Parent Leadership Network

Membership in the Parent Leadership Network on-line community is free and open to any parent who is or wants to become a Parent Leader, those who work in shared leadership with Parent Leaders and anyone who wants to learn more about shared leadership. Your information will be confidential. Parents Anonymous^® Inc. will not sell or share your e-mail address. Some participants may choose to open a separate email account to participate on the Parent Leadership Network because of the high volume of emails that may be generated. Free e-mail accounts may be obtained at www.hotmail.com , www.juno.com , www.yahoo.com and through many other servers. It's easy to join. Just complete the registration form below and you will become a member.

Registration Form

Please review and agree to the following guidelines and complete this registration form. In order for you to obtain the maximum benefit from your membership in the Parent Leadership Network, the National Parent Leadership Team^® has developed these specific guidelines for all communications. This on-line community has been created for its members to:

Share personal statements and experiences related to shared leadership
Ask questions related to parent leadership or shared leadership
Share information about conferences, events, trainings, publications, and other activities related to parent leadership and shared leadership.
Highlight and/or share media coverage of Parent Leaders, parent leadership and shared leadership
Raise questions and share your experiences related to speaking in public about your own experiences to help reach out to other parents and educate your community about the needs and interests of families and children
Share useful information and examples of local, state and national activities related to National Parent Leadership Month
Ask questions or make suggestions about issues relating to the role of the Parent Group Leader in a Parents Anonymous^® Group
Share ideas or ask questions about developing, operating and supporting a Parent Leadership Team, Parent Advisory Council or similar structure.
Pose questions, present information or recommend strategies on advocacy for oneself, one's family, community or other interest
Talk about ways staff, community members, policymakers and others can help to recognize and acknowledge Parent Leaders and promote parent Leadership and shared leadership

Your input and participation is of great value. The Parent Leadership Network utilizes a moderated format. All e-mail submissions are screened by a member of the National Parent Leadership Team^® to be sure the following guidelines are observed.

Privacy is important to all of us. Members agree not to use any information about other members, including e-mail addresses, for any purpose other than to discuss and/or promote parent leadership and shared leadership in this online community. The Parent Leadership Network will not sell or share member email addresses to outside parties.
The moderators will not post any messages containing jokes, inspirational or chain letter emails. Such emails add bulk to the system.
Participants are encouraged to share parent leadership activities related to informing elected officials, promoting policies and legislation that support children and families and promoting National Parent Leadership Month. The moderators will not post partisan political statements or any statements that are not respectful of diverse beliefs.
This e-mail group is not designed for discussions on parenting, childrearing issues or other personal relationship issues. We encourage parents who wish to have this type of mutual support to contact a local Parents Anonymous^® Group or other family support program.
It is possible to reply to the entire list serve or to individual members. When members post information, their e-mail will be displayed in the “from” section of the e-mail header. Before you send an email, consider whether it is aimed at the entire group or just one or two people. If the email could be of interest to many of the members of the list serve, or is part of an ongoing group discussion, by all means, send it. But if it is directed at a specific person and does not add to the discussion, send it only to that person. This may particularly be the case when you want to send supportive acknowledgement to another member with such short messages as “That's great” or “Congratulations.” These are important responses when members post their activities. Sending your response directly to the other member will help reduce the size of e-mail in member's in-boxes without taking away from the overall discussion.
No solicitations of any kind will be allowed.

Remember, the Parent Leadership Network is not designed to respond to crises situations. In any crisis, be sure to call your local 911 telephone number. If you want to report suspected child abuse or neglect, contact your local child protective service agency or police department. To locate your state's child abuse reporting number, go to http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/statespecific/index.cfm.

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Email Address*

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Name

Telephone Number

Referred By

Your Parenting Role

Parent

Grandparent

Relative Caregiver

Foster Parent

Other

Your Age Group
18 and under	19 through 24	25 through 40
41 through 55	56 and over

Your Gender

Male Female

Your Race/Ethnicity

Caucasian/White		African American/Black	Latino/Hispanic
	Asian American/Pacific Islander	Native American	Other

Number of children under 18:

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*I have read and agree to the terms for membership in the Parent Leadership Network.

After your registration is submitted, you will receive an e-mail notification confirming your membership and you may begin participating in the Parent Leadership Network.