Medical Information

GENERAL The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)   www.aap.org Center for Disease Control and Prevention     www.cdc.gov Practical advice on all aspects of raising your child  www.babycenter.com/   National Institute of Health  www.nih.gov    Comprehensive pediatrics resource for parents of young children, teenagers, and medical professionals www.generalpediatrics.com LOCAL Bergen County Health Services  www.bergenhealth.org Bergen County Board of Social Services and Medical Assistance Programs     www.bergenfamilycare.org ALLERGY Food Allergy Network: www.foodallergynetwork.com BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT Developmental delays, autism  www.Firstsigns.org Attention Deficit Disorder Children and Adults with ADHD: www.chadd.org ADHD Warehouse: www.addwarehouse.com IMMUNIZATIONS American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization Information http://www.cispimmunize.org/ CDC National Immunization Program: www.cdc.gov/nip/ National Network for Immunization Information: www.immunizationinfo.org The Vaccine Page provides links to web sites that provide valid information and news to parents about vaccines: http://vaccines.org/forparents.htm MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry – assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents : www.aacap.org Kids Health for Parents: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/ PREVENTION AND SAFETY U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on lead poisoning: www.epa.gov/lead US Consumer Product Safety Commission  www.cpsc.gov National Poison Control Hotline: www.1-800-222-1222.info/FAQs/home.asp Important information on product recalls www.Recalls.gov SUGGESTED READING "The happiest baby on the block" Dr. Harvey Karp (for parents of newborns) “The explosive child”  Ross W. Greene  “Raising your spirited child” Mary Sheedy Kurcinka  “Defiant teens” Barkley, Russel  “Get out of my life, but first …” Anthony Wolf (for parents of teenagers)  “Emotionally intellectual parenting” Maurice Elias  “1-2-3 Magic discipline” Dr.Thomas Phelan  "All about Attention Deficit Disorder" Dr.Thomas Phelan  “Raising the child who refuses to be raised”  Dave Ziegler