Resources

General Resources

Emergency Care

Breastfeeding Information

International Adoption Information

National Child Passenger Safety Information

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

United States Department of Agriculture

Vaccine Information

Mental Health

Reading Recommendations

Infants

  • Your Baby’s First Year, American Academy of Pediatrics.
  • What to Expect the First Year, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway, R.N. Workman Publishing.
  • The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Karp Md, Harvey (Nov 19, 2008)
  • Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Weissbluth Md, Marc (Mar 17, 2009)

Toddlers

  • Touchpoints‐ Your Child’s Emotional and Behavioral Development, T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D., Perseus Books Group, 2006.
  • 1‐2‐3 Magic, Thomas W. Phelan
  • Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood‐ Armed with Insight, Humor and a Bottle of Ketchup, Laura A. Janna and Jennifer Shu.
  • What to Expect: The Toddler Years, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway, R.N., Workman Press.
  • Positive Discipline, The First Three Years, Jane Nelsen EdD, Cheryl Erwin M.A., and Roslyn Ann Duffy. Three Rivers Press.

Children

  • The Care and Keeping of You (American Girl) by Valorie Schaefer (Author), Norm Bendell (Illustrator)
  • The Boys Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU. Kelli Dunham (Author), Steve Björkman (Illustrator)