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Health, Safety and Parenting Web-Sites |
Health and Safety
- Promoting Awareness in Healthcare, Medical and Deaf ***NEW***
PAH, MD works to improve the quality of healthcare offered to deaf and hard of hearing individuals through education of consumers and healthcare providers. This site contains a great list of links and resources regarding hearing impairment. It is a good starting point if you want to find information on the web.
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information about the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders is now available on a Web site from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The site will provide Internet users with immediate access to information about these serious, yet treatable illnesses that affect more than 23 million Americans each year. For more information about this site, see this KidSource article .
- The Kids Food CyberClub
This is a fun and educational World Wide Web site for 3rd to 5th grade children with activities which teach kids about food, nutrition, and hunger. The Kids Food CyberClub was developed by the Connecticut Association for Human Services with funding from Kaiser Permanente. Children can explore 14 sections of the web site and learn about nutrition and health through interactive quizzes, "shop" for food online and receive feedback about the nutritional value of their choices, investigate and build the food guide pyramid, contribute recipes to a Clubhouse Cookbook, use Internet search engines in an online scavenger hunt, and contribute book reviews on food-related children's books. A Teacher's Guide, which is available for free download from the site, includes detailed lesson plans on use of the site and suggestions for classroom activities to supplement online activities.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
The NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes. As part of this responsibility, they oversee issues regarding child safety seats. When you visit their website, not only can you check on your child's car seat, you can register your car seat and the NHTSA will send your name to the car seat's manufacturer. In case of a safety recall, the manufacturer can use that information to send recall letters to owners. Specifically, look at these pages:
- NHTSA Recalls Query Form - Request Model Year Use this page to see if your car seat has been recalled.
- Child Safety Seat Registration Use this page to register your car seat.
- Frequently Asked Questions about Child Safety in cars . This is a must read for any caregiver wondering about how to protect a child in an automobile.
You may need to try these pages a few times before you can get in. (It took us 5 tries to get to the car seat page, but it is worth it to check to see if your car seat has been recalled.)
If you have any questions, or need help with any child safety seat or motor vehicle safety issue, call the U.S. Department of Transportation's toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393. Washington D.C. area residents may call 202-366-0123.
- Total Baby Care
This new site, focuses on the needs and issues surrounding the care of infants. Sponsored by Pampers as part of their new initiative called the Pampers Parenting Institute, it has discussions with Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and other renowned pediatricians as well as information from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is the professional organization whose dentist members are specially trained to provide both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special health care needs. This site is rich with information for parents. For example, two pages we found interesting are:
- CDC Immunization Information Page
If you want in depth information about the immunizations that are recommended for your child then visit this site from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC). Many of the articles also include statistics and research data for your reference. This site is ideal for those parents who want to know more about specific immunizations in order to make an informed decision with their pediatrician or medical professional about what is best for their child.- Human Growth Foundation
Human Growth Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps individuals, primarily children, with growth-related disorders, their families, and health care professionals through education, research, and advocacy.
Premature Infants
- For Parents Of Preemies
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin and The Center For Perinatal Care at Meriter Hospital, this site contains a wealth of information about premature babies, including answers to the questions most commonly asked questions by the parents and family.
- Infantile Apnea And Home Monitoring
This is a long detailed technical paper that will be quite informative for the parents of any premature infant who is undergoing home monitoring. It is from the National Institutes of Health.
- Preemie Resources
This page has a good list of books, sources for financial aid, mailing lists, websites and more. It is a good place to start to look for other information on the web.
- Discussion Groups, Mailing Lists and Chat Areas about Premature Infants
Here you'll find descriptions for two mailing lists - one on preemies and the other on families of preemies. The list managers believe that having a premature baby can be a scary and lonely business. and they hope that through this list they can offer support and the benefits of a wide range of experiences to other parents.
Parenting
- Parents of Children with Challenging Behaviors
This site is run by a group of parents, guardians, and caretakers with the common experience of having a child with behavioral difficulties. If you need information about IEP's, this is a good place to visit!- Parents at Home Page
This a great resource of information for Moms and Dads who stay at home to raise their children.
