Growth and Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months

Other Places To Get Help

Book

Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care
Author/Editor:	R.H. Pantell J.F. Fries D.M. Vickery
Publisher:	Da Capo Press
11 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA  02142
Publication Date:	2006
This book provides practical tips to help you manage your child's medical care. It contains information and decision charts about growth and development, child and adolescent health problems, immunizations, emergencies and injuries, healthy weight, and more.

Online Resources

Bright Futures
Web Address:	www.brightfutures.org
The Bright Futures Web site offers current information about preventive and health promotion needs of infants, children, teens, families, and communities. Bright Futures is maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University.
KidsGrowth
Web Address:	www.kidsgrowth.com
The KidsGrowth Web site, created by pediatricians, has children's health resources for parents and teens. It offers a free newsletter and information about child development, behavioral issues, and illnesses. The TeenGrowth interactive Web site (www.teengrowth.com) offers a secure environment for teens to get valuable information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex, and sports.
KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
Nemours Foundation
Web Address:	www.kidshealth.org
This Web site provides a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.
The Happiest Baby
How to calm crying babies
Web Address:	www.thehappiestbaby.com/default.asp
This Web site provides information from Dr. Harvey Karp about how to calm crying babies. You can also see excerpts from his book, The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer. And you can find out about related classes in your area.
Zero to Three
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Web Address:	www.zerotothree.org
Zero to Three is a national nonprofit organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families and promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

Organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL  60007-1098
Phone:	(847) 434-4000
Fax:	(847) 434-8000
E-mail:	kidsdocs@aap.org
Web Address:	www.aap.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials, such as links to publications about parenting and general growth and development. Immunization information, safety and prevention tips, AAP guidelines for various conditions, and links to other organizations are also available.
Pathways Awareness Foundation
150 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL  60601
Phone:	1-800-955-CHILD (1-800-955-2445)
Web Address:	www.pathwaysawareness.org
Pathways Awareness Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the benefit of early detection and early therapy for children with physical movement delays. The Web site has information about children’s physical development including a growth and development chart where you can track a child’s physical, play, and speech milestones from 3 to 15 months.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: May 25, 2007
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Louis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics
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