There are two sets of Internet connections on this web site. The first sets of Internet connections are general ones with information about a wide range of topics that cut across different areas of children's development. These general Internet connections were not listed in the margins of Santrock, Topical Life-Span Development, 2nd Ed. However, they are excellent places to look for general information about human development and can serve as jumping off points for finding the information you are looking for because many of them have extensive links to other sites.
The second set of Internet connections is listed chapter by chapter (see Internet Connections links within each chapter) and corresponds to the labels in the margins of the Santrock, Topical Life-Span Development, 2nd Ed., text. These sites have more specific information about a particular aspect of development being discussed at that place in the chapter than the general Internet connections.
NOTE: Web sites go off-line now and then. We visited these sites just before we entered them on the list below but can't guarantee that they will still be active when you try them. We believe that most of them will still be active when you try them.
This web site of a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides descriptions of recent projects focused on children's well being and information about many topics on children's development. (
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov
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An Internet guide to information on adolescent issues provided by the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. (
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
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The web site of Division 20, Adult Development and Aging, of the American Psychological Association. Includes resources for students, information about publications on adult development and aging, links to organizations involving adult development and aging, and more. (
http://aging.ufl.edu/apadiv20/apadiv20.htm
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The web site of the U.S. government's Administration on Aging with connections to resources in many areas of aging, such as care giving, intergenerational relationships, leisure, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, retirement. (
http://www.aoa.gov/
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Provides information about child/adolescent problems and disorders. Includes research, recent press releases, and links to other related sites. (
http://www.aacap.org/
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Explores children's pediatric problems. Includes research, family resources, advocacy, and up-to-date descriptions of articles in Pediatrics. (
http://www.aap.org
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This web site of this leading research organization includes information about many areas of educational psychology and children's development. Visitors to the site ca post comments about particular topics. One recent posting had comments from 22 different individuals about "Technology and Homework". (
http://www.aera.net
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This ERIC web site provides access to a wide range of topics on educating children and adolescents; links to a number of ERIC clearinghouses can be made at this site. (
http://ericir.syr.edu
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An extensive web site with information about many aspects of health, diseases, and illnesses in infants, children, adolescents, and adults. (
http://www.cdc.gov
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The Web site of the Society for Research in Child Development provides information about this excellent journal. How to become a student member of the Society is described. (
http://www.srcd.org
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This government web site has links to many web resources and organizations that focus on children's development. (
http://healthfinder.gov/justforyou/default.htm
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This non-profit organization studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analysis. Includes are descriptions of current projects, abstracts of recent papers, press releases, facts-at-a-glance, and links to other data sources. (
http://www.childtrends.org/
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The web site of the Action for Alliance for Children, which publishes Children's Advocate new magazine. You can read the current and back issues to 1997 at this web site. Web links to information about current trends and policy issues affecting children and families are provided. (
http://www.4children.org
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Technology web site on children and technology with extensive information about more effective use of technology in children's lives. (
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
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Extensive lists of organizations and services for children, youth, and families; links to web sites with further information about the organizations and services. (
http://www.childrenyouthfamilydir.com/
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This organization uses research and mass media communication to increase the likelihood that the well-being of children is a top national priority. You can sign up for a monthly newsletter, Children Now, read about action alerts regarding children's well-being, and connect with many other web sites on children's development. (
http://www.childrennow.org
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An excellent web site with extensive links to information about many aspects of child development. Includes links to general resources and resources in specific areas such as education, children's safety, children around the world, federal resources, and others. (
http://www.childrennow.org/links.html
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Includes Internet connections for information about hospices, culture and death, widows, euthanasia, grief support groups, end-of-life care, and more. (
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes_hospice.asp
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The web site of the American Psychological Association's main journal that includes research articles on children's development. Links to abstracts of current articles are provided. (
http://www.apa.org/journals/dev.html
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The Diversity database of the U. of Maryland that will allow you to explore many different aspects of diversity, including the roles of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and religion in development. (
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/
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An annotated list of educational resources on the Internet with topics sorted by subject area and age of the learner. (
http://www.educationindex.com/index.html
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The U.S. Administration on Aging web site with access to information about many aging issues, such as elder abuse, health care, and the adequacy of care giving. Also includes statistics regarding a number of areas of older adults' lives. (
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
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This web site includes general gender resources and more specific resources described separately for females and males; links to many other gender sites are available. (
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity/Specific/Gender
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Extensive connections to web sites on geriatrics, gerontological nursing, hospice care, geriatrics journals, therapies, and many other areas. (
http://www.aoa.gov/
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Find out about this very large, prestigious organization that cuts across a number of disciplines-psychology, medicine, sociology, and others. Read about the Society's journals, sections, and annual conventions. (
http://www.geron.org
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Extensive connections to websites on such topics as medical aspects of aging, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and clinical psychology. You can also connect through this web site to leading university gerontology centers. (
http://www.drpribut.com/sports/nnaging.html
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Extensive connections to web sites with information about aging in more than 15 countries around the world. You can also connect with web sites on aging at many colleges and universities in the United States. This is an excellent resource on aging. (
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/international/international.asp
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Links to an extensive range of journals involving health. Among the child health journals listed are Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and many others. (
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/
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A wide range of resources on aging that can be obtained on the Internet has been compiled at this web site. Connections to many web sites in the United States and around the world are provided. (
http://cprweb.maxwell.syr.edu/demo_site/gerontologist/ira/april97/index.htm
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The web site of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Health and Human Services Administration. Has the full text online and a number of articles on maternal and child health, such as Key National Indicators of Child Well Being, Children with Special Needs, School Health Education Resources, and many others. (
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/
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An extensive collection of links to journals in just about every area of medicine you could imagine, including geriatrics, family medicine, nursing, and nutrition. (
http://www.sciencekomm.at/journals/medicine/med-bio.html
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An excellent web site for finding out information about a wide range of health topics listed from A-Z. Among the topics covered that are especially relevant to life-span development are adolescent health, ADHD, adoption, aging, alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, and arthritis-and that is just from the A's. (
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
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Searchable databases about many aspects of aging are provided, along with information about publications on aging that can be obtained. (
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/naic/about.html
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National Institute of Child Health Human Development
Includes recent news releases, research, and publications (a number of which are on-line at this site). On-line articles include NICHD Study of Early Child Care, Why Children Succeed or Fail at Reading, Investing in Our Future: A National Research Initiative for America's Children for the 21st Century, and many others. (
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
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Connections to resources for improving the lives of older adults can be found at this web site. Includes information about online publications, activities, forums, and more. (
http://www.aoa.gov/
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Links to many different dimensions of parenting are provided, including positive parenting, single parenting, support services for parents, the National Parent Information Network, and many others. (
http://www.feminist.com/resources/links/links_fam.html
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This excellent web site allows you to look at current, forthcoming, and back issues of the journal. Pediatrics, which publishes a wide range of articles focused on children's health and well-being. Unlike many sites, at this site you can view the abstracts and full articles of current and back issues. (
http://www.pediatrics.org
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Go to this website, type a keyword (s) for the topic you are interested in obtaining information about, and you will be able to access articles about the topic. (
http://www.eduref.org/
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This national organization encourages individuals to improve the lives of children and provides information about how to get involved with the organization on a local basis. (
http://www.stand.org
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Great name, great site with information on Internet resources, Internet issues and concerns, use of the Internet in grades K-12, and online periodicals with useful information about many aspects of development. (
http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/5biblio.htm
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This National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Children is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of infants, toddlers, and young children. Includes information about many aspects of development. (
http://www.zerotothree.org
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