Welcome to ParentLink

ParentLink's WarmLine answers your questions about parenting, nutrition, and relationship issues.


At ParentLink our goal is to support Missouri Families in making the best choices possible for their families.

One way we support Missouri's parents and professionals is through our toll-free ParentLink WarmLine.

Call the WarmLine for:

  • Access to resources and services for families in your area.
  • Free information on ANY parenting question. Call about specific situations, developmental stages, or services you are looking for.
  • A free loan library of parenting materials.
  • Someone who will listen if you just need to talk.

Call ParentLink's WarmLine at: 1-800-552-8522 or En Español: 1-888-460-0008

Hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

All calls are confidential within the limits of the law.

You may also e-mail your parenting questions to the professionals who staff the WarmLine.

 

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News and Updates:

ParentLink was a receipient of an MU Interdisciplinary Innovations Fund grant to better meet the needs of student parents.  Visit us at: http://studentparent.ning.com.

ParentLink, through a grant by the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has ordered a large selection of suicide prevention materials.  Go to our loan library page to check out the new titles.  Click here for more information on suicide prevention in Missouri.

For information on Missouri's Foundation for Child Abuse Prevention and how you can help, visit the Missouri Children's Trust Fund website.

New report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on School Connectedness.

From the report, "School connectedness is the belief by students that the adults and peers at their school care about their learning and about them as individuals. Research indicates that students who feel connected to their school are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors and succeed academically. In particular, connected students are less likely to use alcohol and other drugs, miss school, have sex at an early age, or be involved in violence or behaviors that increase their risk for injury (such as drinking and driving). They are also more likely to attend school regularly, stay in school longer, and have higher grades and classroom test scores."  To view the report, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/AdolescentHealth/connectedness.htm. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/AdolescentHealth/connectedness.htm.< ><-->