Attorney General Janet Reno unveiled a new Web site that will offer parents information on topics such as child care, education, health, and safety. The site, "Parenting Resources for the 21st Century," is located at <www.parentingresources.ncjrs.org> and is part of a joint effort by several federal agencies to promote a national agenda for children and foster positive youth development.

Reno unveiled the site at the quarterly meeting of the federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on June 26. "This Web site covers everything from caring for a newborn to finding scholarships," declared Reno. "It will provide quick and easy access to a broad array of information that parents need to meet the challenges of raising a child."

In May First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the development of the Web site at the White House Conference on Teenagers in May.

The site, which includes information on advocacy, learning disabilities, and volunteer activities, is divided into eight categories:

• Child and youth development, which presents information about common behaviors and developmental milestones, as well as typical emotional and physiological changes.

• Child care and education, which provides information about what skills children are expected to master at each grade level, how parents can support their child’s learning process, and how to ease children’s transitions between schools. It also offers guidance on home schooling, alternative schools, and standardized tests.

• Family concerns, which presents information about topics including gangs, hate crimes, school safety, domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse, smoking, mental health, and suicide.

• Family dynamics, which provides information on different types of family relationships such as single, two-parent, and multigenerational families; special circumstances such as the incarceration of a family member; and work and family issues such as alternative work schedules and day care.

• Health and safety, which includes information on exercise and nutrition guidelines, recommendations for a preventative approach to health, and strategies for dealing with chronic ailments. It also provides links to other Web sites that deal with topics such as Internet safety and caring for aging parents.

• Out-of-school activities, which provides links to information about a wide range of activities to do at home and in the community, including sports, arts, volunteering, and employment.

• Resources, which offers information about financial assistance and publications of interest to parents and youth-oriented organizations.

• What’s new, which provides up-to-date information about new parenting-related developments, research, publications, and events.