We recommend the following books and websites for helpful information on childcare:
Books
Infant and Young Child Care
- Baby 411, 4th Edition: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Baby’s First Year by Denise Fields and Ari Brown
- Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development by Barton Schmidt
- On Becoming Babywise: Giving Your Infant The Gift of Nighttime Sleep by Gary Ezzo
- The American Academy of Pediatrics, The Complete and Authoritative Guide, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5
- Good Behavior by Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Daniels Garber Ph.D., Robyn Spizman
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
Nutrition
- How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much by Ellyn Satter
- Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense Ellyn Satter
Breastfeeding
- The Complete Book of Breastfeeding: Revised Edition S. Eiger, Sally Wendkos Olds, Wendy Wray
- Medications and Mothers Milk: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology by Thomas W. Hale, Ph.D
- Nursing Mothers Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Adolescence
- Yes, Your Teen is Crazy. Loving Your Kid without Losing Your Mind. By Mike Bradley
- Yes, Your parents are Crazy. A Teen Survival Guide. By Mike Bradley.
- Questions Children Ask: And How to Answer Them by Miriam Stoppard
- The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls by Valorie Schaefer and Norm Bendell
- What’s Happening to Me?: Boys Edition by Alex Firth, Susan Meredith, Adam Larkum
- What’s Happening to Me?: Girls Edition by Susan Meredith
- Growing Up: All About Adolescence, Body Changes and Sex. by Susan Meredith
Other Topics of Interest
- International Travel Health Guide by Stuart Rose, Jay Stephen Keystone
- Handbook of Herbs and Natural Supplements by Linda Skidmore-Roth
Websites
General Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
- Up-to-Date Physician Database Resource for Parents:www.utdol.com/patients
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
- Parenting Tips from Dr. Spock: www.drspock.com
- Children’s Hospital of Boston Health Tips: www.childrenshospital.org (click on “for patients and families” “Health and wellness” “health tips”)
- Child Health Parenting Resource: www.kidsgrowth.com/index2.cfm
- Kids Health – the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years: www.kidshealth.org
Teens
- A site for parents and teenagers: www.docmikebradley.com
- Teenage Relationship Counseling: www.relate2you.com
- CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health Programs: www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth
- HPV: www.hpv.com
- Adolescent Girls: www.4girls.gov and www.youngwomenshealth.org
- Adolescent Boys: www.youngmenshealthsite.org
Safety
- Carseat Safety: www.seatcheck.org and www.preventinjuriesva.com
- FBI Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety: www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
- Safety and Childcare: www.healthykids.us
- Domestic Violence: www.safeharborshelter.com
- Tips for minimizing your child’s exposure to lead – Leadsafe: www.vahealth.org/leadsafe
- CPR classes: www.healtheducatorsinc.com
Nutrition
- Obesity Prevention: www.aap.org/obesity/index.html
- Nutrition Guidance: www.choosemyplate.gov
- Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network: www.foodallergy.org
- Baby Food Recipies: www.wholesomebabyfood.com
Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding Basics: www.breastfeedingbasics.com
ADHD, Autism and Special Needs
- Resources for special needs children – Medical Home Plus: www.medhomeplus.org
- ADHD: www.chadd.org
- Services for Virginians with Autism – Commonwealth Autism Service: www.autismva.org
- Learning Disabilities: www.ldonline.org
Immunizations
- Childhood Immunization Support Program: www.cispimmunize.org
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Info: www.chop.edu (click on “programs and services” “specialties and services” “vaccine education center”)
- Information on Immunizations – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/vaccines
Travel
- International Travel: www.cdc.gov/travel and www.mdtravelhealth.com
Special Concerns
- National Organization for Rare Disorders: www.rarediseases.org
- For children with cancer – Connor’s Heroes: www.connorsheroes.org
- For chronically ill children – Noah’s Children: www.noahschildren.com
- Resources and products to help with bedwetting – The Bedwetting Store: www.bedwettingstore.com
- A wireless, silent bedwetting alarm – The Potty Pager: www.pottypager.com
Miscellaneous
- information about parenting education services in central Virginia – Commonwealth Parenting: www.commonwealthparentingcenter.org
- Internet Drug Coupons: www.internetdrugcoupons.com