August 2008
Development Tip:
For information on talking with kids - from infants to tweens,
visit this page of the PBS Parents website.
Health and Safety Tip:
The
American Academy of Pediatrics has information on choosing an
insect repellent for your child.
May 2008
Development Tip:
For information on choosing good books for your child,
visit this page of the Reading is Fundamental website.
Health and Safety Tip:
Click here for a free booklet
from Lysol called “Caring for Your and Your Baby.” The booklet has
practical information for new moms on everything from handling your
emotions as a new mom, food safety for you and your baby, and early
childhood development.
August 2007
Development tip:
Click here for tips on kindergarten readiness.
Health and Safety tip:
Click
here for information on "Common Colds, Common Myths, Common
Sense".
August 2006
Development Tip:
To read "Helping Toddlers Become Problem Solvers", go to this page
of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/2003/12.asp
Health and Safety Tip:
For Spring Break safety tips, please go to this page of the
American Academy of Pediatrics:
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/decwintertips.htm
February 2006
Health and Safety Tip:
For winter safety tips, please go to this page of the American
Academy of Pediatrics:
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/decwintertips.htm
Development Tip:
For information on helping your child learn through play from Zero
to Three, click here. December
2005
Health and Safety Tip:
Find Holiday Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics at:
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/dectips.htm
Development Tip:
For pointers on choosing toys for your child, visit the National
Association for the Education of Young Children at:
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/1996/19.asp
October 2005
Health and Safety Tip:
For information on helping children cope with stressful events such
as natural disasters, go to
http://zerotothree.org/coping/
Development Tip:
Click here to learn about toilet training and bedwetting.
http://www.medem.com/medlb/articleslb.cfm?sub_cat=109
August 2005
Health & Safety Tip:
To find information on swimming safety – from water-related
illnesses to injury prevention - visit this page of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8016eb51
Development Tip:
Click on this link to the National Association for the Education of
Young Children to learn about singing as a teaching tool.
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/2004/01.asp
June 2005
Health & Safety Tip:
Click here to view tips from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on how
to keep your child healthy and safe during Summer activities.
http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?ID=483
Development Tip:
Click on this link to get tips on “Brain Based Parenting” from
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=498
May 2005
Health and Safety:
Get ideas on how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your
child’s diet – including recipes – on the CDC’s “5 a Day” Campaign
website.
Development Tip:
Find out about the impact of music on a child’s development at
http://www.zerotothree.org/music/.
April 2005
Health and Safety Tip
Get information about performing first aid and CPR on infants
and children on the American Red Cross’s website
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/.
Development Tip
Find tips on how to help your child’s social development at
http://www.ambpeds.org/socialdevelopment.cfm, a webpage of the
Ambulatory Pediatric Association.
March 2005
Health and Safety Tip
Find tips about car safety seats at
“Car Safety
Seats: A Guide for Families by the American Academy of Pediatrics
2004”.
Development Tip
Find tips on “Raising
a Reader” on the National Association for the Education of Young
Children’s (NAEYC’s) website.
February 2005
Development Tip:
Sign up for a Tip of the Week from
Zero to Three. Zero to
Three is a national nonprofit organization focused on the healthy
social, emotional and intellectual development of babies and
toddlers.
Healthy and Safety Tip:
Find tips on keeping kids healthy during cold and flu season. Learn
more about how to treat a cold or flu and how to prevent the spread
of infection.
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