Links

Education / Learning / Developmental & Behavioral Issues

· Book recommendations for Children

· Bullying Sucks

· Check List to rate child care/early learning settings

· Children & Adults with ADHD

· International Dyslexia Association

· Learning Disabilities Association

· National Stuttering Foundation

· Understand learning differences

 

 

Medical Resources : Allergy / Asthma

· Allergy and Asthma Network—Mothers of Asthmatics

· National Allergy Forecast & Information About Allergies

· Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

 

 

Medical Resources : General

· American Academy of Pediatrics—Parent Corner

· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

· Disaster Preparedness (King County)

· Healthychildren.org—up-to-the-minute health advice for proactive parents and  caregivers

· MRSA Information

 

Medical Resources : Immunizations

· American Academy of Pediatrics  - Immunization Information

· National Network for Immunization Information

 

Patient & Parent Info / Support

· Changes Parent Support Network

· Child Care Resources

· Common Sense Media—Video game and movie recommendations

· Early Parent Support

· Eastside Domestic Violence Program,  24-Hour Crisis Line (800) 827-8840

· Emergency and Disaster Planning

· Information about Quality and Health/Safety in child care/early learning

· It Gets Better Project (for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals and their families

· King County Library System—Reading lists for different ages

· Mercer Island Preschool Association—Only preschool PTA in the state of Washington.  Includes: Children’s activities, parent support & advocacy

· ParentHelp123.org—ParentHelp123.org helps families to apply for state-sponsored health insurance and food stamps, and to find services in your community.

· Parents Without Partners

· PFLAG (parents, friends, families of lesbians and gays) Seattle chapter

· Parent Map (parenting resources)

· Promoting Development (click below):

· www.zerotothree.org

· www.parentingcounts.org

· www.childprofile.org