1. Barbie, a new mother, wants to learn everything she can about how she can provide her baby with the best childrearing so he will be healthy throughout his entire life. She also wants to know what to expect from him as an infant and as he develops, so she knows what's okay and what needs particular attention. At the Brazelton Institute website she can learn from the undisputed expert, T. Berry Brazelton, what to expect from her baby in his first few days, about his inborn survival mechanisms, what reflexes she can observe, and how to stimulate him in a healthy way. She can also learn about her baby's reflexes and neurological function and development from Medline and the National Institutes of Health. Perhaps most importantly, she can learn ways to promote healthy development at the website of ZERO TO THREE:

2. "What exactly is normal and when would you know you need to get help for your kid?" Tina wants to know. "Is it normal for a two-year-old to wet his bed at night? And what about drug use by teenagers—I hear different points of view on just how 'normal' that is. And just because something may be 'normal,' does that make it a healthy thing for kids to do?" Tina can get lots of useful information about developmental milestones, normal development, problems to watch for, current topics, and lots of other issues that parents—and others involved with children—should be aware of at many different sites, such as:

3. "It's time for us to have 'the talk' with James," Melissa said to her husband. "There are some really tough issues for us to discuss with him, and I haven't the foggiest idea how to do that because it's not something my parents did with me." Melissa and her husband can get excellent advice—and a free booklet, Talking with Kids About Tough Issues—at the website Talk With Your Kids, which is sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation:

4. "Where can I learn more about developmental psychology," asked Candy. "This is the area I want to major in. I want to learn more about Freud, Piaget, Kohlberg, Erikson, and Gilligan, and I want to know who all the other developmentalists are and what research they've done." She can begin her search to learn about developmental psychology and the major theorists/theories and research by checking out Centre for Psychology Resources at Athabasca University. She can get much deeper into Piaget's theories at "Brain Connection":

5. Audrey confides in her psychology professor that something worries her about some of her female friends: they continue to drink alcohol while they are pregnant. She wants to learn more about what can happen to the babies and how she might convince her friends to lay off the alcohol while they are pregnant and nursing. Noting that fetal alcohol syndrome is 100% preventable if a woman doesn't drink alcohol during her pregnancy, Audrey's professor suggests that she check out the resources at the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as well as the Center for Disease Control:

6. Marlee was fascinated with the Human Diversity section in the chapter on Development that talked about "deaf culture." She always assumed if deaf people had the chance to hear that they'd jump at it. Now she realizes her assumption wasn't necessarily correct and she wants to know more. Some resources for her to check out are:

7. "Who'd think that play is such an important part of development during childhood," mused Molly. "I thought it was pretty much just a fun thing to do when you don't have all the responsibilities of being an adult. I also thought that play is pretty much the same around the world—it never occurred to me that culture would have anything to do with it." Molly can learn a lot more about play, its purposes, the role of culture on developmental play, and ways adults can help children get the most out of their play experiences by checking out these sites:

8. Professor Kevorkian was talking to his class about death and dying. Many of his students have had loved ones die or have been faced with the possibility of their own deaths so they wanted to know more about Kübler-Ross' theory. They can go to the official website of The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation, which was formed at the time of her death to further advance and support those organizations that Kübler-Ross commended. The foundation's mission is to continue to support dying patients and grieving families on a comprehensive community level based on the Kübler-Ross' principles surrounding death and dying: