Additional Weblinks

Below are additional weblinks relevant to this chapter's topics:

Development of the Brain
Explores the importance of brain development in the first three years of life.

• http://www.growingchild.com/brain.html

Early Experience and Brain Development
The website of The MacArthur Foundation research project on early experience and brain development. Describes the different disciplines involved (developmental psychology, developmental neurobiology, and developmental/behavioural pediatrics), and the major areas of study in this project.

• http://www.macbrain.org/

Feeding Infants
Discusses the best strategies for feeding infants at different points in their development.

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/feeding/feed13m.html

Toilet Training
Discusses the best ways to toilet train children.

• http://www.sleeptight.com/EncyMaster/T/toilet_training.html

Developmental Milestones
Explores developmental milestones in infancy and childhood. Provides checklists for gross motor development, fine motor development, and other areas of development.

• http://www.growingchild.commilestones.html

Physical Development in Infancy
Tells what to expect in the infant's physical development at 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, and 18-24 months.

• http://www.amazingbaby.com/physical.html

Handedness
Explore the extent to which handedness is linked to hereditary and environmental factors.

• http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/

Children's Health Around the World
The website of the World Health Organization pertaining to child health and development. Gives information about management of childhood illness, acute respiratory infection, cholera, and other major issues in child health around the world. Includes answers to frequently asked questions and links to related websites.

• http://www.who.int/chd/

Pubertal Changes
Describes main biological changes of puberty. Includes information about hormones, menstruation, and cross-cultural comparisons.

• http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/n/x/nxd10/biologic2.htm

The Kinsey Institute
This institute at the U. of Indiana, named after the famous sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, offers research information, publications, and links to other related sexuality web sites.

• http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/index.html

Anorexia Nervosa and Other Eating Disorders
Describes anorexia nervosa statistics, warning signs, medical problems and complications, causes, treatment and recovery, athletes with eating disorders, obesity, and prevention.

• http://www.anred.com/