The AAP is a group of over 50,000 pediatricians promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. This site includes current news, immunization information, books on many topics available to purchase, and much more.
The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health & safety of people at home and abroad. Their site offers Health Topics A-Z and a Traveler's Health section, among other informative information.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the network of resources including 2 inpatient hospital facilities, Scottish Rite and Egleston, as well as numerous urgent care and subspecialty care facilities, that are designed to serve the children of the greater Atlanta area.
Kids Health is the largest and most visited doctor-approved site providing health information for kids from birth through adolescence. It is created by the Nemour's Foundation and provides families with up-to-date, jargon-free, health information they can use. There are separate areas for Parents, Kids, and Teens - each with it's own design, age-appropriate content and tone.
This colorful, fun site was designed by a pediatrician and includes many useful tools such as a breast feeding center, pediatric news, growth charts, asthma center, and information on kids nutrition, diseases, common problems, development.
BabyZone is a premier online destination for highly personalized and localized content and tools, seamlessly covering the journey from preconception to pregnancy and early parenting.
An excellent parenting resource on the web. Parents Place includes newsletters, chat rooms, education and lots of resources for parents and their children.
Kidnetic.com is a colorful, fun website that communicates healthy eating and active living information in a relevant way to kids and their families. It is intended to encourage kids and families to begin the process of behavior change toward healthy lifestyles through a balance of physical exercise and responsible eating habits. It's a really cool site.
MedicineNet, Inc. is an online, healthcare media publishing company. It provides easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information for consumers via its robust, user-friendly, interactive web site.
This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organizations representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students.
This is a wonderful site with information for parents, doctors and other healthcare professionals. It is written by one of the premier children's hospitals in the world. This information is accurate and up-to-date with the newest studies.
The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
CHADD is the nation's leading non-profit organization for serving individuals with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It provides evidence-based information about ADHD to parents, educators, professionals, media and the general public.
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics is a non-profit network for families whose desire is to overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma. They produce accurate, practical, timely and livable alternatives to suffering.
This is a fantastic site including educational stuff for kids of all ages (great for school reports) and an area for parents with enough links to keep you busy for a while. It includes everything from crafts to do with your preschooler to college admission requirements and scholarship opportunities.
AmazingMoms.com is an internet resource designed by parents for parents providing simple, fresh, and practical solutions for busy families. It includes fun recipes, crafts, party ideas and much more. Check it out.
SIKids is a fun, safe environment for your sports-crazy kids filled with news, games and interactive features. It aims to be "cool" as well as provide up to minute sports information. Even dads will like this site.
This site is geared for the grown-ups and has great ideas about everything from childhood development to finances to fun family activities. It has things for you to do with your aspiring gardener, cook, scholar and artist.
The Exploritorium is a museum of science, art, and human perspective and has been online since 1993. Included in the site are more than 12,000 web pages and many sound and video file, exploring hundreds of topics. Its focus is on investigating the science behind the ordinary subjects and experiences of people's lives.