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Behavior & Development
Watching your child move from one developmental stage to the next is one of the greatest joys of being a parent. One minute, your child can barely stand on his own: the next moment, he's taking those tentative first steps.... The links on this page deal with behavior and development and help you to figure out what's "normal" and what's not so that you don't have your worry-o-meter going off unnecessarily.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The official web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics. An excellent
source of reliable information on behavior and development.
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association's Web site features articles on
bullying, shyness, children and families, and other topics of interest
to parents.
NEW !!! Baby Sleep Solutions
This page provides you with links to the top sources of sleep news, mini-reviews of the top bestselling baby sleep books (organized by category), and answers to your biggest baby sleep questions. Also contains links to excerpts from Ann Douglas' book Sleep Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler.
American Psychiatric Association
Looking for the facts on depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
anxiety disorder, or conduct disorder? This portion of the American
Psychiatric Association Web site provides a helpful introduction to
these all-too-common childhood problems.
Family
Doctor.org
The brainchild of the American Academy of Family Physicians, this Web site is
jam-packed with all kinds of great pediatric health information, including articles
on behavior and development.
Growing Healthy Canadians
If you're trying to get a handle on why Junior does the things he does, this is the website for you. A joint project of the Canadian government, the Ontario Early Years Centres, and Invest in Kids, Growing Healthy Canadians provides a comprehensive online guide to child development.
Having-a-baby.com
You'll find all kinds of articles about child behavior, including the popular
"Ask Ann" feature on Ann Douglas' Having-a-baby.com Web
site. (Ann is the author of The
Mother of All Parenting Books and other books in the highly popular
The Mother of All Books™ series, and the founder of ParentingLibrary.com.)
Internet Resources
for Special Children
An excellent launching pad to online resources of interest to parents of
children with special needs.
National Eating Disorders
Association
An excellent source of information on eating disorders in children and teens.
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development -- Publications
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development publishes
a series of brochures and booklets on a variety of topics related to
behavior and child development. Many of them can be downloaded on the
spot. Other publications can be ordered for free through the mail.
Tufts University Child and
Family Web Guide
The Tufts University Child and Family Web Guide is an excellent
launching pad to credible parenting and child development information on
the Web. The discipline links page is worth a visit if you want to do some reading on positive discipline strategies.
Zero
to Three
Zero to Three is the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Zero
to Three's Web site features comprehensive information on all aspects of infant
and toddler development, including the latest research on what constitutes quality
in a childcare arrangement.