Useful Forms:
- PURPLE handout (information on Colic and Period of Purple Crying)
- Vaccine Policy Statement
- Well Visit Planner
American Academy of Pediatrics
Adolescent health
Asthma and Allergies:
Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder
- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/
- www.nimh.nih.gov
- www.chadd.org
- AAP - Vanderbilt - Parent Form
- AAP - Vanderbilt - Teacher Form
- AAP - Vanderbilt - Parent Follow-up Form
- AAP - Vanderbilt - Teacher Follow-up Form
- AAP - Does My Child Have ADHD?
- AAP - Evaluating Your Child for ADHD
- AAP - For Parents of Kids with ADHD
- AAP - What to do for sleep problems and ADHD
- AAP - Educational Rights and ADHD
- AAP - Homework Tips and ADHD
- AAP - ADHD Work with your child's school
- AAP - ADHD Internet Resources
Autism
Breastfeeding
- Lalecheleague.org
- KellyMom.com
- Stanford University Breastfeeding Guidance
- Post Partum Support International: 1-800-944-4773
- Mother to Baby
- Postpartum Support International: Connecticut Chapter
Car seat information
Child Development
- Connecticut Birth to Three
- www.vroom.org
- www.brightbytext.org
- www.ctparent.com (Lists of preschools, childcare centers, camps, and more)
- www.cmch.tv
- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/index.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Children with Special Health Care Needs
- The Connecticut Medical Home Initiative for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Eating Disorders
Food Allergies
General Health Questions
- Healthy Children
- American Academy of Pediatrics Educational Library
- UpToDate
- Familydoctor.org
- KidsGrowth.com
- KidsHealth.org
- Bright Futures
- Health Information Library - Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Healthy Lifestyle
Immunizations
- www.cispimmunize.org
- www.immunize.org
- www.vaccinesafety.edu
- www.CDC.gov/vaccines
- Centers for Disease Control
- AAP Immunization Information Page
- www.vaccine.org
- www.immunize.org
- www.immunizationinfo.org
- www.vaccineinformation.org
- Institute for Vaccine Safety (run by Johns Hopkins University)
- https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niiw/ed-resources/downloads/f_provider-qa-color.pdf
International Adoption
Learning disabilities/ developmental delay
Miscellaneous
Obesity
Post-Partum Depression:
- www.postpartumstress.com
- www.postpartum.net
- www.jenniferbadeautherapy.com/
- https://psictchapter.com/
- www.GrowThriveLive.com
- www.growingwellcounseling.com
- Post Partum Support International: 1-800-944-4773
Safety
- SafeKids
- SafeKids Connecticut
- Connecticut Poison Control
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (product recalls)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Safety Issues From A-Z
Sleep Disorders
School Difficulties/Learning Disorders
- Referral FORM To Determine Spec. Ed. Eligibility (Referral for PPT)
- A Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut
- CT State Dept. Office of Education
- Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- LDOnline
Teens
- Center for Young Women's Health (through Boston Children's Hospital) or https://youngwomenshealth.org/
- TeensHealth
- Young Men's Health
Travel
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