Children's Defense Fund (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
"Nobel Prize-winning author Albert Camus, speaking at a Dominican Monastery in 1948 said, "Perhaps we cannot prevent this world from being a world in which children are tortured. But we can reduce the...
All Ages
Keeping Your Child Healthy (Book - Parent)
Provides information and advice about nutrition, hygiene, checkups, immunization, common illnesses, rest and exercise, emotional health, special needs and more.
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Robert Cumming, MD (Service Provider)
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Offices:Never Too Young To Know: Death in Children's Lives -- by Phyllis Silverman (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
In spite of society's wish to protect and insulate children from death, the experience of loss is unavoidable and there is surprisingly little guidance on how to help children cope with grief and...
All Ages
Everett Anderson's Nine Months Long -- by Lucille Clifton (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story is as gentle and warm as the accompanying illustrations. In both Lucille Clifton's poetry and Ann Grifalconi's pictures, the possible warmth of family relationships while awaiting the...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Quarreling Book -- by Charlotte Zolotow (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gruffness and anger is passed along from person to person until a little dog starts a chain of happiness that reverses the trend. A pleasant picture book that touches on emotional maturity." From...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Grandfather and I -- by Helen Buckley (Author) (Book - Child)
"Everybody is in such a hurry these days -- mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers. About the only people who aren't in a hurry are grandfathers. With them there is always time to stop...and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Lester's Overnight -- by Kay Chorao (Author) (Book - Child)
"Lester's overnight with Auntie Belle is nothing like home." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
The Tender Years: Toward Developmentally Sensitive Child Welfare Services for Very Young Children -- by Jill Berrick, Barbara Needell, Richard Barth, Melissa Jonson-Reid (Authors) (Book)
Based on a significant body of evidence regarding young children's unique affective, physical, and cognitive development, The Tender Years illuminates the interrelationship of child welfare practice,...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Achieving Balance (Book - Parent)
"36-page workbook addresses balance of work and family; Interactive elements help build skills; Achieve planning, communicating, and delegating skills." --from the publisher
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)