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School-Aged Kids
No doubt about it: parenting is both the toughest and the most rewarding job on the planet. Fortunately, we have the Web to turn to for information and advice. Here are some sites that are definitely worth checking out the next time you're ready to wave the proverbial parenting white flag!
American Academy of Pediatrics
The official web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
American
Dietetic Association
An excellent source of reliable information on nutrition-related topics of interest
to parents. The Healthy
Habits for Healthy Kids guide is definitely worth a look if mealtimes are
becoming a battlefield at your house.
NEW! Back to School Guide A parent-friendly guide to easing the transition from summer to school-year routines. Includes links to parenting articles and tip sheets plus activities for kids.
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.
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.
ParentCenter.com
One of the largest commercial parenting Web sites. Features
articles, message boards, online tools, and other resources
of interest to parents.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Looking for the lowdown on toy recalls and other important product safety
alerts? This Web site is the place to turn for this type of need-to-know
safety information.
Educational Resources Information
Center
Features a huge database of articles on a variety of parenting and education-related
subjects. An excellent starting point for research on whatever parenting
challenge happens to be causing you to lose sleep these days.
Having-a-baby.com: Articles
The web site of parenting book author Ann Douglas -- author of The Mother of All Parenting Books -- features articles, Q&As, and fact sheets, and other useful information on parenting school-aged children. Ann is the founder of parentinglibrary.com and our sister site Pregnancylibrary.com.
National Safe Kids Campaign
The National Safe Kids Campaign Web site is information central for all
kinds of safety information related to kids. You'll find streetproofing
tips and much more.
ParentSoup.com
Another one of the large, commercial parenting Web sites. Features
articles, message boards, and all kinds of other bells and whistles.
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.