Child Development

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Children’s Development Resources on the World Wide Web

Web site URL Des crip tion

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.

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.

http://www.aap.org/

American Academy of Child and

Adolescent Psychiatry

http://aacap.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics 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

AtHealth Mental Health - Parenting http://www.athealth.com/consumer/ne wsletter 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.

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.

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.

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