Helpful Links
Family Resources:
Children & Transitions How to effectively communicate transitions with your child, going to bed, leaving playdates, the playground, etc.
Understanding Your Child's Behavior: Reading Your Child's Cues from Birth to Age 2
Montessori Informative website for the Montessori Community
Food Allergies and Children Licensed Nutritionist, Lynn Mayer, provides this document with the four foods most commonly associated with allergies. Recipes are also included.
Building Healthy Children - Nutrition Class 2/24/09
Building Skills for Learning - Virginia Kile, MA
http://www.babble.com The Magazine and Community for a new generation of parents
Pyramid Plus The Colorado Center for Social Emotional Competencies and Inclusion
http://www.mamasource.com a free, local online Mother’s community
Click here for a list of wonderful, helpful early childcare websites
Building Skills for Learning Improving: Focus Skills, Attention Skills Positive Learning Patterns, Success in Academics
On Development:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/MilestoneMomentsEng508.pdfMilestone Moments - This 42 page booklet includes milestone checklists and tips to help parents support their child’s development from age 2 months to 5 years, and guidance about what to do if developmental concerns arise.
http://www.babycenter.com
http://www.pbs.org/parents
http://www.zerotothree.org
http://www.kempe.org/
www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/cash/development/cards.html Growth and Development by age
State/County Resources:
http://www.chpplus.org Access free or low cost health insurance for children up to age 18.
http://www.qualistar.org Qualistar Early Learning
http://www.smartstartcolorado.com Smart Start Colorado
http://www.energyoutreach.org Energy Outreach Colorado (Financial Assistance for Energy Utilities)
http://www.parentsasteachers.org Parents As Teachers National Center
http://www.cchp.org Colorado Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is a low-cost health insurance program for uninsured Colorado children and pregnant women
County Departments of Social Services
http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/servicebycounty.htm
to search for your county social services office
Colorado Department of Human Services – Division of Child Care
http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/childcare/
UnBOCS (Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Services) and Child Find
http://www.unbocs.org/
provides a comprehensive set of services that support learning in the Uncompahgre region of Southwestern Colorado
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org/
Dedicated to the health of all children through research and implementation: committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being.
Colorado Bright Beginnings
Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
www.zerotothree.org/
Current research, articles, and information about early childhood development and issues.
Tardive Dyskinesia & Reglan The disorder is caused by the long-term use of antipsychotic drugs, particularly older generation antipsychotic drugs. The symptoms of TD, which are irreversible and incurable, mimic those of Parkinson’s disease.
Parent Resources
Discipline: A Positive Approach
Eating & Your Child
Your Plugged-In Preschooler
Nutrition & the Young Child
Play & Your Child
Keeping Your Child Safe
Your Child's Relationship with Siblings & Friends
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