Growth and Development

» Child Development Tracker
   Year-by-year guide to child development for parents of 1 year olds to 12th graders, including advice, activities, and support of common challenges. Provided by Women.com

   
   http://www.women.com/family/tracker/

» Child Health Guide: Put Prevention into Practice
   Guide explains preventive care for children such as checkup visits, immunizations, and tests and exams. Provides guidance on growth and developmental issues.

   
   http://www.ahcpr.gov/ppip/childguide/

» Developmental Checklist
   For typical kids age 0 to 5.

   
   http://web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/data/devchklst.html

» First Signs, Inc.
   Information about developmental milestones and screening tools to detect early indications of social, emotional, communication, behavioral, and developmental disorders.

   
   http://www.firstsigns.org

» From Birth to Puberty
   A practical guide to the parenting skills needed to help your child develop a healthy sexuality.

   
   http://www.frombirthtopuberty.com/

» Integrated Therapy for Children
   Integrated Therapy for Children provided by Judy Sommer offers help with children with learning difficulties including dyspraxia, clumsy child, developmental co-ordination disorder, slow learner, slow reader, speech delay, poor gross and fine motor skills

   
   http://www.integratedtherapy.co.uk

» Key Concepts of Early Child Development
   All children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. Children respond best when caregivers use specific techniques designed to encourage and stimulate progress.

   
   http://www.worldbank.org/children/what/

» Preventing Harm
   New physician-authored research links chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home to developmental disabilities, including behavioral and learning disabilities.

   
   http://www.preventingharm.org/

» Speech Delay
   Expert information on speech language development, disorders, milestones and stages of development; ask the experts message board on speech and language issues.

   
   http://www.speechdelay.com

» Zero To Three
   Nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the healthy development of babies and young children.

   
   http://zerotothree.org/