Recommended Resources
Below are links to some helpful websites, books, DVD’s and other resources that we think can be helpful to you and your family.
Websites
- Child Passenger Safety www.nhtsa.gov (car seat information)
- American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
- Safety alerts and Product Recalls www.safetyalerts.com , www.cpsc.gov
- Travel and Disease www.cdc.gov (information for international travel vaccines)
- Health Information and vaccines www.chop.edu
- Immunizations www.immunizationinfo.org , www.immunize.org/stories/index.htm
- Self help Books for Kids with Medical Needs www.maginationpress.com
- Child Discipline Guides www.parenting-magic.com
- HealthyChildren www.HealthyChildren.org
Book List
- Driven to Distraction, by Edward Hallowell
- 1-2-3-Magic, by Thomas Phelan
- Happiest Baby On the Block, by Harvey Karp
- Super Baby Food, by Ruth Yaron
- Seven Steps to Nighttime Dryness, by Renee Mercer
- Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems, by Richard Ferber
- American Medical Association’s Boys’ Guide to Becoming a Teen, by Pfeifer and Middleman
- American Medical Association’s Girls ‘ Guide to Becoming a Teen, by Gwenwald and Middleman
- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library), by Valerie Schaefer
- Caring for your Baby and Young Child, by American Academy of Pediatrics
- What to Expect the Toddler Years, by Eisenber, Murkoff, Hathaway
- What to Expect the First Year, by Arlene Eisenberg, Murkoff, Hathaway
- What’s Happening to My Body for Boy, by Madaras
- What’s Happening to My Body for Girls, by Madaras
- Vaccines and Your Child (seperating fact from fiction) by: Paul A. Offit, M.D. & Charlotte A. Moser
DVDs
- Baby Sign www.signingtime.com
- Stranger Safety by John Walsh and Angela Shelton www.thesafeside.com
- Internet Safety by John Walsh www.thesafeside.com