat.svg)](https://awesome.re)

Welcome to the Parenting Resources Awesome List! Discover a curated collection of essential resources for every stage of parenting. Find valuable articles, books, tools, and more to support your parenting journey. Join our community and share in the wisdom of parenthood.



## Contents



- [Self Hosted](#self-hosted)

- [Online Safety](#online-safety)

- [Education](#education)

- [Courses for Parents](#courses-for-parents)

- [Videos](#videos)

- [Health](#health)

- [General Resources](#general-resources)



## Self Hosted

- [Baby Buddy](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-babybuddy) - Track weight, feeds, and just about anything Baby related.

- [BitWarden](https://bitwarden.com/help/install-on-premise-linux/) - Self-hosted password manager the whole family can use.



## Online Safety

### Web Monitoring and Parental Controls

- [KeexyBox](https://keexybox.org/) - Web-based DNS and parental controls with a focus on child safety.

- [AdGuard](https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome) - General Ad Blocker with some nice blocking options.

- [Safe Surfer](https://gitlab.com/safesurfer/SafeSurfer-Android) - Mobile optimised web safety app.

- [Swiggle](https://swiggle.org.uk/) - Child Friendly Search Engine.

- [SafeWise](https://www.safewise.com/resources/internet-safety-for-teens/) - Resources for keeping teens safe, topics include Sexting, Pornography, and Cyberbullying.



### Safety Infomation

- [KidsHealth](https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/net-safety.html#:~:text=Never%20post%20or%20trade%20personal,parent%20approval%20and%2For%20supervision,) - Great read with some great guidelines for staying safe and involved.

- [NSPCC](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/) - How to talk about online safety, also includes a list of safety resources in English and Welsh.

- [LEGO Build and Talk](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/sustainability/children/buildandtalk?locale=en-gb&age-gate=grown_up&consent-modal=show) - Using LEGO to open discussion on online safety.

## Education

### Electronics

- [Electronics For Kids](https://archive.org/download/electronics-for-kids.-play-with-simple-circuits-and-experiment-with-electricity-pdfdrive/Electronics%20for%20Kids.%20%20Play%20with%20Simple%20Circuits%20and%20Experiment%20with%20Electricity%21%20%28%20PDFDrive%20%29.pdf) - PDF with some cool easy projects to get started.

  

### Engineering

- [Engineer4Free](https://www.engineer4free.com/) - 500 Free Engineering Lessons.

- [NatGeo Kids](https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/) - National Geographic for kids.



### Coding / Computer Science

- [Typing Club](https://www.typingclub.com/) -  Free typing lessons for kids.

- [Scratch JR](https://www.scratchjr.org/) -  Coding lessons for ages 5-7.

- [Scratch](https://www.scratch.org/) - Coding Lessons for older kids.

- [Code Combat](https://codecombat.com/play) - Web dev for teachers and students focusing on HTML and JS.



### Educational Games

- [Awsome Educational Games](https://github.com/yrgo/awesome-educational-games#readme) - Awesome list of educational games.



## Courses for Parents



- [Advanced Parenting Skills](https://alison.com/course/advanced-parenting-skills) - Free Course on developing mentoring mindsets.

- [Everyday Parenting : The ABCs of Child Rearing](https://www.coursera.org/learn/everyday-parenting) - Free Course from YALE university on child Rearing.

- [The Science of Parenting](https://www.edx.org/learn/parenting/the-university-of-california-san-diego-the-science-of-parenting) - Free course from University of California, San Diego, a science-based course on all things parenting.

- [Childhood in the digital age](https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-the-digital-age/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab) - Free course from the Open University discussing how technology can be both positive and negative on a child's development.



## Videos

- [Prenatal class](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YucfJuziU) - YouTube video of prenatal class with Holliday Tyson RM, MSc.

- [Baby Sign Language](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKnVPRklCc) - YouTube video about teaching baby sign languages.

- [Live on Purpose TV](https://www.youtube.com/@LiveOnPurposeTV/playlists) - YouTube playlists on a variety of parenting topics focusing on Positive Parenting.

- [Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Engineers](https://youtu.be/FEeTLopLkEo) - YouTube video of a talk by Debbie Sterling on her journey.

- [How to Dad](https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoDad) - Youtube channel thats well humoured and entertaining



## Health

- [YoungMinds ADHD guide](https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/adhd/) - A free health guide for parents with a child with ADHD.

- [First Aid for Mental Health](https://alison.com/course/first-aid-for-mental-health) - Free Course on Mental Health First Aid. This is a must for everyone.

- [Paediatric First Aid](https://alison.com/course/paediatric-first-aid?gclid=Cj0KCQjwoeemBhCfARIsADR2QCtbwhhwgSVfHfp8LaJ91m1Rln3Jkn0yqGRVGVjJPAC-Ad8rI0T4T8QaAruUEALw_wcB) - Free Course on giving first aid to infants and kids.

- [YoungMinds Anxiety Guide](https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/parents-a-z-mental-health-guide/anxiety/) - Free guide for parents on childhood anxiety.



## General Resources



### Useful Sites

- [Free Midwife chat](https://lansinoh.co.uk/pages/live-midwife-chat) - A free chat with accredited Midwives in the UK

- [Parenting Science](https://parentingscience.com/) - A bunch of science backed articles on raising kids.

- [Peaceful Parenting](https://www.ahaparenting.com/) - A collection of articles for every age, some paid content. I haven't investigated the paid content.

- [Reddit - Parenting](https://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/) - The Parenting Subreddit, the wiki and recommended reading are useful here.



### Platforms

- [parenting.stackexchange.com](https://parenting.stackexchange.com/)

- [Winnie](https://winnie.com/)



### Books

- [Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10266902-selfish-reasons-to-have-more-kids) - A reminder than parenthood CAN be fun.

- [Cribsheet](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40121328-cribsheet) - A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool.

- [The baby owners manual](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716925.The_Baby_Owner_s_Manual) - A well humoured guide for keeping your baby running at peak efficency.

- [Commando Dad: Basic Training](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Commando-Dad-Elite-Carer-Birth/dp/1849532613) - A well structured guide for dads looking to survive the first 24 hours



### E-Books

- [Unicef - The Art of Parenting](https://www.issa.nl/sites/default/files/pdf/Publications/cross%20sectoral/Resource%20Modules%20for%20Home%20Visitors%20Module%206.web_.pdf) - A PDF guide filled with great tips (check out the quiz).



### Podcasts  

- [Good Inside](https://www.goodinside.com/about/) - Weekly tips from a clinical psychologist and mum. Available spotify and apple podcasts.

- [Raising good humans](https://draliza.com/) - Developmental psychologist Aliza Pressman, Ph.D sharing the latest developmental research.

- [The Longest Shortest Time](https://longestshortesttime.com/) - News and weird parenting topics. This podcast has concluded.



### Techniques

- [Montessori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education)

- [Waldorf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_education)

- [Reggio Emilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia_approach)

- [Gentle Parenting](https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-gentle-parenting)



### Footnotes 

Credit other lists on this topic:



[coachnate](https://github.com/coachnate/awesome-parenting)



[minchang](https://github.com/minchang/awesome-parenting)



[davidpelayo](https://github.com/davidpelayo/awesome-parenting)