Health Resources

Here are some other medical sites and resources that might be of interest and use to you.

Health Links

Parent Links

Healthy Children (sponsored by the AAP)(Topic: Informational)

Dr. Sears (Topic: Informational)

National Institute of Mental Health (Topic: Eating Disorders)

The Future of Children (Topic: Informational)

About Our Kids (Topic: Behavior Problems)

American Academy of Pediatrics (Topic: Informational)

Focus on the Family (Topic: Family)

Marriage Vine (Topic: Marriage)

AAP Internet/Media Use (Topic: Internet and Media Safety)

Vaccine and Immunization Information

See our Links to Vaccination Information page.

Community Links

Seven Counties

Visually Impaired Preschool Services

Down Syndrome

Children with Special Needs

Pediatric Safety

Car Safety Seats and Transportation Safety

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Attention Deficit Disorder Links

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

PediatricNeurology.com

Books

General

The Vaccine Book

A book that outlines allternative vaccine schedule. While we believe in and recommend the CDC and AAP vaccine schedule, we realize that not everyone is ready to follow this schedule. If you are one of these parents who desire a different schedule we encourage you to make an appointment to discuss your ideas and plans. We also encourage you to have a written plan in place for the physicians in order to make visits more efficient and beneficial to you. This book can help with decisions.

 

Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for your Toddler

The "Missing Manual"; from constipation to ear-aches, this book has provided an answer for EVERY question we have thrown at it.

 

Baby 411, Third Edition: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year

"Go-to" book for minor baby health crises. Well written and informative.

 

Toilet Training : A Practical Guide to Daytime and Nighttime Training

The best book on toilet training, from the bestselling author of Feed Me, I'm Yours, is now available in a revised and updated edition.

 

Koko Bear's New Potty : A Practical Parenting Read-Together Book

This unisex doll and read-aloud story shows children that toilet training is only a part of the larger process of growing up. The book warmly conveys the family's happiness with Koko's successes while also allowing for hesitations.

 

Caring for Your Baby and Young Child

NEW 5th Edition! The trusted guide that parents have turned to for nearly 20 years just got even better – with new chapters on sleep and allergies, along with new content on resilience, prebiotics and probiotics, and other healthy lifestyle topics. Information on obesity, exercise, and nutrition has been expanded as well.

Nutrition

Feed Me! I'm Yours!

America's #1 cookbook for new parents has been revised and expanded for the 90's to include new guidelines on fat and cholesterol for kids, convenient microwave recipes, and nutritional goodies for toddlers and tots. Includes over 200 child-tested recipes. Line drawings. Incorporating the latest health, nutrition, taste, and food-preparation trends, the revised edition of the best-selling cookbook for parents includes more than two hundred child-tested recipes to help harried parents deal with the issue of what to feed the kids.

 

So That's What They're For!: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide 3rd edition

We recommend this book to anyone interested in breastfeeding her baby. Entertaining, funny and informational.

 

Eating Disorders

A detailed booklet that describes the different types of eating disorders, symptoms and treatments.  Available online or hardcopy.

Divorce

It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear : A Read-Together Book for Parents Young Children During Divorce

Vicki Lansky provides a comforting way of going through an inevitably painful process while gently showing children that they didn't cause the breakup. Because small children in particular often have trouble understanding new everyday arrangements, this book and doll helps children cope with and express new feelings.