Parenting
 
  • BabyCenter.
    Information for new or expectant parents. Has an "Ask the Experts" section, an interactive baby namer, and several calculators, including an immunization scheduler, a due date calculator, and a budgeting-for-baby estimator.

  • Dadmag
    For the man with kids.

  • Healthy Steps for Young Children.
    A national initiative that focuses on the importance of the first three years of life. Healthy Steps emphasizes a close relationship between health care professionals and parents in addressing the physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and development of children from birth to age three.

  • Kids Priority One
    From Hampton Roads Kiwanis Clubs, a one-stop shop for information about programs, services, and resources available to local children and families.

  • National Center for Fathering.
    A non-profit, scientific and education organization, this website focuses on research, training, programs, and resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation, including new dads, granddads, divorced dads, step dads, and adoptive dads.

  • Pampers
    Information and support from the world’s leading experts in child health and development.

  • Parent Teacher Association (PTA).
    The Parent Teacher Association is the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation. It provides parents with a voice to speak for their child as well as providing the best tools for parents to help their kids become successful students.

  • Parents Action (Formerly I am Your Child)
    Parents' Action for Children is the voice of America's parents. It is a national non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the interests of families and young children.

  • Pregnancy Learning Center.
    From Healthline, this site includes basic and in-depth information on pregnancy and child birth.

  • Pregnancy.org.
    Includes a customized calendar that tracks pregnancy from pre-fertilization through conception (view and print individual months, or the entire term of a pregnancy).

  • Understanding Childhood Mental Illness
    From the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, this site includes facts for families and resource centers to "empower consumers through patient education."

  • Virtual Pediatric Hospital
    From the University of Iowa, this site includes pediatric textbooks for parents and health care providers.

  • What to Expect
    This website, created by Heidi Murkoff, author of the What to Expect books, contains information on fertility, pregnancy, first year of life, toddlers, child development, and safety. It also has a pregnancy calendar, a baby calendar, health guides, support groups, and more.

  • Youth Smoking Prevention
    Tips and tools for talking to your kids about not smoking.

  • Zero to Three
    A national non-profit organization whose mission mission is "to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf."

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