Health & Wellness

Child Development 

ABC's of Child Development - Developmental milestonesfor your child's first five years in physical, social & emotional development.  From PBS.

Born Learning - Turn every day moments into fun learning opportunities with ideas from this site from the United Way 

Child Development - Tools from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to promote health, prevent disease, and become prepared for new health concerns.

Zero to Three- Information for parents to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

Kids Health

ABC's of Raising Safe & Healthy Kids - Tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Children's Health Center- From the experts at WebMD.

Healthy Children-  The American Academy of Pediatrics provides general health information & guidance on various issues such as, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

KidsHealth.org - Award-winning website with health, wellness and development information from the Nemours Foundation.

Medline Plus Children's Health - health and disease information from the National Institute of Medicine.

Kids Nutrition

My Pyramid - Enter a bit of information and receive a customized food guide from the USDA.

Children's Nutrition Research Center - Baylor School of Medicine-sponsored site with articles on nutrition and healthy eating.

Healthy Eating Plan Calculator - provides general dietary guidance for feeding healthy, normal weight children over the age of 4 based on the 2005 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Institute of Medicine's nutritional recommendations for children.

Cooking with Kids

Library Resources - ideas for cooking with and for kids!

Healthy Eating for Kids - Kid-friendly recipes from Eating Well Magazine

Cooking With Kids Recipe Channel - from TLC

Kid Pleaser Recipes - from Recipezaar.com