| Website Link |
Description of Link |
| http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm |
Food and Drug Administration Kids Home Page |
| http://www.aap.org/family/parents/immunize.htm |
AAP Immunization Schedule and vaccine information |
| http://www.chadd.org/ |
Children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder |
| http://www.cdc.gov/ |
Center For Disease Control |
| http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps |
Car seat info |
| http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html |
Recalls |
| http://www.arni.org |
Adoption |
| http://www.healthychildren.org |
Powered by pediatricians, trusted by parents |
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Insurance
Company Links |
| http://www.Bluecross.com |
Insurance Company Links |
| http://www.preferredcare.org |
Insurance Company Links |
| http://www.aetna.com/index.htm |
Insurance Company Links |
| http://www.medicaid.com |
Insurance Company Links |
| Adoption Sites |
| http://www.arni.org/birth_advocate.htm |
ARNI's Birthparent Network |
| http://www.capbook.org |
Children Awaiting Parents, Inc. |
| http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/services/index2.htm |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| http://www.jcics.org/ |
Joint Council on International Children's Services |
| http://www.nysccc.org/ |
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children |
| http://www.nacac.org |
North American Council on Adoptable Children |
| http://www.bmom.net |
Sunflower Birthmom Support Page |
| http://travel.state.gov/adopt.html |
US State Department: Adoption |
| http://www.Center4FamilyDevelop.com |
Western New York's Attachment Center specializing in the treatment
of adopted and foster children and children with Attachment Disorders |
| http://www.adoptionsupport.org/teens.html |
Adoption Support for Teens |
| http://www.olderchildadoption.com |
Site dedicated to older child adoptive families. |
| Vaccine Related
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| http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/cacsafe-parents.htm |
This Web page is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, a federal agency committed to protecting people’s
health and safety. This page focuses on vaccine safety.
- Possible side effects of vaccines
- Risks of not immunizing your child
- Vaccine testing and monitoring
- Who should not be immunized |
| http://www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/tips.htm |
This CDC Web page offers 10 useful tips to help you evaluate vaccine
information that you find on the Internet. For instance
- Any site should clearly state who posted the information
- Information should be based on facts, not theories
- The sites should contain references to articles in reputable clinical
publications |
| http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/fs/gen/importance.htm |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides this Web
page to help parents and caregivers understand the importance of
childhood immunizations.
- Protecting individual children
- Protecting the community |
| http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publication/fs/gen/whatifstop.htm |
The CDC Web page give patents and caregivers a glimpse of how
things were before the development of vaccines that we now take
for granted.
- Description of vaccine preventable diseases
- Dramatic “before” and “after” statistics
about illnesses
- Risks that still exist |
| http://www.cispimmunize.org |
This Web site is from the American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization
dedicated to the health of all children.
- Immunization news, photos, videos and a quiz.
- Sub-sections on research, families, providers, illnesses, and
resources |
| http://www.vaccine.chop.edu |
This Web site provider by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
and has a helpful section on vaccine education.
- Answers to common questions about vaccines, vaccine-related news,
information about individual vaccines and vaccine safety, as well
as the recommended children’s immunization schedule |
| http://www.immunizationinfo.org/parents/index.cfm |
This Web page was developed through a partnership of several highly
respected medical and professional organizations.
- Immunization issues in the news
- Updates on the latest vaccine research
- Downloadable vaccine fact sheets
- Photos of individuals with vaccine preventable diseases |
| http://www.immunize.org |
This web site is from a nonprofit group focused on preventing
disease and getting more people immunized. Areas of interest
- “Unprotected People” stories – click under “Publications”
in the left menu bar for real-life stories
- “Vaccine Safety” – click under “Topics
of Interest” in the right menu bar for a variety of vaccine
safety articles |
| Recommended Readings |
| What to Expect the First Year |
Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway |
| What to Expect the Toddler Years |
Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway |
| Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5 to 12 |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Caring for Your Adolescent: Ages 12 to 21 |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Symptoms:
The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| The American Academy of Pediatrics: Guide to Your Child's Nutrition
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Solve Your Child's Sleep Problem |
Richard Ferber |
| The Portable Pediatrician for Parents |
Laura Nathanson Walther |
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