Early Head Start
Early Head Start focuses on helping parents find the best ways for stimulating the child’s thinking, movement, and social skills. Through education and community collaboration Early Head Start helps families promote healthy prenatal outcomes, identify and accomplish school readiness goals, and strengthen children’s physical, social/emotional, and cognitive skills. It also supports the achievement of parents’ goals, such as economic independence.
Source: ddivantage.org
Nationwide Children - Preschool Sleep
An article for parents to know normal sleeping patterns of thier children. It also offers advice on helping a preschooler sleep well.
Source: nationwidechildrens.org
Emotional Development at Birth
Dr. Ross Thompson describes how early emotional development unfolds and what parents can do to nuture their child's social and emotional skills starting at birth.
Source: zerotothree.org
Moments with your Baby: NICU
Packet that describes how to bond with preterm babies, both in the NICU and transitioning home.
Source:zerotothree.org
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/health-nutrition/early-arrival_eng.pdf
NSC - Safe Driving
A website for parents to help teens learn to drive and be safe drivers.
Source: nsc.org
http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/TeenDriving/Pages/teen_driving.aspx
NIH - Child Development
This website gives a rundown of child development, from physical and educational milestones to safety and language. It also includes some parenting tips for parents to help their child develop.
Source: nlm.nih.gov
Homemade Baby Food
Learn how to make a week's worth of baby food without fuss and without breaking the bank.
Source: babycenter.com
http://www.babycenter.com/2_how-to-make-baby-food-at-home_10345849.bc
NIH - Premature Babies
Website for parents to learn about premature births, understand what happens in premature births, and see research on premature births and children.
Source: nlm.nih.gov
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prematurebabies.html
Men and Children
Article about the interaction of men and childen Discusses ho men parent differently and how that affects the development of both the child and the man.
Source: zerotothree.org
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-development/how-men-and-children-affect.html