Resource Links
If you are a Human Development major, you may find the following list of web sites helpful. If you find any "broken links" or run across other good resources, please let us know, so we can correct the link or add the resource.
The list is grouped into categories, for your convenience - writing resources, parenting and family issues, early childhood issues, middle childhood (school age) issues, adolescent issues, middle and late adulthood issues, consumer issues, and careers in child and family policy.
Writing Resources
- APA Fifth Edition Guidelines
- APA Style
- APA Style: Changes in the Fifth Edition
- APA Style: Internet Resources
- Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary
- Paul Brians' Common Errors in English
- Plagiarism:
- How Not to Plagiarize, University of Toronto
- What is Plagiarism? Self-Quiz, Indiana University
Parenting and Family Issues
- American Public Human Services Association
- Association to Benefit Children
- Child Care Resources
- Child Development Institute
- Facts for Families
- Families and Work Institute
- Family Planet
- Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
- Joint Center for Poverty Research
- Kidshealth
- National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
- The National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
- Parents Place
- Parenting the Preschooler
- Stepfamily Association of America
Early Childhood Issues
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- The Annie Casey Foundation
- Awesome Library for Teachers
- Baby World
- Child Welfare League of America
- The Children's Defense Fund
- Early Child Educator's and Family Web Corner
- Early Childcare and Development
- The Future of Children
- The Hall of Early Childhood Education and Development
- I am Your Child
- The National Association for Child Development
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- National Child Care Information Center
- Pediatrics Electronic Pages
Middle Childhood (School Age) Issues
- Canada's Schoolnet
- Children Now
- Children's Defense Fund
- Classroom Connect
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Education Week
- The Educator's Reference Desk
- National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
- Scholastic Magazine
- Schools Health Education Unit
- Schoolsite
- U.S. Department of Education
Adolescent Issues
Middle and Late Adulthood Issues
- GeroWebVirtual Library on Aging
- Health Sciences & Human Services Library - Aging
- Huffington Center on Aging
- The Institute of Gerontology
Consumer Issues
- American Association of Famly and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI)
- Consumer Reports Online
- Federal Citizen Information Center