1. Free Online Tutoring
   

Fairfax County offers free online tutoring at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/. Click on “Live Homework.” The system will ask for your library card number and password, and then kindergarteners through adult learners can get free, one-on-one homework assistance. All you need is a library card -- which you can get at any public library!

1. Support group for grandparents or other relatives raising a child under 18
   

There are two groups serving guardians: North County and South County Support Group. To register and for more information, please contact Robin Hamby at 703-277-2640, Colleen Turner at 703-324-5489, or Betsy Pugin at 703-324-5401.

1. Managing Stress: Taking Care of Yourself & Your Relationships
   

Part of the “first Friday” series of monthly workshops for parents of children with special needs, this Parent Resource Center program  on Friday, January 9, from 10:00 am-noon at the Dunn Loring Center will feature a parent-to-parent discussion of practical strategies to help you manage stress in your family. Click here to register online; for more information, e-mail the PRC at prc@fcps.edu or call 703-204-3941.

1. 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12
   

The FCPS Parent Resource Center and Department of Special Services Office of Special Education offers parents the opportunity to learn simple, effective, and painless strategies for discipline on Friday, January 16, 10:00 am-noon at the Dunn Loring Center. For more information visit www.fcps.edu/cco/prc, send an e-mail to prc@fcps.edu, or call the Parent Resource Center at 703-204-3941. Click here to register for the free program online.

1. Camp Expo 2009
   

The Olde Creek Elementary School PTA is hosting this summer camp and program fair on Thursday, January 29, from 6:00-9:00 pm to provide families in the Woodson pyramid with information and exposure to quality, safe, and enriching programs for their children. Click here to access a flyer with additional information.

1. “Behind the Research: Brain Development and ADHD”
   

Come hear the latest NIH research on brain development in children with ADHD on Thursday, January 22, 7:30 pm at James Madison High School in Vienna. Free admission.

1. “Raise Your Child’s Social IQ”
   

Part of the “first Friday” series of monthly workshops for parents of children with special needs, this Parent Resource Center program  will be held on Friday, February 6, from 10:00 am-noon at the Dunn Loring Center. Cathi Cohen, author of the Stepping Stones to People Skills to Kids program, will present this free workshop on strategies to help your child learn valuable social skills. Click here to register online; for more information, e-mail the PRC at prc@fcps.edu or call 703-204-3941.