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Child Mind Institute: Parent Guides and Family Resource Center
Healthily Children.org - Academy of American Pediatrics
HealthyChildren.org is divided into multiple sections, including:
Ages & Stages: Information on the health issues of infants through adolescents, including interactive content on developmental milestones
Healthy Living: Up-to-date guidance on fitness, sports, oral health, emotional wellness and nutrition
Safety & Prevention: Preparing for health scenarios that occur at home, school and on the go, as well as in-depth information on the immunizations children need to stay healthy
Family Life: Guidance on working with your primary care physician, family dynamics, the impact of media on children, and keeping children safe at work and play
Health Issues: An A-to-Z list of hundreds of health care topics
Also, check out the Tips and Tools area of the site, which includes app recommendations, Q & A with pediatricians, a symptom checker, e-newsletters and magazine, webinars, and more. Many HealthyChildren.org resources are also available in Spanish
Learning Disabilities Association – Exploring topics of interest to educators & individuals
Children's Health Home of Upstate New York
Navigating the current healthcare system can be difficult for relatively healthy Medicaid recipients and even more so for enrollees who have high-cost and complex chronic conditions that drive a high volume of high cost inpatient episodes.
Appropriately accessing and managing services through improved care coordination and service integration is essential in controlling future health care costs and improving healthy outcomes.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a highly effective, evidence-based program shown to help children (ages 3–7) whose behavior is disruptive or impulsive enough to cause serious problems at home and at school.