Child Care Internet Resources

Parenting
Parenting.org
We specialize in training, consulting, and researching parenting practices that will help you and others like you deal with the day-to-day care taking, guidance, and development of your child.
http://www.parenting.org/about/index.asp

Local Mom.com
Expert answers to your parenting questions.
http://www.parenting-qa.com/

Positive Parenting
A site dedicated to providing resources and information to make parenting rewarding, effective and fun!
http://www.positiveparenting.com/

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Access information about the Council, an independent organization in the executive branch that coordinates all federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, all federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and all federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/council/index.html

InnerSelf Magazine
Articles in this site discuss many different aspects of parenting.
http://www.innerself.com/Parenting/index.shtml

SBParent.com
A local directory for babysitters, children's classes, sports, camps, preschools, events calendar, and more.
http://www.sbparent.com/index.html

Parenting Babies & Toddlers
Parenting: Babies and Toddlers
Articles and links on all aspects of raising babies and toddlers.
http://babyparenting.about.com/


Parenting Adolescents
Toughlove
A non-profit, self-help organization that provides ongoing education and active support to families, empowering parents and young people to accept responsibility for their actions. Their support network strives to make communities safe places to live.
http://www.toughlove.com

Parenting of Adolescents
A comprehensive guide focusing on the various issues involved when raising teenagers.
http://parentingteens.about.com/


Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Stork Net
One stop web station for information on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting. www.storknet.com

Baby Center
One stop web station for information on a variety of topics such as: preconception, pregnancy, baby/toddler development, child care finder, health issues, nutrition, and safety. There is also an on-line baby center store and community bulletin board.
www.babycenter.com


Health Issues
The Children‘s Health Council
This web site is for children who face specific behavioral and developmental difficulties as well as children and families facing common everyday challenges. The CHC team approach combines the expertise of specialists in child psychiatry, psychology, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, social work, special education and child development under one roof.
http://www.chconline.org/

Child & Youth Health
This web site provides the latest news on parenting and child and youth health.
www.cyh.com

KidsGrowth
This unique Web site is tailored specifically toward the concerns and interests of today's parents. The site was developed and created by well-respected medical leaders in the field of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Members of the Medical Advisory Board oversee all KidsGrowth content, thereby guaranteeing its medical accuracy.
KIDSGROWTH.com


National Organizations
I Am Your Child
This is a national non-profit, non-partisan foundation dedicated to promoting public awareness about- and stronger societal investment in-early childhood development and school readiness. Founded in 1997 by Rob Reiner, I am Your Child provides a wide variety of resources to parents, caregivers, parents educators and home visitors, child advocates, policymakers and the media.
http://www.iamyourchild.org/

Children‘s Defense Fund
This is a private, nonprofit organization that educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventative investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdowns. Founded in 1973, they pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/


Child Care Locators
Child Care Aware
Child Care Aware is a non-profit initiative committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community. They do this by raising visibility for local child care resource and referral agencies nationwide, and by connecting parents with the local agencies best equipped to serve their needs.
http://www.childcareaware.org/

The National Child Care Information Center(NCCIC)
This is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services.
http://www.nccic.org/

Child Care Parent/Provider Information Network
This website provides family child-care provider referrals and information about family child care.
http://www.childcare-ppin.com/faq/index.htm

Child Care Online
This website provides the support necessary to enable parents to become effective consumers of child care through empowering information on the components of quality child care.
http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml

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