Parenting Child Abuse Prevention Network: Maintained by the Cornell University Family Life Development Center, this site offers information mainly for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. Here you’ll find information on conferences, news about child abuse and links to the Life Development Center’s partner organizations. BabyCenter: This commercial site is dedicated to helping expectant and new parents find the information, support and assurance they need. Here you’ll find parenting news and information, a pregnancy calendar, a “baby namer,” a chat room and links to other pregnancy-related sites. Women's Health: This commercial site offers articles covering women's health issues from breast cancer to menopause to reproductive issues. Also on this site: a chat room, message board and online search for information on women's health concerns. Child Lures Prevention: Child Lures was created to provide educational programs in the prevention of child sexual abuse and exploitation. Its homepage offers safety tips, facts and statistics and links to related websites. Healthy Child Center: Children’s Health Net is a company that plans to use Internet technology to create an efficient life-saving communications device that serves as an unlimited medical information and identification resource 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its homepage describes its mission and sponsorship opportunities, provides news and alerts, and offers links to related sites. Prevention's Healthy Ideas: An Internet community linked to Prevention magazine, this site provides information about health and healing, weight loss and fitness, and cooking and nutrition. You’ll also find special reports, chats and discussions, recipes and “tips of the day.” The Infant Learning Center: The Infant Learning Company is devoted to creating fun and entertaining products that stimulate learning in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The company’s homepage includes product ordering information, parenting Q-and-A and parenting resource links. Internet Resources for Special Children: IRSC is dedicated to communicating, via the Internet, information relating to the needs of children with disabilities. Its homepage provides information about the organization, news articles and links to related sites. KidsHealth: KidsHealth.org, created by The Nemours Foundation, is devoted to providing the latest health information for kids, teens, and parents… with information on infections, behavior and emotions, food and fitness, surgeries and growing up healthy. Here you’ll find links, the location of Nemours Children’s Clinics and a “health tip of the day.” Childhood Infections: Sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, this page offers information (descriptions, symptoms, treatments, etc.) about 50 childhood infections, both common and uncommon. La Leche League International: LLLI is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. Its homepage provides information about the organization, breastfeeding FAQ’s and links to related sites. LD Online (Learning Disabilities): LD OnLine is a service of The Learning Disabilities Project in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. The site offers in-depth information about LD, the latest news and reports, message groups and resources for finding help. Children's Health Center: Maintained by the Mayo Clinic, this site offers news articles about pregnancy and child health, a due date calculator, quizzes, an “ask the doctor” service and links to related resources. Down Syndrome: Maintained by members of the Down Syndrome Listserv, this site is dedicated to spreading accurate and up-to-date information and education about Down Syndrome. Here you’ll find FAQ’s, medical articles and lists of resources and support groups. National Information Center for Children & Youth With Disabilities: NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators and other professionals. Its homepage provides information about the organization, state-by-state resources and links to related sites. Also available in Spanish. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: NICHD, a division of the National Institutes of Health, seeks to assure that every individual is born healthy, is born wanted, and has the opportunity to fulfill his or her potential for a healthy and productive life unhampered by disease or disability. Its homepage provides information on the organization and links to scientific and technical publications. Parenthood: This commercial site serves as an Internet parenting “community,” with news articles, tips, a chat room, surveys and news about children’s product recalls. Parenting Q & A: This site answers your parenting questions in 35 categories searchable by keyword. Here you’ll also find a chat room, parenting news and information divided into categories according to your child’s age. Parenting Process: This page is a promotional site for a company that offers parenting workshops and professional training seminars. Also included are articles by the company’s founders, focusing on such topics as fathers as parents, and the sharing of parental responsibilities after divorce. Parent's Place: This Internet parenting “community” offers information about such topics as children's health, pregnancy/fertility and marriage/family… as well as a chat room, recipes and an “ask the expert” section. Preventive Ounce: Preventive Ounce is a nonprofit, preventive mental health organization now using the Internet to reach more parents of children four months through twelve years. An online questionnaire helps determine your child’s temperament, and discover what issues are normal for your child’s temperament. Other parenting links are included. ProMom: ProMOM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and public acceptance of breastfeeding. Its homepage offers information about the organization, news articles and essays, a library of resources and links to related sites. National Stepfamily Resource Center: SAA is a nonprofit organization providing education, training and support for stepfamilies and professionals. Its homepage includes feature articles, book reviews, stepfamily facts and a list of local chapters. StorkNet: This site, maintained by two mothers (and authors) offers information for expectant parents, including articles and surveys, birth stories, a message board, a newsletter, an “experts corner” and links to related resources. Zero to Three: Sponsored by the National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, this site concentrates exclusively on the miraculous first three years of life. The site is divided into information for parents and professionals, and includes a “tip of the week,” a resource list and a related bookstore. American Academy of Pediatrics: AAP and its 53,000 member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Its homepage provides information about the organization, links to its advocacy and research programs and family safety information. Faces of Adoption: Maintained by the National Adoption Center and Children Awaiting Parents, this site provides information on adoption, financial assistance, adoption seminars and adoption-related legislation. Online photographs introduce you to children waiting to be adopted, and the online bookstore lets you purchase adoption-related books at up to 40% discount. Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: This organization, founded by the businessman who established the Wendy’s restaurant chain, was created to help thousands of children throughout the United States find permanent homes and loving families. Its homepage offers a fact-sheet “beginner’s guide” to adoption and a list of adoption organizations across the U.S. Back to Health Index