Buchanan County

Whether you're interested in the normal growth and development of your baby or tips for parenting a teen, University of Missouri Extension connects you to the latest research and best practices.

Local Resources

• Buchanan County 4-H Youth
• 4-H News and Notes Newsletter

Northwest Missouri Resources for Children and Families

•   Northwest Missouri Extension News You Can Use (Regional Newsletter)
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Missouri-wide Resources 

• MU Extension Families and relationships section
  Find news, publications, program Web sites, courses and events across the state
• Missouri Families.org brings you practical information and learning opportunities on health, nutrition, parenting, relationships, aging, personal finance, housing, food safety and more.
  You can sign up for MissouriFamilies' e-newsletter.
• Center on Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy and Parenting
  Learn what research says works.
• SafeKidsMO.org -- Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis
  Educate yourself on child abuse.
• Extension InfoNet Check out information on early childhood.
• KidsCount Missouri Find out how well our children are doing.
• Missouri 4-H  Become a member or volunteer, and see the power of youth.
• ParentLink
  Create a healthy, safe, nurturing environment for a child.

Links to Other Resources

• http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/4-H/nnst/ National Network for Science & Technology
• http://www.cyfernet.org/ Cyfernet -- national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families.

• http://www.parentingresources.ncjrs.org/ Parenting Resources for the 21st Century

• http://www.nncc.org/ National Network for Child Care
• http://www.nnh.org/ National Network for Health
• http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ PBS TeacherSource

Fun Links

• Discovery Channel Animals http://www.discovery.com/cams/cams.html

• Kansas City Royals Kids Zone
  http://royals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/kids/mlb_kids.jsp

• Want to find lots of cool websites try "KidSites" http://www.nncc.org/KidSites/kid.sites.page.html

• Missouri Department of Conservation http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/

• White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

• Kids Clubhouse http://www.eduplace.com/kids/index.html

Note: Links to commercial websites do not imply endorsement.

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		University of Missouri Extension Buchanan County buchananco@missouri.edu Web maintainer, Katie Cook cookkm@missouri.edu  Updated 04/27/04