The Yale Child Study Center Guide to Understanding Your Child: Healthy Development from Birth to Ado -- by Linda Mayes (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Arranged by topics like early baby functions, emotional growth, learning right from wrong, and sexuality and gender, this encyclopedic guide explains all facets of children's psychological and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
How Dyslexic Benny Became a Star: A Story of Hope for Dyslexic Children and Their Parents -- by Joe Griffith (Author) (Book - Child)
Card catalog description "A fifth-grader who is frustrated and humiliated because he can't read as well as his classmates becomes a star on the football field, and when he is diagnosed with dyslexia,...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Community Safety Net (Program)
Community Organization
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts -- by Tonia Shamoo, Philip Patros (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Support for Parents Whose Children are Depressed Contrary to popular belief, young children do get seriously depressed, and many try to kill themselves. In Helping Your Child Cope with Depression...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Change Your Mind, Change Your Life -- by Gerald Jampolsky, Diane Cirincione (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"... In Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, you'll learn from dozens of real-life stories about people who used the power of Attitudinal Healing to change the world they experienced simply by changing...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
YMCA (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
Together, the nation's more than 2,500 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in America, working to meet the health and social service needs of 18.9 million men, women...
All Ages
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland, Inc (Organization - Volunteer)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland matches volunteers with youth in the schools and community. They provide mentoring services in Baltimore City, and in the counties of Harford, Howard, ...
Ages 6 years - 16 years.
Understanding Mental Retardation (Understanding Health and Sickness Series) -- by Patricia Ainsworth, Pamela Baker (Authors) (Book)
"The authors provide practical information that will assist families and other advocates in obtaining needed services. They discuss assessment and treatment, education and employment, social and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Joey and Sam: A Heartwarming Storybook about Autism, a Family and a Brother's Love -- by Edward Ritvo, Illana Katz (Authors) (Book - Child)
This beautifully illustrated storybook focuses on a loving family with two young sons. Joey, a loving and protective 6-year-old is burdened by conflict around his 5-year-old autistic sibling named...
Ages 8 years - 14 years.
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys -- by Daniel Kindlon (Author) (Book)
"An expert in child development from Harvard and a preeminent child psychologist offer groundbreaking guidance for parents and educators of boys in crisis. They shine a light on the physical and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)