Helpful Links

• Boys Town

• Saving Children, Healing Families, Parenting Tips. National Hotline: 800-448-3000 Free 24/7 Nationwide Counseling Service

• National Domestic Violence

• National Hotline: 800 985 5990

• National Poison Control Center

• National Helpline: 800 222 1222

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• National Hotline: 800 273 8255

• The Trevor Project

• LGBTQ Crisis Support

• HealthyChildren.org from American Academy of Pediatrics

• Health and development content for parents created by pediatricians. (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• FamilyDoctor.org from American Academy of Family Physicians

• KidsHealth from Nemours

• Information on medical conditions and common childhood concerns

First Droplets

Making plenty of milk is the key to successful breastfeeding. The first hour after delivery is the most effective time to begin.

A Perfect Latch

Video from Stanford Medicine demonstrating how effective assistance can be given in just 15 minutes

Suctioning your baby's nose

Do you need to suction your baby's nose? Here's the  list of tools and videos to help you.

Drug and Lactation Database

• Postive Parenting Program

• Free evidence based positive parenting support via Triple P Program.

• Play Nicely: The Healthy Discipline Program

• Discipline tips and techniques in English and Spanish from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

• ADHD info from CHADD

• ADHD from Attention Deficit Disorder Association

• Developmental Milestone from CDC

• Reading: International Dyslexia Association

• Speech: Selective Mutism Association

• Speech: The Stuttering Foundation

• DermNet NZ

• Autism: Autism Spectrum Disorder by CDC

• Thinking Person's Guide to Autism

• Blog posts.

• Autism Speaks

• Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.

• Autism Speaks Tool Kits

• Autism Speaks has developed a variety of tool kits or guides to help people with autism and their families throughout the lifespan.

• Center for Young Men's Health

• Educational resources for teen boys and young men

• Center for Young Women's Health

• Educational resources for teen boys and young men

• Girl-ology

• Girl Health and Puberty Education. Subscription available. 

• Teen Speak

• Real teens responding to real issues. Blog posts and information moderated by Boston Children's Hospital. 

• Calm App

• App for Meditation and Sleep

• Child Mind Institute

• Mental Health Support. Transforming Children's Lives.

• Go Zen

• Online Program for Children with Anxiety. (videos some free, some for purchase) 

• Headspace App

• Mediation and Sleep Made Simple. 

• My Life: Stop, Breathe, and Think App

• Find your quiet place.

• National Institute of Mental Health

• Mental Health Medications Guide

• Teen Counseling

• Platform for adolescent counseling (not for acute suicidality)