Resources

We know that it can be tempting to search the internet far and wide for parenting answers, but please try to use reputable sources.  Here are a few that we love.

Books

• What to Expect the First Year/What to Expect the Second Year/What to Expect the Toddler Years by Heidi Murkoff
• Your Baby’s First Year by Dr. Steven Shelov (AAP publication)
• The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp
• Making the Terrible Twos Terrific by John Rosemond
• 123 Magic by Thomas Phelan
• Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
• The Out of Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping With Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller Ph.D OTR
• The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene
• Baby 411 and Toddler 411 by Ari Brown and Denise Fields
• Love and Logic Series by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
• The Care and Keeping of You, American Girl doll series by Valorie Schaefer

Websites

General kids’ health questions

• Healthy Children.org
• KidsHealth

Vaccine information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Vaccine Education Center

Carseat information

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• The Car Seat Lady

Which media is appropriate for your child?

• Common Sense Media

Puberty for girls

• Girls Health.gov

Apps

• Period Tracker
• My Fitness Pal

Podcasts

• The Longest Shortest Time

Blogs

Parenting

• Seattle Mama Doc
• My Two Hats

Sleep

• Dr. Craig Canapari, M.D.’s Blog