Child Development

Caldecott Medal Home Page  Sponsored by the American Library Association, this page tells about all the winners of this award for the artist of the "most distinguished American picture book for children."

Child Abuse Prevention Network  Aimed at professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.

Child & Family Web Guide Tufts University's "gateway to the best sites about children."

Child Welfare League of America "an association of more than 1,100 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families..."

Children Now  "This new web tool tracks 26 key, interrelated indicators of [California} children's well-being by county, providing a current measure and trend for each. The relative performances of counties on every indicator are highlighted and grouped by county population density and per capita income."

Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education  A section of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) devoted to information about  "development, education, and care of children from birth through early adolescence."

Educarer  Intended for "all those who care for infants in any capacity whatsoever."

Kids Count  Sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this website tracks "the status of children in the U.S." in an effort to "to secure better futures for all children."

Language Development in Children  Includes a chart of "Typical Language Development." Check their "Home" page for other topics dealing with Child Development.

Laws.com Has links to Domestic Violence sources.  One recent post discussed keeping children safe.  Content changes--look for topics of interest to child development.

National Center for Early Development & Learning Based at the University of North Carolina, this resource addresses issues related to "cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight."

National Educational Service "...provides tested and proven resources to help those who work with youth create safe and caring schools, agencies, and communities where all children succeed."

Newbery Medal Home Page  Lists authors who have been recognized for " most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

Parentstages  "Expecting," "New Parent" and "Growing Parent" are the three major divisions on this site, but there's more: education, family, health, the list goes on.

StorkNet  In their welcome page, this site introduces itself as "The friendliest pregnancy and parenting community online!"

Teaching Tolerance  A great place for anti-bias new--and sites that promote diversity--for  teachers, parents, teens and kids.

Zero to Three  National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families--a non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to...promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.