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| Children's Issues | ||
| 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's health, statistics on children, parenting, children around the world, federal resources, and others. ( http://www.childrennow.org/links.html ) | ||
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| National Institute of Child Health and Human development | ||
| Includes news releases, research, and publications (a number of which are on-line at this site). On-line articles include the "NCHD Study of Early Child Care", "Why Children Succeed or Fail at Reading", "Investing in Our Future: National Research Initiative for the 21st Century", and others. ( http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ ) | ||
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| Children and Poverty | ||
| The web site of the Children's Defense Fund; its mission is ensure every child has a healthy start in life. Includes lots of information for intervening in the lives of children living in poverty. ( http://hdr.undp.org/ ) | ||
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| Reproductive Health Resources | ||
| Examine many aspects of men's and women's health related to reproduction. Read about many aspects of prenatal development and birth. ( http://www.childbirth.org/articles/reprolinks.html ) | ||
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| The Visible Embryo | ||
| A stunning look at photographs of the 40 weeks of human development from fertilization to birth. ( http://www.visembryo.com/ ) | ||
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | ||
| Presents ideas about preventing fetal alcohol syndrome and a number of links to sites related to fetal alcohol syndrome. ( http://www.worldprofit.com/mafas.htm ) | ||
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| Touch Research Institute | ||
| This institute is dedicated to demonstrating scientifically the benefits of touch therapy and establishing its credibility in the medical community. Includes Touchpoints, the quarterly newsletter of the Touch Research Institute. ( http://www.miami.edu/touch-research/home.html ) | ||
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| Zero to Three | ||
| This national center for Infants, Toddlers, and Children is dedicated to improving the heath and well-being of infants, toddlers, and young children. Includes information about many aspects of development, including developmental milestones. ( http://www.zerotothree.org/ ) | ||
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| Child Development | ||
| The Web site of the Society for Research in Child Development provides information about the journal Child Development. How to become a student member of the society is described. ( http://www.srcd.org/ ) | ||
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| Children's Education | ||
| The web site of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education explores a far-ranging set of topics on elementary and early childhood education. ( http://ericeece.org ) | ||
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| Infant Cognition | ||
| Read about many aspects of infant cognition, including infant intelligence and the emergence of representational thought. This web site also examines infant socioemotional development. ( http://www.psych.nyu.edu/infant/ ) | ||
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| Erikson's Theory | ||
| Detailed information about Erikson's eight stages of human development, including a biographical sketch of Erikson. ( http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091500a.htm ) | ||
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| Attachment | ||
| Attachment researchers Everett Waters and Judith Crowell's web site with articles on learning to love, attachment and socializations, traits, behavioral systems, relationships, and measuring attachment. ( http://www.psy.sunysb.edu/ewaters/ ) | ||
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| Parenting | ||
| Information and links to an extensive array of parenting topics, including single parents, day care, mothering, fathering, and adoption. ( http://www.parenthoodweb.com/ ) | ||
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| Parenting and Genes | ||
| This article evaluates the controversial book, The Nurture assumption, written by Judith Harris, that questions parents' influence and promotes the importance of heredity in children's development. ( http://www.human-nature.com/books/lightner.html ) | ||
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| Fathers and Children | ||
| Explore many aspects of the father's role in children's development. Links to many web sites with information about fathers are provided. ( http://www.vix.com/pub/men/orgs/orgs.html ) | ||
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| Healthy Adolescents | ||
| The web site of The Search Institute in Minneapolis, a leading organization in promoting the healthy development of adolescents; describes a number of assets that families and communities can develop to support adolescents. ( http://www.search-institute.org/ ) | ||
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| Biological Changes in Adolescence | ||
| Read about puberty, sexuality, nutrition, and related biological aspects of adolescent development. ( http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/n/x/nxd10/adolesce.htm ) | ||
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| Kohlberg's Theory | ||
| Includes a biographical sketch of Kohlberg and an in-depth exploration of his theory of moral development, including examples of responses to moral dilemmas, internet links to applications of Kohlberg's theory in schools, and criticisms of his theory. ( http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/overview.html ) | ||
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| Gilligan's Care Perspective | ||
| Extensive descriptions of the ethics of care, including resources for reading further about Carol Gilligan's views on gender and moral development. ( http://www.fathom.com/feature/122100 ) | ||
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| Identity Development | ||
| Detailed information about the development of identity in adolescence ; includes ideas about identity statuses, parenting, ethnic identity development, and gender. Information about adolescents' self-esteem also is covered. ( http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/idi.html ) | ||
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| Helping Adolescents | ||
| The web site of The Center for Adolescent Studies at the University of Indiana. A number of links to information about helping adolescents with problems, such as drug-related and school-related, are provided. ( http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/clinical/child.htm ) | ||
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| Treating Adolescents Problems | ||
| The web site of the American Academy of Child& Adolescent Psychiatry examines a wide range of adolescent problems and strategies for treating them. ( http://www.aacap.org/web/aacap ) | ||
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| Adult Development and Aging | ||
| The web site of Division 20, Adult Development and Aging, of the American Psychological Association. Includes links to many adult development and aging web sites. ( http://www.aging.ufl.edu/apadiv20/apadiv20.htm ) | ||
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| Menopause | ||
| Discusses many aspects of menopause with a special emphasis on estrogen replacement therapy and its different forms. ( http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/pages/agepages/hormone.html ) | ||
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| Aging Research | ||
| The web site of the National Institute on Aging. Numerous research projects on aging are described and links to many aging web sites are available. ( http://www.nia.nih.gov/ ) | ||
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| Alzheimer's Disease | ||
| This web site is sponsored by the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in St. Louis. Includes answers to frequently asked questions, an Alzheimer's archive, and links to many aging and Alzheimer's sites. ( http://depts.washington.edu/adrcweb/ ) | ||
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| Exploring Aging Issues | ||
| Read about centenarians, Alzheimer's disease, family relationships, grandparenting, intergenerational relationships, health, leisure, religion, and many other topics related to aging. ( http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov ) | ||
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| Middle Age Issues | ||
| Learn more about many aspects of mid-life, including sexuality, health and social status, menopause, and discrimination. A number of citations for further reading about middle age are provided. ( http://midmac.med.harvard.edu/brim.html ) | ||
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| Social Aspects of Aging | ||
| The impacts of the aging revolution are discussed, services for the elderly are profiled, the politics of aging are addressed, and links to many web sites with information about the social aspects of aging are included. ( http://www.thirdage.com/ ) | ||
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| Death and Dying | ||
| Includes information about a number of topics involving death and dying, as well as other topics in adult development and aging. ( http://www.death-dying.com/ ) | ||
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| Bereavement and Grief | ||
| Links to information about many aspects of bereavement and grief are presented, including cultural variations. ( http://www.division42.org/MembersArea/PrLinks/death_grief.html ) | ||
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