DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES:

• KidSource OnLine is a terrific source for education, health care and product information that will make a difference in the lives of parents and their children. KidSource Online includes:

  What Is Early Intervention?

  National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

  Child Health Guide, Put Prevention into Practice is an excellent 30+ page guide to children's health, including detailed growth charts and preventative care timelines from birth to 18 years of age.

  Helping Your Child Be Healthy and Fit

  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comprehensive article.

• Including Your Child is a publication from the U.S. Department of Education that offers a number of questions & suggestions for families of children with special needs. It also lists *dozens* of associations, organizations & agencies that can serve as resources for parents during the first 8 years of children's lives.
• Gryphon House Books has a nice selection of books for parents and teachers on early childhood development. Check out their link page to other early childhood web sites.
• ZERO TO THREE: National Center For Infants, Toddlers and Families have a book, New Visions for the Developmental Assessment of Infants and Young Children: A parent's guide to understanding developmental assessment is now available on their web site, in the Parent's Section.
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight.
• NCIP: National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials
• The ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE) focuses on the areas of child development, the education and care of children from birth through early adolescence, the teaching of young children, and parenting and family life.
• Parents as Teachers National Center is an award-winning voluntary early childhood parent education program which supports parents as their child's first and most influential teachers.
• National Parent Information Network is also sponsored by ERIC. The purpose of NPIN is to provide information to parents and those who work with parents and to foster the exchange of parenting materials.
• ADA and Disability Information provides an assortment of links to ADA and Disability related URL's
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• National Black Child Development Institute's mission is to improve and protect the quality of life of African-American children and families.
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) has collected a large amount of information about Attention Deficit Disorder and its related challenges.
• CH.A.D.D.: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders is a nonprofit parent-based organization formed to better the lives of individuals with attention deficit disorders and those who care for them.
• Family.com - News and advice on parenting, including Q&A with child health & development experts, movie reviews, guides to children's products, fun stuff for kids, and local activities calendars.
• Learning Disabilities Association of America is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the education and general welfare of children and adults of normal or potentially normal intelligence who manifest handicaps of a perceptual, conceptual, or coordinative nature.
• Parent Soup is an interesting and informative site for parents to congregate. Look for the section on Learning Disabilities.
• Blindness Resource Center at The New York Institute for Special Education
• Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) provides parents, educators, medical professionals, and caregivers with information regarding children with disABILITIES (sic). The site aims to help parents and others interacting with children who have disABILITIES, improve their environment, and act as a central starting point for information and resources.

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