We recommend the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website for information on routine child health concerns. Their parent section has great information and is easy to search by topic. The other sites are also wonderful sources of information.

Pediatrics PC is not responsible for their content or for any links following from these sites. Information in these sites should not serve as a substitue for medical advice from your child's doctor.

Readings

1. Baby and Child Care: Dr. Benjamin Spock (Pocket Books)
2. Your Baby and Child: Penelope Leach (Knopf)
   

Links

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Medical Association
• KidsHealth
• Children’s Product Recalls
• Child Safety
• Safe Kids Kalamazoo
• Mayo Clinic
• Car Safety Seats and Transportation safety - including information for your teen driver
• Sleep Issues - including SIDS Prevention, childhood and teen sleep guidance
• US Centers for Disease Control
• USDA Website for the Food Pyramid
• Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations from the American Heart Association
• Heart Healthly Diet Recommendations from the American Heart Association
• Real Food for Real Life - guidance on how to feed your child from a registered dietician. She also has a great book Help Take the Fight Out of Food.
• National Eating Disorder Association
• Gurze Catalog - for psychological and eating disorder materials
• Physical Fitness Guide for Kids and Teens
• Raising Safe Kids One Step at a Time
• HealthyChildren.org