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Child Development and Health Resources:
Don't walk away from abuse and neglect. It's up to you to make
a difference in a child's life.
A non-profit institute for the understanding of differences
in learning.
This award-winning site for parents and educators includes
a "Health" section, under which are listed resources for Asthma,
healthy teeth, nutrition, head lice and other topics.
There are fun activities for 3-7 year olds, parent and teacher
guides plus information on picture books, chapter books and
paperbacks.
Available in Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese
Turn everyday moments into fun learning experiences.
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This site is designed to provide parents, caregivers and pediatric
and family clinicians with meaningful information about early
brain development. It also explains healthy relationships between
babies and their parents and babies and their caregivers which
support intellectual and social-emotional development.
This dynamic and evolving database includes materials describing
culturally and linguistically appropriate practices for early
childhood/early intervention services. Find descriptions of
books, videotapes, articles, manuals, brochures and audiotapes.
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Information on the well-being of children collected by KIDS
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How I Grow in Your Care
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Also available in several Asian languages.
This on-line booklet, Middle Ear Fluid in Young Children Parent
Guide (AHCPR Publication No. 94-0624: July 1994) and related
articles explain about middle ear fluid in children ages 1 through
3 who have no other health problems.
The Early Childhood area of PBS' TeacherSource offers a "Printable
for Parents" each month in both English and Spanish. This is
an easy way for early childhood educators to print, copy, and
distribute tips for parents/guardians to use in the home with
their child. New printables are added every month, and are available
in pdf or html.
This site helps young people understand the dangers of substance
abuse and make responsible decisions with their lives. The site
features moderated bulletin boards, role playing games, media
literacy tools, pop culture news and facts about today's drugs.
The "Get Ready to Read" screening tool consists of
20 questions that parents and caregivers can ask four-year-olds
to see if they're on track for learning how to read. It's fast,
free, research-based, confidential, and easy-to-use.
This Austin group helps adolescent girls develop and maintain
healthy self-esteem and leadership skills by educating them,
their parents and teachers, and others who touch their lives.
The GEN Austin Web site provides resources that empower girls
to be true to themselves and think critically about the media
and girls' roles in society.
What should a high-quality preschool look like?
This site helps parents acquire the skills they need to build and rebuild close connections with their children.
American Academy of Pediatrics provides information to improve
the health and well-being of children in child care.
Check out this national public awareness and engagement campaign
to make early childhood development a top priority for our nation.
Since its spring launch in 1997, I Am Your Child has educated
millions of parents and professionals about breakthrough new
discoveries in the process of brain development. These findings
reveal that the first three years of a child's life are more
important for emotional and intellectual growth than previously
thought.
Explore a comprehensive brain history timeline; travel inside
a 3-D brain; fool your brain – and discover the science
of illusion; and survey the technologies behind brain scanning.
Provides visitors age 9 to 12 with a much-needed resource for
information related to the issues that most affect them. Explore
a wide variety of topics, from handling divorce to getting teased
by bullies; from fighting with friends to learning about the
dangers of drugs, alcohol and smoking; from depression and grief
to dealing with a pesky younger sibling.
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This special Web site was designed for those age 9-12. It links
to a whole world on the Web designed for this age group.
Information, resources and activities for parents and teachers
of children with learning disabilities.
Los Niños en Su Casa es una serie de televisión diaria, un sitio en la red y un programa de alcance extensivo dedicado a las necesidades únicas de las personas que cuidan a niños.
Los Niños en Su Casa comparte maneras para que todos nosotros ayudemos a los niños a adquirir las habilidades cognitivas, sociales, emocionales y físicas, y a fomentarles el desarrollo del lenguaje y la alfabetización.
Ideas to help parents and caregivers make the most of everyday
moments to promote a child's social, emotional and intellectual
development.
You must register to see the pdf files.
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) is a national
resource that links information and people to complement, enhance,
and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure
that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive
services.
A national Latino organization that focuses on the healthy development
of Latino children.
This is an extensive resource for child care providers and parents
covering topics from child development to activities.
This Web site provides parents and other adult caregivers with
strategies and tips on raising healthy, drug-free children.
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Read this guide to find suggestions that will help you at different
stages of your child's development.
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What Grown-Ups Understand About Child Development: A National
Benchmark Survey.
This site provides a wealth of information for parents about
how to help their children succeed in school.
KCTS/Seattle Television, in cooperation with PBS, has developed
a public broadcasting, multimedia initiative, entitled Parenting
Counts: A Focus on Early Learning. Using content provided by
the Talaris Research Institute, the Parenting Counts campaign
disseminates research-based information about how children think,
feel, and learn and supports parents with examples of best parenting
practices.
The goals of the initiative are:
• Stimulate greater awareness of early learning (birth
to five years)
• Promote more effective parenting and caregivers techniques
• Enhance parent-child relationships
PBS Families/PBS para la familia is a magazine for families
and caregivers of young children distributed through local Ready
To Learn stations. PBS Families helps families and caregivers
use PBS KIDS programs along with books and activities as a starting
point for active learning and creative fun. It encourages families
to watch, talk, play, and learn together.
Activities and suggestions on how to talk with your children.
Other resources to help children deal with scary news.
A Place of Our Own (and
Los Niños en Su Casa in Spanish) is a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. Family, friends and neighbors – everyone who takes care of young children – are child care providers. Every interaction and every activity of these adults with their charges provide valuable opportunities to help children learn and grow.
A Place of Our Own shares ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development. In
A Place of Our Own we highlight local and state resources for child care providers and the children in their care. We understand the complexity of California's diverse population and represent a broad spectrum of ethnic communities and a wide range of children with special needs.
Car seat information.
"Success By 6" is a community-based initiative
of public and private partners -- child advocates, business
leaders, government officials, educators, and caregivers --
working together to ensure that all children under age six
are healthy, nurtured, safe, and prepared to succeed in school.
In 2004, the United Way Capital Area Early Childhood Initiative
was licensed as Success By 6 by United Way of America. Building
on the foundation laid by the Child Care Council's Framework
and the Early Start Coalition's important work on child outcomes,
Success By 6 (SB6) will lead a broad community dialogue to
develop specific goals and outcomes for the community. The
first project for Success By 6 is a public awareness campaign
centered on "Born Learning," which will inform parents,
siblings, grandparents, and other caregivers about the power
and availability of everyday learning opportunities.
A public/private partnership between the Texas Department of
Health, other state agencies, child advocates, businesses and
communities working together to promote the health and safety
of young Texas children.
The Zero to Three organization has created two-page handouts
on how to nurture your child's early development. There's a
separate, easily printable sheet for every two months in a child's
life from birth to three years old.
This Web site lists all 23,000 licensed childcare providers
in Texas and gives information on their compliance history.
The site is easy to use and informative. It gives parents a
place to easily get information as they shop for childcare.
This site contains health programs and services, publications
and kids and teacher activities.
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THE WHOLE CHILD site extends the information presented
in the 13-part child development video series and telecourse
of the same name. The telecourse was based on the popular textbook,
The Whole Child, by Joanne Hendrick, Ph.D., published by Merrill/Prentice
Hall.
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Zero to Three is the nation's leading resource on the first
three years of life. This site is packed with resources for
families and professionals who work with infants and toddlers
and the their families.
KLRU Contact Information
Linda Schmid
Senior V.P. for Educational Services
email: lschmid@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9049
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
