Child Development

Latest News
• Gene Linked to Early Puberty in Girls (03/25/2001, Associated Press)
• Tots Benefit from Learning to Read Emotional Cues (03/20/2001, Reuters)
• Survey Shows Parents Don't Discuss 'Tough' Issues (03/09/2001, Reuters)
• More News on Child Development

General/Overviews

• Brain Works (Zero to Three)
• Your Child's Growth: Developmental Milestones (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Coping

• Twins: Taking Care of Two (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Research

• AAP Releases Recommendations for Young Children in Foster Care (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• NICHD Study of Early Child Care (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Building Preschool and School Skills and Getting Ready for Kindergarten (Ambulatory Pediatric Association)
• Building Speech and Language Skills (Ambulatory Pediatric Association)
• Children Online (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Children and Lying (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Children and Sports (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Children and TV Violence (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Children and Watching TV (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Discipline and Your Child (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Helping Children Cope with Violence (American Medical Association)
• Helping Your Child to Better Handwriting (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• Nine Steps to More Effective Parenting (Nemours Foundation)
• Power of Play: How Play Helps Your Child's Development (Nemours Foundation)
• Premature Babies: Understanding Health Risks (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Puberty: What to Expect When Your Child Goes Through Puberty (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Reading Checkup Guide: Helping Your Children Become Better Readers (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Rearing Moral Children (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Ohio State University, Cooperative Extension Service)
• Self-Esteem and Young Children: You are the Key (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
• Social Development (Ambulatory Pediatric Association)
• Speech and Language Delay: What Does This Mean for My Child? (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Talking to Your Kids About Sex (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Temper Tantrums: A Normal Part of Growing Up (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Thumbs, Fingers, and Pacifiers (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Time Out for "Time-Out" (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
• Understanding the Impact of Media on Children and Teens (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• What Parents Can Do to Change Their Child's Behavior (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary (Zero to Three)
• List of Terms Frequently Used in Developmental Assessment (Zero to Three)

Organizations

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Division of Birth Defects, Child Development and Disabilities and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Child Care Information Center
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Network for Child Care (Cooperative Extension System's National Network for Child Care)
• National Parent Information Network (NPIN) (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education)
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families (Zero to Three)

Teenagers

• Getting a Grip on Growth (Nemours Foundation)
• Influence of Music and Rock Videos (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School Years and Beyond (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Normal Adolescent Development - Middle School and Early High School Years (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Physical Development of Adolescents-Tips for Parents (Adolescent Wellness and Reproductive Education Foundation)

Español/Spanish

• Apoyo a las Niñas en la Temprana Adolescencia (ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education)
• Cómo Apoyar a un Hijo Adolescente (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Desarrollo Normal de la Adolescencia: La Escuela Intermedia y los Primeros Años de la Secundaria (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Desarrollo Normal en la Adolescencia: Los Últimos Años de la Escuela Secundaria y más Allá (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Disciplina (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Influencia de la Musica y de los Videos de "Rock" (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños que Roban (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños y el "Internet" (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños y el Mentir (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños y la Televisión (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños y la Violencia en la Televisión (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Niños y los Deportes (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
• Para Los Padres del Bebé Prematuro (University of Wisconsin)