What's New(January - March 1996)

What's New Archives

Tips For Shopping With Your Child, what to do in the store to help children behave...without spanking, hitting, or yelling.
Life as a Parent, a useful list, sorted by age, of parenting tips.
Health Alert: Vaccines Alter Diabetes Risk!, a PR Newswire article dated March 25, 1996.
Study Shows New Investigational Corticosteroid Spray Decreases Hay Fever Symptoms In Young Children, a PR Newswire article dated March 19, 1996.
Conducting a Literature Review , from National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. It describes how to access major databases for education, gifted and exceptional student information.

How to Teach Your Children Discipline, from California Consortium To Prevent Child Abuse
Communication Tips for Parents and Kids, from California Consortium To Prevent Child Abuse
10 Health Tips Every Youth Baseball Coach Should Know,issued By Temple University Hospital, a PRNewswire article, 3/11/96
Patients Be Aware! Do You Know What's Inside Your Medicine Chest? Pharmacy association offers healthful advice during poison prevention week, a PRNewswire article 3/11/96
Number Of Children Without Cavities Doubles In Two Decades, Journal of the American Dental Association Study, a PRNewswire article 3/11/96
Children, Elderly, Athletes and Pregnant Women Require Different Care For Allergies, Treatment Guidelines Developed by a Conference Convened by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCLA School of Medicine, a PRNewswire article, 3/11/96
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes,from U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health
Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder, from National Institute Of Mental Health. This is a condition where the symptoms often start during the teenage years.
Lyme Disease -The Facts, The Challenge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health.

Staying Healthy and Whole: A Consumer Guide to Product Safety Recalls produced by the United States Office of Consumer Affairs
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide To Prevention produced by the U.S. Department of Education. This is a very thorough article and includes information for pre-schoolers through teenagers.
Folic Acid To Fortify U.S Food Products To Prevent Birth Defects , a PR Newswire release, dated 2/29/96, from the FDA.
Undetected Vision Disorders Are Blinding Children; Earlier Testing Needed To Preserve Good Eyesight , a PR Newswire release, dated 3/5/96.
Helping Your Child Learn Geography with activities primarily for children under 10. Includes a great reference list with books, magazines and sources for free or inexpensive materials.
What You Need To Know About Periodontal (Gum) Diseases from the National Institute of Dental Research.
General Information Articles from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities in our KidSource OnLine Organizations area. Each article has a good reference list of organizations and descriptions of additional resources:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Learning Disabilities and it includes specific ideas for teaching strategies.
- Speech and Language Disorders
- Visual Impairments

Helping Your Child to Read for parents of elementary and junior high school-aged children, by the U.S. Department of Education.

Helping Your Child With Homework for parents of elementary and junior high school-aged children, by the U.S. Department of Education. This book helps answer many questions parents and others who care for children often ask about homework. Included are practical ideas for helping children complete homework assignments successfully.
We're pleased to announce the Donation of a 386 laptop computer to the Doddridge County High School, Doddridge County, West Virginia, as part of the Computing EDGE program! Many thanks to HybridMedia for their generous donation.
KidSource OnLine Forums Talk with other parents, educators and experts about Computers and Kids, Education and Kids and much more. Meet the authors of The Computer Museum Guide to the Best Software for Kids!
- Win $25 in our new contest. See who won the current contest!
The Computer Museum Guide to the Best Software for Kids Many new great reviews, helpful lists, Forum topics and more have been added. A must visit!
Visit the new Homework Helper Sites in the Education area. This week's theme is on Space and the Apollo moon program.