Sites by Subject · Parenting

General Sites

Child Care Facilities: Search for child care facilities by location, type of facility, and by ages of children who need care. Information about facility licensing status,accreditation/affiliation, and the findings of licensing inspections is also available. From the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Connectforkids.org: A neatly arranged virtual encyclopedia for adults to use in making communities better places for kids.
Hamilton County Helping Working Families: Find out how to reduce medical, child care, food, energy, and prescription drug costs. Also includes jobs/hiring info and tips for avoiding foreclosure.
Parents Connect: A clearly organized site with information on all aspects of parenting.

Adoption Photolisting Sites: Links to national, state and international photolisting sites.
Adoption.com: Adoption links of interest to birth mothers, adoptees, parents, and professionals.
The American Adoption Congress: An organization devoted to keeping adoption a safe and legal enterprise.
BirthQuest: A searchable database of adoptees and birth parents seeking reunion.
Hamilton County’s Adoptable Children: Current information for prospective parents about Hamilton County children available for adoption and the adoption process.
HRC: FamilyNet: Adoption: Adoption resources for gays, lesbians, and transgenders. From the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR): A no-fee matching service for birth parents and adoptees.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
National Library of Medicine: Adoption: Provides a neatly arranged page of links to information on various aspects of adoption.

KeepKidshealthy.com: This website is designed by a board-certified pediatrician to supplement the information parents get from the children's doctor.
National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse: This website, funded by several federal agencies, provides access to an online catalog of publications and some full-text publications on the health and well-being of children.
The Whole Child: The Whole Child extends the information presented in PBS's 13-part child development video series and contains important information about the physical, emotional, social, creative and cognitive development of children.

ALA Cool Sites for Kids: American Library Association's sites, plus links to popular authors and series pages.
ALSC chapter of the ALA: American Library Association's Association of Library Service to Children web page listing links to children's literature award sites.
Buckeye Children’s Book Award: A listing of books that have been awarded the Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award.
Children’s Book Council: A site for authors, booksellers, librarians, parents, publishers, and teachers.
Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature: A site devoted to award winning children's literature only. Books can be located by award, time setting, and genre.
Fairrosa Cyber Library: Features articles and reviews of children's literature. Includes a list of authors and illustrators.
The Newbery Awards: The Newbery is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for Children.
Oprah’s Book Club Kids’ Reading List: Oprah asked the experts to recommend some good books for children. Here's what they chose.
World of Reading: This site offers books reviewed by children. A small assortment of full text books are available on-line.

Sites by Subject · Disabilities: Information for children with special needs, including assistive and adaptive technology, advocacy groups, and travel.

Babyzone: Information on family planning, stages of pregnancy, maternity health and diet, and parenting.
Due Date Calculator: An easy-to-use calculator to determine how far along the pregnancy is. Provided by the Mayo Clinic.
Parent Soup: Find professional advice and contributions from other parents at this site, which also contains a chat room, bulletin boards, lists of parenting organizations, and links.