National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Has links to local resources and detailed contacts by state for early childhood projects and services.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families Has 51 handouts that can be downloaded for free. Written in English, Spanish, and French, they address such topics as divorce, disaster recovery and how to chose a psychiatrist.
American Academy of Pediatrics: You and Your Family Describes child-care books, videos, hand-held health records, waiting room magazines, etc.
British Columbia Council for Families Well maintained site with articles, online questionnaires and links to resources on a variety of parenting and family topics. Carries individual and bulk copies of books and brochures on such topics as adolescence, marriage, family cohesion, and child development, as well as a parenting program, Nobody’s Perfect.
Children and Youth Health From the South Australian Department of Human Services, this site has extremely rich information for parents on a huge range of psychosocial issues for teens and young children. Diapers are “nappies” and ear infections are “glue ear,” but other than that, the depth and quality of parenting advice is unparalleled.
First Signs This organization promotes early detection of autism and other developmental disorders through routing screening. They've assembled an information kit for physicians, and are planning a state-by-state rollout. Their site, launched in May of 2001, is a repository of information for both parents and professionals.
American Academy of Pediatrics referral system Find a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician--professionals who specialize in children with unique learning needs.
Kids’ Health From the Nemours Foundation, this site has excellent information on health and safety, emotional and social development and positive parenting.
Medem Smart Parents' Health Source Medem is a Web library of health information from a variety of medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics. Smart Parents' Health Source is a monthly e-mail newsletter on children's health which can be customized to the age and gender of your child, and to include extra information on a variety of topics. Previous issues are archived on the site.
Early Childhood Connections This website has sections for parents and professionals interested in developmental and behavioral issues in early childhood. It houses parent information sheets (Adobe Reader is required) in various languages including Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese and English.