Ultrasound Pictures (from different periods of prenatal development)

http://pregnancy.miningco.com/library/ultrasounds/blusindex.htm

The Fetal Senses

http://www.birthpsychology.com/lifebefore/fetalsense.html

Food Fortification Plan Likely to Reduce Birth Defects Risks

http://www.nih.gov-nichd/docs/news/FOLIC.htm

 

BEGINNINGS: Birth and the Newborn Infant

Birthweight and Gestation

http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww.fastats/birthwt.htm

Births - Method of Delivery

http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww.fastats/delivery.htm

Mulitiple Births Multiply During Past Two Decades

http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww.releases/97facts/97sheets/triple2.htm

INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: Physical Development

Motor Skills and Your 5 Month Old

http://www.parentsoup.com/library/edb051.html

Fact Sheet on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

http://www.nih.gov/nichd/publications/news/SIDS-factsheet.htm

Prevention of Sleep Problems

http://www.kidsource.com/lspchs/sleep.problems.html

 

INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: Cognitive Development

The Infant Cry Archive

http://www.siu.edu/departments/coe/comdis/record1.html

Are boys usually slower to talk?

http://www.parentsoup.com/experts/bergstrom/Bmar6.html

Warning signs of a language/communication developmental delay

http://www.babycenter.com/general/6734.html

INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: Social and Emotional Development

How do infant and toddler care measure up?

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/baby.child.care.html#top

The NICHD Study of Early Child Care

http://www.nih.gov/nichd/publications/news/early-child/Early_Child_Care.htm

The Child Abuse Referral and Education Network

http://radlinux1.usuf1.usuhs.mil/rad/home/peds/abuse.html

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Physical Development

Some Facts and Figures About Child Abuse

http://radlinux.usuf1.usuhs.mil/rad/home/peds/abuse.html

Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Infants Most Likely to be Homicide Victims

http://www.nih.gov/nichd/docs/news/HOMICID.html

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Cognitive Development

The Jean Piaget Society

http://www.piaget.org

Archives Jean Piaget, University de Geneve

http://www.unige.ch/piaget/

Vygotsky Centennial Project

http://www.massey.ac.nz/~ALock/virtual/project2.htm

Program and Proceedings of the International Conference on Vygotsky and Contemporary Human Sciences

http://psych.hanover.edu/vygotsky/vygotsky.html

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Social and Emotional Development

Parent/Teacher Relations

http://www.parentsoup.com/educentral/parenteacher/

Developmental Milestones

http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/grades/prek_milestones.html

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: Physical Development

Height and Weight Averages for Children

http://www.babybag.com/articles/htwt_av.html

Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Adolescents

http://www.nih.gov/nichd/docs/MILK/Milk_News.html

Childhood Obesity

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/obesity.html

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: Cognitive Development

Map Reading at Early Age Boosts Spatial Skills

http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun97/spatial.html

Learning Disabilities

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/learndis.htm

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: Social and Emotional Development

What do Fathers Contribute to Children’s Well-Being?

http://www.childtrends.org/dadchild.htm

How do Social, Economic, and Cultural Factors Influence Fathers’ Involvement with Children?

http://www.childtrends.org/dadvar2.htm

Families Come in All Varieties

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/n/x/nxd10/teenfamilyb.htm

ADOLESCENCE: Physical Development

New Report Cites Drop in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Teens

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/1998press/980917.html

The Promise and Limitations of Parenting Education for Teen Mothers on Welfare

http://www.childtrends.org/ncsumm.htm

ADOLESCENCE: Cognitive Development

Raising a Moral Child — Conversation with Robert Coles

http://family.go.com/Categories/Parenting57/moralintel/dony57moralintel.html

Building a Better Person — How to Build Children’s Character

http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,2230,4-5847,00.html

ADOLESCENCE: Social and Emotional Development

Out Proud (organization for gay and lesbian youth)

http://www.outproud.org/menu.html

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

http://www.pflag.org/pflag.html