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Key Concepts of Early Child Development
All children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. Children respond best when caregivers use specific techniques designed to encourage and stimulate progress.
http://www.worldbank.org/children/what/
Child Development & Parenting Information
Provides information and practical solutions for a wide range of parenting issues. Provided by Child Development Institute.
http://www.cdipage.com/
Developmental Checklist
For typical kids age 0 to 5.
http://web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/data/devchklst....
First Signs, Inc.
Information about developmental milestones and screening tools to detect early indications of social, emotional, communication, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
http://www.firstsigns.org
From Birth to Puberty
For parents of young children. A practical guide to the parenting skills you need to help your child develop a healthy sexuality.
http://www.frombirthtopuberty.com/
LaQuita's Speech-Language Development
This personal site by a professional speech-language pathologist provides information on speech-language development in infants and toddlers. Find information about disorders of speech and language and where to seek help, on signs of impaired speech and language in small children and steps for remediating these disorders.
http://ljames75.tripod.com/homepage
Child Development Tracker
Year-by-year guide to child development for parents of 1 year olds to 12th graders, including advice, activities, and support of common challenges. Provided by Women.com
http://www.women.com/family/tracker/
Zero To Three
Nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the healthy development of babies and young children.
http://zerotothree.org/
Child Health Guide: Put Prevention into Practice
Guide explains preventive care for children such as checkup visits, immunizations, and tests and exams. Provides guidance on growth and developmental issues.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/ppip/ppchild.htm
Preventing Harm
New physician-authored research links chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home to developmental disabilities, including behavioral and learning disabilities.
http://www.preventingharm.org/
Integrated Therapy for Children
Integrated Therapy for Children provided by Judy Sommer offers help with children with learning difficulties including dyspraxia, clumsy child, developmental co-ordination disorder, slow learner, slow reader, speech delay, poor gross and fine motor skills and poor handwriting.
http://www.integratedtherapy.co.uk
Speech Delay
Expert information on speech language development, disorders, milestones and stages of development; comprehensive ask the experts message board on speech and language issues.
http://www.speechdelay.com
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