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APPENDIX B
Children's Development Resources on the World Wide Web
| Children's Development Resources on the World Wide Web |
| Web site |
URL |
Description |
| Adventure Bonding Parenting Page |
http://imageplaza.com/parenting/ |
The Adventure Bonding Parenting Page contains useful hands - on advice llustrated through humorous stories for parents on how to raise confident, independent children. |
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
http://aacap.org/ |
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry web site includes hot topics, access to the AACAP journal and information for families. Included in this information for families are current, pertinent parent articles, questions and answers about child and adolescent psychiatry, and a list of the symptoms and mental illnesses affecting teenagers. |
| American Academy of Pediatrics |
http://www.aap.org/ |
The American Academy of Pediatrics web site is the largest web site and the largest professional association of pediatricians containing information for both physicians and families. This information includes how to celebrate holidays safely, news briefs, and ongoing information about topics like immunizations and basic development. |
| American Medical Association |
http://www.ama-assn.org |
Kids Health at the AMA web site contains information for parents, including nutrition, safety/accident prevention, guidelines for developmental stages, infections and immunizations, emergencies/first aid, and the behavior and emotions of children. |
| AtHealth Mental Health - Parenting |
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/newsletter |
Parenting is an online newsletter presented by AtHealth Mental Health that includes information about child development and parenting issues in diverse family situations. The newsletter includes information on later-life parenting, at-risk parents, and widowed or divorced single mother families. |
| Child and Family Research and Development Program |
http://www.childsvoice.org/ |
The Child and Family Research and Development Program web site provides parenting tips including managing the moods of your child, establishing safe boundaries, and the development of social skills. |
| Child Development Institute |
http://www.cdipage.com |
The Child Development Institute's web site contains information and products related to child development, child psychology, parenting, learning disabilities, and family relationships |
| Child Development Tracker |
http://www.women.com/family/tracker |
The child development tracker is a year-by-year guide to child development for parents of one-year-olds to parents of twelfth-graders. |
| Child Development |
http://idealist.com/ |
The Child Development web site focuses on early childhood development with emphasis placed on classical theorists. This web site also contains an e-mail community and bulletin board for parents and teachers. |
| Connect for Kids |
http://www.connectforkids.org/ |
Connect for Kids is a web site that has the intention of making good parents into great parents through its feature articles, reference room, and suggestions that can be implemented in the home, community, and school. |
| Developmental Studies Center |
http://wwwdevstu.org/ |
The Developmental Studies Center's web site is targeted at educators, and includes current research, workshops, and materials that help educators foster children's intellectual, ethical, and social development. |
| Early Child Development (Presented by the World Bank) |
http://www.worldbank.org/children/index.htm |
The Early Child Development web site offers access to child development journals and reports along with data and statistics. In addition, there is a chart of the child development stages, a listing of requirements for healthy child development and a listing of the ten myths of early childhood development. |
| Children's Development Resources on the World Wide Web [CONTINUED] |
| Web site |
URL |
Description |
| Early Childhood Care and Development (Presented by the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development) |
http://www.ecdgroup.com |
The Early Childhood Care and Development web site addresses the global needs of children from infancy to age eight. It provides information about young children and health care, parent education and involvement, and language issues in education and gender issues. |
| EarlyChildhood.Com |
http://www.earlychildhood.com/ |
EarlyChildhood.Com contains information and resources relevant to both teachers and parents, including current articles on child development, a child-care locator, a guide to buying educational toys for children, and a message board designed to promote discussion among parents and teachers. |
| Full-Time Parents |
http://www.fulltimeparents.org |
Full-Time Parents is a support group and employment service for parents looking for work at home or trying to find a flexible job in order to get the most quality time with your child. |
| I Am Your Child |
http://www.iamyourchild.org |
The "I Am Your Child" web site is designed to assist parents in promoting their child's healthy development and school readiness. It provides information including principles of brain development, a discussion on child-care options with suggested questions to ask potential caregivers, and a "Tip of the Day." |
| IndiaParenting.Com |
http://www.indiaparenting.com/ |
IndiaParenting.Com is an educational web site that is targeted at Indian parents but contains a lot of useful information and advice for parents of any ethnicity. Issues covered in this web site include sex education, manners and discipline, teen issues, and advice on how to instill confidence in your child. |
| Kid Source Online |
http://www.kidsource.com |
Kid Source Online is a web site geared toward parents that addresses current issues through book reviews and articles on education, parenting, and health and safety. In addition, it also includes daily e-mail parenting tips, a topic of the month, and a list of company recalls. |
| KidInfo |
http://www.kidinfo.com/ |
KidInfo is an extensive web site for kids, teachers, and parents. It offers homework help for kids, lesson plans, tips on cooking, shopping, and travel for parents. |
| KidsHealth (Presented by the Nemours Foundation) |
http://www.kidshealth.org/Foundation |
KidsHealth focuses on nutrition, health, fitness, and emergencies for children, teens, and parents. |
| Learning Network-Parent Channel |
http://www.familyeducation.com/ |
The Parent Channel located on the Learning Network contains information for parents on family activities, school help, entertainment, and family finance. In addition, parents can also participate in message boards, receive e-mail newsletters, and get expert advice. |
| National Academy for Child Development |
http://www.nacd.org/ |
The National Academy for Child Development is an international organization of parents and professionals. Its web site includes a listing of recommended products, recent research in child development, and current articles for students and professionals. |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ |
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development web site provides information on many topics including current research in child development, epistemology, statistics, prevention, news, and events. |
| National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (Presented by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement/U.S. Department of Education) |
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/ |
The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education web site explores and allows access to current research (speeches, projects, and publications) in child development and education. |
| Children's Development Resources on the World Wide Web [CONTINUED] |
| Web site |
URL |
Description |
| National Network for Child Care |
http://www.nncc.org/ |
The National Network for Child Care web site provides relevant information on the health and safety of children, quality child care and education for children with special needs. In addition, it also provides a brief overview of a child's physical, intellectual, and social/emotional development from infant to school age. |
| National Parenting Center |
http://tnpc.com |
The National Parenting Center web site provides information on current parenting-related articles, "seal of approval" reviews of products and services available to children and parents. |
| Parent News |
http://www.parentnews.com/ |
Included in this web site is current news, family facts, supplemental homework assignments, and movie reviews from doctors, psychologists, and educators. |
Parent News
Parent Soup |
http://www.parentsoup.com/ |
Parent Soup is an extensive web site about parenting that contains useful tools, online communities, chat rooms with experts and daily polls. |
| ParenthoodWeb |
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/ |
ParenthoodWeb provides information and tools for parents including kids health tips, family safety, product recalls, recipes, chat rooms, downloadable coloring pages, and E-cards. |
| Parenting Q&A |
http://www.parenting-qa.com/ |
Parenting Q&A is a web site for all parenting questions. The answers can be found through a database of previously asked questions or e-mail correspondence, which are answered by experts. |
| ParentingDoc |
http://www.parentingdoc.com |
ParentingDoc provides parenting information and advice for the most common parenting and child-rearing problems. Parenting Doc also discusses challenges that parents face and gives parents the opportunity to participate in bulletin board discussions with experts. |
| Parents Edge |
http://www.parentsedge.com |
Parents Edge is an educational resource that explores current issues in parenting, and offers advice on homework, reading and math skills, and Internet learning for children. |
| Parents.Com |
http://www.parents.com |
Parent.Com is an online magazine that provides information on a variety of topics, including child development, pregnancy, health, safety, fun, and travel. |
| PediaNet |
http://www.pedianet.com/ |
PediaNet provides information on immunizations and product recalls, tools such as a prescription guide, doctor locator, and a growth development indicator. |
| Pediatric Development and Behavior Homepage |
http://www.dbpeds.org/ |
The Pediatric Development and Behavior Homepage provides access to clinically relevant information and educational materials about the developmental, learning, and behavior problems of children for professionals, students, and parents. |
| Positive Child Development Guide |
http://www.growinghealthykids.com/ |
The Positive Child Development Guide is an online guide to the life transitions that children face from the prenatal stage to adulthood. The web site provides healthy child and youth development strategies for parents. |
| ProTeacher |
http://www.proteacher.com |
ProTeacher contains child development theories, research and resources including learning styles and special needs for elementary school teachers and counselors. |
| Schubert Center for Childhood Development |
http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/schubert/ |
The Schubert Center for Childhood Development is a web site of Case Western Reserve University, which supports research in child development, as well as in areas of mental illness and mental retardation. |
| Children's Development Resources on the World Wide Web [CONTINUED] |
| Web site |
URL |
Description |
| Zangle.Com |
http://www.zangle.com/ |
Zangle.Com is a web site that provides information for parents, including advice for children with special needs, stepfamilies, divorce, health, safety, behavior, and education. |
| Zero to Three |
http://www.zerotothree.org/ |
The Zero to Three web site provides information for both parents and professionals including tips of the week, developmental milestones, choosing quality child care, leadership development and resource lists. |
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