Resource Links

American Baby
AmericanBaby.com is the premiere pregnancy and parenting site on the Web, and the interactive companion to American Baby magazine. From our pregnancy calendar to our baby names database, our pediatric health center to our parenting quizzes, AmericanBaby.com is the guide you need -- and the source you can trust -- in this hectic, joyful, and satisfying journey.
http://www.americanbaby.com/

AtHomeDad.org
An online network for Stay At Home Dads (SAHD) and their families.  These resources include information on local support groups for dads, as well as information and support for dads at home caring for children. 
http://www.athomedad.org/

Child Magazine
As the online counterpart to Child magazine, we serve up the very latest word on issues, trends, and choices faced by the dynamic parents of the 21st century.
http://www.child.com/

Council on Children and Families
The Council on Children and Families is authorized to coordinate the NY state health, education and human services systems as a means to provide more effective systems of care for children and families. Established as Chapter 757 of the Laws of 1977 and administratively merged with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services since 2003, the Council's work remains true to its original intent— to be a neutral body within state government capable of negotiating solutions to interagency issues.

http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/

Family and Home Network
A national organization that offers encouragement, information and affirmation to at-home mothers and fathers through articles from their online publication Welcome Home.  In addition, other resources and sources of support, as well as public policy information are offered.
http://www.familyandhome.org/index.php

Family TLC:  Tools to Enhance the Parent/Child Relationship
A resource providing busy adults with resources to encourage learning and enrich relationships with their children.
http://www.familytlc.net/index.html

Mocha Moms
Mocha Moms Online is a site for stay at home mothers of color. Mocha Moms is a support group for stay at home mothers of color who have chosen not to work full-time outside of the home in order to devote more time to their families.
http://www.mochamoms.org/

Mothers and More
A non-profit support organization for mothers.
http://www.mothersandmore.org/

Mothers of Preschoolers
MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS International exists to meet the needs of every mom - urban, suburban, and rural moms, stay-at-home and working moms, teen, single, and married moms - moms with different lifestyles who all share a similar desire to be the very best moms they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.
http://www.mops.org/

National AfterSchool Association
The National AfterSchool Association, formerly the National School-Age Care Alliance, was founded in 1987. We are a professional association with a membership component-our membership includes more than 7,000 practitioners, policy makers, and administrators representing all public, private, and community-based sectors of after-school and out-of-school time programs, as well as school-age and after-school programs on military bases, both domestic and international. As the leading voice of the after-school profession, we are dedicated to the development, education, and care of children and youth during their out-of-school hours.
http://www.naaweb.org/

National Association for Family Child Care
Your Home.
What began years ago as an informal approach to providing child care as a way to support working parents, family child care providers today are making an intentional career choice to offer quality early care and education in their homes.
Your Profession.
NAFCC is dedicated to strengthening the profession of family child care by promoting high quality, professional early care and education and strengthening communities where providers live and work.
Our Commitment.
NAFCC is dedicated to advocating for the family child care profession by collaborating with other local, state, and national organizations who contribute to the family child care field to increase awareness about and improve the quality of family child care.
http://www.nafcc.org/include/default.asp

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
http://www.naeyc.org/default.asp

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
NACCRRA is the national network of more than 850 child care resource and referral centers (CCR&Rs) located in every state and most communities across the US. CCR&R centers help families, child care providers, and communities find, provide, and plan for affordable, quality child care.
http://www.naccrra.org/

National Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.
http://www.nccic.org/

New York State Child Care Coordinating Council
The New York State Child Care Coordinating Council (NYSCCCC) has been working to make quality, affordable child care available to New York’s families since 1975. Rooted in a statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies, the membership of NYSCCCC includes wide representation from child care providers, parents, businesses, community organizations, and other individuals.
http://www.nyscccc.org/

New York State Family Resources
In 1986, the Council on Children and Families published the Family Resources Book. In the 20 years since, it has been a much sought after publication and it is with this in mind that the Council began to revise and update the information contained in this resource book. With the help of an advisory group the Council on Children and Families assumed the task of compiling and evaluating materials for inclusion. The criteria were simple . . . the information would be up to date, generally accepted by the professional field and useful both to families raising children before birth to adolescence and to the professionals that support them. The goal is to provide a user friendly site to locate high quality resources available on-line, in local libraries or by purchase in stores. We have attempted to provide a balanced, broad-spectrum of topics with resources useful to all.

http://www.nysfamilyresources.org/

Parent Central
Join Parent Central and get connected to information and resources, and become part of a growing network of concerned parents. If you have a child under age 8, you don’t want to miss this opportunity. Sign up to receive Parent Central Express, the monthly newsletter chock full of tips for parents, activities, and ways to get connected in your community. You can also sign up for age-specific and topic-specific information, and sign up to be alerted about opportunities to voice your concerns to decision-makers.  http://highqualitychildcare.org/naccrra/home.html

Parenting Magazine
http://www.parenting.com/parenting/

Parents Magazine
http://www.parents.com/

PBS: PBSkids and PBSparents
Information, games, activities and parenting advice offered on website for the Public Broadcasting Service. 
http://www.pbs.org/parents/

Real Life. Real Talk.

Real Life. Real Talk.® is a bold, nationwide, social change effort. Its aim is to positively change the social climate in communities by creating more open, honest, and balanced talk about sex and health. A more positive social climate will, over time, help to ensure that people — particularly young people — have adequate information and services to enable them to make healthy sexual choices. As examples from social movements show, getting people to talk openly and publicly about an issue — particularly a sensitive or stigmatized issue — is a critical step in making social change happen. Once people believe they are allowed to talk honestly about sex, and once they question the consequences of silence, we believe a cascade of positive behavior change in sexual health will follow.

http://www.realliferealtalk.org

Working Mother Magazine
A publication of Working Mother Media targeted toward mothers in the workforce.
http://www.workingmother.com/

Zero To Three
Like most parents, you probably have questions about your child's development-that's normal. Or you may just want to know what you can do to ensure your child's happy and healthy development. At ZERO TO THREE, we're here to help you navigate this critical period. Since 1977, we've brought together the fields of medicine, child development, research science and human behavior, to focus exclusively on the first three years of life.
http://www.zerotothree.org/