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Promoting Optimal Health American Academy of Pediatrics An organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Whether you're looking for general information related to child health or for more specific guidelines concerning a pediatric issue Berkeley Parent's Network Thousands of pages of recommendations and advice contributed by members of the Berkeley Parents Network, a parent-to-parent email network for the community of parents in the Berkeley, California area. Healthy child Healthy World Healthy Child Healthy World is dedicated to protecting the health and well being of children from harmful environmental exposures.  Healthy Child Healthy World exists because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness such as cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ADHD, and learning and developmental disabilities. Credible scientific evidence increasingly points to environmental hazards and household chemicals as causing and contributing to many of these diseases. Raising a Healthy Eater Tips Here are a few thoughts from nationally known nutrition experts and our instructor Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD, on how to get kids to go from picky eaters to people with sound, varied diets. Raise a Healthy Eater Parent's Mag & The American Dietetic Association 7 page download Parent Resources Child & Family WebGuide Tufts U. Dept of Education Children Today - Amazing Family Resource The Parenting Books- Dr. Sears Attachment parenting Promotes parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents. We believe these practices nurture and fulfill a child's need for trust, empathy, and affection, providing a lifelong foundation for healthy, enduring relationships. Positive Discipline Parenting learn parenting tools that are kind and firm at the same time; tools that use behavior challenging as opportunities to help children develop a strong sense of their own capability, while developing social and life skills for good character. Pediatric Info Dr. Greene -Stanford MD - Fantastic Website Dr. Greene is the cutting edge green pediatrician,a graduate of Princeton University and the University of California at San Francisco. Upon completion of his pediatric residency program at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California he served as Chief Resident. He entered primary care pediatrics in January 1993. He is now a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, an Attending Pediatrician at Packard Children's Hospital. Dr. Greene is the Chairman of the Board for The Organic Center and on the Advisory Board of Healthy Child Healthy World. Holistic Pediatric Association Committed to supporting parents who seek a holistic model of health care, helping parents reduce the use of ineffective and harmful drug treatments, and empowering parents to build healthy bodies and spirits in their children. Dr. Sears - Pediatrician Famous for the Sears books,  Dr Bill Sears and his wife Martha, a registered nurse, have raised eight children. The two oldest followed in their dad's footsteps, also becoming pediatritions.  Dr Bill has been practicing pediatric medicine for more than 30 years. Martha is a former childbirth educator, a La Leche League leader, and a lactation consultant. Martha is the co-author of 25 parenting books with her husband.   Dr. Sears is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Bill received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital in Boston. American Academy of Pediatrics Resiliency Raising Resilient Kids -Dr. Brooks & Dr. Goldstein Based upon a research proven framework for fostering resilience and hope in children. Dr. Robert Brooks - Build Resiliency Among many others he wrote Raising the Self-Disciplined Child, Raising Resilient Children, The Power of Resilience. The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prentice School in Santa Ana, CA for his efforts on behalf of students with learning differences, the Distinguished Leadership Award from Learning Disabilities Worldwide in recognition of his contributions and commitment to the field of learning disabilities, and the Outstanding Educator Award for Mental Health Education from the New England Educational Institute.  "Hall of Fame" awards from both CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders) and the Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities for his work with special needs children and adolescents, a Special Recognition and Media Award from the Massachusetts Psychological Association, the Friends of Family Award from the Family Place, MA and the Mandy Overton Award from St. David's Child Development and Family Services. Dr. Sam Goldstein - Build Resiliency He speaks nationally and internationally on topics ranging from resilience, child development, autism, neuropsychological disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Dr. Goldstein has served as Executive Producer for a number of film and training video projects, including the award winning documentary Tough Times/Resilient Kids.  His recent books with Robert Brooks include The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life, Raising A Self-Disciplined Child (McGraw-Hill, 2007) and Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior: Creating Sustainable, Resilient Classrooms (Wiley, 2007) and with Nancy Mather, Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors (Brookes, 2008). Natural Babycare - Natural Options Lauren Feder, M.D. is a nationally recognized physician who specializes in homeopathic medicine.  She has been on PBS' Healthy Living Series and Discovery Health She has two sons. Playgoda heaven for 3 year olds Playgoda heaven for 3 year olds, ages 2-5 Playgoda heaven for 3 year olds, ages 2-5 Playgoda heaven for 3 year olds, ages 2-5 Berkeley Parent's Network Thousands of pages of recommendations and advice contributed by members of the Berkeley Parents Network, a parent-to-parent email network for the community of parents in the Berkeley, California area.