Professional Links

Child and Adolescent Development
Mental Health Net's list of Internet resources on child development, including web sites, Internet mailing lists and newsgroups, online professional journals, professional organizations and centers and behavior checklists.

Children Now
Children Now is a nonpartisan, independent group which uses research and mass media to generate positive change on behalf of children. Access to their newsletter is provided, and a "Directory of Children's Issues on the World Wide Web" offers close to 300 links to related websites.

Early Childhood.com
"A place for getting advice from experts in the early childhood field, expanding your collection of creative projects, and sharing ideas and questions with the early childhood community." Use their "Child Care Locator" to find names and contact information for child care and pre-school programs in your neighborhood. (Sponsored by a school supply company.)

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Offers links to ERIC/EECE publications as well as to other education sites and other parts of the ERIC [Educational Resources in Education] system.

Early Childhood Education On Line
Offers an Early Childhood Education On Line Listserv (ECEOL-L) as well as links to many other web sites. Topics covered include observation and assessment, curriculum and environments, developmental guidelines, and professional development, among others.

Early Years are Learning Years
Short articles on preschool education, published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Facts for Families
Fact sheets from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry offer concise and up-to-date information on child and adolescent development and issues concerning the behavioral, mental or developmental disorders that may affect children and adolescents.

The Future of Children
A publication of the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, each issue focuses on a different topic. Recent issues include: Children and Managed Health Care, Protecting Children from Abuse and Neglect, Financing Schools, Children and Poverty and others.

I Am Your Child
Information for parents and caregivers about early childhood development. Special emphasis on the first three years of life.

Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
This commercial site offers many ideas for activities, games, songs, crafts, and recipes. Each one indicates time required, appropriate ages and whether adult help is needed. Also offers a bulletin board where teachers and parents can exchange ideas on a wide variety of topics.

INCCRRA - Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Provides links to Great Start, IL Director's Credential, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood, and IL Gateways to Opportunity.

National Network for Child Care
Offers many links to information on child care topics, including child care curriculum, child development, disability, diversity, licensing and business aspects of child care.

NNCC Child Development Database
From the National Network for Child Care. Ages covered: Infant, Toddler, Pre-School and School Age. Other topics include Emotional & Social Development, and Brain Development.

Pediatric Points of Interest
A searchable collection of links to resources in Pediatrics and Child Health from the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University. Much of the information is intended for health care professionals, but the site also includes links to parenting resources, how to protect your child on the Internet, and other information of interest to parents and child caregivers.

U.S. Dept. of Education Publications for Parents
An online series of pamphlets for helping your child learn math, reading, history, etc.

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