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Health & Safety
Keeping kids safe and healthy may be one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a parent (particularly if you've been blessed with a particularly fearless toddler!) Here are some Web sites that will help you to stay one step ahead of your child on the health and safety front. (Well, at least in theory....)
AboutKidsHealth.ca
The official website of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. An excellent source of pediatric health information.
American Academy of Pediatrics
The official web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Features pediatric
health information galore.
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 Dietetic Association
An excellent source of reliable information on all sorts of nutrition-related
topics of interest to parents.
American Red Cross
An information-packed Web site that includes information on water safety,
fire safety, bicycle safety, and much more. Don't miss the health
and safety tips index. You'll definitely want to bookmark this one.
Canadian Institute of Child Health
The resources page of the Canadian Institute of Child Health website contains brochures, posters, and other valuable materials related to child health.
Canadian Pediatric Society
The Canadian Pediatric Society's website. The area of the site that's intended for parents contains articles on all kinds of pediatric health issues. You'll find policy papers and other detailed information in the professionals area of the site.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Looking for the lowdown on toy recalls and other important product safety
alerts? This Web site is information central when it comes to product
safety matters.
Family Doctor.org
The brainchild of the American Academy of Family Physicians, this Web site is
full of helpful health information that is useful at every life stage. Best of
all, the articles are highly readable -- great news if you're getting by on next-to-no
sleep.
Having-a-baby.com
You'll find an entire archive of baby,
toddler, and parenting articles on this Web site, many of which
focus on health and safety. The site is maintained by pregnancy and
parenting book author Ann Douglas, founder
of Parentinglibrary.com.
Juvenile Products Manufacturers
Association
Having a hard time deciding what safety features you should be looking for
in a crib or high chair? Looking for the contact information for the company
that manufactured your child's stroller so you can track down some new wheels?
This is the place to turn for this and other juvenile product information.
National Safe Kids Campaign
The National Safe Kids Campaign Web site is the place to turn for all
kinds of safety information related to kids. You'll find babyproofing
tips and much more.
Reuters Health
An excellent source of breaking news on the health front. The stories you
read here today will make headline news in your morning newspaper tomorrow!
Tufts Nutrition Navigator
Provides links to the best nutrition-related resources online as hand-picked
by a team of dietitians from Tufts University.