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An Alexander Technique teacher explains how and why children so often develop bad posture, and what teachers and parents can do about it.

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 sk

New physician-authored research links chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home to developmental disabilities, including behavioral and learning disabilities.

Conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations.

Information on the risks and benefits of vaccines.

A national non profit organization that assists families that have, or suspect their child has, Craniosynostosis or Positional Plagiocephaly. Includes information about the conditions, organization details, events, doctor listings and contact details.

Health information for parents of infants and toddlers. Includes articles and radio shows.

National public education campaign of the American Academy of Pediatrics. To help pediatricians, parents, and children become more aware of the influence that media have on child and adolescent health.

North Shore Hospital's General Pediatrics Practice, serving both private and clinical patients. Our web site offers advice on childhood diseases and general parenting tips.

Policy statement and report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1997. Goes well beyond the EPA report. Updated bibliography covers the research.

Up-to-date information on growth, food and fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, and medical conditions from the Nemours foundation.

Helps child care centers and homes serve nutritious meals and receive as much money as possible from the CACFP.

A nonprofit organization celebrating new life by providing baby care items and educational information to needy parents.

A charity that raises awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome and supports those who have suffered and promotes cardiac screening.

A Very comprehensive site that covers all aspects of parenting a child with special needs. Webmaster is a parent.

Providing streamlined, comprehensive information about 'what every parent needs to know' when it comes to keeping our kids healthy.

Information and message board designed for children to interact and talk about laughter (humor) in relation to coping with a terminal illness.

Volunteer group of crafters who fulfill the needs of preemies, infants and teminally ill children.

Webmaster: Dr. Marc Tebruegge - PID Web provides information, links and other resources for doctors and researchers with a special interest in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Paediatric Immunology, Molecular Biology and Tropical Medicine.

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