Child Safety:

Safe Kids NC
Every year in North Carolina, some 200 children die from accidental injuries and another 45,000 visit a doctor’s office for treatment of such injuries. Safe Kids North Carolina works to prevent these injuries in children 14 and under through education and outreach.

My Child’s Safety - A Child Safety Guide for Parents

Household Safety Checklist

Home Fire Safety Checklist

Home Safety

Home Safety - A Checklist for Parents

NC Healthy Start
The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation is a nationally recognized private, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing infant death and illness and to improving the health of women and young children in North Carolina.

 

Children with Special Needs:

Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
ECAC is North Carolina’s Parent Center and is committed to improving the lives and education of ALL children. We hope the information you find here is helpful and that you will come back often!

Early Intervention Services
Together We Grow - Early intervention refers to the system of services provided by many different agencies and programs for children birth to five and their families. This comprehensive, interagency system is called Together We Grow.

Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks the goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.

 

Children's Product Recall:

US Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Infant/Child Recalls

Current Baby Products Recalls:
Updated Regularly for Your Baby's Safety

 

Child Health:

Kid's Health
If you're looking for information you can trust about kids and teens that's free of "doctor speak," you've come to the right place. Kids Health is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

American Academy of Pediatrics:
Children's Health Topics

Medline Plus-Children’s Health
Keeping your child healthy is a big job! Read all about common childhood aches, pains, and illnesses, plus how to take care of your child's body from teeth to toes.

How to View a Child’s Growth

Mayo Clinic - Child Development
Every child grows and develops at his or her own pace. Still, child development tends to follow a fairly predictable path. Check out these general child development milestones for ages 2 to 5. If your child's development seems to be lagging behind in certain areas, share your concerns with your child's doctor.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Early speech and language intervention can help children be more successful with reading, writing, schoolwork, and interpersonal relationships.

 

Children's Nutrition:

Medline Plus-Nutrition
A healthy diet helps children grow and learn. It also helps prevent obesity and weight-related diseases.

Kids Health-Nutrition
Keeping your child healthy is a big job! Read all about common childhood aches, pains, and illnesses, plus how to take care of your child's body from teeth to toes.

 

Child Development:

How Kids Develop
Child development is a process every child goes through. This process involves learning and mastering skills like sitting, walking, talking, skipping, and tying shoes. Children learn these skills, called developmental milestones.

Child Development Chart: Preschool Milestones

Child Development & Parenting Information

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