Growth and Development,Ages 12 to 24 Months - Other Places To Get Help
Book
| Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care | |
| Author/Editor: | R.H. Pantell J.F. Fries D.M. Vickery |
| Publisher: | Da Capo Press |
| 11 Cambridge Center | |
| Cambridge, MA 02142 | |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
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This book provides practical tips to help you manage your child's medical care. It contains information and decision charts about growth and development, child and adolescent health problems, immunizations, emergencies and injuries, healthy weight, and more. |
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Online Resources
| Bright Futures | |
| Web Address: | www.brightfutures.org |
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The Bright Futures Web site offers current information about preventive and health promotion needs of infants, children, teens, families, and communities. Bright Futures is maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University. |
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| KidsGrowth.com | |
| Web Address: | www.kidsgrowth.com |
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This Web site is both a children's health resource for parents and a teenager health information resource. KidsGrowth.com was developed by pediatricians. It is a unique Web site tailored specifically toward the concerns and interests of today's parents. The site has a link to TeenGrowth, an interactive Web site specifically tailored toward the health interests and general well-being of the teenage population. TeenGrowth offers a secure environment to search for, request, and receive valuable health care information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex, and sports. |
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| KidsHealth for Parents | |
| Nemours Foundation | |
| Web Address: | http://kidshealth.org/parent |
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This organization provides a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies to normal growth and development. This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can also sign up to receive weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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| The Happiest Baby | |
| How to calm crying babies | |
| Web Address: | www.thehappiestbaby.com/default.asp |
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This Web site provides information from Dr. Harvey Karp about how to calm crying babies. You can also see excerpts from his book, The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer. And you can find out about related classes in your area. |
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| Zero to Three | |
| National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families | |
| Web Address: | www.zerotothree.org |
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Zero to Three is a national nonprofit organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families and promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers. |
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Organizations
| American Academy of Pediatrics | |
| 141 Northwest Point Boulevard | |
| Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098 | |
| Phone: | (847) 434-4000 |
| Fax: | (847) 434-8000 |
| E-mail: | kidsdocs@aap.org |
| Web Address: | www.aap.org |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials, such as links to publications about parenting and general growth and development. Immunization information, safety and prevention tips, AAP guidelines for various conditions, and links to other organizations are also available. |
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| Pathways Awareness Foundation | |
| 150 North Michigan Avenue | |
| Chicago, IL 60601 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-955-CHILD (1-800-955-2445) |
| Web Address: | www.pathwaysawareness.org |
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Pathways Awareness Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the benefit of early detection and early therapy for children with physical movement delays. The Web site has information about children’s physical development including a growth and development chart where you can track a child’s physical, play, and speech milestones from 3 to 15 months. |
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WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise



