Georgia DeGangi, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and occupational therapist, Integrated Therapy Services for Children and Families, Inc.

Resources

Consult your family doctor, your own pediatrician, or a developmental pediatrician, for guidance in finding an expert for therapeutic help.

Finding a professional to help – Explore the Fussy Baby Network through the Erikson Institute

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Resources on Infants and Toddlers With Challenging Behavior

Toddlers and Challenging Behavior

Kimberly Geary, Owner, Jumpstart Therapy, LLC, Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Resources

Search on the Internet for area playgrounds and even specifically for those designed for specific needs
Google handicap accessible playgrounds

www.LNCLGC.org (based on book Leave No Child Inside)
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com
http://www.spdfoundation.net

Julia Berry, Director, St. Columba’s Nursery School

Resources

Audubon Society – find locally and inquire about classes and activities
National Wildlife Federation
Monarch butterfly organizations
4-H Clubs
YMCA
Libraries and librarians
Web sites on specific interests and on backyard development
Research scouting
Research fishing
Google magazines for kids, such as Ranger Rick

Cheryl Richardson, Senior Program Manager for Physical Education, National Association for Sport and Physical Education

Resources

National Association for Sport and Physical Education
www.letsmoveinschool.org
Centers For Disease Controls – Body and Mind
Columbus Recovery Center Well Being Resource List

Susan Friend, Admission Director, Green Acres School

Resources

Your Child’s Sensory World – Lise Liepmann

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Founder, Child Development Unit, Children’s Hospital, Boston; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development, Brown University; author, Touchpoints, Second Edition

Joshua D. Sparrow, M.D., child psychiatrist, supervisor, outpatient psychiatry, Children’s Hospital, Boston; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; author, Touchpoints, Second Edition

Resources

First and foremost: WATCH and LISTEN TO your own baby/child.
Connect with others parents as well as family members and friends; share.

Resources on Child Development From Birth to Three

Getting Ready for School Begins at Birth (booklet)

Deborah Szekely, founding “godmother”, mind/body/spirit/fitness movement; founder Rancho La Puerta (Tecate, Baja California, Mexico) and the Golden Door (Escondido, California)

Resources

Jamie Oliver
Safe Food by Michael Jacobson, out of print

Healthy From the Start: How Feeding Nurtures Your Young Child’s Body, Heart, and Mind (booklet)
English , Spanish

Healthy Eating Strategies for Babies and Toddlers

On the Move: The Power of Movement in Your Child’s First Three Years (booklet):

The Connection Between Screen Time and Obesity

How to Handle Picky Eaters From Birth to Three

Vicky Holets Whittemore, Ph.D., Science Program Consultant, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE); Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

Resources

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) – 1-800-765-7118, 1-312-255-1801
Epilepsy Foundation of America – 1-800-332-1000

Gary Knell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sesame Workshop

Resources

Sesame Street
www.commonsensemedia.org
Making Good Decisions About Screen Time

Susan Verghese, M.D., Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children’s National Medical Center

Resources

First, a parent should contact the anesthesiologist as soon as possible ahead of time and talk with him/her (sometimes background information can be found on the Web)
www.lifelinetomodernmedicine.com
Web sites for organizations such as:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

• Corduroy Goes to the Doctor by L. McCue
• Why Am I Going to the Hospital? by Carole Livingston, Claire Cilliotta
• Having an Operation by Arthur Greenwald and Barry Head (out of print)