| American Academy of Pediatrics |
www.aap.org |
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental and social health and well being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. |
| Birth to Three |
www.wvdhhr.org/birth23 |
West Virginia Birth to Three is a statewide system of services and supports for children under age three who have a delay in their development, or may be at risk of having a delay. Services include physical and occupational therapy, vision and audiology services, nursing, and counseling, all of which are provided in a collaboration with each child's family. Twelve organizations provide services in all 55 counties. |
| Center for the Study of Social Policy |
www.cssp.org |
The Center strives to help states and localities implement creative and effective strategies that strengthen disadvantaged communities and families and ensure that children grow up healthy, safe, successful in school, and ready for productive adulthood. |
| Child Advocacy Centers |
www.nca-online.org/states/westvirginia.html |
Child Advocacy Centers offer a new way of serving abused children through a comprehensive approach to services for victims and their families. The centers promote coordination of investigation and intervention services by bringing together professional and agencies as a multidisciplinary team to create a child-focused approach. A few West Virginia communities have established centers and more are planning them. |
| Child Care Aware |
www.ChildCareAware.org |
Child Care Aware is a national initiative, conducted by NACCRRA, The Nation's Network of Child Care Resource and Referral, committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community. Their website offers information for parents on topics such as choosing the right child care setting, making the transition from child care to kindergarten, and early literacy success. |
| WV Community Action Agencies |
www.wvcommunityactionpartnership.org |
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are nonprofit organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America's War on Poverty. CAAs help people to help themselves in achieving self-sufficiency. They offer a range of services in the areas of education, employment, transportation, housing, nutrition, and emergency assistance. There are 16 CAAs in West Virginia that cover all 55 counties. |
| Domestic Violence Programs |
www.wvcadv.org |
West Virginia has 13 regional organizations that provide information, shelter, and services to victims of domestic violence. |
| Energy Express |
http://extension.wvu.edu/youth-family/youth-education/energy-express |
Energy Express is a eight-week summer program that promotes the school success of children living in rural and low-income communities. Local programs provide two nutritious meals each day and summer learning experiences focused on reading. Programs engage college students as mentors and develop partnerships with parents, schools, communities, and state agencies and organizations. |
| Family.com |
www.family.com |
Great ideas, practical advice, and fun things to do. |
| KidsHealth |
www.kidshealth.org |
What should you expect as your child grows? Learn how to understand and deal with your child's changing body and mind from infancy through the teen years. |
| Mountain State Parents, Children, and Adolescents Network |
www.mspcan.org |
This organization supports families who have children who have emotional, mental, or behavioral disorders. They provide individual emotional support, information and referral, a quarterly newsletter, legislative updates, a family resource library, and advocacy training. |
| National Fatherhood Initiative |
www.fatherhood.org |
National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) was founded in 1994. This website offers resources and information on the importance of children having fathers involved in their lives. |
| National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care |
www.nrckids.org/ |
Some highlights of this website include a study on cost, quality and outcomes, state child care regulations, and national safety standards. An extensive links page with resources on everything from lead poisoning to playground safety is useful for both parents and child care providers. |
| Our Babies: Safe and Sound |
www.safesoundbabies.com |
This site offers helpful tips on how to keep babies safe while sleeping. Our Babies: Safe and Sound is a campaign to promote safe sleep for infants, as well as shaken baby/abusive head trauma prevention. |
| Parents as Teachers |
https://parentsasteachers.org/ |
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy and until their child enters kindergarten. The Parents as Teachers National Center develops curricula, trains early childhood professionals, and certifies parent educators. More than a dozen WV counties have PAT programs. |
| Parent Educator Resource Centers |
wvde.state.wv.us/osp/perc.html |
Parent Educator Resource Centers provide information, training, and support to families, educators, and other professionals about educational issues. There are currently 39 centers serving local education agencies. |
| Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) |
https://www.missionwv.org/relatives-as-parents-program/ |
Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) is a collaborative program that will establish community-based groups for relatives raising children. The program collaborators are the West Virginia University Extension Service, Mission West Virginia Inc., and the offices of Social Services and Behavioral Health of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. |
| Safety Recalls |
www.recalls.gov
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This websites contains various product recalls from infant/toddler items to automobiles. |
| Safe Kids Worldwide |
www.safekids.org/product-recalls
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Safe Kids is dedicated to providing a comprehensive list of monthly child-related recalls collected from the major federal agencies: the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They also provide news and consumer concerns about children's products. |
| The American Library Association |
www.ala.org/alsc/audiencemenus/parents |
This section, or index, of the larger ALA site has great resources for both children and parents. For children and teens, there are pages that highlight good websites to visit, and recommended reading and software. For parents, there is information on adult reference and media materials, a link to Booklist magazine, and much more. |
| The Secret Life of The Brain |
www.pbs.org/wnet/brain |
This website contains information on the various stages of brain development throughout our lives. There is even a tour through a 3-D brain. |
| United States Consumer Products Safety Commission - Kid Safety |
https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/neighborhood-safety-network/toolkits/child-safety |
This site is designed to offer information and tips to consumers in an effort to prevent unnecessary injuries to children due to consumer products being unsafe. Recall lists of various products are offered here, as well as tips of keeping your children safe. |
| Wee Talk |
www.weetalk.net |
Provides information about how babies and young children learn to speak, including milestones and signs of developmental delay. Gives suggestions on how caregivers can help to promote speech development. |
| WV HELP ME GROW |
http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/helpmegrow/Pages/default.aspx |
Help Me Grow is a FREE referral service that connects families with critical developmental resources for their children birth through five years. The goal of Help Me Grow is to successfully identify children at-risk and link them to the help they need. |
| Zero to Three |
www.zerotothree.org |
Zero to Three is a national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers. Visit this website to find information and resources for both parents and professionals. |
