CHILDREN

For Moms and Dads

• Getting It Right: Children of working parents spend many hours in child care each week. Because your child will develop and learn so much during the early years, your choice of a child care program is important. Take time to visit several to find the right one.
• Helping Your Child Adjust To Child Care: Going to a new child care program is a big step for a child. Some take it in stride, others need assistance getting used to a new experience. Some things to do to help your child:... read more...

• Attention Shoppers, We Have A Small, Lost, Three Year-Old Boy With Red Hair
• Child Safety-Preparation: The Key To Preventing Abducted, Missing Children

• Children's growth and development require nourishment for the body and mind. Reading books with nutrition themes provides experiences that contribute to both physical and mental well-being of children. Combine reading with the pleasures one gets from food and culturally diverse uses. There is no better way to impact the quality of the life of a child. read more...

• A listing of websites that contain information on nutrition and well-being for children.

• Games you can play with your toddler to help them learn.

• This section is for the kids. Websites listed here contain information for children: recipes, fun and games, reading, guides for schooling, health... Everything for the Kid Online!

• This is a listing of websites that contain activities and for young children. Lots of PDF files.

Child Abuse & Neglect

• YOU WILL LEARN: what child abuse is; how to recognize child abuse; about your responsibilities for reporting child abuse.

• Sometimes we witness something so wrong that the memory of it haunts us. At the time it happened, however, we weren't sure what to do.

• Many factors lead to an increased risk of child abuse. Child care jobs are often stressful. Providers may experience little support, low pay, and long hours. The potential for child abuse also increases if a caregiver has experienced abuse in the past, is under personal stress, has trouble managing stress, and/or has low self-esteem.

• Have you ever raised your hand in anger towards a child? Let me tell you a story about a family I know.

• Many support organizations, most of which will provide educational and resource materials free of charge to use for your information and/or to share with parents.

Children With Special Needs

• Do You Speak the Language . . . . . of Special Needs
  
• ADHD & The Keys to Motivation
  
• How to Make Creative Writing Work for Individuals With Special Needs
  
• When Your Child Doesn't Want to Go to School
  
• How to Successfully Homeschool Your Child with Special Needs
  
• Finding Childcare Providers for Special Needs Children
  
• How to Grow Your Own Parent Support Group
  
• What Does it Take to Be an Effective Advocate?
  
• How to Host a Fun & Productive Staff Retreat
  
• An Introduction to Person Centered Planning
  
• Books -- The perfect disability awareness tool!
  
• Communicating with your child who doesn't use words to talk
  
• Finding Answers on the 'Net: The Research Adventure
  
• Five ways to be a better advocate for your special needs child
  
• Meeting the challenge of challenging behaviors
  
• Parents & Schools: Partners in Education
  
• Tips For Traveling With Special Needs Kids
  
• This year EVERYONE is Participating in the Holidays
  
• Holiday Help for Kids with Special Needs
  
• Inexpensive Ways to Say Thank You
  
• Tips on Team Building
  
• Assisitive Technology: It Doesn't Have to be Scarey

Special Categorized Child Care Links

• Special Needs Vision and Hearing Delays
• Special Needs Behavioral Delays
• Special Needs Mental Illness
• Special Needs Physical Delays
• Special Needs Speech Language Delays
• Special Needs Social-Emotional Delays
• Special Needs Other Health Impairments
• Special Needs Research and Statistics
• Special Needs Laws and Public Policy

AlbertaRose would like to thank The National Network for Child Care, Journey In Time for Monday's Child Images