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.